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VX305C

3U VPX Intel® Xeon® Processor Single Board Computer
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Specifications
  • 12-Core 1.5 GHz (2.1 GHz Turbo)
  • Ideal for Virtual Machines and HPEC Applications
  • Extended Life Cycle and 10-year Silicon Reliability
  • Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet, x8 PCI Express Gen3 Bandwidth
  • Up to 32GB soldered DDR4 with ECC
  • Air-Cooled and Rugged Conduction-Cooled versions

Building on Kontron's successful VX3058, the VX305C 3U VPX Single Board Computer uses the highly integrated 12-core Intel® Xeon® D process, supporting Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet, high bandwidth PCI Express 3.0, and high speed DDR4 memory. As a result, it is SWaP-C optimized with versatile mezzanine options for XMC, storage, graphics, M.2, and I/O. Combined with Kontron's advanced switch technologies and centralized health management, VX305C is a logical choice for both high thread count and high performance embedded computing applications.

VX305C brings server class applications into the battlefield

Typical programs include:

  • Radar, sonar

  • Imaging systems

  • Airborne fighter and UAV sensors

  • Long term programs in harsh environments

VX305C and leading edge architecture for Multi-CPU computing nodes

VX305C provides two 10 GBASE-KR ports and 8 lanes Gen3 PCI Express to the backplane. A 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch and a PCI Express Switch can be complemented with two respective single star data planes. Kontron’s sample turnkey system StarVX implements this architecture, enabling a significantly higher I/O bandwidth. While computing power has been continuously increasing in the past, and I/O bandwidth did not, the balance of both is back again by Kontron StarVX. VX305C makes it a powerful, leading edge Multi-CPU computing node architecture.

Long term programs: high reliability and low Total-Cost-of-Ownership

Kontron provides a Long Term Supply program service (LTS) for over 15 years. Intel communicates silicon reliability is 10 years. A comprehensive Health Management is optionally available to support easy field maintenance. All this makes the VX305C an ideal candidate for long term programs.

Features

Form Factor 3U VPX, 1’’ (5HP)
Slot profile: SLT3-PAY-2F2U-14.2.3, SLT3-PAY-1F1F2U-14.2.4, SLT3-PAY-1F1U-14.2.10
Processor Intel® Xeon® D-1559 Twelve Core™, TDD 35W, 1.5 GHz/2.1 GHz TURBO
(12 execution cores, 24 threads, 18 MByte Cache)
PCIe gen3 x8 ports to VPX and XMC, up to 8 GT/s
Main Memory Up to 32 GB dual channel DDR4 SDRAM running at 2133 MT/s, with ECC, soldered
Available I/Os Front Panel

USB: 1x USB 2.0 port
GIGABIT ETHERNET: 1x RJ-45 connector: 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet Note: This port is configurable from the BIOS to be routed to the VPX rear connector
HDMI (OPTION): HDMI connector as option. This includes a HDMI front-I/O module and a M.2 mezzanine for 2D graphics. Remark: HDMI front I/O and XMC support are exclusive.
SERIAL: 1x RJ-11 connector: Two EIA-232 interfaces or one EIA-485 interface without hardware flow control
LEDS: 5 LEDs reporting the board CPU health status and activity
RESET: Push button

Backplane

PCIe: x8 PCIe 3.0, non-transparent capability, on P1. Configurable as 1 x8, 2 x4, or 4 x2
SATA: 2 SATA 6 Gb/s links on P1, 2 additional SATA 6 Gb/s links on P2
USB: 2 USB 2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 port on P1, 1 additional USB 2.0 link on P2
UART: Two serial lines (Rx, Tx only) on P2, for RS-232 or RS-422/485 dynamically configured
Ethernet: Two 10GBASE-KR or 1000BASE-KX on P1, one 1 1000BASE-T on P1, 2nd 1000BASE-T on P2 (both front/rear switchable, onboard magnetics)
GPIO P1: GPIO1, GPIO2/Maskable reset, OpenVPX GDISCRETE1, VBAT
GPIO P2: SYSCON. 2x multiplexed GPIO3/4 or SFI I2C
Video: DVI port on P2 as option. This includes a M.2 mezzanine for 2D graphics.
Security Dual secure elements, TPM and Wibu, which can be enhanced with Kontron SEC-LINE product
Watchdog PLD-based, timeout ranging from 2 µs to 510s, IRQ, Reset, dual-stage
Flash 2x16 MB FLASH, with recovery image and uEFI BIOS settings
Power Supply On P0: VS1=12V and 3.3V_AUX; VS2 not used; VS3=5V not used; -12V_AUX for XMC slot option
Drives 60 GB SSD M.2 Option
Cooling Air and Conduction-cooled options

Downloads

Datasheets

Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S. Service and Support Offering
This data sheet contains a detailed description of all the support and service offering from Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S, including the Long Term Supply (LTS) Services.
[ support-brochure-03-2018.pdf, 894.71 KB, Jun.28.2018 ]

VX305C datasheet
[ vx305c_20190412_datasheet.pdf, 3.08 MB, Apr.23.2019 ]

Manuals

VX305x User's Guide [restrictions apply]
[ cadtb25-10e-vx305x-ug.pdf, 9.26 MB, Mar.04.2021 ]

General Safety Instruction
[ general-safety-instructions.pdf, 628.88 KB, Aug.02.2024 ]

Services

Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S. Service and Support Offering
This data sheet contains a detailed description of all the support and service offering from Kontron Modular Computers S.A.S, including the Long Term Supply (LTS) Services.
[ support-brochure-03-2018.pdf, 894.71 KB, Jun.28.2018 ]

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