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Hardware

DESY hardware developments in AMC, FMC or RTM form factors are based on a modular development platform. Against the background of reusability, to reduce complexity and for an optimized manufacturing, circuit designs, mechanics and component lists have been standardized as far as possible.

Products

The Hardware developed at DESY is made commercially available by the MicroTCA Technology Lab via production licenses to industrial partners.

Advanced Mezzanine Cards

...are developed by follwing the PICMG AMC specifications.A AMC module can operate "standalone", "hot-pluggable" into a carrier card (ATCA) or "hot-pluggable" into a backplane (MicroTCA).

Rear Transition Modules

...are connected from the backside of a MicroTCA system to an AMC module. This allows a clear separation between the analog (RTM) and digital (AMC) electronic.

FPGA Mezzanine Cards

...are additional IO modules that can be used within MicroTCA for an additional degree of modularity on AMCs and RTMs. FMCs are specified following the ANSI/VITA 57.1 standard.