RCHD-SPARX

High performance small footprint L2/L3 Ethernet switch and router solderable SoM.

RCHD-SPARX provides advanced switch functionality in a small form factor solderable SoM. With up to 200 Gbit/s of bandwidth and advanced networking features, this device provides a rich package of on-chip and software networking features.

High number of 1/2.5/5/10/25Gbit/s ports allows for flexible configurations delivering high throughput, multi-port aggregation, or a mix of both – everywhere from 8 x 25 Gbit/s to 48 x 1 Gbit/s + 8 x 10 Gbit/s, with physical interfaces typically delivered through a dedicated baseboard. It’s high-temperature compatible, allowing implementations in industrial environments and automotive.

  • Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53
  • Up to 4GB DDR4 RAM
  • Up to 200Gbit/sec throughput
  • Up to 8x 25GbE ports
  • 65 configurable Ethernet ports
  • L2/L3 switching with QoS
  • PCIe Gen2 support
  • Built-in PoE controller
SoC Microchip Sparx-5 Ethernet Switch - VSC7552, VSC7556, VSC7558
CPU Architecture
  • 1 GHz dual-core ARM® Cortex-A53® for switch management
  • ARM® Cortex-M3® for PCIe bootup and POE management
Memory DDR4 SDRAM with ECC support (1, 2 or 4 GB)
Ethernet
  • 128, 160 or 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
Mass storage
  • eMMC (4 – 64 GB)
  • EEPROM (32 KB)
  • SPI NAND flash for bootloader (8 MB)
  • Optional M.2 NVMe via baseboard
PCIe 1x 2.0/3.0 PCIe configurable as root complex or endpoint mode
Other Interfaces
  • SPI
  • I2C
  • GPIO
Debug
  • USB Micro-B 2.0 console port on baseboard
  • JTAG
Software support
  • Linux 5.16 and newer
  • U-Boot
  • Yocto
  • Buildroot
  • FreeBSD
Additional features
  • EEE1588 Precision Time Protocol and SyncE Synchronous Ethernet
Power supply 5 V
Dimensions 75 mm x 80 mm
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