This week’s solution, the Annapolis Microsystems WILDSTAR 3U OpenVPX switch (WP3E20) and WILD100 13-Slot 3U OpenVPX chassis (WC31DH), are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products that integrate the high-density VITA 91 connectors, which double the available backplane density. The new VITA 91 high-density connector enables a completely switched backplane, so the expansion plane is no longer defined by a fixed backplane PCB but is fully reconfigurable.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland. Annapolis Micro Systems is showcasing a range of advanced open standards technologies at the MOSA Industry & Government Summit, including a multi-vendor SOSA-aligned demonstration that features an assembly of FPGA generators and RFSoC components, the company says.

It’s been nearly three years since ratification of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 and its impact is being felt across the services as requests for SOSA aligned products are finding their way into program requirements. SOSA, an example of the modular open systems approach (MOSA) mandated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), is also changing the way government leverages commercial technology and existing open standards like VPX. To learn more, I gathered a roundtable of SOSA Consortium members to discuss SOSA’s impact on the community, business practices, common misconceptions, and the future of what SOSA may look like five or 10 years down the road.

60th AOC INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & CONVENTION, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Annapolis Micro Systems won orders totaling $61.6 million for its RFSoC [RF system-on-chip] and Versal-based solutions -- designed for 3U OpenVPX airborne electronic warfare (EW) applications -- the company announced during the 60th Annual AOC [Association of Old Crows] International Symposium & Convention, underway in National Harbor, Maryland.

This week’s product, the Annapolis MicroSystems WILDSTAR 100GbE 3E20 Switch, a rugged 3U board that provides switching between backplane slots of multiple channels of 100Gb Ethernet and features high density VITA 91 backplane connectors that double the available density to as many as 128 different pairs of Ethernet, delivering increases in bandwidth and reductions in latency.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland. Targeting radar, electronic warfare, jamming, and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) applications, engineers at Annapolis Micro Systems developed an HD Switch and Chassis that are in final design verification, with customer shipping scheduled for this month. They are the industry’s first commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products to integrate high density VITA 91 connectors that double the available backplane density.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland. Annapolis Micro Systems has reached the final design verification stage for its new high-density (HD) switch and chassis, setting customer shipments on track for December, the company announced in a statement.