SpaceVPX Reconfigurable Processing Module (RPM-PS)
Frontgrade’s RPM-PS is a 3U SpaceVPX reconfigurable processing module built around the AMD/Xilinx® XQR-Grade VC1902 System-on-Chip (SoC) with dual A72 ARM cores (up to 1.7 GHz) and dual Cortex-R5 cores.
The Reconfigurable Processing Module (RPM-PS) is a high-performance, 3U SpaceVPX (-PS) form factor, data processing module, built around the AMD/Xilinx® XQR-Grade Versal VC1902 System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA. The RPM-PS boasts dual A72 ARM(TM) processors up to 1.7GHz and dual ARM Cortex(R)-R5 cores running up to 750MHz. On-board memory includes 16GB PC4-19200 DDR4, 8Gb of Dual QSPI MRAM and up to 1Tb NAND flash. For I/O expansion, the RPM-PS supports an XMC+ mezzanine daughter card (IOM-PS), making the modules a powerful solution for Payload and Sensor data processing.
In its standard configuration, the RPM-PS boasts the following attributes:
Processing / Data Rates / Connectivity
- Processor: Versal® VC1902 System-on-Chip (SoC) with dual A72 ARM™ cores (up to 1.7 GHz) and dual Cortex-R5® cores (up to 750 MHz)
- Volatile Memory: 16 GB DDR4 memory
- Non-Volatile Boot Memory: 8 Gbits QSPI MRAM
- Non-Volatile Storage: 1Tb maximum of raw data storage in SLC mode
When configured with the IOM-PS mezzanine card:
- One 100Base-TX and four 1000Base-T ports
- Four SpaceWire ports of up to 200 Mbps per port
- Redundant RS422 1PPS inputs
- One RS422 UART
- Discrete IOs: 3 LVDS inputs, 1 LVDS pulse output,1 LVTTL/LVCMOS input, and 4 LVTTL/LVCMOS outputs
Mass / Volume / Thermal
- Mass: less than 600 gm (estimated)
- Dimensions: 160mm (L) x 100mm (W)
- Maximum operating temperature mounted on a regulated thermal interface: 52°C
- Maximum power consumption: 125W
- 80W maximum for Versal SoC 0.8 Vdc core voltage
OPERATIONAL LIFE / RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
- System reliability over 0.9
- System SEU rate: No more than one per year for typical LEO Missions
- TID of 25 krads (Si) or 100 krads (Si) optional assuming 100 mils of shielding with 6061-T6 Aluminum
- Level-2 parts pedigree per EEE-INST-002 and PEM-INST-001 is available