SpaceVPX-Tutorial

AirForceResearchLaboratoryIntegrityServiceExcellenceCharlesPatrickCollierVITA78ChairandNGSISCo-Founder09/26/2016NGSISSpaceVPXAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited2BottomLineUpFront(BLUF)Whatiswrongwithjustusinglegacyspaceelectronics?•Legacyspacesystemsareoftenpointsolutions•Re-useisnotapriority•Don’thavethefullrangeofredundancyoptions(dual-string,M-of-N,etc.)built-ingiventheparticularapplicationanditsneeds.•Internalinterfacesareoftenproprietaryandapplicationspecific•Modulesarenotdesignedtointer-operateateitherhardwareorsoftwarelevelAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited3ANSI/VITA1VME64includes32and64-bitaddress;P1andP2connectorsexpandedfrom96to100pinseachANSI/VITA41.0VXSaddsnewP0connectortosupporthighbaudratesofPacketSwitchfabricssuchasSRIO.VME’sP1andP2retained.ANSI/VITA5–1995RACEwayInterlinkfirstoftheSwitchedFabricsstandardizedbyVITACircuitswitched,parallelsignalingasopposetoserial–supersededbyANSI/VITA5.11999(S2011)ANSI/VITA46.0-2007VPXprovidemanymorehighbaudratepinsattheexpenseofbackwardcompatibility.ANSI/VITA66.0-2011addsblindmateopticalconnectorstoVPXANSI/VITA67.0-2012addsblindmatecoaxconnectorstoVPXANSI/VITA46.0-2007(R2013)VPXrevisiontakinginputfromVITA65WorkingGroupANSI/VITA65-2010(R2012)secondreleaseofOpenVPXANSI/VITA78-2015SpaceVPXspecificationisreleasedthatprovidesaSpacespecificVPXversionforSpaceapplications.VITA78.1–SpaceVPXLite3UversionofSpaceVPXisunderdevelopmentforSWaPconstrainedSpaceapplications–areleaseisexpectedin2016.ANSI/VITA65-2010OpenVPXbringssystemperspectivetoVPXTimelineVME,VXS,VPX,OpenVPX,SpaceVPX,andSpaceVPXLiteAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited4Outline•WhatisSpaceVPX?•SpaceVPXUseCasesandTopologies•SpaceVPXSlotProfiles•SpaceVPXBackplaneProfile•SpaceUM-ProvisionsforRedundancyandFaultTolerance•SpaceVPXMechanicalGeneralSpecifications•BackupAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited5WhatareSpaceVPX’sGoalsCreatedtobridgetheVPXstandardstothespacemarket.•SpaceVPXaddressesbothinteroperability(asOpenVPXdoes)andspaceapplicationneeds(notinOpenVPX).•SpaceVPXdefinesPayload,Switch,Controller,andBackplanemoduleprofilestomeetneedsofspaceapplications•SpaceVPXaddsfeaturestotheUtilityPlaneforfaulttolerance•Point-to-pointnotbussedtotoleratefaults:failureonmoduledoesnotaffectentiresystem.•SpaceUtilityModuleaddedtoprovidedual-redundantsourceforUtilityPlaneimplementations.•SpaceVPXdefinesuseofSpaceWireforControlPlaneoverEthernet(OpenVPXpreferredsolution).AFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited6WhatisSpaceVPX?Develop•Enhancedsetofbackplanespecificationsthatarebaseduponexistingcommercialstandardswithaddedfeaturesrequiredforspaceapplications.Increase•Interoperabilityandcompatibilitybetweenmanufacturersandintegrators,whilesimultaneouslyincreasingaffordabilitythroughtheuseofstandardsetsofhardware.AFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited7VITA65,RIOver.2.0FaultToleranceenhancementsVITA46.3SRIOonVPXVITA46.9PMC/XMCVITA46.11Sys.ManagementVITA48.2ConductionSpaceVPX(VITA78)WhatisinSpaceVPX?SpaceVPX/SpaceVPXLiteallowsausertoconfigureasystemfromboardlevelproductspurchasedfromdifferentvendors-thusthefocusoninteroperability.AFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited8SpaceVPXBuildingBlocksPayloadinputProcessingcardProcessingcardSwitchcardMemorycardOutputcardPowercardPayloadinputPayloadinputPayloadinputProcessingcardProcessingcardSwitchcardMemorycardOutputcardPowercardPayloadinputPayloadinputPayloadinputProcessingcardProcessingcardSwitchcardMemorycardOutputcardPowercardPayloadinputPayloadinputSATCOMSystemVPX1VPX2VPX3VPX7VPX8VPX9VPX4VPX6ContrlPlaneContrlPlaneContrlPlaneContrlPlaneContrlPlaneContrlPlaneIPMCIPMCIPMCIPMCIPMCIPMCContrlSwitchContrlSwitchPowerAandBSwitchedManagementPlane(IPMB)ControlPlane(TP)DataPlane(DFP)Slotnumbersarelogical,physicalslotnumbersmaybedifferentPayloadslotsPayloadslotsSwitchedUtilityPlaneIncludespowerUM5ControllerSelectionAandB(HLD)DataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneDataPlaneExpanPlaneExpanPlaneExpanPlaneExpanPlaneExpanPlaneExpanPlaneSWChMCChMCTPTPControlSlotControlSlotSpaecUMSlotsAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited9SimplifiedSpaceVPXDevelopmentFlow•Determineapplicationrequirements•Size,weightandpower•Processing,fabricandI/Orequirements•Selectoverallsystemparameters•3Uor6U?•Switchingtopology?•Numberandtypeofslots?•Assembledevelopmentvehicle•COTSdevelopmentchassis•COTSboards•COTSorcustomRTMs•Designdeploymentsystem•Typicallycustombackplane•TypicallyrouteI/OsignalstocustomI/OslotorbulkheadconnectorAFRLPublicRelease–OPS-16-12225–DistributionStatementA“Approvedforpublicrelea