OpenVPX backplanes have KVPX connectors for extreme environments
Embedded computing and enclosure specialist, Pixus Technologies, now offers a selection of OpenVPX backplanes using the rugged KVPX style connector. This type of connector is often used in the harshest aerospace applications.
Pixus has announced the first in the series of KVPX backplanes, a 3U three-slot version. It complies with the VITA 63.0 (hyperboloid alternative connector for VPX) standard and features a BKP3-CEN03-15.2.9 routing profile. The backplane is available with several options, including conformal coating and the installation of rear transition module (RTM) connectors. The initial design was built to support PCIe Gen3 speeds, but Pixus offers versions of its standard OpenVPX backplanes up to 100GbE.
Pixus offers OpenVPX backplanes, chassis platforms, and specialty products. The company also provides enclosure solutions in MicroTCA, cPCI Serial, AdvancedTCA, as well as instrumentation case formats.
Pixus Technologies was founded in 2009 by senior management from Kaparel, a Rittal company. It produces embedded backplanes and systems are focused primarily on ATCA, OpenVPX, MicroTCA, and custom designs. Pixus also has an extensive offering of VME-based and cPCI-based solutions.
In May 2011, Pixus Technologies became the sole authorised North and South American supplier of the electronic packaging products previously offered by Kaparel and Rittal.
