SpaceVPX Reconfigurable Processing Modules

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