The 9U RiCool chassis platform for 6U OpenVPX boards features dual hot-swappable 191 CFM fans for cooling up to 2,500 W. The design allows the use of Rear Transition Modules (RTMs) in all slots. Rear-pluggable PSUs provide power for the VPX and custom rails, available in various wattage and output options.
The 14-slot design required routing for 28G+ signals across the backplane. This is in excess of the 4 x 25G 
speeds of 100 GbE and the capability of the high-performance RT3 VPX connector. As such, a special high-speed connector was utilized for the 28G+ signals. The backplane also required VITA 66.5 and VITA 67.x interfaces for optical and RF through the printed circuit board.
Pixus offers high-performance OpenVPX and other open standard architecture backplanes, chassis platforms, and specialty products. The company also provides customizable faceplates, ejector handles, card guides, and other components.
Pixus Technologies, 50 Bathurst Dr., Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2V 2C5, 519 885 5775, Fax: 226 444 0225, sales@pixustechnologies.com, www.pixustechnologies.com
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