VPX backplane design is critical to implementing a VPX system, and the abundance of options makes it a daunting task. Dawn VME Products has introduced their Fabric Mapping Module (FMM) connector-less backplane micro-overlays to simplify and automate the optimization of backplane topologies in compliance with OpenVPX profiles.
Dawn’s FMMs use Ball Grid Array substrate technology as a micro-overlay that can be used on VPX backplanes and are tuned for high-speed signal transmission. FMMs interface a PCB-based differential pair matrix with compatible Dawn backplanes, so inter-slot communications can be customized to meet unique system requirements.
FMMs allow designers to work with flexible configurations of high-speed links. Off-the-shelf backplanes can be quickly customized to mission requirements without the time and expense required for new backplane designs, a critical advantage when schedules are compressed by late system changes.
