Evaluate VPX in a real-world environment

    Evaluate the latest VPX technologies in a pre-configured system with Linux or VxWorks environments.

    With direct access, you can:
  • Measure CPU performance and data transfer speeds.
  • Run application benchmarks for future projects.
  • Monitor the board power consumption using Kontron's CBIT technology (Visit the GROUP tab and see the Voltage section)
VPX evaluation

Accelerating innovation with SOSA-aligned solutions

The Aerospace and Defense landscape requires innovation, agility, and cost-efficiency.
The SOSA™ (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) standard is transforming the industry by standardizing modular solutions and providing the following benefits:

  • Faster Deployment - Ready-to-use, standardized building blocks
  • Seamless Integration - Open standards for enhanced interoperability
  • Cost-Effective - Easy upgrades, lower lifecycle costs
  • Rugged and Reliable - Designed for Defense and Aerospace
VX307H - SOSA-aligned 3U VPX plug-in card

Intel® Xeon® D-2700 processors, 100GbE network connectivity and state-of-the-art AFT cooling

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VX3060-S2 - SOSA-aligned 3U VPX plug-in card

4-Core Intel® 11th Generation Core Processor 3U VPX SBC for AI (Artificial Intelligence), CVGIP (Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing), DSP (Digital Signal Processing) workloads

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VX305C-40G - I/O Intensive SBC profile

Intel® Xeon® D Processor VPX computing module featuring 40 Gigabit Ethernet, based on a new I/O Intensive SBC OpenVPX profile

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VX305H-40G - Compute Intensive SBC profile

High-performance Xeon-D based computing and 40/10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, designed to the Compute Intensive SBC profile

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VX6096 6U VPX Intel® Xeon® D-2700/2800 Plug-in Card

High-End Computing Board - Designed for Imaging, Radar and Embedded Server Applications

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Video: VX307H

Kontron VX307H: A rugged 3U VPX Plug-In card with 100GbE, AFT cooling, and Intel® Xeon® D-2700, built to SOSA™ specs for high-performance defense, avionics, and transportation systems.

Video: VX3060

Kontron continues to raise the bar for high performance computing architectures for defense systems with the VX305C-40G based on a new I/O Intensive SBC OpenVPX profile and the VX305H-40G based on the Compute Intensive SBC profile.

Video: VX305C-40G and VX305H-40G

Kontron continues to raise the bar for high performance computing architectures for defense systems with the VX305C-40G based on a new I/O Intensive SBC OpenVPX profile and the VX305H-40G based on the Compute Intensive SBC profile.

Kontron VPX ecosystem

A comprehensive modular open systems architecture product line leveraged by key layered products

Access information on all VPX building blocks

Layered products

SEC-Line Security Products:
System Management and Health:
  • PBIT – Power-on Built-In Test (Expert mode using Learn/Compare approach)
  • CMON-Line – Runtime Health Monitoring and Management (M2M data oriented, heavily customisable)
  • FAST BOOT – The Fast Boot development kit is used to build a complete payload based on a fast firmware stack (FSP+CoreBoot+Grub or Linux image)
Access Monitoring demo page

Use cases

With its field-proven know-how in VPX, Kontron supports its customers in designing architectures with the right balance of computing performance, power efficiency and level of security. Here are some examples within defense and transportation applications

Thales
Defense radar system

VX6090 successfully integrated and tested by Thales in a radar application

  • Deliver high performance blade computers
  • Provide rich standards-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet communication fabrics and I/O connectivity
  • Ensure high level of quality, both for the products and the long-term services
C4ISR
C4ISR Demonstrator

Herrick Technologies Labs is integrating Kontron’s new I/O Intensive VX305C-40G SBC

  • Designed specifically to meet the needs of the U.S. defense community in their drive for Open System Architecture computing platforms.
  • Developed in alignment with the SOSA™ Technical Standard
Transportation
Railway signalling program

Kontron 3U VPX computer certified by Alstom at the SIL-4 level for safe railway applications

  • Extractable Line Replacement Units (LRU) in order to provide a low maintenance time and repair (MTTR)
  • Computing unit featuring SBCs and an ethernet switch card
  • Versatility and modularity of a 3U VITA46 VPX standard architecture to offer a SIL-4 certifiable and long-term maintainable solution.

Downloads

shortform VME-VPX

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VME-VPX