VPX370

6-Slot 3U VPX Development System with an Integrated Single Board Computer

VPX370 development platform for data acquisition and signal processing

Description

The VPX370 is a second generation VPX development platform that delivers, performance, flexibility, and scalability all in a compact 3U VPX form factor. The VPX370 is a 6-slot system developed specifically for aerospace and defense applications. The modular architecture enables users to add high performance FPGA and I/O to the base configuration addressing many application requirements such as digital RF memory (DRFM), synchronous multi-channel MIMO systems, software defined radio (SDR) and more. The VPX370 was designed with flexibility in mind: both in the ability to scale from lab to field and in application versatility. All 4DSP FPGA, I/O technology, and backplanes used in the VPX370 can be configured for rugged conduction cooled form factors making the system an ideal platform for developing IP and technology with an easy migration path to a deployed rugged system such as the VPX362.

Features

  • System
    • 3U OpenVPX™ embedded system
    • Adjacent inter-slot communication bandwidth: up to 4 GB/s
    • 0.8",0.85" or 1.0" module pitch compatible
    • Four OpenVPX™ expansion slots
    • Rear Transition Module (RTM) support
    • Air-cooled bottom-top airflow
    • 300W Power Supply, 3U plug-in module
    • 3U VPX 24-lanes PCIe Gen2 switch
    • Supports VP780 Virtex-7 and VP880 Ultrascale boards
    • Supports multi-channel A/D and D/A using FMCs

  • Single Board Computer-System controller
    • 4th Gen Intel Quad Core i7 CPU
    • Supports Windows®, Linux® or VxWorks®
    • 16GB DDR3L-1600 ECC DRAM
    • 250 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD
    • RTM supporting various I/O interfaces:
      • 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, USB2.0, USB3.0, DVI-I (for both DVI-D and VGA graphics), additional 4x SATA600, USB2.0, RS232/RS422/RS485, 6x GPIO available internally

  • Standard Backplane
    • BKP3-CEN06-15.2.2-3, 6-slot 3U VITA 65 OpenVPX™
    • 5-payload slots, 1 switch/ management slot/li>
    • Data Plane (FP) in a star configuration via a data switch in Slot 6
    • Expansion Plane (FP) daisy chained on Slot 1-5 with 4-lane Gen 2 PCIe connected to SBC
    • Control Plane (UTP) in a star configuration via a control switch in Slot 6
    • Built in ESD ground protection in every slot
    • Other backplane configurations available for custom system designs

    • VPX360 Block Diagram
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  • Advanced Backplanes
    • More advanced backplanes can be fitted inside the VPX370. Please refer to the FlexVPX backplanes for options.
  • Application
      • High speed data acquisition and signal processing applications including:
        • RADAR & Radio Jamming
        • Multi-Channel digital receivers
        • Software defined radio
        • Satellite communication systems
        • RADAR/SONAR Image Processor