Instruction manual

ECLIPSE OMEGA MATRIX INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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VERIFYING THE CPU CARD INSTALLATION
You can check the CPU card’s operating status by looking at the lights on the
front of the card. The following lights indicate that the card has been properly
installed in the matrix:
• The two power-supply lights, labeled “+5V” and “+3.3V,” illuminate green
steadily to indicate that the power supplies are present.
• The dot-matrix array of lights displays a number to indicate which of the four
stored configurations in the card’s memory is currently operating.
• The “OK” light flashes to indicate that the CPU card software is running.
• The “master” light illuminates steadily on the currently active CPU card,
indicating that the CPU card is properly installed and operating correctly.
INSTALLING PORT AND EXPANSION CARDS
Before installing a port or expansion card, the card’s associated rear-connector
panel should be installed.
To install a port or expansion card:
1. Carefully place the card in the appropriate slot. Make sure the card is aligned
with the top and bottom precision guides.
2. Push the card toward the backplane connectors.
3. When the card has almost reached the backplane connectors, open the two
ejector tabs, allowing them to clear the edges of the matrix. Gently insert the
card further until it touches the backplane connector guides.
4. Gently close both ejector tabs at the same time, which will propel the card into
the backplane connectors.
To remove a CPU card from the matrix:
1. The two card ejector tabs, located at the top and bottom of the CPU card,
hold the card in place in the matrix. To remove a card, open the two ejector
tabs at the same time until the card unseats from its backplane connectors.
2. Pull the card out of the matrix.
STATIC SENSITIVITY
A circuit card’s components include CMOS chips that are sensitive to static
electricity. Before touching a card with your hands, touch a grounded metal
object, such as any unpainted surface on the matrix, to dissipate static
electricity.When handling a card, be careful not to bend any of the card’s
connector pins or component leads.
Store spare cards in electrically insulated packaging such as anti-static heavy duty
plastic bags or in unused port card slots in the matrix.
HOT PATCHING
Port and expansion circuit cards are “hot patchable” and “self initializing,”
meaning that a faulty card can be removed and replaced while the system is