Here is a concise overview and forum discussion guide for the Versal™ AI Edge Gen 2 (Switch Profile) category:
Category: AMD Versal™ AI Edge Series Gen 2 (Switch Profile) Modules
This category covers SOSA™-aligned 3U/6U OpenVPX Switch Modules built on the AMD Versal™ AI Edge Gen 2 Adaptive SoC platform (such as devices matching SOSA switch slot profile SLT3-SWH-4F1U7U1J-14.8.7).
While payload profile modules focus on raw sensor processing, Switch Profile cards serve as the high-throughput communication, packet routing, and network processing hub of a rugged VPX chassis. Powered by Gen 2 architecture, these switches integrate low-latency data routing alongside onboard AI acceleration to perform real-time packet inspection, automated signal classification, and intelligent traffic management directly at the switch plane.
Key Highlights
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Unified Switch & Compute Core: Combines 8x Arm® Cortex®-A78AE application cores, 10x Cortex®-R52 real-time cores, and up to 144 AIE-ML v2 tiles into a single switch engine.
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Intelligent Network Processing: Uses on-chip AI Engines and programmable logic for Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), adaptive cybersecurity filtering, line-rate encryption, and low-latency Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN).
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High-Speed Interconnect Support: Routes high-bandwidth backplane channels over 10G/25G/100G Ethernet, PCIe Gen4/Gen5, and optical backplane apertures (such as MT Ferrule optical interfaces) .
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High-Bandwidth Memory Subsystem: Multi-channel LPDDR5X memory (up to 8533 Mb/s) dedicated to both the Processing System (PS) and Programmable Logic (PL) to handle dense routing tables and frame buffer s.
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Chassis Management: Onboard IPMC (Intelligent Platform Management Controller) powered by dedicated microcontrollers for VITA 46.11 / SOSA system monitoring, power sequencing, and health management.
Please find the detailed product information here:
Versal™ AI Edge Gen2 3U VPX Plug-in Module (Switch Profile)