{"id":12184,"date":"2026-10-15T16:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emg2.com\/?p=12184"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:42:36","slug":"products-solutions-guide-microtca-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emg2.com\/en\/products-solutions-guide-microtca-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroTCA Standard Products &amp; Solutions Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This 11-page booklet brings together all the essential elements to build an MTCA (MicroTCA) system with EMG2: MTCA.0 and MTCA.4 chassis and cooling systems, AC and DC power modules, MCH cards and their options, CPU cards, FPGA AMC cards, FMC cards, interface cards, telecom cards and accessories. An introduction covers the key strengths of the standard and the AMC card formats. 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #eeeeee;border-right:1px solid #eeeeee;border-bottom:1px solid #eeeeee;border-left:2px solid #eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-idlv0872ab-bb > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-idlv0872ab-bb .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#878787;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#878787;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#878787;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#878787;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-idlv0872ab-bb .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-idlv0872ab-bb > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#0e9cd1;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-idlv0872ab-bb kt-accordion-has-9-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-panelvf378a3-03\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>1. Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Officially launched by PICMG in 2006 and derived from ATCA, the MTCA standard (MicroTCA or \u00b5TCA) is part of a MOSA approach (Modular Open Systems Approach). It was designed to transcend the limitations of outdated industrial standards, such as VME or PCI, by offering greater modularity, flexibility and scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MTCA is based on the AMC card format (AdvancedTCA Mezzanine Cards) in order to meet performance and innovation needs. Today, the MTCA standard adapts to a wide variety of markets: science, industry and telecommunications, as well as vision, quantum technology and defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key strengths<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_302307-14\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_302307-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_302307-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_302307-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_302307-14\"><strong>Modularity and scalability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Independent, flexible, and easy to add, replace or adapt without changing the architecture and configuration, the modules allow redundancy and hot-swapping.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_f898be-b1\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to its open and multi-protocol interfaces, capable of reaching 40 Gbps per link on the backplane, MTCA enables flexible data transfers between modules, meeting the strict real-time requirements of computing and data acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_766358-e1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_766358-e1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_766358-e1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_766358-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_766358-e1\"><strong>Reliability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For critical systems, the standard incorporates complete redundancy (management, power supply, cooling, signals, clocks, data) to ensure continuous service and near 100% availability.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_03880d-6c\"><strong>Intelligent clock management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To minimize external connections or for applications requiring high precision, the backplane offers dedicated signals for clock distribution and synchronization via triggers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_8d4fcb-c4\"><strong>Remote control and management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All active elements are interconnected via IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) to an MCH (MTCA Carrier Hub) card which controls the system and manages its resources and main signals, and which provides a software interface for remote monitoring and management.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_273b24-55\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_273b24-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_273b24-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_273b24-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_273b24-55\"><strong>Compactness and granularity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chassis can be compact (1U or 2U) for a few AMC cards, with a seamless evolution to much larger chassis that can accommodate up to 12 double-width, full-height cards.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_005d8a-c6\"><strong>Interoperability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MTCA is an open standard, supported by many industrial players, ensuring electrical and mechanical compatibility between infrastructure and payload modules, according to the MTCA.0 standard and its variants.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_182514-d8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_182514-d8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_182514-d8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_182514-d8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_182514-d8\"><strong>Short Time to Market<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MOSA architecture enables rapid system composition and scaling, from simple to high-performance, using diverse COTS modules or custom AMC cards designed for project-specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful concepts for understanding MTCA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>MTCA adopts the core principles of the ATCA standard in a more compact format, offering a finer level of granularity around the AMC modules (ATCA mezzanine cards), which have become the main boards of MTCA. Thus, all the intelligence and advanced functions for resource management and control, clock distribution, high-speed flexible interconnects, security, etc., that constitute the full richness of ATCA, are condensed into a chassis control board (shelf manager) called MCH card (MTCA Carrier Hub). It manages AMC cards as if they were on an ATCA card and provides them with all the required mechanisms, resources and functionalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By extension, all the other elements that make up an MTCA system (the mechanical chassis, the backplane, the cooling modules, the power supplies and of course the MCH card) reproduce an ideal, reliable, high-performance and perfectly controlled environment for AMC cards, in continuity with what an ATCA chassis would provide