VPX3 Backplane-Cabling System

Printed circuit board with a black connector and black cables.

VPX3 is a deployable backplane cable interconnection system which has superior signal integrity to meet the requirements of RTM3 (compliant with VITA 46.0 and VITA 65 Open VPX specifications). These backplane cables are used in place of rear transition modules to allow the user to Design, Test, and Deploy.

VPX3

Product Details

  • FEATURES & BENEFITS

    • Deployable with locking rails included with the housing kit. 
    • The locking rails are over 0.5 inches lower than the current deployment rails for RTM2 which allows improved cable routing. 
    • Housings are molded of dielectric material for weight savings over the previous zinc die-castings for RT2. 
    • New design installs over existing guideposts. 
    • Locking feature has no exposed conductive surfaces and can be installed without a tool. 
    • Housing can be pre-populated with wafers and gang installed in the RTM3 modules. 
    • Allows for hybrid applications along with multi-gig connectors on the same backplane. 
    • RoHS Compliant products available. 

  • SPECIFICATIONS

    Electrical 

    • 25 Gb/s Impedance: 100 ± 10 ohms 
    • Insertion loss: <10 dB up to 13.5 GHz 
    • Return loss: <10 dB up to 13.5 GHz 
    • Crosstalk: < –30 dB up to 13.5GHz, wafer to wafer 
    • Above Electrical Specifications are based on measured data for an assembly including 2 board wafers mated with RTM3 connectors and 12 inches of cable. 

    Mechanical 

    • Shock and vibration testing on the 3U and 6U hardware has been conducted and passed the VITA standard for the mechanical aspects. 

