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See also:
Active Backplanes Design
Custom Backplanes Design
Standard Backplanes Design
Boards Design
Components and Library Management
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Overview
We offer schematic design as a separate service or as part of the boards and backplanes layout design.
As a separate service we can start from a high level logic block diagram or from the description
of the functionality. In any case we bring our expertise in
electronic design. We choose the parts or we can use your preferred parts and work closely with the suppliers in order to make sure that your application will be cost effective and
easy to build. For each project we build the components and the library. We also run simulations before releasing the schematic to prove the concept and the functionality.
Our expertise includes PCIExpress switching, GigaBit Ethernet switching, power supplies, CANBus, serial interfaces.
We are currently building our FPGA design capabilities so we will be able to offer you a turn-key service, a complete package
that will include FPGA, schematic, simulations and layout design.
For any layout design that we do we design the schematic first, based on the specification, and submit it for you approval before comencing the layout design. This way we
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PCI Express switch active ATCA-based backplane
Description:
The main function of this active ATCA-based backplane is PCI Express switching.
We started from a high level logic block diagram provided by the customer
and developed the schematic.
The main functional blocks are:
- PCI Express switching which consists of six PCIe Gen2, 5.0GT/s 48-lane, 12-port PCIe Switches
- PCIe switch HW configuration block
- Power supply and filtering, with DC-DC converters from 48V to various local voltages
- IPMI block, based on an IPMI processor which monitors the temperature and all the voltages on the backplane through several I2C busses
- GB Ethernet base interface which is the control plane for all 10 backplane slots
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CompactPCI active backplane
Description:
This active backplane features two CompactPCI bus sections that can act independently
or be connected through a PCI-to-PCI bridge to form a common bus. A switching block allow the operator to
choose between the two modes.
We started from a functional description provided by the customer and
we developed the logic block diagram and the schematic.
The main functional blocks are:
- Compact PCI bus, two sections, 32-bit, 33MHz clock
- PCI-to-PCI bridge
- CPI bus switching block consisting of 23 CMOS Wide Bandwidth Quad 2:1 Muxes
- Control signals for switching function
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