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Brochure VPX and Open VPX

Brochure VPX and Open VPX
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Brochure VPX and Open VPX

Product catalog summary
Overview
Elma Electronic is a leader in providing OpenVPX system platforms, with over 30 years of experience contributing to VITA 65 and VITA 46 standards. Their offerings range from loadboard ejectors to fully integrated systems, ensuring high performance and interoperability in demanding environments.
Product Offerings
  • Board Products: A diverse selection of VPX board products, both proprietary and from partners.
  • Backplanes: Custom-designed by experienced engineers.
  • Chassis Level Systems: Fully integrated for application development or deployment.
Quality and Customization
Elma focuses on customization using modular standard products to meet specific needs, reducing lead time, cost, and risk, with global production and assembly capabilities.
System Platforms
  • Type 12 Rackmount: Various heights with advanced EMC shielding and cooling.
  • Rugged COTS Enclosures: EMI/RFI integrity, shock and vibration tested, configurable I/O panels.
  • Portable Development Systems: VPX, VME, and other cardframes with integrated cooling and EMC shielding.
Cooling Solutions
Advanced cooling solutions include convection, conduction, and liquid cooling to maintain high computing performance and system reliability.
OpenVPX Specifications
OpenVPX (VITA 65) defines module, slot, and backplane profiles for interoperability. Elma offers a comprehensive portfolio supporting various fabric channels and vendor compatibility.
Signal Channels
OpenVPX defines connections as pipes with differential pairs, including Fat Pipes for data planes and Thin or Ultra Thin Pipes for control planes, ensuring superior signal integrity.
Channel Types
Three channel types based on lane configurations:
  • Fat Pipe (FP) or "x4": Four lanes, 25 GBaud, used in PCIe-x4, sRIO-x4, Infiniband-x4.
  • Thin Pipe (TP) or "x2": Two lanes, 12.5 GBaud, used in PCIe-x2, sRIO-x2.
  • Ultra-thin Pipe (UTP) or "x1": One lane, 6.25 GBaud, used in PCIe-x1, sRIO-x1.
Backplane Profiles
Various profiles with slot topology, payload, switch, and peripheral configurations for different system architectures.
Power and Ground Backplanes
Designed for VPX development, providing power at 3.3 V, 5 V, and 12 V, available in 3U and 7U versions, compliant with VITA 46.
Test Backplanes
Support 6U cards, allow probe use on VPX card surface, feature MultiGig RT-2 connectors, compliant with VITA 46.
Load Boards
3U and 6U boards for testing power requirements in VPX systems, with Go/No-Go indicators and test point outputs.
Cabling Systems
VPX cabling system offers a direct connection alternative to RTM solutions, compliant with VITA 46, designed for high-speed connections and shock/vibration resistance.
Boards and Switches
Includes Intel and PowerPC-based SBCs, PCIe and GbE fabric switches, and FPGA boards with FMC sites for high-performance computing in rugged environments.
Specifications and Features
  • Support for single 2.5” SATA drive with dual SATA channels.
  • Available in SSD or rotating media, with conduction cooled version and wedge locks.
  • Power connections: +3.3 V, +5 V, and +12 V with a single connector interface.
  • Options for conformal coating and customization.
XMC Carrier - 3U
  • Carrier board for XMC module, compliant with VITA 46 and VITA 42.
  • Dimensions: 3U x 160 mm, 4 HP wide, available in rugged and conduction cooled versions.
System Integration Services
  • Fully integrated and application-ready customized hardware and software solutions.
  • Branding and direct shipping to end customers.
  • Expertise in configuring system hardware and software for specific applications.
Cooling Solutions
  • Air Cooling: Direct and indirect forced-air options for harsh environments.
  • Conduction Cooling: High environmental protection exceeding MIL-STD-810 and MIL-HDBK-5400.
  • Liquid Cooling: Based on air-cooled design, offering redundancy and increased thermal capacity.
Engineering Competences
  • Design, EMC, FEM, and thermal simulation for rugged product lines.
  • Use of carbon-fiber technology for lightweight and robust chassis.
Testing Capabilities
  • Shock and vibration testing to meet military and commercial standards.
  • Ruggedized and waterproof systems up to IP68 rating.
Signal Integrity and Thermal Analysis
  • Signal integrity analysis ensures efficient design solutions with high-speed measurement technology.
  • Thermal analysis optimizes chassis cooling solutions and identifies performance-limiting components.
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Catalog excerpts

Brochure VPX and Open VPX-1

VPX and OpenVPX The full package SYSTEM PLATFORMS BACKPLANES ENCLOSURES ROTARY SWITCHES CABINETS

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Elma OpenVPX Reporting for duty Where back-breaking work is to be done and man and machine are challenged by the most demanding circumstances, Elma OpenVPX is just the right choice. Elma offers the complete package from a simple loadboard ejector over the backplane up to the applicationready system platform - every component in Elma quality: Perfectly engineered and field tested, thousands of times. No one does OpenVPX system development better than Elma Electronic. Elma's unique position as a OpenVPX provider and a valued partner to many respected board manufacturers in the industry ensures...

