Robust Standards Introduced for Durable Electronic Devices - VITA 100
The VITA 100 standard, a significant advancement in embedded computing technology, is poised to revolutionise high-performance and rugged computing applications. Building on the legacy of VPX, which is incorporated into standards like SOSA and HOST, VITA 100 is designed to perform reliably in rugged environments, making it suitable for military and aerospace applications.
One of the key features of VITA 100 is the MULTIGIG HD 2 connector, developed by TE Connectivity. This connector allows for more connections in the same physical space, supporting higher data rates up to 100 Gb/s. By doubling the pin density of current VPX connectors, VITA 100 significantly increases the density and speed of embedded computing systems.
The VITA 100 standard also boosts the power capacity of VPX systems to above 500 W, addressing the need for power as processing power increases. This power boost enables the development of more complex systems that can handle the increasing demands for processing power and data-handling capabilities in modern systems.
Constructive collaboration is a common element of each working group, with every working group chairperson challenged with keeping all contributors in unison, requiring diplomacy and patience. The top five goals set by the VITA 100 study group are:
- Speed: Achieve 4 times the current data rates supported by VPX.
- Density: Double the number of pins available.
- Power: Double the available power capacity.
- Size: Introduce a 4U form factor in addition to existing sizes.
- Interoperability: Maintain backward compatibility with VPX while reducing the number of profiles by five times, enhancing system upgradeability and integration.
These goals aim to exceed the capabilities of the VPX standard by significantly increasing data throughput, pin count, and power delivery, enabling higher performance and more complex systems in a rugged embedded computing environment. The addition of a larger 4U form factor addresses size flexibility and system scalability.
Importantly, VITA 100 ensures interoperability with VPX while simplifying the profile ecosystem, making it easier for organizations to upgrade without replacing entire infrastructures. Additionally, it supports advanced protocols like 100G Ethernet per lane and PCIe Gen 6 to future-proof systems for next-generation data processing and communications.
All participants are under heavy pressure to produce a document that can be used to start making prototypes critical to proving out the draft standards. The VITA 100 standard meets the increasing demands for processing power and data-handling capabilities in modern systems, making it a critical component in the evolution of high-performance and rugged computing applications.
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Technology plays a pivotal role in the evolution of VITA 100, a standard that is revolutionizing high-performance and rugged computing applications. This advancement in data-and-cloud-computing technology is designed to perform reliably in rugged environments, suitable for military and aerospace applications.
The VITA 100 standard aims to exceed the capabilities of existing standards by significantly increasing data throughput, pin count, and power delivery, supported by advanced technology like 100G Ethernet per lane and PCIe Gen 6. This move towards next-generation data processing and communications is shaping the future of rugged embedded computing.
