Product specifications

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ICOM
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Motion Control
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ADAM-3000
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cPCI
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DA&C
ATM & AWS
FPM
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TPC
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IPPC
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Software
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eConnectivity
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UNO
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ADAM-4000
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ADAM-5000
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ADAM-6000
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ADAM-8000
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All product specifications are subject to change without notice Last updated : January 2005
Introduction
3U 8-Slot CompactPCI Enclosure
Pin-and-Socket Connector
CompactPCI versus Conventional
Industrial PCs
Serviceability
Replacement of a card from a conventional industrial PC system is always time-consuming.
Users need to unfasten the chassis cover, disconnect all wiring from the card, replace
the card, reconnect the wiring, and refasten the chassis cover. It is a process prone to
error because there can be internal cabling between cards and peripheral devices, and it
is necessary to remove all cabling before a card can be replaced. The serviceability of
conventional industrial PC systems is not as simple and fast as CompactPCI systems.
CompactPCI is designed to be a front loading and removable system. The replacement of a
CompactPCI board is very simple, with no need to remove the chassis cover. In addition, if
the I/O is cabled through the back of the system, the front CompactPCI boards are “clean”
without any connected wiring, and the replacement of a CompactPCI board is quick and
easy. The maintenance time can be reduced from a matter of hours (conventional industrial
PCs) to a matter of minutes, yielding a lower Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
Vibration and Shock Resistance
Conventional industrial PCs do not provide reliable and secure support for peripheral
cards in the system. Cards inside conventional industrial PCs are screwed down at one
point only, and the top and bottom card edges are not supported by guide rails. Therefore,
the connecting edge of a card is prone to shift under shock and vibration.
CompactPCI boards are firmly mounted in the system. Guide rails support the top and
bottom edges of the boards. Front panel retaining mechanisms securely lock the front
panel to the surrounding mechanical frame. The connecting edge of the board is held
tightly in place by the pin-and-socket connectors. With all four sides of the board firmly
held in place, it is much less prone to suffer loss of electrical contact in high vibration
and shock environments.
Ventilation
Conventional industrial PC systems cannot provide regular airflow paths, resulting in
uneven cooling within the chassis. Airflow is blocked by backplanes, card brackets, and
disk drives. Cooling air cannot circulate over all the cards, and hot air is not immediately
forced out of the chassis. Electronic devices and circuit boards deteriorate because of
these cooling related problems: warped circuit boards, bad connections, broken traces,
and shortened component lives.
CompactPCI systems provide clear paths for airflow over all active, heat-producing boards
in the system. Cooling air easily flows through the spaces between cards, and carries heat
out of the spaces. A fan system can be integrated at the bottom of the boards to provide
forced air to each slot. CompactPCI systems are therefore much less susceptible to cooling
problems because of the even cooling pattern inherent in their mechanical design.
The Complete Offering for
Mission-Critical Applications
The MIC-3000 series is an industrial CompactPCI solution which features front-end
access, high shock and vibration tolerance characteristics, automatic cooling system, fault
resilient and hot swappable capabilities. These features make MIC-3000 the most reliable
PC-based computing platform, for mission-critical applications. Advantech leverages
3U CompactPCI as the industrial high-end computing platform, providing Pentium
4-grade CPU modules, 8-slot chassis, high-speed I/O and serial communication modules,
to become a total solution provider for industrial CompactPCI solutions. Target applications
include military defense, transportation, traffic control, test and measurement (T&M) and
critical data acquisition & control markets.
Courtesy of Steven Engineering, Inc.-230 Ryan Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080-6370-Main Office: [phone]-Outside Local Area: [phone]-www.stevenengineering.com