3.6 : MiniPCIe IO connector
A drawback of MiniPCIe is the lack of a standard for the card’s IO. To combat this, the VP3500 has
a 70-pin high-speed connector for each socket to facilitate the design of a module that mates with the
VP3500 connector and interfaces the IO connectors on the MiniPCIe card. Each connector supports 20
differential and 8 single-ended signals routed to the backplane.
Figure 11 : MiniPCIe IO Module Locations
The tables on the following pages define how the signals are routed between the MiniPCIe IO Module
connectors and the VPX backplane.
MiniPCIe 1 Rear IO
Adapter Connector
MiniPCIe 2 Rear IO
Adapter Connector
Pin 1
Pin 2
VP3500 User Manual • Document Number 101-3500-0001 • Revision A0
Property of Rigel Engineering, LLC. Confidential & Proprietary
690 Cone Park Court, Merritt Island, Florida 32952
page 72