Description
RCHD-SPARX - Networking switch System on Module
RCHD-SPARX provides functionalities of a high-performance switch in a small form factor solderable SoM. Up to 200 Gbit/s of switching bandwidth. Packed with hardware and software networking features.
65 configurable Ethernet ports
A high number of 1/2.5/5/10/25 Gbit/s ports allows for flexible configurations delivering high throughput and multi-port aggregation – for a maximum of 65 ports, up to 200 Gbit/s total bandwidth, with physical interfaces delivered through a dedicated baseboard. Its 105°C industrial temperature range allows implementations in harsh environments. Check out other
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Specification of RCHD-SPARX
| SoC | Microchip SparX-5 Ethernet Switch - VSC7552, VSC7556, VSC7558, VSC7546, VSC7549 |
| CPU Architecture | - 1 GHz dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A53
- Arm® Cortex®-M3
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| Memory | DDR4 SDRAM with ECC support (1, 2 or 4 GB) |
| Ethernet | - 64, 90, 128, 160, 200 Gbit/s total switching bandwidth
- 65 Configurable Ethernet ports
- Sample configuration: 8x 25 Gbit/s + 12x 10 Gbit/s + 24x 2.5 Gbit/s
- Support for QSGMII, USGMII, USXGMII, HSGMII, SGMII, 10GBASE-R, 25GBASE-R
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| Mass storage | - eMMC (4 – 64 GB)
- EEPROM (32 KB)
- SPI NOR flash for bootloader (32 MB)
- Optional M.2 NVMe via baseboard
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| PCIe | 1x 3.0 PCIe configurable as root complex or endpoint mode |
| Other Interfaces | |
| Debug | |
| Software support | - Linux 6.1 & 6.5
- U-Boot
- Yocto
- Buildroot
- Ubuntu
- FreeBSD (on request)
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| Additional features | - IEEE1588
- TSN
- RTC
- TPM 2.0 optional
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| Power supply | 5 V |
| Dimensions | 75 x 80 mm |
Baseboards
| Planned Baseboard Options | - Baseboard A:
- 8x 25 GbE SFP28
- 12x 5 GbE RJ-45 PoE++
- 12x 10 GbE RJ-45 PoE++
- Baseboard B:
- 8x 25 GbE SFP28
- 48x 1 GbE RJ-45 PoE++
- Baseboard C:
- 8x 25 GbE SFP28
- 12x 10 GbE SFP+
- 12x 5 GbE RJ-45 PoE++
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| Baseboard features: | - Ethernet OOB management and debug
- PoE power supply delivery
- Redundant power supply support
- I/O voltage monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
- Fan speed monitoring and control
- 1U rack mounted form factor
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