VITA (organization)
The VITA ( V MEBUS I nternational T rade A ssociation ) is a non-profit organization of vendors and users with a common market interest in modular, real-time embedded systems. VITA became known through the publication of the VMEbus specification in 1994.
Publications
| default | Surname | comment |
|---|---|---|
| ANSI / VITA 1-1994 (R2002) | VME64 standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 1.1-1997 (R2003) | VME64 extensions | |
| ANSI / VITA 1.3-1997 (R2003) | VME64 9U x 400 mm format | |
| ANSI / VITA 1.5-2003 | 2eSST | Protocol extension for transferring up to 320 MB / s |
| ANSI / VITA 1.6-2000 (R2005) | Keying for Conduction Cooled VME64x | |
| ANSI / VITA 1.7-2003 | Increased Current DIN Connector | |
| ANSI / VITA 4-1995 (R2002) | IP modules | IndustryPack |
| ANSI / VITA 4.1-1996 (R2003) | IP I / O mapping to VME64x | |
| ANSI / VITA 5.1-1999 (R2004) | RACEway Interlink | High-speed point-to-point connections in the P2 area |
| ANSI / VITA 6-1994 (R2002) | SCSA | Telephony bus in the P2 area |
| ANSI / VITA 6.1-1996 (R2003) | SCSA extensions | Extension for ANSI / VITA 6-1994 (R2002) |
| ANSI / VITA 10-1995 (R2002) | SKYchannel | Packet switching connections in the P2 area |
| ANSI / VITA 12-1997 (R2002) | M modules | Mezzanine modules |
| ANSI / VITA 13-1995 (W2006) | VMEbus Pin Assignment Standard for ISO / IEC 14575 ( IEEE 1355 -1995 (HIC)) | |
| ANSI / VITA 17-1998 (R2004) | Front panel data port | |
| ANSI / VITA 17.1-2003 | Serial front panel data port | |
| VITA 19 | BusNet Overview | No ANSI standard |
| ANSI / VITA 19.1-1998 (W2006) | BusNet Media Access Control | |
| ANSI / VITA 19.2-1998 (W2006) | BusNet Link Layer Control | |
| ANSI / VITA 20-2001 (R2005) | CCPMC - Conduction Cooled PMC | |
| ANSI / VITA 23-1998 (R2004) | VME64 Extensions for Physics | |
| ANSI / VITA 25-1997 (W2006) | VISION | Interface for software applications on VME modules |
| ANSI / VITA 26-1998 (R2003) | Myrinet | Packet switching connections on VME modules |
| ANSI / VITA 29-2001 (W2006) | PC • MIP | Small mezzanine modules based on PCI |
| ANSI / VITA 30-2000 (R2005) | 2mm Connector Practice for Euroboard Systems | |
| ANSI / VITA 30.1-2002 | 2mm Connector Practice for Conduction Cooled Euroboard Systems | |
| ANSI / VITA 31.1-2003 | Gigabit Ethernet on VME64x backplanes | |
| ANSI / VITA 32-2003 | Processor PMC | |
| ANSI / VITA 35-2000 (R2005) | For PMC-P4 Pin Out Mapping To VME-P0 and VME64x-P2 | |
| ANSI / VITA 38-2003 | System management on VME | |
| ANSI / VITA 39-2003 | PCI-X for PMC and Processor PMC | |
| ANSI / VITA 40-2003 | Status Indicator Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 41.0-2006 | VXS VMEbus Switched Serial Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 41.1-2006 | VXS 4X InfiniBand ™ Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 41.2-2006 | VXS 4X Serial RapidIO ™ Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 42.0-2008 | XMC Switched Mezzanine CardBase Specification | Extension of the PMC standard to include serial high-speed buses |
| ANSI / VITA 42.1-2006 | XMC Switched Mezzanine Card: Parallel RapidIO ™ 8/16 LP-LVDS Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 42.2-2006 | XMC Serial RapidIO Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 42.3-2006 | XMC PCI Express Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 42.6-2009 | XMC 10 GbE Protocol Layer Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 46.0-2007 | VPX Baseline Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 46.1-2007 | VMEbus signal mapping on VPX | |
| ANSI / VITA 47-2005 (R2007) | Environments, Design and Construction, Safety, and Quality for Plug-In Units Standard | |
| ANSI / VITA 57.1-2008 | FMC: FPGA Mezzanine Cards Base Specification | |
| ANSI / VITA 46.10-2009 (R2015) | VPX: Rear Transition Module |
Important standards
VME64x (VITA1.1)
Today, many of the standards are outdated and no longer used. While the classic VMEbus (VITA1) is no longer relevant, systems and backplanes with the expansion of VITA 1.1 (VME64x) are still used frequently. Thanks to the downward compatibility, older VME cards can still be used here.
Gigabit Ethernet on VME64x backplanes (VITA31.1)
A VITA31.1 backplane is based on a standard VME64x backplane and is only extended by a Gigabit Ethernet link (1000BASE-T). This leads to a standard PICMG 2.16 Gigabit Ethernet switch , which connects the links to one another and, if necessary, to the front panel via an RJ45 connector. The Gigabit Ethernet is implemented in a star topology . Optionally, two Ethernet switch slots can also be integrated into the backplane, creating a double-star topology. This means that each slot has two Gigabit Ethernet links that are redundant to one another.
VME Switched Serial Standard - VXS (VITA41.X)
A VITA41 backplane is basically also based on a VME64x backplane. However, the P0 connector differs from that of the VME64x backplane. Instead of the Hard Metric (HM) connector, a MultiGig connector is used, which is designed for differential pairs of LVDS transmission. This enables transmissions in the range of several Gb / s. The standard defines many high-speed protocols that can be transmitted over these connections. These protocols are InfiniBand and Serial Rapid IO as well as the specifications for protocol transmissions of Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express , Aurora and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, which have only been available as drafts so far .
VPX (VITA46.X)
A VPX backplane is no longer compatible with VME64x backplanes due to the connectors. However, the sub-standard VITA46.1 defines how the signals of the VMEbus can be mapped to the MultiGig connectors of the VPX backplane. In this way, hybrid backplanes can be produced easily, which enable the inclusion of VME64x, VXS and VPX cards. The VPX backplanes allow the transmission of high-speed signals in all connector areas in order to increase the transmission bandwidth. With VPX there are also some drafts for mapping the protocols Serial Rapid IO, PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet and Infiniband for transmission on the backplane.