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Backplanes and Test Adaptors

Trust the Experts in Signal Integrity and High Speed Data Transfer

nVent SCHROFF backplanes are primarily developed, tested and manufactured in-house. The attention to detail in design results in excellent signal integrity and the highest data transfer rates.  

Choose from our standard backplane configurations, or provide us with your specifications and we'll design a custom solution to meet your needs.  When working with nVent SCHROFF, you'll have one contact partner as a customer interface, supported by a team of experienced Engineers to assist with technical questions, quotes, project support and after-sales care.  

CompactPCI

CompactPCI Backplanes, CPCI backplane, CPCI Power Backplane

The nVent SCHROFF CompactPCI Backplanes are  fully compliant to PICMG specifications:

  • PICMG 2.0 R 3.0 cPCI Core Specification
  • PICMG 2.1 cPCI Hot Swap 
  • PICMG 2.6 Bridging 
  • PICMG 2.9 System Management Bus 
  • PICMG 2.10 Keying 

nVent SCHROFF CompactPCI backplanes are specially designed to achieve excellent power distribution, signal integrity, virtually zero cross talk, and minimum clock skew.  Using ceramic capacitors to reduce noise at frequencies above 10MHz radiated and conducted noise caused by the processor and PCI clock signals is minimized. Unlike aluminum capacitors with a 5-10 year life, ceramic capacitors have no limitation, which leads greater mean time to failure.  

Custom solution possible for slot counts not in ours standard portfolio, conformal coated backplanes or other requirements. 

CompactPCI Serial

CompactPCI Serial backplane, CPCI-S, CPCI-S Backplane, CPCI Serial, CPCI Serial Backplane

The nVent SCHROFF CompactPCI Serial backplane portfolio comprises of system slot left and system slot right backplanes, backplanes with Ethernet routed as single star from the system slot to all peripheral slots and backplanes with full-mesh Ethernet
topology. In addition to the backplanes with Ethernet, backplanes are available where the upper connector pair, J6/RP6, is assembled for “rear I/O on RP6”. Backplanes with Ethernet routing and up to five slots have full-mesh Ethernet topology implemented which includes the signal lines for the star topology as well. Higher slot count backplanes with star topology and backplanes with full-mesh Ethernet implementation are available. nVent SCHROFF CompactPCI Serial backplanes are available with or without rear I/O connectors on J2..J5 / RP2..RP5 on each peripheral slot.

Custom solutions possible for partial rear I/O connector assembly, slot counts which are not our standard product portfolio, conformal coated backplanes or custom requirements.  

 

VME and VME64x

VME backplanes, VME64x backplane

nVent SCHROFF offers a wide selection of VME Backplanes compliant to VITA specifications:

  • ANSI / VITA 1-1994 VME64 
  • ANSI / VITA 1.1-1997 VME64x 
  • ANSI / VITA 1.5-2003 VME2eSST, VME64 and VME64x
  • ANSI / VITA 1.7-2003 Increased Current Level
  • ANSI / VITA 3-1995 Live Insertion System
  • ANSI / VITA 38-2003 System Management 

Our backplanes are specially designed to achieve excellent power distribution, signal integrity, virtually zero cross talk, and minimum clock skew.  Using ceramic capacitors to reduce noise at frequencies above 10MHz we minimize the radiated and conducted noise caused by the processor and PCI clock signals. Unlike aluminum capacitors which have a 5-10 year life, ceramic capacitors have no limitation, which leads greater mean time to failure.  

VPX

VPX Backplane, VPX backplane design

The nVent SCHROFF VPX Backplane offering comprises of a selection of 3 U and  6 U Backplanes in accordance to The VPX Base Standard and to the OpenVPX specification.
Their superior Signal Integrity supports the highest transfer rates in the standard.  

nVent SCHROFF VPX backplanes are fully compliant with VITA specifications.

  • VITA 46.0 VPX Base Standard
  • VITA 46.10 Rear Transition Module on VPX
  • VITA 46.11 System Management on VPX

Customized solutions are possible.  Contact us to learn more about how we can help.

Power Backplanes

Power Backplane, backplane board

The nVent SCHROFF Power Backplane support pluggable PSUs with P47 connector, have 8 respective 16 HP width and can be assembled anywhere in the system.  

They are fully compliant to PICMG Specifications:

  • PICMG 2.9 System Management
  • PICMG 2.11 Compact PCI Power Interface

The power backplane can easily be connected electrically to the signal backplane by using cables with cable lugs.  The power input to the power backplane is realized with crimp contacts plugged directly into the P47 connectors. Parallel operation of 2 PSUs possible by connecting the current share bus on both power boards.  3U power backplane 8HP assembled with one P47 connector, 3U backplane 16HP with 2 P47, the 6U power backplane with 1 or 2 P47 connectors.

Test Adaptors

Test adapters, test adaptors

Test adapters are used to debug boards.  The test board is plugged into the front, then the assembly is inserted into a subrack/system slot.  Test points, signal and address lines, as well as power from the backplane connector, are conveniently located at the front of the assembly.  Usually the test adapter has also some fields for voltage measurements, current measurements, and if needed, pins for wire wrap to realize custom connections.

nVent SCHROFF offers:

  • Range of products with DIN-connectors type B, C, D, E, F and M
  • Voltage/current measuring fields, wire wrap pins or jumper/bridge fields
  • Mechanical sets and guide rails to configure your own 6 or 9 U Test Adaptor from the wide range of 3 U Test Adaptors

Digital Design Tools

Backplane Configurator

  • Selector type tool

  • Available for ATCA, MicroTCA, CompactPCI, CompactPCI Serial, VME, VME64x, PXI and others

  • Start with one of our standard backplanes or specify your own requirements from scratch

  • Guides you through key decisions in the design process

  • Quickly provides relevant information to our design team and includes the request for quote

  • Takes less than 5 minutes to complete

Helpful Resources

Catalog

Backplanes

Datasheet

100 Gbps AdvancedTCA Backplane

Whitepaper

Overcoming Challenges in 100 GBPS Backplane Design

User Manual

CompactPCI Backplanes