CHAMP-FX4

6U OpenVPX Virtex-7 FPGA Processor card providing more than twice the performance of the previous generation FPGA products is an ideal choice for many commercial or rugged embedded applications.

CHAMP-FX4, Virtex-7 FPGA Processor card, OpenVPX Virtex-7 FPGA Processor card

Overview

The CHAMP-FX4 6U OpenVPX Virtex-7 FPGA Processor card presents an optimal selection for numerous commercial or robust embedded applications. It is used in applications such as Image or Network Processing, RADAR, and Signal Intelligence. It is also used for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, providing more than twice the performance of the previous generation of FPGA products.

The CHAMP-FX4 is the flagship 6U product in the Curtiss-Wright  family of user-programmable Xilinx Virtex®7 FPGA-based computing products. The CHAMP-FX4 has been meticulously engineered to cater to the demands of demanding embedded high-performance digital signal and image processing tasks. Using the CHAMP-FX4 with Curtiss-Wright’s Signal Acquisition FMC cards such as the FMC-516/FMC-518 provides a complete Digital Receiver solution. With no onboard FPGA, FMCs are a low-power mezzanine option and can better handle extreme rugged conditions. With the flexibility of the FMC interface, alternate front ends can be accommodated by using different FMC modules.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Three user-programmable Xilinx Virtex-7 FPGAs (585T or X690T), each with:
  • 4 GB DDR3L SDRAM in two 64-bit banks
  • 36 MB QDRII+ SRAM in two 36-bit banks
  • Two FMC interfaces with 80 differential signal pairs or up to x8 SERDES
  • Onboard PCIe Gen3 switch
  • Onboard SRIO Gen2 switch
  • Xilinx ZYNQ FPGA with Dual ARM Cortex A9 processor
  • Air-cooled and conduction-cooled versions