VPX Processor PIC
• Rugged air flow through 3U VPX™ computing PIC utilizing Intel® Granite Rapids HCC Processor
• Compliant with two OpenVPX™ slot and module profiles:
o SLT3-PAY-1F1U1S1S1U1U2F1H-14-6.11-0
o MOD3p-PAY-1F1U1S1S1U1U2F1H-16-6.11-4
o SLT3-PAY-1F1U1S1S1U1U4F1J-14.6.13-n
o MOD3p-PAY-1F1U1S1S1U1U4F1J-16.6.13-1
Central Processor
• 20-core Intel® Granite Rapids HCC Processor:
o Up to TBD GHz
• Intel VRAN Accelerator
• Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVX-512
• Intel Vector Neuro Network Instructions (VNNI)
• Intel Vector Byte Manipulation Instructions (VBMI)
Server class processing cores in a System-on-a-Chip package
DRAM
• Up to 256 Gbytes soldered Registered DDR5 ECC DRAM:
o Single bit error correction and dual bit error detection
Maintenance Serial Ports
• 2x maintenance ports via P1:
o Supports LVCMOS levels
o Supports RS232 Tx/Rx signals
o 16550 compatible UARTs
Mass Storage Interfaces
• Optional M.2 Carrier Module supporting:
o 1x M.2 Flash site
o Up to 2242 format modules (with option for self-encryption)
o PCI Express® (PCIe® Gen4 x4) interface (M-key)X
o FIPS 140-3 Compliant option
o Opal 2.0 security encryption
o Hardware write protect
o NVM Express® (NVMe®) logical device interface
o NVMe 1.3 compatible
Development Interfaces
• For board commissioning, on-board interfaces are available via a forward facing connectors for:
o DisplayPort (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz)
o USB 3.2
Other Peripheral Interfaces
• PC RTC, long duration timer, watchdog timer
• Build option: up to 7x GPIO signals via P1
VPX Data Plane, 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet (optional)
• Configurable Ethernet VPX Data Plane fabric interface (VITA 46.7)
• VPX Data Plane interface supports:
o 1x 10GBASE-KR and/or 1x 40/100GBASE-KR4
o 1x 10GBASE-KR and/or 4x 25GBASE-KR
o 1x 10GBASE-KR and/or 4x 10GBASE-KR
• Factory build option available to disconnect Data Plane
VPX Control Plane, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (optional)
• Configurable Control Plane (VITA 46.6)
• VPX Control Plane interface supports:
o 1x 10GBASE-KR
• Factory build option available to disconnect Control Plane
Optional Built-In Test (BIT) Support
Power-on BIT, Initiated BIT, Continuous BIT
Software Support
Supports Linux®
VPX Expansion Plane, PCIe (optional)
• Configurable PCI Express (PCIe) Gen 5 VPX Expansion Plane fabric interface (VITA 46.4):
o 1 x16 on P1 and P2A PCIe ports
o 1 x8 on P1 and/or 1 x8 on P2A PCIe ports
o 2 x4 on P1 and/or 2 x4 on P2A PCIe ports
o 4 x2 on P1 and/or 4 x2 on P2A PCIe ports
• Compute Express Link (CXL) 2.0
System Management
• On board controller:
o SM0-1 and SM2-3
• VITA 46.11-2022 type 3 IPMC
• Option for VITA 46.11-2022 compatible Tier 1 Chassis Manager
Board Security Features
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0)
• Supports Total Memory Encryption
• Option for Sanitization Utility Software Package
• Option for proprietary board-level security features
• Implements Intel Boot Guard and Intel SGX
Firmware Support
• Dual BIOS SPI Flash EPROMs
• UEFI boot firmware (BIOS):
o UEFI 2.7 support
o Implements Secure Boot
• Optional Fast Boot solution using the Intel Slim Bootloader
• LAN boot firmware included
Safety
• PCB (PWB) manufactured with flammability rating of UL94V-0
Electrical Specification
• Typical current consumption for 20-core processor (TBD GHz):
o +12 V VS1 @ TBD
o +3.3 V AUX @ TBD
Environmental Specification
• Air flow thru cooled (VITA 48.8)
• Operating temperature at air inlet:
o VITA 47.1 Class FC3, -40°C to +70°C
• Non-operating temperature:
o VITA 47.1 Class C4, -55°C to +105°C
• 5% to 95% Relative Humidity, non-condensing boot firmware included
Mechanical Specification
• 3U VPX form-factor (VITA 46.0, VITA 48.0)
• Slot width (VITA 48.8):
o 1.5-inch Type 1 Two Level Maintenance
• Connectors to VITA 46.0 for P0, P1 and P2A
• Operating mechanical:
o Shock - VITA 47.1 Class OS1, 20 g
o Random vibration - VITA 47.1 Class V2, 0.04 g²/Hz
