Summary

The ADM-VA601 is a 6U Space VPX reference platform for the AMD Versal AI Core XQRVC1902 Adaptable SoC platform for Space 2.0. This successor to the ADM-VA600 replaces the design with a larger 220mm deep Space VPX form factor board and supports a full radiation tolerant core power supply developed with TI and EPC Space capable of up to 160A performance.

Versal AI Core provides a massive leap forward in reconfigurable and customizable processing performance for Space mission deployment of compute-intensive applications such as Signal Processing and Machine Learning. The platform is designed to accept components suitable for Space 2.0 level missions with limited radiation environment or mission length, such as LEO applications. The standard /DEV version is for development purposes and fitted with commercial/no-flight components. Fully radiation tolerant and space flight versions are available. (Contact sales for details.)

The board features reference Space Grade power supplies co-designed with Texas Instruments and EPC Space, along with many other Space Enhanced Plastic devices covering clocking and system monitoring functionality. The board also features Space Grade DDR4 Memory modules from Teledyne e2v. See the ADK-VA601 page for the complete system overview.

Applications

COTS Development Platform for Space 2.0
In-orbit reconfigurable compute
High Performance Signal and Image Processing
Advanced Communications
Machine Learning and AI

Board Features

Fully radiation tolerant reference design
Versal VC1902 Adaptive SoC for Space 2.0
Reference full radiation tolerant Power Supply using SEP grade parts from TI and GaN FETs from EPC Space
6U Space VPX form factor (220mm deep)
24x 32G HSSIO via FMC+ Interface
2x Teledyne e2v Space Grade DDR4 Memory Banks (8GB per bank: 16GB total)
Reference TI SEP clocking and IO buffering
Rad-tolerant System Monitoring microcontroller

FPGA Features (Hard IP)

400x AI Engine Tiles
2x ARM Cortex-A72 MPCores™
2x ARM Cortex-R5 MPCores
4x PCI Express Gen3 cores

Specification

Board Format

6U VPX (233mm x 220mm x 12.5mm)
Width: 233 mm
Height: 12.5 mm
Depth: 220 mm
Weight: TBD g

Environmental Specifications

Temperature Limits
Operating Temperature RangeStorage Temperature Range
MinMaxMinMax
AC0Air Cooled Commercial0°C+55°C-40°C+85°C

Operating Humidity Range:
Up to 95% (non-condensing)


Host I/F

n/a


Target Device

AMD Versal AI Core
XCVC1902-1MSIVSVA2197 (default), XQRVC1902-1MSBVSVA2197 (flight units) (option)

FPGA Resources

Chosen DeviceFFsLUTsDSPsBRAMURAM
XCVC1902-1MSIVSVA2197 (default)899K196834Mb130Mb
XQRVC1902-1MSBVSVA2197 (flight units)899K1968

FPGA Hard IP Cores

400x AI Engine Tiles
2x ARM Cortex-A72 MPCores™
2x ARM Cortex-R5 MPCores
4x PCI Express Gen3 cores

On Board Memory

Memory TypeNo. BanksMemory Size (per bank)
MCP28GB (1G @ 72bits wide) DDR4

Target FPGA Configuration

Via QSPI daughter module, uSD and via JTAG


FPGA Configuration Flash

Flash TypeFlash Size
QSPI MRAM or Flash - on daughter module2Gb

I/O Interfaces

Interface TypeQtyDescription
FMC+ I/O (FMC+)
FMC+ HSSIO2424x HSSIO up to 32G via FMC+ module: Configurable for JESD204B; JESD204C; 10/40/100G Ethernet; SpaceFibre etc.
BACKPLANE I/O (VPX Backplane)
VPX HSSIO2020x HSSIO up to 10G via VPX Backplane: Configurable for 10/40G Ethernet; SpaceFibre; PCIe; RIO; Aurora; HSDP etc.
VPX I2C1I2C for System Monitor
VPX JTAG1JTAG for System Monitoring, configuration and testing
VPX Ethernet11G Ethernet Interface on VPX for Versal access and management
VPX Low Speed IO1UART and CAN bus access
VPX GPIO1Custom GPIO breakout to backplane
VPX SMAP1SMAP to allow configuration options from external card in VPX system

Ordering Information

Ordering Code
ADM-VA601(T)
ParameterCodeParameter Description
Platform TypeT/DEV - ADM-VA601/DEV/PB - with XCVC1902 fitted, purchasable as part of ADK-VA601 Development Kit,
/FM - build to order with Space Qualified Components,
/C(x) - build to order with Customer Specific Modifications

Resources:

Support

Please visit the ADK-VA601 product page for details on resources supplied for the ADM-VA601.

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