VPX4810 PCIe PMC/XMC 3U Carrier
USER’S MANUAL
Acromag, Inc. Tel: 248-295-0310
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http://www.acromag.com
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www.acromag.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
The VPX4810 series is a 3U VPX Non-Intelligent XMC/PMC carrier board designed for 4x/8x PCIe bus
connection. The carrier card uses a PLX Technology®
PCIe Switch Chip (PEX 8624) and PLX Technology
®
PCIe to
PCI Bridge Chip (PEX 8114) to interface between the VPX bus and one XMC/PMC mezzanine I/O module card.
Model VPX4810 is an air-cooled product which can be used for front and rear I/O XMC/PMC mezzanine I/O
modules.
Model VPX4810CC is an extended temperature conduction-cooled product which supports all Acromag
FPGA modules. It only supports Rear I/O.
Model VPX4810REDI is a VITA 48 Ruggedized Enhanced Design Implementation (REDI) model that does not
support Front I/O and will only fit in REDI chassis.
Key Features
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PCIe x4 or x8 lane VITA 46.4 Backplane Compliance:
The VPX4810 supports either a 4 or 8 lane PCIe 2.0
connection to the backplane.
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Supports either 1 PMC or XMC module
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The VPX4810 supports 1 PMC module complaint to PCI 3.0 -- 32
or 64 bits at 33 or 66MHz or PCI-X 1.0b 64 bits at 66MHz, 100MHz, or 133MHz. Alternatively it supports
one XMC module compliant with PCI Express 2.0 up to 8 lanes.
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ESD Strip
- The VPX4810 board has been designed to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) capability by
using an ESD strip on the board.
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Injector/Ejector Handle
- The VPX4810 uses a modern injector/ejector handle, which pushes the board
into the rack during installation and has a positive self-locking mechanism so it cannot be unlocked
accidentally. This handle is fully IEEE 1101.10 compliant and is needed to give leverage to install and
remove the board.
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EMC Front Panel
- The VPX4810 uses the preferred EMC
1”
front panel per VITA 48 specification.
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Conduction Cooled Frame
- The VPX4810CC board has a custom conduction cooled assembly consisting of
a conduction cooled frame, thermo bars, ejector/injectors and wedge-locks designed to thermally conduct
heat away from the Conduction Cooled XMC/PMC modules.
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REDI Frame
- The VPX4810REDI board has a custom conduction cooled and full shield assembly complaint
to VITA 48.0. The assembly consists of a conduction cooled frame, thermo bars, ejector/injectors, wedge-
locks, and a full bottom and top face plate designed to thermally conduct heat from and to protect from
ESD the XMC/PMC modules.
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Compatible with OPEN VPX VITA 65.0
Software Support
The VPX4810 family of modules is intended to be used as a non-intelligent bridge between the system PCIe
bus and the XMC/PMC module. No software is required to operate the board. However all XMC/PMC modules
will require support drivers specific to your operating system. Refer to your XMC/PMC modules manufacturer
for information on PCIe drivers.