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OPENVPX NO ONE DOES VPX LIKE WE DO IT We engineer reliable electronic equipment for aerospace, telecommunication, industrial applications and science. We know what „mission-critical“ means. We guarantee functionality even under the most challenging circumstances. We are ready for the next project: We are ready for your project. SYSTEM PLATFORMS

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application-ready system At Elma, customization is the standard. With an extensive offering of modular standard products as a base, we are able to leverage existing solutions and proven design concepts to meet any custom application. This approach ensures that Elma provides quality, compliant solutions with significantly reduced lead time, cost and risk. Combined with our integration capability for both embedded systems and switches, we provide a single solution to your outsourcing needs. Allow us to take your latest product from prototype to production quickly, cost effectively and safe. Elma...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX 19" SYSTEM PLATFORMS The operational area of VPX system platforms do not have any limits. Hot/cold, dry/wet, clean/dirty - you can do anything with the right choice. Elma offers the perfect product for any usage. Coming to 19" products, we have a broad range of standard chassis available, all ready to be customised whenever it is required. New developments are possible any time as well. Type 12 Rackmount ›› 19” Rackmount, made from aluminum extrusions and sheets, ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› chromated 3U, 4U, 7U, 9U, 10U, 12U heights IEEE 1101.10/ compliant .11 Advanced EMC shielding...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX TOWER SYSTEM PLATFORMS The Tower Systems are easy to carry and have been designed for use with development and integration test activities in mind. Type 32, VPX 4U Portable tower ›› Portable tower, according to latest VITA 46/65 specifications ›› 4U wide x 84 HP high, 5 slot VPX mesh backplane ›› Ideal for prototyping and demonstrations ›› Cooling achieved through 1 x 12 V DC fan pushing 150 CFM ›› Easily converts to open frame chassis for testing/debuging ›› Convenient handle makes it ideal for portability ›› High EMC shielding ›› Assembled and wired, customised versions...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX TEST- AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM PLATFORMS The value of Elma eFrames as test- or lab equipment is unchallenged. The eFrames provide easy access to all relevant parts. eFrames - Test- and Development Platform ›› Modular platform, supporting 3U or 6U VPX or OpenVPX cards ›› Other architectures include CompactPCI, VME, VME64x, and VXS ›› Front accessible test points and monitoring LEDs for +3.3 V, +5 V, ›› ›› ›› ›› +/- 12 V, +/- 24 V, and +/- 48 VDC High performance cooling via 3 x 150 CFM fans, speed controlled with fan-fail indication Optional system monitor with remote monitoring...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX ATR SYSTEM PLATFORMS ATR, VPX-REDI Liquid cooled ›› Conduction cooled ATR for VME, CompactPCI, VITA 41 (VXS), ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› ›› VITA 46 (VPX) and custom Independent dual liquid cooled side walls Modular design, field-proven high integrity frame construction Cools in excess of 100 W per slot In accordance with ARINC 404A Can accommodate up to 10 x 6U x 160 mm conduction cooled cards Up to 1 KW input power Input Power MIL-Std 704E DC 28 V / 270 V 1 and 3 phase 115 VAC 400 Hz upon request Custom IO options including MIL-Std wiring and connectors Choice of cooling...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX EMBEDDED COMPUTER - A CASE FOR THE COOLING EXPERT When high performance and reliability is demanded, there is no way around effective cooling. High computing performance always causes high heat emission. The solution: Elma. We offer well thought-out cooling concepts on the basis of many years of experience. Whether convection, conduction- or liquid cooling – our engineers take all necessary measures so that you really can make use of the computing power of your system without limiting the operational performance of the system. This distinguishes a mere standard product...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX BACKPLANE KNOW-HOW FOR SUPERIOR SIGNAL INTEGRITY OpenVPX (VITA 65) has opened up new definitions for VPX backplanes and systems. This includes defined module, slot and backplane profiles, as well as high speed fabric options, control planes and secondary expansion fabrics. Elma, as founding and active member of the OpenVPX initiative, offers a comprehensive portfolio of OpenVPX backplanes and chassis, designed to meet almost any application you need. In the following paragraphs we will provide an overview of the various elements and terms involved, as well as explanations...

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SYSTEM PLATFORMS OPENVPX Looking deeper into the plane description of a certain backplane or slot profile, it can be seen that each data, expansion and control plane uses different wide signal links, depending on the needed bandwidth. Switch Slot Profile Utility Plane User Defined Utility Plane Data plane - Control Plane - Payload Slot Profile Utility Plane User Defined Utility Plane User Defined >Control Plane - Types of Signal Channels OpenVPX defines a pipe as a connection made up of differential pairs. The wider bands like fat Pipes (PP) are typically used in the data plane, while the control...

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