PICMG Physics Group currently defines an extension to the MicroTCA standard, which adds standards for Rear Transition Modules in MicroTCA systems. In the presentation you get a quick overview, why MicroTCA and ATCA system attract the interest in high energy physics applications.
+ Advantages of MicroTCA systems
+ Reason for extension of the MicroTCA standard by the PICMG Physics Group
+ MTCA.4 current status
+ AMC and Rear Transition Module Extender
+ Adapting VME, PCI, PMC and CPCI boards to MicroTCA
+ Integrationg a MicroTCA system in an EtherCAT network
+ CPU board supporting PCIexpress and SRIO and GbE simultaneously
+ High Speed Optical Interconnection of MicroTCA systems