LCR Electronics Expands Line of AdvancedTCA Systems

LCR Electronics reportedly has included three new rugged chassis in its existing line of AdvancedTCA (News - Alert) (ATCA) systems. The new additions have been designed to offer increased design flexibility in a wider range of industrial, commercial and rugged military environments.

 

According to officials, these three new models conform to MIL-STD-810 Method 514.5 and MIL-STD-167 Type 1, para. 5.1 for vibration as well as MIL-STD-810 Method 513.5 for acceleration. This makes LCR's ATCA systems highly suitable for airborne, shipboard and mobile applications.

 

Elaborating on the new additions, the company says that all three use an intelligent platform management bus (IPMB). The Gemini is built to PICMG (News - Alert) 3.0 Rev. 2, and the KBWD is built to PICMG 3.0 Rev. 3. Both are 13U chassis available in dual-star 14-slot versions or in mesh 3-, 5- and 7-slot configurations.

 

The 12U KBWD-2 is built to PICMG 3.0 Rev. 3 and features a dual 6-slot design, with each electrically-isolated, full-mesh backplane featuring four node slots and two hub slots.

 

LCR Electronics claim that the KBWD and KBWD-2 dissipate up to 300 W per slot with dual redundant fan trays and rear transition module (RTM) cooling. The third model, Gemini, dissipates 200 W per slot using a single fan tray with RTM cooling available.

 

This model also boasts a power entry module (PEM) with two hardwired 50 A circuit breakers (CB) for A and B bus power. The other two models KBWD and KBWD-2 use pluggable, smart, redundant 100 A CB PEMS to provide power through both the A and B bus. The company is offering an optional MIL-STD 461 filter on the KBWD-2.

 

The space saving units can be used as a standalone unit or mounted vertically in a standard rack system. The officials inform that side-mounted slides on the Gemini's lower portion eliminate the need for a 1U chassis slide unit when mounted in a rack system.