Specifications

2.9 Installing the Board in a VME Backplane

Before the board is installed in a VME chassis, check the following points:

For backplanes that do not have P0 fitted:-

If you have a variant of the VP 110/01x fitted with a P0 connector, then check to see that

no strengthening bars or other tall objects are present on the backplane before inserting

the board. If bars or other objects are present then verify that the P0 connector and/or

the backplane will not be damaged when the board is fully seated in the slot.

The Power Supply Unit current capabilities. The board draws current primarily from the

+5V rail, and the details are provided in Section A.4.

If your system requires the use of the EMC spring contact strips provided, fit strips into

the slots on the long edges of the front panel.

The board can be installed in any standard VME slot. When installed in the first occupied slot

the board will become the system controller.

2.9.1 Installing the board

The board is installed and powered up as follows:

1) Make sure that system power is turned OFF.

2) Slide the board into the designated slot, making sure that the board fits neatly into the

runners.

3) Push the board into the card-cage until the P0, P1 and P2 connectors are firmly located.

Use the ejector handles for the final push.

4) Screw the ejector handle retaining bolts into the holes in the chassis.

5) Connect the I/O cables to the connectors on the board’s front panel and fix in place with the

connectors’ retaining screws.

6) If using a Breakout Module, install it at the rear of the backplane and connect the I/O

cables.

7) Power-up the system. The following sequence of events should then occur:

The green “RUN” LED and the yellow “POST” LED on the front panel will light.

The yellow “POST” LED will switch OFF.

If power-up does not follow the sequence described above this will indicate that the board is not

operational.

NOTE This sequence of events assumes the VP 110/01x has Concurrent Technologies

standard BIOS firmware and that the board is configured to the factory setting

described in Section 2.3.

2.9.2 Removing the board

To remove the board, shut down the application and operating system software before powering

down the system, unscrewing the ejector handle retaining bolts, opening the ejector handles and

extracting the board.

NOTE The VP 110/01x is not hot swappable. The system power must be off before

attempting to install or remove the board.

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Hardware Installation