Six-Slot ATCA Backplane Goes Mesh Or Dual Star

The company’s latest six-slot AdvancedTCA backplane comes in a Mesh topology with a flexible design that also allows for a Dual Star topology. It features standard MicroTCA connectors for connecting to an IPM Sentry shelf manager and is compact enough to fit within a 5U horizontal ATCA enclosure along with two shelf manager connectors within the card cage. Compliant to the latest PICMG 3.0 specification, other features include an 18-layer controlled-impedance stripline design and connectors for SHMC, power entry, Sense, I2C Bus, IPMB, Ring, and fan trays. Lead time is four to six weeks ARO. ELMA BUSTRONIC CORP., Fremont, CA. (510) 490-7388.