them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, several major innovations emerged with the standardization of MTCA, which has evolved independently to become a fully-fledged architecture that is positioned as the replacement for the VME and cPCI standards. MTCA has indeed addressed some of the limitations of these older standards while incorporating feedback and market trends to become the industry standard of the future, much like VPX for the military, which operates on very similar principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The AMC cards that represent the payload of the MTCA systems are defined by their width and their size\/height, when laid flat on a table. The length of AMC cards is fixed at 181.5 mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some useful acronyms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CS: Compact size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS: Mid-Size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FS: Full Size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DW: Double width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SW: Single Width<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RTM: MTCA Rear Transition Modules are modules that extend the interfaces and functionalities of AMC cards to the rear of the chassis, in certain variants of the MTCA standard (known as MTCA.4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-panelv3415e9-e9\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>2. Chassis &amp; cooling systems<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTCA.0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Categories<\/th><th>Form factor<\/th><th>MCH<\/th><th>Power module<\/th><th>AMC<\/th><th>Backplane<\/th><th>Cooling system<\/th><th>Other<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>NATIVE-C1<\/td><td>1U<\/td><td>1 SW FS<\/td><td>1 SW FS<\/td><td>6 SW MS<\/td><td>40G (optional)<\/td><td>2 x (80 CFM) push-pull<\/td><td>1 JSM custom size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-C2<\/td><td>2U<\/td><td>2 SW FS<\/td><td>2 SW FS<\/td><td>12 SW MS<\/td><td>40G (optional)<\/td><td>2 x (160 CFM) push-pull<\/td><td>1 JSM custom size<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-C5<\/td><td>5U<\/td><td>1 DW<\/td><td>1 DW<\/td><td>6 DW MS, 1 DW FS<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>1 x (256 CFM) push<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-C8<\/td><td>8U<\/td><td>2 DW<\/td><td>3 DW<\/td><td>10 SW MS \/ 12 DW MS<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>2 x (672 CFM) push-pull<\/td><td>1 DW JSM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DISCOVERY BOX<\/td><td>1U<\/td><td>Integrated with limited features<\/td><td>Integrated<\/td><td>1 SW\/DW<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>Integrated<\/td><td>SFP connectivity<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTCA.4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Categories<\/th><th>Form factor<\/th><th>MCH<\/th><th>Power module<\/th><th>AMC<\/th><th>Backplane<\/th><th>Cooling system<\/th><th>Other<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>SERVER-R1<\/td><td>1U<\/td><td>Integrated MCH with limited features<\/td><td>Integrated AC or DC power supply module<\/td><td>2 single\/double AMC slots, or 2 double RTM slots<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>Integrated<\/td><td>CPU or SOM module and CLK<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-R2<\/td><td>2U<\/td><td>1 DW FS with MCH RTM<\/td><td>1 DW FS<\/td><td>5 DW MS and 1 DW FS<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>1 x (400 CFM) push<\/td><td>1 DW MCH RTM and 1 SW FS JSM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-R5<\/td><td>5U<\/td><td>1 DW FS with MCH RTM<\/td><td>1 DW FS<\/td><td>6 DW MS and 1 DW FS, with or without RTM<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>1 x (384 CFM) push<\/td><td>1 DW MCH RTM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NATIVE-R9<\/td><td>9U<\/td><td>2 DW FS with MCH RTM<\/td><td>6 DW FS<\/td><td>12 DW MS, with or without RTM<\/td><td>10G<\/td><td>2 x (864 CFM) push-pull<\/td><td>1 SW FS JSM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-panelv4c1749-a0\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>3. Power modules<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AC600<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available in SW or DW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>110-265 V-AC input with locking power cord<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>600 W output power for 12 AMCs, 2 CUs and 2 MCHs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outputs: 12 V at 6.6 A max. (80 W) \/ 3.3 V at 180 mA max<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports N+1 and 2+2 redundancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AC1000<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available in DW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>110-265 V-AC input with locking power cord<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1,000 W output power for 12 AMCs, 2 CUs and 2 MCHs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outputs: 12 V at 6.6 A max. (80 W) \/ 3.3 V at 180 mA max<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports N+1 and 2+2 redundancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DC24<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available in SW or DW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dual 24 V-DC input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>300\/600 W output power for 12 AMCs, 2 CUs and 2 MCHs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outputs: 12 V at 6.6 A max. (80 W) \/ 3.3 V at 180 mA max<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports N+1 and 2+2 redundancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DC48<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available in SW or DW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48 V-DC input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>860\/1,300 W output power for 12 AMCs, 2 CUs and 2 MCHs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outputs: 12 V at 6.6 A max. (80 W) \/ 3.3 V at 180 mA max<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports N+1 and 2+2 redundancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-panelv08cce8-7a\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>4. MCH cards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MCH (single width)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dual ARM A9 @ FreeRTOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microchip SparX-5 switch (1\/10\/40 GbE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base structure: 1\/10 GbE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uplink connections: RJ45, iX, SFP-DD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MCH (double width)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dual ARM A9 @ FreeRTOS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microchip SparX-5 switch (1\/10\/40 GbE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Base structure: 1\/10 GbE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uplink connections: RJ45, iX, SFP-DD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional assembly options: NVMe\/SSD, RTM