Agenda

As embedded applications move to smaller platforms with higher-density processors, the requirement to build smaller systems becomes ever more critical.

Recently, COTS solutions, as opposed to custom designs, have minimized the effort required to upgrade systems using common hardware, communications, and control interfaces. This approach along with conformance to MOSA standards like ANSI/VITA, SOSA, HOST, and other consortiums make the goal of building smaller and faster possible. VNX+ is being designed and implemented with all these requirements in mind.

Satellite programmes. The VNX ecosystem is an evolution from VPX where smaller form factors are required yet offering high speed capabilities as well as the option to add fibre optic and Coaxial cables over a backplane. Legacy systems on CubeSat applications have adopted PC/104 as a key COTS standard but integration of devices using High Speed Signalling to FPGAs have open the need for new solutions yet maintaining a high density VNX/VNX+ allow for high speed signalling up to 25Gbps and standardization of the module size. The standard builds up over the Searay connector which is already standardized by VITA on FMC/FMC+ and XMC+ standards.