I found 14 conduction-cooled boards, all 3U VPX boards and blades from WOLF Advanced Technology, EIZO Rugged Solutions and Connect Tech. None are listed with a fan. That said, the catalog lists all 14 as "Full System", even though they're filed as boards/blades.
Conduction-cooled boards/blades connecttec... +13connecttech.com ↗“Connect Tech Graphite VPX blade on Jetson AGX Orin Industrial; rugged 3U VPX.”eizorugged.com ↗“SOSA-aligned 3U OpenVPX SBC on Jetson AGX Orin Industrial”eizorugged.com ↗“ConnectX-7 up to 100GbE, GPUDirect RDMA, conduction cooled.”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“Rugged 3U VPX SOSA-aligned SBC with Jetson AGX Orin Industrial, ConnectX-7 SmartNIC”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“Rugged 3U VPX SOSA-aligned SBC with Jetson AGX Orin Industrial and ConnectX-7 SmartNIC”eizorugged.com ↗“SOSA-aligned conduction-cooled 3U OpenVPX SBC with Jetson T5000 (Jetson Thor)”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“Rugged 3U VPX SOSA-aligned payload (HPC) module with Jetson AGX Orin Industrial”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“SOSA-aligned 3U VPX SBC with NVIDIA IGX Thor (T5000), ConnectX-7 SmartNIC up to 100GbE, FGX2 SDI video I/O”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“Safety-certifiable SOSA-aligned 3U VPX SBC with NVIDIA IGX Thor (T5000)”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“Secure SOSA-aligned 3U VPX SBC with NVIDIA IGX Thor (T5000)”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“SOSA-aligned 3U VPX rapid development SBC with NVIDIA IGX Thor (T5000)”connecttech.com ↗“VITA 65 compliant, conduction-cooled 3U OpenVPX single-board computer”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“3U OpenVPX HPC module with Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial + CX6”wolfadvancedtechnology.com ↗“SOSA-aligned 3U VPX payload module with NVIDIA IGX Thor (T5000)”
| Product | Maker | Module family | Operating temp | Max power | Listed certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite VPX | Connect Tech | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 85 °C | not listed | MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160 |
| Condor AGX-IOX | EIZO Rugged Solutions | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 85 °C | 80 W | MIL-STD-810, SOSA-aligned, VITA 46/65 |
| Condor AGX-ORIN64-HPC | EIZO Rugged Solutions | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 85 °C | 110 W | MIL-STD-810H, MIL-STD-461, SOSA-aligned |
| Condor T5-IOX 3U VPX | EIZO Rugged Solutions | Jetson Thor (T5000) | -40 to 85 °C | not listed | not listed |
| VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-FGX2-SBC (WOLF-14T0) | WOLF | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 80 °C | 110 W | not listed |
| VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-SBC (WOLF-14T5) | WOLF | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 80 °C | 100 W | not listed |
| VPX3U-ORIN-CX7-HPC (WOLF-14TZ) | WOLF | Jetson AGX Orin Industrial | -40 to 80 °C | 100 W | not listed |
| VPX3U-XAVIER-CX6-HPC (WOLF-12TZ) | WOLF | Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial | -40 to 85 °C | 70 W | MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, SOSA-aligned |
| WOLF-16T0 (VPX3U-THOR-CX7-FGX2-SBC) | WOLF | IGX Thor | -40 to 70 °C | 150 W | not listed |
| WOLF-16T1 (VPX3U-THOR-SBC) | WOLF | IGX Thor | -40 to 70 °C | 150 W | not listed |
| WOLF-16T5 (VPX3U-THOR-CX7-SBC) | WOLF | IGX Thor | -40 to 70 °C | 150 W | not listed |
| WOLF-16T9 (VPX3U-THOR-RD) | WOLF | IGX Thor | -40 to 70 °C | 140 W | not listed |
| WOLF-16TZ (VPX3U-THOR-CX7-PAY) | WOLF | IGX Thor | -40 to 70 °C | 150 W | not listed |
| GraphiteVPX/CPU-TX2/TX2i (VPG003) | Connect Tech | Jetson TX2 / TX2i / TX1 | -40 to 70 °C | not listed | not listed |
Things to know for an airborne design:
- Avionics rating: Graphite VPX is the only board here that lists RTCA DO-160. Its shock and vibration ratings are also given as MIL-STD-810H and RTCA DO-160. For the other 13, I couldn't find a DO-160 rating. connecttec...connecttech.com ↗“compliance.certifications=MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160”
- End of life: The Connect Tech GraphiteVPX/CPU-TX2/TX2i is marked EOL. connecttec...connecttech.com ↗“identity.lifecycle_status=EOL”
- Missing figures: Some boards have no listed max power or certifications (marked "not listed" above). Please check those on the manufacturers' datasheets.
What I didn't find:
- Carrier boards: None are listed as conduction-cooled. Carrier boards are only listed as Fan, Fanless or Fan/Fanless.
- Abaco Systems boards: Two Abaco Systems VPX boards are in the same category, but they have no cooling type listed, so I can't confirm they're conduction-cooled.
- Enclosed systems: Eight other conduction-cooled products are boxed computers (Edge AI Box PCs and Embedded AI Systems), not boards, so I left them out of the table. Examples are Curtiss-Wright DuraCOR 9010, Diamond Systems GEODE-OSB and Neousys FLYC-300. Several Neousys units state that their temperature range "Requires external conduction interface". defense-so... +2defense-solutions.curtisswright.com ↗“Rugged SFF mission computer with NVIDIA IGX Thor”diamondsystems.com ↗“Rugged, sealed, conduction-cooled computer system”neousys-tech.com ↗“Requires external conduction interface”
The listed temperature ranges are the manufacturers' headline operating figures. Whether a board stays within them in your sealed chassis depends on the conduction path you design.