Acromag has announced the OpenVPX Carrier, a mezzanine carrier card that provides a simple and cost-effective solution for interfacing a PMC or XMC module to a VPX computer system. By inserting PMC or XMC industrial I/O and available function modules currently unavailable in a VPX platform.
Connect to the OpenVPX via expansion plane for a direct PCle 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 sites uses 32/64-bit, PLX technology with a PCle to PCI-X bridge; while the XMC site enables rapid data throughput with its use of an 8-lane PCle Gen 2 interface, supporting front or rear panel I/O.
Compatible VITA 65 module/slot profiles are:
- MOD6-PER-1Q-12.3.5-1 Expansion Plane PCle Gen1
- MOD6-PER-1Q-12.3.5-2 Expansion Plane PCle Gen2
Features include:
- Holds two PMC/XMC modules
- PCle bus 16-lane Gen 1 or 2 switch on expansion plane
- Air-cooled and conduction-cooled versions
- Connects to OpenVPX via Expansion plane
- Support for upstream/downstream
- Optional backplane configuration for one 16-lane port, two 8-lane ports, or four 4-lane ports
- Supports front or rear panel PMC/XMC I/O
- Monitors FRU information and module temperature