Sure, everyone’s got a VPX SBC – but where do you go when you want high-density, single-slot synchro/resolver I/O? Why, North Atlantic Industries, of course. You’ll want to get your mitts on the 67C3, a modular 6U VPX motherboard that can be populated by up to 6 independent submodules to realize myriad I/O functions. And, each I/O can be controlled by VME, dual GbE, Serial RapidIO, or PCIe. Control and packing density are the keywords of this OpenVPX board.
The choices for connectivity are impressive: synchro/resolver, LVDT/RVDT simulation and measurement, A/D, D/A, discrete/differential/TTL/CMOS, RTD, encoder, and a plethora of more common I/O. These include: serial (RS-232/422/485), MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and even the automotive CANbus. The board is available in air- and conduction-cooled versions, and it can operate over -40 °C to +85 °C. It’s kind of like shopping at the dollar store, with so many choices available it’s hard to decide which combination to choose.