CompactPCI PlusIO backplanes
Backplanes specialist Elma Electronic now offers a CompactPCI PlusIO Backplane compliant to the latest PICMG 2.30 specifications. The first in the series is an 8slot version in a 3U height.
PICMG 2.30 expands the backplane with serial point-to-point connections for high speed data transfer (PCIe, SATA, USB, Ethernet). Elma's 8slot version offers one CompactPCI PlusIO system slot, four CompactPCI PlusIO peripheral slots, and three legacy slots. The system slot has connections for 4 x USB2, 4 x SATA, 4 x PCIe, and 2 x ETH.
The CompactPCI PlusIO Backplane comes in a 3U height with a 12layer stripline design. Standard FR-4 pcb material was used on the 8slot backplane and rear IO is supported.