support (ZONE3 + PCIe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options: clock module<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CLK1+2 (SMA input), FCLK (PCIe)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADI CLK mux (ADN4605)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional OCXO (SIT5721AI-KW333)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional GPS receiver -&gt; SMC input<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options: Ethernet hub module<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support for 1 GbE, 2.5 GbE, 10\/40 GbE and XAUI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Up to 12 AMC cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SFP-DD uplinks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options: PCIe x 52 hub module<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microchip PM40052B 52-port PCIe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen4 switch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCIe uplink option with cable via QSFP 4x Gen 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options: PCIe x 84 hub module<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Microchip Switchtec PFX 84-port PCIe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gen5 switch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dual QSFP-DD (2&#215;8 or 1&#215;16 Gen 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphic tool for communication and management<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MTCA system management and visualization software (Java)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysis, monitoring and modification of the various system resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platform independent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remote management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-panelv59435c-61\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>5. CPU cards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AMC CPU with Comex module<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DW FS with Comex Type 7 module<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Intel Gen 13\/14 Celeron or Xeon processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&#215;16 GB RAM ECC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With 4 USB ports and 2 SFP+ ports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.2 memory (optional)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaces: PCIe Gen 3\/Gen 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OEM-PB AM-G64\/XXX<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMC in double mid-size (Xeon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Intel Gen6 processor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 or 32 GB ECC DRAM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xeon E3-1505M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaces: PCIe-x8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 GbE on the front panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NXP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single width, mid-size or full-size<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With NXP 8 or 16 x ARM A72 cores @ 2.2 GHz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 or 32 GB DDR4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SFP or QSFP cage for front panel uplink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secure boot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaces: 8 E1\/T1, USB, RS232, 2 x GbE, LEDs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rear Transition Module (RTM)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DW FS for MCH DW with Zone 3 connector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comex Type 6 board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2-core Celeron or 6-core Xeon E-2276ML CPU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 x 8 GB or 2 x 16 GB DDR4 RAM with ECC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CM246 chipset (CPU TDP: 25 W)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interfaces: PCIe Gen3x16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rear panel: 2xDP, 4xUSB, 1xGbE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SSD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Optional depending on CPU card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.5\u2019\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 or 4 TB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MLC technology (multi-level cells)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SATA 3: 6 GB\/s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>R\/W: 560\/530 MB\/s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-panelv0c2a9b-d9\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>6. FPGA AMC cards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altera<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on Altera Arria 10 SX or GX SoC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One FMC VITA 57.1 slot for HPC and LPC connectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8+4 GB DDR4 (PL), 4 GB DDR4 (PS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>128 MB HPS boot memory, 128 MB FPGA configuration memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MicroSD card slot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From -30\u00b0C to +85\u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Xilinx<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DW, MS or FS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ ZU2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ring or star topology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports 4 or 8 EtherCAT slaves via I\/O, including eight RJ45 ports, one miniUSB port, and one SFP port<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AMC-ZYNQUP-ECO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SW MS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ ZU2 to ZU5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2x\/4x ARM A53<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can accommodate up to 2 stacked FMC (LPC) units<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 GB DDR4 (PS), 4 GB DDR4 (PL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MicroSD card with Linux BSP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From -40\u00b0C to +55\u00b0C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AMC-ZYNQUP-ADV<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SW, MS or FS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Based on Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ ZU7 or ZU11 (quad ARM Cortex-A53) with High Pin Count (HPC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can accommodate up to 2 stacked FMC (LPC) units<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 GB DDR4 (PS), 8 GB DDR4 (PL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MicroSD card with Linux BSP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DAMC-FMC2ZUP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Based on Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC ZU11 or ZU19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One FMC+ slot with 24 transceivers (16 GTY to 28.21 Gbps + 8 