    Environmental 

    • Operating temperature: –40 °C to +105 °C 

  • PART NUMBERS

Part Numbers

PN Name Description
98144EFP336-006 VPX3 | 98144EFP336-006 H.S. Even Fat Pipe with 6" Coax
98144EFP336-012 VPX3 | 98144EFP336-012 H.S. Even Fat Pipe with 12" Coax
98144EFP336-018 VPX3 | 98144EFP336-018 H.S. Even Fat Pipe with 18" Coax
98144EFP336-024 VPX3 | 98144EFP336-024 H.S. Even Fat Pipe with 24" Coax
98144EFS336-012 VPX3 | 98144EFS336-012 H.S. Even Fat Pipe SMA with 12" Coax
98144EHU290-024 VPX3 | 98144EHU290-024 H.U. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 24" Hook Up Wire
98144EHU290-048 VPX3 | 98144EHU290-048 H.U. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 48" Hook Up Wire
98144ESM336-012 VPX3 | 98144ESM336-012 H.S. Even Ultra Thin Pipe SMA with 12" Coax
98144ETP336-006 VPX3 | 98144ETP336-006 H.S. Even Thin Pipe with 6" Coax
98144ETP336-012 VPX3 | 98144ETP336-012 H.S. Even Thin Pipe with 12" Coax
98144ETP336-018 VPX3 | 98144ETP336-018 H.S. Even Thin Pipe with 18" Coax
98144ETP336-024 VPX3 | 98144ETP336-024 H.S. Even Thin Pipe with 24" Coax
98144ETRCT7-012 VPX3 | 98144ETRCT7-012 VPX to RJ45 Even Thin Pipe/Cat6 12"
98144ETRCT7-018 VPX3 | 98144ETRCT7-018 VPX to RJ45 Even Thin Pipe/Cat6 18"
98144ETRCT7-024 VPX3 | 98144ETRCT7-024 VPX to RJ45 Even Thin Pipe/Cat6 24"
98144EVW336-006 VPX3 | 98144EVW336-006 H.S. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 6" Coax
98144EVW336-012 VPX3 | 98144EVW336-012 H.S. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 12" Coax
98144EVW336-018 VPX3 | 98144EVW336-018 H.S. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 18" Coax
98144EVW336-024 VPX3 | 98144EVW336-024 H.S. Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 24" Coax
98144ODW336-006 VPX3 | 98144ODW336-006 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 6" Coax
98144ODW336-012 VPX3 | 98144ODW336-012 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 12" Coax
98144ODW336-018 VPX3 | 98144ODW336-018 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 18" Coax
98144ODW336-024 VPX3 | 98144ODW336-024 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 24" Coax
98144OEW336-006 VPX3 | 98144OEW336-006 H.S. Odd/Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 6" Coax
98144OEW336-012 VPX3 | 98144OEW336-012 H.S. Odd/Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 12" Coax
98144OEW336-018 VPX3 | 98144OEW336-018 H.S. Odd/Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 18" Coax
98144OEW336-024 VPX3 | 98144OEW336-024 H.S. Odd/Even Ultra Thin Pipe with 24" Coax
98144OFP336-006 VPX3 | 98144OFP336-006 H.S. Odd Fat Pipe with 6" Coax
98144OFP336-012 VPX3 | 98144OFP336-012 H.S. Odd Fat Pipe with 12" Coax
98144OFP336-018 VPX3 | 98144OFP336-018 H.S. Odd Fat Pipe with 18" Coax
98144OFP336-024 VPX3 | 98144OFP336-024 H.S. Odd Fat Pipe with 24" Coax
98144OFS336-012 VPX3 | 98144OFS336-012 H.S. Odd Fat Pipe SMA with 12" Coax
98144OHU290-024 VPX3 | 98144OHU290-024 H.U. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 24" Hook Up Wire
98144OHU290-048 VPX3 | 98144OHU290-048 H.U. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe with 48" Hook Up Wire
98144OSE336-006 VPX3 | 98144OSE336-006 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe 5 lines with 6" Coax
98144OSE336-012 VPX3 | 98144OSE336-012 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe 5 lines with 12" Coax
98144OSE336-018 VPX3 | 98144OSE336-018 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe 5 lines with 18" Coax
98144OSE336-024 VPX3 | 98144OSE336-024 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe 5 lines with 24" Coax
98144OSM336-012 VPX3 | 98144OSM336-012 H.S. Odd Ultra Thin Pipe SMA with 12" Coax
98144OTP336-006 VPX3 | 98144OTP336-006 H.S. Odd Thin Pipe with 6" Coax
98144OTP336-012 VPX3 | 98144OTP336-012 H.S. Odd Thin Pipe with 12" Coax
98144OTP336-018 VPX3 | 98144OTP336-018 H.S. Odd Thin Pipe with 18" Coax
98144OTP336-024 VPX3 | 98144OTP336-024 H.S. Odd Thin Pipe with 24" Coax
98144OTRCT7-012 VPX3 | 98144OTRCT7-012 VPX to RJ45 Odd Thin Pipe/Cat6 12"
98144OTRCT7-018 VPX3 | 98144OTRCT7-018 VPX to RJ45 Odd Thin Pipe/Cat6 18"
98144OTRCT7-024 VPX3 | 98144OTRCT7-024 VPX to RJ45 Odd Thin Pipe/Cat6 24"
98144PWR290-024 VPX3 | 98144PWR290-024 PWR Ultra Thin Pipe 6 lines with 24" Hook Up Wire
98144PWR290-048 VPX3 | 98144PWR290-048 PWR Ultra Thin Pipe 6 lines with 48" Hook Up Wire
98144SEM336-012 VPX3 | 98144SEM336-012 H.S. Odd to SMA Ultra Thin Pipe 5 lines with 12" Coax
98144SEW290-024 VPX3 | 98144SEW290-024 S.E. Ultra Thin Pipe 6 lines with 24" Hook Up Wire
98144SEW290-048 VPX3 | 98144SEW290-048 S.E. Ultra Thin Pipe 6 lines with 48" Hook Up Wire
981453UF VPX3 | 981453UF Short Housing Kit (Front)
981453UR VPX3 | 981453UR Short Housing Kit (Rear)
981456UF VPX3 | 981456UF Long Housing Kit (Front)
981456UR VPX3 | 981456UR Long Housing Kit (Rear)
98144BLW VPX3 | 98144BLW Blank Wafer Spacers for Empty Rows
98144ELB VPX3 | 98144ELB VPX3 Even Wafer Loopback Assembly
98144OLB VPX3 | 98144OLB VPX3 Odd Wafer Loopback Assembly
981453UR-C VPX3 | 981453UR-C Short Rear (3U) Housing: Half RJ1, all RJ2 (bottom 16 pos.)
981453UR-D VPX3 | 981453UR-D Short Rear (3U) Module in place of RJ2 (bottom 8 pos.)
981456UR-C VPX3 | 981456UR-C Long Rear Housing kit/Module in place of RJ6
981456UR-CC VPX3 | 981456UR-CC Long Rear Housing kit/Modules in RJ3, RJ6 (top & bottom)
981456UR-CCC VPX3 | 981456UR-CCC Long Rear Housing kit/Modules inRJ3, RJ5, RJ6 (top & 2 bottom)

Supporting Documents

VPX3 Mating Cycle Test Report 2024

VPX3 Backplane Solution Datasheet

VPX3 Power Wafer Thermal Test 2024

VPX3 Catalog

VPX3 Signal Integrity Report2024

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