GVA Starter Kit
GVA, MOSA, SOSA and OpenVPX developer system for rapid prototyping and experimentation
The GVA Starter Kit (ATLAS/REN GVA Developer Kit) is a rugged developer system for defence integrators building and validating Generic Vehicle Architecture (GVA) solutions on MOSA, SOSA and OpenVPX hardware. It combines a compact VPX chassis with Astute software and middleware so teams can move from bench prototyping to field deployment without rebuilding the stack for each phase — ideal for quick-start evaluation, software integration, operator workflow exploration and early platform proof-of-function work on a single configurable system.
Built on the Astute GVA Stack
Everything you need to get a MOSA/SOSA GVA stack running on day one.
Platform Support
The kit's software stack is supported on:
- Ubuntu / Debian
- Alma Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Arch Linux
- Other AppImage
Specifications
Full feature set and ordering details from the ATLAS/REN datasheet.
Features
- Rapid deployment of ATLAS GVA programme start
- 4-slot SOSA VPX hardware
- ATLAS Digital Crew including HMI
- ATLAS Registry, Alarms, Usage Monitoring
- TALOS Land Operating Systems (option)
- TALOS hosted map tile server
- HERMES Intelligent Voice (option)
- Astute DDS middleware
- Astute DDS Inspect QoS debugging tool
- LDM v10 exploration
- Prototype-to-deployment pathway
- Bench-to-rugged transition
- Flexible VPX backplanes
- VITA 62 power options
- Host XMC / FMC Mezzanine options
REN VPX Hardware & Power
- 4-slot inner VPX rack plus outer rugged enclosure
- 1 inch pitch support for up to 4 SOSA conduction-cooled cards
- Accepts 4-slot VITA VPX backplanes
- Supports single-slot backplanes for pseudo-layout bring-up
Power Supply Options (VITA 62)
- VITA 62 PSU backplane and PSU compatibility
- PCS-6362: 3U VITA 62 power docking board/backplane (1 slot, 1 inch pitch)
- PSC-6234: 28V DC input, 400 W PSU, 6CH OpenVPX support
- PSC-6236: 85-264V AC input, 400 W PSU, 6CH OpenVPX support
- 28V DC 800 W PSU option available (application cooling dependent)
Backplane & High-Speed I/O Options
- VPX-7997 / VPX-7997-RS: 3U RT2 SOSA, Gen2 PCIe
- VPX-0354 / VPX-0354-RS: 3U RT3 SOSA 14.2.16, Gen3 PCIe 25 Gbps
- VPX-8467 / 8867 / 9518 (+ RS): VITA 67.1 / 67.2 / 67.3 single-slot options
- VITA 67.3x single-slot (1.2 inch pitch) supported in alternate-slot layouts
- Some RF connector + Meritec shroud combinations require mechanical fit verification
ATLAS Digital Crew Stack
- UK GVA Land Data Model v10 (DEF STAN 23-009)
- GVA Core Services: Registry, Alarms, UACM
- Crew role-based access and alarm management workflows
- Qt6 HMI touchscreen with function keys, PPI, and video integration
- Battlefield Management System with APP-6 symbology
- Vehicle simulator for integration and workflow validation
- Usage and condition monitoring with platform health indicators
- LDMX topic monitor and debugger for rapid GVA integration
- Bohemian SysML tooling and IDL-driven C++ workflow
- ToolX diagnostics and browser-based operations dashboard
- J1939 gateway and external platform integration support
TALOS Land Operating System
- GVA External Application to LDM v10
- Deploy on Linux, Windows & Android
- Situational Awareness
- Data-agnostic CoT, SAPIENT, AIS, ADS-B and more
- Plugin architecture, extensible
HERMES Intelligent Voice
- Human to Human Intercom
- Human to Agent (AI Copilot)
- Military Standard CODECS (low bandwidth)
- Embedded deployment on BushNET
Astute DDS Specifications
- DDS 1.4 DCPS, DDSI-RTPS 2.5, DDS-XTypes 1.3
- DDS Security 1.1/1.2 with X.509 PKI and AES-256-GCM
- Interoperability: RTI Connext, Cyclone DDS, Fast DDS, OpenDDS
- Type extensibility: @final, @appendable, @mutable
- XCDR1/XCDR2 data representation with TypeObject negotiation
- QoS: Reliability, Durability, History, Ownership, Deadline, Lifespan, Liveliness
- Content-Filtered Topics and TypeLookup Service
- IDL 4.2 compiler with C++ code generation and TypeSupport
- Shared memory and TCP transport options
- astutedds-inspect diagnostics and LDMX DDS debugging support
Ordering
- Outer case assembly part no: 12256-000
- Internal VPX chassis part no: 12256-100-000
- Customer I/O plate supports custom connectors
- Typical availability: 2-8 weeks ex-stock
Get the Full Datasheet
Download the full ATLAS/REN GVA Developer Kit datasheet for detailed specifications and ordering information.