3U VITA 46 SBC Enlists Low-Power Architecture

The VPX3-125, the company's first VPX (VITA 46) single board computer in a 3U form factor, employs a dual-core P.A. Semi PWRficient PA6T-1682M, described as a low-power, fully-compliant Power Architecture Platform processor. The processor operates at speeds up to 1.5 GHz and integrates a high-bandwidth serial fabric and a complementary set of IO features. A single-core version is also available. Other features include support for 512 MB to 1 GB of DDR2 memory, 128 MB of NOR flash and 1 GB of NAND flash, 512 KB of non-volatile memory, one XMC/PMC site, two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, RS-232 and RS-422 channels, and a USB 2.0 host port. Announced simultaneously is the VPX3-125 ExpressReach 3U IO expansion carrier card for use with the VPX3-125. The carrier card simplifies IO expansion with an XMC/PMC site and two x4 PCI Express switch ports. For more details, contact Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau at CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING, Charlotte, NC. (613) 254-5112.