MicroTCA Backplane Cube Style

MicroTCA backplane in the Cube style format

Elma Electronic – Systems
February 21st, 2010
  • MicroTCA Backplane Cube Style (from Elma Electronic Systems)6 AdvancedMC, 1 MicroTCA Carrier Hub, and 1 Power Module slot
  • Star topology
  • Fits in a 4U wide Cube-style MicroTCA portable enclosure
  • JSM (J-Tag Switch Module) slot
  • Connections at the bottom for a Cooling Unit and at the top for temperature sensors
  • The 12-layer routing includes 12 ports, including Fat Pipe lanes and allocations for PCI Express traffic
  • The pinout of Connector 2 of the MCH is the first alternative pinout defined in the MicroTCA Spec. This pinout contains half a Fabric (Fabric B) and three clock networks. The Fabric on this connector is not used at all, instead the according Ports 2 and 3 of the AdvancedMCs are connected directly between the cards

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