Rugged 6U VPX XMC Carrier Card for Sophisticated High performance systems

The PEX441 supports a broad range of flexible I/O options, allowing systems designers a choice of switched fabric topology.  

High performance mezzanine cards are becoming increasingly prevalent as designers look to create sophisticated systems that are extremely functionality-dense. However, this density creates problems with managing power and heat dissipation – a key design issue – if maximum reliability is to be achieved. The PEX441 addresses this requirement by supporting the use of high performance XMCs on a carrier card that can cater for challenging power densities.  

The PEX441 is available in five build levels, providing a cost-effective choice between platforms for benign environments through systems that will be deployed in harsh environments. It is optionally compliant with the VITA 48/REDI specification for rugged systems.  

Designed to support leading edge XMCs such as GE Fanuc’s Xilinx Virtex-5 based XMCV5, the PEX441 allows system designers to migrate their XMC laboratory systems to a rugged, deployable 6U VPX form factor in order to exploit the full complement of high speed digital I/O available through a standard VPX backplane. It extends the functional envelope of a 6U VPX system by leveraging an array of Ge Fanuc- or customer XMC modules into a distributed, fabric based architecture, removing the need to host high power mezzanines on high power CPU cards. Thermal load can be spread across multiple system slots for both air- and conduction cooled applications supporting high computer density.    

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Metromatics .