The VTX981 is a single slot 3U VPX chassis for board bring-up and testing of 3U VPX modules. The chassis can accept a front and a rear module (5HP or 10HP). The panels on both the front and rear slots are removable for ease of probing and debugging. The P2 connector has option for VITA66.5 or VITA66.4.
The VTX981 can be placed on bench in both horizontal and vertical positioning for ease of access.
Power Supply
The VTX981 comes with a Universal AC power supply which provides 400 W to the chassis. The chassis supplies all the necessary power (+12 V, -12 V, +5 V, etc.) to the module in accordance with VITA 46 specifications.
VTX981 also comes with a battery pack which provides the VBAT to the module. The VTX981 allows the power to VBAT to be switched between the on-board battery pack and the power supply. Each of the rails have a sense resistor to allow the user to monitor how much power is being drawn from each rail using a simple voltmeter.
Cooling
The VTX981 provides cooling to the module via a variable fan speed for both front and rear.
Backplane
The backplane provides all the necessary VITA 46 signals set by the user (NVMRO, SYSRESET, SYS_CON, driver the dual clock, etc.). All the connectors are installed P0 thru P2 and are routed from the front to the rear.
Health Monitoring
The dual IPMI bus is routed to a connector compatible with an external VadaTech VT007 bench top shelf manager for monitoring the VPX board sensors, compliance to VITA 46.11, etc. The VT007 supports Tier 2 Health Management and can be ordered separately or as an option with VTX981.
JTAG
The backplane brings out the JTAG signals to a header to allow connection to an external JTAG probe.
Key Features
One slot benchtop 3U VPX development platform
P2 with two VITA 66.5 or 66.4 connectors option
Variable fan speed control for front and rear
Removable panels for ease of access for probing
Support for Rear Transition Modules (RTMs)
Allows for a shelf manager to do health monitoring
JTAG connector
User setting of SYSRESET, NVMRO, etc.
On board battery pack to provide the VBAT
Vertical or Horizontal positioning on bench
