System Solutions Networked with the technologies of the future Your Partner FOR SINGLE-SOURCE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS nVent, with SCHROFF brand products, has been one of TABLE OF CONTENTS the worldwide leading developers and manufacturers of components and systems for over 50 years. Together we Scope of services ............................................................................... 3 can solve any technical challenge. Throughout this process innovation, cost optimization, component standardization as Open standards .................................................................................. 4 well as short development times are our focus. Markets ................................................................................................. 5 Whether they are system solutions that conform to standards, AdvancedTCA ...................................................................................... 6 modified standard components or even custom developments, we offer our expertise in mechanical and electronic systems. MicroTCA .............................................................................................. 7 Our development capabilities extend to backplanes, power CompactPCI ........................................................................................ 8 supplies and system management solutions. We provide fully-equipped and tested systems from a single source with VME, VXS and VPX ............................................................................. 9 design, project management, prototypes, model construction, testing, certification, pre-production and series production Hardware Platform Management .................................................10 all under one roof. We can provide you with the best possible Backplanes ........................................................................................ 11 on-site guidance through our subsidiaries throughout the world. Power supplies ..................................................................................12 Our expertise at a glance ................................................................13 Project management ................................................................14 Design verification ..................................................................... 15 Production ...................................................................................16 Quality management .................................................................17 References ...................................................................................18 -19 New Technologies FEEL CONFIDENT WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER WHAT IS A SYSTEM? At nVent, we believe a system should be the complete infrastructure for your application. Our components are primarily developed and produced in-house. All individual components designed to function together and are internally tested, ensuring seamless operation. INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES: • Backplanes • Mechanics • Cooling • Power supply • Hardware Platform Management ALWAYS ON THE CUTTING EDGE As a pioneer and trendsetter, the SCHROFF name is synonymous with expertise in the areas of mechanics, electronics, climate control and system management and has been for over 50 years. Accordingly, we have been an active member of global standards committees such as IEC, IEEE, VITA and PICMG and taken a leading role in setting new standards for decades. As an international enterprise with globally active customers, we take responsibility for the rapid and efficient implementation of technological advances and product innovations for our customers' benefit. WE INCORPORATE OUR EXPERTISE INTO THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS COMMITTEES: INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC) Our skills and knowledge as experts in system solutions have contributed to forming and updating the European "Mechanical structures for electronic equipment" standard for 30 years. Many of these standards have been based on proposals by nVent and we have played a decisive role in their implementation. INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE) Committees of this US-based institute deal with the standardization of technologies, hardware and software. For example, nVent engineers played a leading role in the development of the IEEE standard 11101.1. VMEBUS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION (VITA) For over 20 years we have also been an active member of VITA, whose focus is the specification of modular embedded real-time systems. nVent has been a source of formative influence in drafting such standards as VITA 61.11 (system management for VPX). PCI INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS GROUP (PICMG) We are at the forefront in the specification of telecommunications and industrial applications. Accordingly, we were and remain involved to a high degree in the development of the AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC standards and are directly responsible for the mechanical component of the MicroTCA standards. For Every Level of Performance THE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION WE ARE ABLE TO SHORTEN YOUR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TIME AND ESTABLISH GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS DUE TO OUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN STANDARDS COMMITTEES @ TEST AND TELE- DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION AUTOMATION DATACOM MEASUREMENT COMMUNICATIONS ATCA Extensions AXIe VPX AdvancedTCA MTCA.1 MTCA.4 MTCA.2 MicroTCA MTCA.3 CompactPCI Serial PXIe CompactPCI Express VXS Transmission rate/ processing capability processing rate/ Transmission CompactPCI PlusIO PXI Vita 31 PSB H.110 CompactPCI VME64x VMEbus Markets THE CORRECT STANDARD FOR EACH APPLICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TEST AND MEASUREMENT RAILWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DATACOM Our systems are ideal in a 19" control Our systems, whether VME, CPCI or nVent uses SCHROFF systems in cabinet or as a scalable and flexible CPCI Serial, are based on the EuropacPro areas such as Telecom Core, Edge/ system that can be adapted to specific subracks and already meet a wide variety Access networks or in computing and aesthetic concepts. The CPCI, MTCA of rail standards such as EN 50155 part data centers. Our systems help you and VME technologies are well suited 12.2.11. Our systems are also suited by implementing your applications to measuring and control engineering. for applications exposed to increased such as remote server management, In addition, we support systems in requirements for shock and vibration, base stations, deep packet inspection, accordance with PXI, PXIe, AXIe or extended temperature ranges, the highest cloud-computing, firewall-server, MTCA.4. level of EMC protection or conduction router and data transmission systems. cooling for IP protection up to IP67. Our products meet requirements in accordance with NEBS and UL, regardless of whether it is ATCA, MTCA or CPCI. We offer high-performance systems featuring high availability with excellent shelf management, state of the art cooling and outstanding signal integrity. SECURITY AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMATION MEDICAL AND LABORATORY ENVIRONMENTS nVent offers a wide assortment of rugged A wide variety of technologies like VME, systems built upon a durable mechanical CPCI, MTCA or ATCA are suitable for Medical applications such as CT scan chassis using either a subrack or a controlling and monitoring complex or X-ray image processing require high conduction-cooled solution. Whether automation lines or machines such as computing power. Standards such as based on VME, VPX, CPCI, MTCA or ATCA, lithography. The modular design with CPCI, CPCI Serial or MTCA offer a solution our products can be upgraded to meet hot-swap and hardware management in these environments. Additionally, our MIL-S 901D, MIL-STD 167, MIL-STD 810 minimizes machine downtime and service systems meet the required standards and Vita 47 standards. Experienced times. We offer 19" systems suited for for power supply units according to engineers, testing laboratories for EMC, control cabinets as well as small system EN60601-1. shock/vibration and cooling as well cases that can be mounted directly into as comprehensive hardware platform the application. management are available to you at any time. nVent.com/SCHROFF | 5 AdvancedTCA HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSMISSION AND EXCEPTIONAL COOLING SPECIAL FEATURES OF SCHROFF ATCA SYSTEMS AdvancedTCA stands for Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture • Data transmission up to 100 Gbps (300 Gbps possible with Quad Star) and is the first open standard for very • Cooling capacity up to 500 watts per board at ∆T 10 Kelvin high data traffic and new services in the telecommunications sector. This • Standard product range with all common slot configurations (2, 6 or 14 slots) specification has been adopted by • AC, DC or combined AC/DC power supply the PICMG (PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturing Group). • UL approvals and extensive validation tests • High availability platform (99.999% availability) AdvancedTCA boards are capable of transporting, processing and analyzing • Redundant power supply design, cooling and switches (hot-swap) ensure large volumes of data in real time. The uninterrupted operation LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signal) • Backplanes with Dual Star, Dual-Dual Star and Full Mesh topologies standard used is responsible for high- speed data transmission and supports • Powerful shelf management different transmission protocols such • Extensive range of accessories with front panels, air baffles, carriers and as Ethernet, Serial Rapid I/O, PCI replacement parts Express and Infiniband. Dual Star, Dual-Dual Star and Full Mesh are defined as backplane topologies. Furthermore,