Interface Concept Launches IC‑FEP‑VPX3f: First VITA 66.5‑Compliant 3U VPX FPGA Board with 12‑Lane 150 Gbps Fiber

Interface Concept introduces the IC‑FEP‑VPX3f, a cutting‑edge 3U VPX FPGA board that harnesses Xilinx’s Kintex UltraScale family to deliver unmatched performance for signal‑processing‑intensive embedded systems.

It is the first VITA 66.5‑compliant 3U VPX board available today, featuring 12 full‑duplex optical lanes on its backplane connectors. This capability expands the VPX ecosystem with high‑speed fiber optics that meet the demands of modern data‑centric applications.

The board is equipped with Reflex Photonics’ LightCONEX LC 150G interconnect, the only full‑duplex optical solution on the market that supports 24‑lane transceivers. With bandwidth exceeding 150 Gbps, the LC 150G delivers the throughput required for the most demanding FPGA workloads.

Key components include a user‑programmable Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGA (KU060, KU85 or KU115) built on 20 nm technology, 8 GB of 64‑bit DDR4 memory, dual 128 MB QSPI flash for bitstreams, an additional 128 MB QSPI for user data, and a dedicated Xilinx Artix‑7 transceiver optimized for high‑speed I/O.

Digital signal, packet processing and board‑to‑board transfer are optimized through SERDES, LVDS and fiber interfaces that can achieve data rates up to 16.3 Gbps. The board offers three 4‑lane fabric ports on the VPX connectors, configurable as either GTH x4 for Fat Pipes (P1A and P1B VITA 66.4) or 12 optical transceivers on the VITA 66.5 connector (12TRX). An additional 28 GPIOs are accessible via the P2 VITA 66.4 connector.

Pre‑installed host drivers and an example design with VHDL IP resources provide ready‑to‑go support for PCI Express Gen 2/Gen 3, 10 GbE (XAUI, 10GBase‑KR) and Xilinx Aurora links. A VITA 57.4‑compliant FMC+ site enables quick integration of FPGA mezzanine cards. The kit also includes JTAG engineering ports, rear transition modules, and full compatibility with Xilinx Vivado and the platform cable.

The IC‑FEP‑VPX3f is available in standard, air‑cooled, and conduction‑cooled configurations, all rated up to 85 °C.