Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Presenter |
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Call VSO meeting to order Introductions, Agenda Review Announcements, Minutes Approval |
Elwood Parsons, VSO Chair |
Elwood Parsons called the meeting to order and
asked members to introduce themselves.
The agenda was reviewed.
The minutes were accepted as written. No announcements were made. |
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IP Issues - Patent Policy Review -
Call for Patent
Disclosures |
John Rynearson, VITA |
John Rynearson reviewed the IP policy and ask for
patent disclosures. Rex Harvey,
Parker, indicated that he was going to discuss a wedge lock concept that was
covered by a patent. Rex
indicated that Parker was willing to provide RAND terms for this technology
if it became an essential part of the VITA 48 standard. |
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Standards Report |
John Rynearson, Tech Dir VITA |
See presentation. VITA 41.0, 41.1, 41.2, 42.1, 42.2,
and 42.3 have be recognized as ANSI standards and will be available from the
VITA office soon. |
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VITA 17.2, 10 Gbit Serial FPDP Report |
Ralph Barrera, Curtiss-Wright |
John Rynearson presented for Ralph. See presentation. |
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VITA 41.6, VXS Control Plane |
Michael Bonato, DRS-SS |
See presentation. Looking for participants for Thursday
meeting. |
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VITA 41.7, Processor Mesh |
Michael Munroe, Bustronics |
Melissa Heckman reported for Mike Munroe. Mike has been busy with other issues,
but will return to VITA 41.7 activities shortly. |
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VITA 46, VPX Status Report |
Stewart Dewar, Curtiss-Wright |
See presentation. Discussion re: power supplies and
compliance. |
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*** BREAK *** |
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VITA 47 Revisions |
Dan Golden, Boeing |
See presentation. Dan is new to VITA and has taken over
effort from Jim Robles. |
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VITA 48, ERDI |
Mike Gust, Mercury Computer |
See presentation. Much discussion re: inboard versus
outboard QD. |
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VITA 49, Digital IF |
Bob Normoyle, DRS-SS |
See presentation. |
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VITA 50, Cooling |
Rex Harvey, Parker Hannifin |
See presentation. Discussion of how to
proceed. Come up with a
calculator for quick estimates.
See slide by Bob Downing
on air flow versus various heat sinks.
Shows the limits of air cooling. |
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VITA 51, Reliability Prediction |
Lori Bechtold, Boeing |
See presentation. Getting more participation. DSCC has
helped to develop the standard.
Will have face-to-face meeting at Sep VSO. |
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VITA 52, Lead Free |
Lori Bechtold, Boeing |
See presentation. Much discussion re: tin whisker
problem. |
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VITA 53, Market Surveillance |
Stephen Cecil, CRANE |
See presentation. Steve is having a half day working meeting on Thursday. |
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*** LUNCH *** |
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VITA 55 Aurora on VME Report |
Andy Reddig, Tek Microsystems, Inc. |
No report. |
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VITA 56, EMC |
David Slayton, GE |
See presentation by David
Pepper. Looking for support and
market direction. |
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VITA 57 Status |
Malachy Devlin, Nallatech |
See presentation. General overview. Think FPGA instead of CPU. Pull individual modules
together. Explanation of
concept. |
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VITA 58, Electronic Module Integration |
Michael Humphrey, AP Labs |
Report via email by Elwood for Mike who couldn't
attend. Mike hopes to have a
preliminary drawing available by Friday. |
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Fluid Cooling Proposal |
Frank Hom and Bob Downing from conference call with
Eike Waltz |
The IEC is starting a new project to develop a standard
for a liquid cooled equipment practice for boards, chassis, and racks. Eike is soliciting support for input
from the US. See statement of
work and contact Eike if you are interested in this activity. What role should VITA play? |
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Working Group Membership |
John Rynearson |
John discussed how to encourage more participation
in working group. In the future,
observers will not be listed on ballots. |
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VITA 46 Working Group Meeting |
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See VITA 46 minutes. |
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VITA 48 Working Group Meeting |
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See VITA 48 minutes. |
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VITA 58 Working Group Meeting |
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No meeting was held. |
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Adjourn Meetings |
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Breakfast – 7:00 to 8:00 AM - Thursday, July 20, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
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Working Group |
Conference Room |
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VITA 49 Working Group Meeting |
Ski Shop |
See VITA 49 minutes. |
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VITA 53 Working Group Meeting |
Grand Ball Room 2 |
See VITA 53 minutes. |
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VITA 57 Working Group Meeting |
Grand Ball Room 1 |
See VITA 57 minutes. |
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VITA 41.6 Working Group Meeting |
Cancelled |
Meeting canceled |
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VITA Marketing Group Meeting |
Telecon Only |
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