Over the past few years, Samtec has been helping with the development of the VNX+ standard. We are one of many contributing members of the VITA community working on this standard. The alliance is now at a critical mass where the content and evolution of the standard is ready for you! Through this blog, we will reference a few prior articles and publications to deeper explain the features of VNX+. We will also answer a few questions about how you can get involved and benefit being from the VNX+ … [Read more...]
The Rockets Red Glare, our VITA 90 VNX+ Industry Standards Landing Page is now On Air
My poetry may not be as polished as Francis Scott Key with the lyrics of the United States National Anthem. The United States is celebrating Independance Day and it seems fitting to make a reference to rockets. The VITA 90 standard is designed to be the smallest standardized form factor that could be used in todays "rockets", or small tubular things that fly. The Rockets Red glare mentioned in the anthem where what Key saw from Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. These rockets were not a … [Read more...]
Optics in VPX with VITA 66
VITA 66 has been around for some years now. What goes into this standard continues to expand. VITA 66 is an evolution to increase your options inside the existing VITA 46 (VPX) market space. Samtec is pleased to announce the addition of our VITA 66 Landing Page. We are designed in VPX applications around the world! (Both on the ground and in space!) This page is dedicated to helping you find the right mid-board optics connectivity options more efficiantly. VITA 66.0 is the base … [Read more...]
A Student’s Perspective – Embedded Computing
Embedded computing - What is that? I ask myself that question because of a class I am taking at San Jose State University - Microprocessor-Based System Design. Embedded systems are everywhere, from your mobile devices, to drones, vehicles, and robots. However, in my course we focus on robotics ARM processors as ARM processors account for approximately 90% of all embedded 32-bit RISC processors. Some facts about ARM processors include: As of 2005, 98% of the more than one billion … [Read more...]
Samtec Releases New SOSA™ Aligned Interconnect Solutions Guide
Performance. Interoperability. Improved SWAP-C. These design trends are redefining mil/aero and rugged embedded systems for users, suppliers, prime contractors and more. The SOSA Consortium is one of many standards bodies addressing these needs. The new SOSA Technical Standard 1.0 defines a modular architecture for composing sensors with COMMS, EO/IR, EW, Radar, and SIGINT modalities. Rather than defining an entirely new system, this Standard defines a set of logical modules that group … [Read more...]
Standards Update: QSFP-DD800 MSA and VITA 57.X
What do the QSFP-DD800 MSA and VITA 57 have in common? Fair question. One focuses on defining the next-gen pluggable form factors while the other complements FPGA mezzanine applications. So what is the link? Samtec, of course! Samtec participates in many Industry Standards to develop commonality is specific applications. QSFP-DD800 and VITA 57 are but two examples. QSFP-DD800 MSA: New HW Spec QSFP28. QSFP-DD. QSFP-DD800. It seems the Multi Source Agreements (MSAs) for Quad Small … [Read more...]
VITA 57.1 FMC and VITA 57.4 FMC+ are like ‘Avengers: Endgame’ . . . Kinda
What’s that? There’s a new movie out? What’s it called? Avengers? Who are they? What do they do? I highly doubt anyone – except someone’s grandmother – has said the above. 'Avengers: Endgame' has been taking the world by storm. For superhero fanboys like yours truly, 'Avengers: Endgame' is the dream movie worth waiting for. In a similar way, the VITA 57 FMC and FMC+ specifications are the dream interface between FPGAs carrier cards and mezzanine cards. Like 'Avengers: Endgame' … [Read more...]
Samtec Standards Experts Present at Embedded Tech Trends
FMC. FMC+. XMC. PC/104 . . . Does the list of Industry Standards ever stop? Like TLAs, probably not! What are Industry Standards? They are formal specifications that simplify differences in popular applications. The purpose is improved compatibility, performance, and efficiency across embedded systems How is this achieved? Building consensus across a diverse group of stakeholders. This requires constant research, development and pier review of the particular standard. One popular … [Read more...]
New Optical FMC+ Module Supports Extended Temperature Ranges
Readers of the Samtec blog are familiar with the benefits of FMC and FMC+. These popular interfaces define a compact electro-mechanical expansion interface for a daughter card to an FPGA baseboard or other device with re-configurable I/O capability. VITA 57.1 has been around for some time. It supports 10 full-duplex transceivers running at 10 Gbps. The new VITA 57.4 standard defines two new connectors. Combined, they offer 32 full-duplex transceivers running at 28 Gbps. New … [Read more...]
Evaluation and Development Kits Viewable Across Samtec.com
Over the past few years, Samtec has expanded its portfolio of Evaluation and Development Kits. Engineers and designers demand the best tools for system prototyping. From concept and prototype to development and production, Samtec-designed Evaluation and Development Kits featuring high-speed interconnect solutions to help simplify design. Helpfully, they reduce time to market for hobbyists, tinkerers, start-ups and OEMs alike. Easy Access via Landing Page Engineers want instant access … [Read more...]