• 3U OpenVPX 6+1 backplane including VITA 62 PSU slot
• SOSA aligned to support defense industry interoperability initiatives
• Helps optimize SWaP and lower lifecycle costs
• Supports current Ethernet and PCI Express standards

FREMONT, Calif., February 2025 – Elma Electronic has enhanced its line of SOSA aligned backplanes to include a 7-slot 3U OpenVPX model that further supports the DOD’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) mandate.

Complete with six VITA 65 slots and one VITA 62 PSU slot, the new backplane helps facilitate the development of a common architecture across critical C5ISR and EW systems. Specific application functions include mission, weapons or navigation control, surveillance, as well as threat detection and processes or environmental monitoring.

For CMOSS and RF applications, the new backplane features three payload slots and PNT support across all slots. All control and data plane links are designed for 25 Gbps data rates for high-speed signaling on all data paths and support dual domain Ethernet up to 100GBASE-KR4.

The full featured backplane offers cutting edge VITA 67.3 interconnect technology, with VITA 66 and VITA 67 connector modules installed in the backplane apertures upon request.

Support for a number of critical features including a radial slot card for precision timing and synchronization, VITA 48.2 2-Level Maintenance (2LM) and VITA 62 PSU isolation fins for high altitude applications are available on this 6+1 backplane.

For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/Elma-SOSA-Bkp-7 , contact sales at sales@elma.com, or call (510) 656-3400.

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About Elma Electronic

Elma Electronic is a global manufacturer of commercial, industrial and rugged electronic products for embedded systems and application-ready platforms – from components, embedded boards, backplanes, chassis and enclosures, power supplies, to fully integrated subsystems.

With one of the widest product ranges available in the embedded industry, Elma also offers standard and custom cabinets and enclosures as well as precision components such as rotary switches/encoders, LEDs, front panels and small cases.

Elma leverages proven technology based on VITA, PICMG, and other standards-based architectures (i.e. OpenVPX, SOSA™, VME, CompactPCI Serial and COM Express). Elma is actively engaged in designing solutions for applications requiring smaller footprints.

Elma Electronic manages entire projects from initial system architecture to specification, design, manufacturing and test through its worldwide production facilities and sales offices. The company serves the mil/aero, industrial, research, telecom, medical and commercial markets and is certified to ISO 9001 and AS 9100.

Elma’s global seat is in Wetzikon, Switzerland, with multiple locations around the world. The company’s U.S. headquarters are in Fremont, Calif., with sales, engineering and manufacturing operations in Atlanta, Ga., and Philadelphia, Pa.