TEWS Technologies Launches VNX+ Carrier Board for QMC Modules as VITA 90 Standard Achieves Ratification
TEWS Technologies GmbH today announced the TVNX210, a VNX+ Carrier Board for QMC modules. The product launch coincides with the official ratification of the VITA 90 VNX+ standard, marking a significant milestone for the rugged embedded computing industry.
The ratification of VITA 90 VNX+ establishes a new open standard for compact, rugged embedded computing modules optimized for size-, weight-, and power-constrained (SWaP) environments. TEWS Technologies played an active role in shaping both the VITA 90 VNX+ and the VITA 93 QMC standards, positioning the company at the intersection of these two complementary form-factor ecosystems. The TVNX210 is among the first commercial products to integrate these standards into a single, production-ready platform.
The TVNX210 is designed to serve as a carrier board within the VNX+ form factor, providing two independent single-width QMC sites that can be populated with up to two single-width QMC modules or a double-width QMC module. The QMC carrier is offering system integrators a flexible, modular path to deploying QMC-based processing and I/O on rugged platforms. Target application areas include aerospace and defense where compliance with open standards reduces integration risk and extends platform longevity.
The QMC sites are connected via a non-blocking PCIe Gen 3 switch that distributes the VNX+ backplane’s x8 PCIe link from the expansion plane or the two x4 PCIe links from the data planes. The full QMC I/O of the two QMC sites is accessible on the VNX+ backplane via the 400-pin High Speed Data Connector (HSDC), conforming to the Dual QMC Carrier slot profile of the VITA 90 standard (VNX.PL-1-02.400-7.2.1.3). A Management Controller implemented according to VITA 46.11 allows QMC health status monitoring and communication with the VNX+ System Management.
“The ratification of VITA 90 VNX+ is a pivotal moment for the rugged embedded computing community, and the TVNX210 reflects our longstanding commitment to delivering standards-based solutions that give system architects real design flexibility. As an active contributor to both the VNX+ and QMC standards, we are proud to be among the first to announce a product that integrates the strengths of both standards.” Tim Tews, General Manager, TEWS Technologies GmbH