GTH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One FMC HPC slot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 GB DDR4 (PS), 1 GB DDR4 (PL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB Type-C, White Rabbit and JTAG support, SD card slot and 8 GB eMMC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trigger and clock I\/O<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bipolar picoammeter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20-bit, 8-channel bipolar picoammeter with rear I\/O MTCA.4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AMC double-width card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 MSPS @ 20-bit per channel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Very low temperature dependence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data processing on Virtex-5 FPGA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCIe (x4) communication on AMC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four low-latency links on AMC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External clock\/trigger input<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-panelv4929e2-3a\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>7. FMC cards<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>To complement our FPGA cards with FMC connector, we offer various FMC module options or integrated solutions with software tools. Discover below the general specifications of our FMC cards, classified by application type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FMC-POE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With PoE and GigE Vision support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4x front RJ45 ports, IEEE 802.3af compatible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly efficient power conversion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FMC VITA 57.1 High Pin Count (HPC) connector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4x SGMII and I\u00b2C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FMC-SDR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 Analog Devices ADRV9009 dual RF transmitters, receivers and observation receivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 wideband Rx\/Tx channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synchronizable to create large phased arrays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FMC VITA 57.1 high pin count (HPC) connector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-card synchronization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other FMC cards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ADC\/DAC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camera interface<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GPIO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SFP+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current measurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motor control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-panelv65b18c-1a\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>8. Interface cards &amp; accessories<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interface cards: NAMC-XE1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMC MS or FS card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 or 16 E1\/T1 interfaces via RJ45 with Maxim\/Dallas DS26518 framer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrates a Lattice ECP3 FPGA with 70,000 logic elements and 4 Mbit of internal memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backplane connectivity: 2x GbE in base region, 2x GbE, 2x SRIO or 1x PCIe in fat-pipe region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports up to 1,024 bidirectional iTDM channels at 64 kbit\/s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interface cards: NPCIE-UPLINK-Q<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PCIe interface card for PC\/server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optical uplink (x8 or x16) via front panel QSFP-DD port<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSC clock input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No driver required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telecom cards: AMC-SDH<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMC MS or FS card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA with optional interfaces (SDH, TSI, iTDM, HDLC, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Front-end interfaces: 4 SFPs for 4\u00d7 OC-3\/STM-1 or 2\u00d7 OC-12\/STM-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiplexing\/demultiplexing capacity (add\/drop): up to 252 E1 or 336 T1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backplane connectivity: 4\u00d7 GbE, XAUI or SRIO options in fat-pipe region, ESSI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telecom cards: 8569-8E1\/T1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AMC line interface card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NXP PowerQUICC III MPC8569<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>512 MB DDR2 and 128 MB Flash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 E1\/T1 interfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISDN or SS7 protocol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OK-1, Linux (on request)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessories: JSM<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JTAG Switch Module<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Testing and diagnostics for MTCA systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In an AMC single mid-size or full-size card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With integrated FPGA to adapt to any JSM pin configuration on an AMC-type backplane connector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessories: AMC-DISCOVERY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Development kit for AMC SW\/DW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>eMCH, power supply and cooling module included<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 GbE connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standalone mode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTCA\/PCIe expansion kit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_992694-e3\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_992694-e3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_992694-e3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading12184_992694-e3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading12184_992694-e3\">Building an MTCA system or have a question about one of these elements? <a href=\"\/en\/contacts\/\">Contact our team<\/a>: we will help you choose the chassis, power modules and cards that suit your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover all our <a href=\"https:\/\/emg2.com\/en\/solutions\/embedded-systems\/\">embedded systems solutions<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 11-page booklet brings together all the essential elements to build an MTCA (MicroTCA) system with EMG2: MTCA.0 and MTCA.4 chassis and cooling systems, AC and DC power modules, MCH cards and their options, CPU cards, FPGA AMC cards, FMC cards, interface cards, telecom cards and accessories. 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