| Elma's Backplane Technical Specialist Michael Munroe dispels the top 11 myths about OpenVPX and the SOSA Initiative. 1. The card isn’t going to be compatible. 2. I won’t be able to get enough power. 3. I’ll need a custom backplane. 4. I can’t run 10 Gb/s out of the backplane. 5. VITA 65 may not meet all my design needs. 6. All of the VPX connectors are expensive because they are sole-sourced. 7. The multi-connector is limited to 12 Gb/s. 8. I can’t inspect VITA 66.1/66.4 optical modules in the field. 9. Isn’t air flow-through the same as convection cooling? 10. I heard that the VITA 46.11 IPMI-based system manager isn’t really secure enough for cybersecurity. 11. Can an intermediate frequency be shared between radio cards in a VPX backplane? I’ve heard that there isn’t sufficient isolation. Read all about it in this issue of Electronic Design. The data sheet for Elma's SOSA/CMOSS Development Platform is here. |   |