SOSA and VITA 65 OpenVPX embedded computing development chassis introduced by Elma Electronic

FREMONT, Calif. – Elma Electronic Inc. in Fremont, Calif., is introducing the Type 39A CompacFrame embedded computing development platforms to accelerate development and test of plug-in cards aligned to the SOSA Technical Standard 1.0 and VITA 65 OpenVPX.

The Type 39A CompacFrame accepts as many as five 1-slot VPX power & ground backplanes for plug-in cards on 1-, 1.2-, or 1.5-inch-pitch designed for use with VITA 48.8 air-flow-through (AFT) cooling.

The embedded computing development chassis facilitates new card and system design and testing for rugged applications like electronic warfare (EW), C5ISR, target tracking and display, navigation systems, threat detection, sensor payloads, imaging, and data processing.

With an updated, lightweight construction, Elma's CompacFrame series is tilted up 5 degrees for viewing and plug-in cards insertion. User interfaces are designed for easy access, and an integrated carrying handle is for portability.

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VITA 48.8 helps reduce weight and cost for high density, high power dissipation of 3U and 6U module based systems by eliminating the use of card retainers and ejector/injector handles, instead using lightweight jack screws for insertion and extraction into a chassis.

The elimination of module-to-chassis conduction cooling means VITA 48.8 drives innovative use of new lightweight polymer or composite-based chassis.

For more information contact Elma online at www.elma.com.