VPX3-152

Safety-certifiable SBC from Curtiss-Wright that offers advanced I/O capabilities, high-density computing in the smallest standard form factor with the lowest power possible.

Overview

Curtiss-Wright’s VPX3-152 is the latest OpenVPXâ„¢- compliant 3U processor that combines the performance and the advanced I/O capabilities of the NXP® Power Architecture® QorIQâ„¢ quad-core AltiVecâ„¢-enabled T2080 processor with an extensive I/O complement to provide a single board computer (SBC) processor. Designed for space-constrained applications, the VPX3-152 represents the latest step in the evolution of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rugged, high-performance SBCs ideal for safety-certifiable and non-certifiable applications.

The challenge of high-density computing is to pack the greatest functionality into the smallest standard form factor, with the lowest power possible while retaining maximum flexibility. VPX3-152 easily meets this challenge by offering an impressive complement of I/O capability in order to satisfy the most demanding application needs with a low power footprint. For applications that demand the highest levels of hardware and software protection, the VPX3-152 provides information assurance with NXP Secure Boot technologies and capabilities.

The VPX3-152’s integral high-speed backplane and XMC connectivity allow for multi-GBps data flows from board-to-board through the backplane interface and from the backplane to XMC site. This supports the acquisition, processing, and distribution of sensor data such as video, radar, and sonar data. The VPX3-152 is supported by a wealth of software, including Curtiss-Wright developed U-Boot, Wind River VxWorks 7 and Linux.

Capabilities

  • NXP QorIQ T2080 up to 1.8 GHz
  • 4 x dual threaded e6500 processor cores with AltiVec vector processor
  • 1 x DDR3 memory controllers, 2 x GbE controllers, 2 x DUART controller, 2 x I2C channels, 3 x PCIe interfaces, DMA controllers
  • 16 GB of DDR3 SDRAM with ECC
  • 256 MB of contiguous direct-mapped Flash memory
  • Conduction-cooling of XMC site
  • Two 1000BASE-T GbE interfaces on P1 and P2 connector mapped
  • Two 1000BASE-KX also configurable as 10GBASE-KR on P1 connector as per VITA 65
  • Two SATA 2.0 ports
  • Asynchronous EIA/TIA RS-232 serial ports and EIA/TIA RS-422 serial channels
  • Two USB 2.0 ports
  • Avionics-style watchdog timers with external watchdog event indicator
  • On-board temperature sensors with alarm
  • Curtiss-Wright’s U-Boot firmware
  • 64-bit VxWorks 7, 64-bit NXP Yocto-based SDK.18 Linux BSP, VxWorks 653 3.0.1.1 BSP, DO-178C BSPs