Rugged, high speed DSP module exploits Xilinx VU13P FPGA
A rugged conduction-cooled module, the VT971, from VadaTech, follows VITA 47 for environmental specs up to CC4 / C3 / V3 / OS2. The VT971 accepts 32 high speed SerDes to the Xilinx XCVU13P FPGA, which is supported by two 64-bit wide banks for DDR4 memory for a total memory of 16Gbyte. The FPGA is integrated with a Layer 3 Mmanaged Gbe / 10GbE Ethernet switch, providing 26 Egress port via front of the unit. The module supports 24GbE through RJ-45 (10/100/1000Base-T) and dual 10GbE via SFP+.
The VT971 has a quad core ARM processor utilising four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.4GHz. The CPU manages the layer three switch and interfaces to the FPGA via PCIe. The VT971 can be used for applications where signals are digitised at a remote location and processed at a different site. The unit is available in conduction-cooled form only and operates with input power of 10 to 36V DC.
VadaTech provides innovative embedded computing solutions from board level products, chassis level platforms, to configurable application-ready systems. The company has a focus on AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, VPX and PCIe and combines product selection and a combination of electrical, mechanical, software, and system-level expertise. This enables VadaTech to provide customised commercial or rugged computing solutions to meet the most complex customer requirements, says the company. VadaTech also offers specialised product solutions for VME, CompactPCI, and other architectures. A member of PICMG and VITA, VadaTech has headquarters, design and manufacturing facilities in Henderson, Nevada, USA with design, support and sales offices in Europe and Asia Pacific.
