VPX Cover

Overview and Update

“VPX, Open VPX, and VPX REDI ” are trademarks of VITA

VME Technology Roadmap

“VMEbus Technology” logo is a trademark of VITA

What is VPX Technology?

– A board form-factor standard for next generation critical embedded systems• Highly scalable, highly flexible• Dense, compact, rugged form factor, 3U and 6U format• Abundant backplane I/O• Up to 4 ports of 4x switched fabric per slot, ready for PCIe, Serial RapidIO, Ethernet• All connectors are 7-row connector rated for signaling rates up to 6.25Gbps• Accepts 2 PMC or XMC (Fabric) mezzanines• ESD protected connector for ease of maintenance

– Defines cooling schemes– Introduces 2-level maintenance

– Architectural Framework for VPX– Leverages the individual VPX standards to

create better interoperability.

More at www.vita.com/vpx

Wide applicability in Critical Embedded SystemsMIL/AeroHomeland securityTelecomTransportation

VPX Framework

• The OpenVPX framework defines the allowable combinations of interfaces between the Module, Backplane and Chassis.

• The OpenVPX framework acknowledges, but does not define the interfaces between the Application and the Module or Chassis (gray text and lines).

VPX and OpenVPX Benefits

OpenVPX• Abundant high-speed I/O

– 4 ports of 4x switched fabric per slot, ready for PCIe, Serial RapidIO, Ethernet

– Support for higher signaling speeds as technology is introduced

• Explicitly designed and tested for critical embedded computing environments– Air, conduction, and liquid cooling– Reliability in harsh environments– Direct support for 2-level maintenance

• Small systems enabled by 3U• Retains backward compatibility for

VME protocol and PMC/XMC

VPX• Promotes interoperability and

choice of supplier• Provides specific design profiles

that vendors can design to and integrators can specify as requirements

• Reduces integration issues resulting in faster development & deployment time

• Higher board volumes Economies of scale

• Industry leading bandwidth and density

• Higher velocity of technology upgrades

VPX Technology Roadmap

VPX Suppliers

Company SBCSwitch

DSP/FPG

AI/O

Backplan

e

Enclosur

e

Integratio

n

Interconnect

Graphics

Storage

Recorder

Systems

Custom

PMC/

XMC/

FMC

xMC Carri

er

Power

Test

4DSP Aitech Defense Systems Amphenol BittWare Concurrent Technologies Plc Creative Electronic Systems (CES) Curtiss-Wright Controls Diversified Technology Dynatem Elma Electronic Emerson Network Power - Embedded Computing Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) GE Intelligent Platforms HDL Research Lab, Inc Hybricon Interface Concepts Kontron Mercury Computer Systems Meritec / Joy Signal Technology Pentek SIE Computing Solutions Technobox TEK Microsystems Themis Computer Tracewell Systems Tyco Electronics VTI Instruments