Pixus Chassis aimed at developers of 3U VPX, OpenVPX boards

A 4U-high chassis for the development of 3U VPX and OpenVPX cards, the VPXD4500 OpenVPX Development Chassis features a 5-slot OpenVPX backplane with a BKP3-DIS05-15.2.13-n profile per the VITA 65 specification. The distributed mesh backplane is versatile for a wide range of 3U OpenVPX boards and the enclosure facilitates rear I/O access, with rear-transition-module (RTM) connectors optional.

The 19-in.-wide 4U development platform comes with rubber feet for desktop applications; however the unit is also rack-mountable. A 350-W ac power supply is standard and offers typical 3U VPX voltages of 3.3, 5, and 12 V, plus +/- 12-V AUX and 3.3-V AUX. The chassis' pricing starts under $2,495.00, depending on configuration, and other backplane and PSU options are available.