Gesamtkatalog 2016-2

Introducing
Meritec’s Hercules ® Interconnect System embedded in the rugged circular MIL-DTL-38999L
Series III shell provides both a durable and high-bandwidth interconnect scheme suitable
for Military, Aerospace and ruggedized commercial high-bandwidth applications not
previously accommodated by Industry standard interconnects. The rapid
emergence of high-speed switched serial fabric backplanes in the rugged
embedded computer market has created a need for a connector system
capable of supporting serial I/O at full bandwidth between platforms. New
backplane architectures are supporting link speeds in excess of 5 Gb/s. The
desire of system designers to implement these speeds and to operate independent boxes or
platforms at full system bandwidth requires a new generation of high bandwidth (10 Gb/s)
ruggedized I/O connectors. The VITA 76.0 standard addresses the HERCULES Interconnect
System, that will support this bandwidth (>10 Gb/s) while also meeting the necessary signal
density emerging in the ruggedized embedded systems.
Open Standards, Open Markets
The VITA 76.0 Standard defines a ruggedized high-bandwidth copper I/O connector system
that consists of bulkhead receptacles and cable end plugs. The bulkhead receptacle can be
different styles: PCB pressfit tail, PCB solder tail and cable pigtail. The mounting mechanism of
the bulkhead receptacle can be flange or jam-nut style. The cable end plugs can also embrace
alternative technologies: copper, hybrid copper, active copper and active optical (AO).
The cable end plug attaches external cables to chassis bulkhead walls via the bulkhead
receptacles. The cable end plug is secured to the bulkhead receptacles via a turn-style collar
ring MIL-DTL-38999. Various styles of cable egress are available for different applications.
Examples include:
1. Single chassis to single chassis interconnect (e.g. computer to computer via 4-lane PCIe)
2. Single chassis to multiple chassis interconnect (e.g. computer to multiple peripherals
such as SATA drive, video monitor and USB
Cable egress from the cable end plug is beyond the scope of the VITA 76.0 Standard.
The base VITA 76.0 Specification defines the bulkhead-receptacles and copper based cable
end plugs. Subsequent VITA 76.0 Specifications will define cable end plug assemblies with
active optical engines.
The base VITA 76.0 Specification deals with:
1. The bulkhead receptacle interfaces
2. The cable end plug interface
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