The VPX4821A carrier card provides a simple and cost-effective solution for interfacing a PMC or XMC module to a VPX computer system.
Connect to the OpenVPX™ via Data plane for a direct PCIe connection over the VPX backplane. This allows host processors access to a high-performance, low latency interconnect to the PMC and XMC modules on the carrier card.
The PMC site uses 32/64-bit, PLX technology with a PCIe to PCI-X bridge; while the XMC site enables rapid data throughput with its use of an 8-lane PCIe Gen 2 interface. These sites support front or rear panel I/O.
By inserting PMC or XMC industrial I/O and configurable FPGA modules, developers can now leverage hundreds of available functions currently unavailable in a VPX platform.
These carriers are ideal for high-performance industrial, defense, scientific research, and telephony systems requiring high-speed I/O expansion. The VPX4821A is available in two versions: air-cooled and conduction-cooled.
The VPX4821A is one member of a family of 3U and 6U OpenVPX mezzanine carrier cards that support a simple and cost-effective solution for interfacing XMC or PMC modules to OpenVPX computer systems.
Features
- Connects to OpenVPX™ via Data plane
- Support for upstream/downstream
- Optional backplane configuration for one 16-lane port, two 8-lane ports, or four 4-lane ports
- Supports dual standard (IEEE 1386.1) PMC/XMC modules with 25W mezzanine sites
- PMC site uses 32/64-bit, 33/66/133MHz PLX technology with a PCIe to PCI-X bridge
- Supports 64-bits of PMC I/O including differential routing to backplace per pattern “P64s” of VITA 46.9
- 5V tolerant with respect to PMC connectors
- XMC site uses PCIe x8 Gen 1 or 2 interface
- Supports 40-bits (20 pairs) of XMC I/O to backplane per pattern “X12d+X8d” of VITA 46.9
- Conforms to VITA 46.0, 46.4, 46.9
- Supports front or rear panel PMC/XMC I/O
- ±12V AUX power to PMC/XMC site
- Monitors FRU information and module temperature
Ordering Options
| Manuf. Part No | | Part Description |
| VPX4821A-42-LF | | Air-cooled 6U VPX XMC/PMC Carrier for Data Plane with VITA 42 |
| VPX4821A-42-CC-LF | | Conduction-cooled 6U VPX XMC/PMC Carrier for Data Plane with VITA 42 |
| VPX4821A-61-LF | | Air-cooled 6U VPX XMC/PMC Carrier for Data Plane with VITA 61 |
| VPX4821A-61-CC-LF | | Conduction-cooled 6U VPX XMC/PMC Carrier for Data Plane with VITA 61 |
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