User guide

User Guide CC8-BLUES • Multi-Processing CompactPCI CPU
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EKF Elektronik GmbH • Philipp-Reis-Str. 4 • 59065 HAMM • Germany
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LPC Super- I/O Interface
In a modern system, legacy ports as PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse, COM1/2 and LPT have been replaced
by USB and Ethernet connectivity. The 1.4MB floppy disk drive has been swapped against LS-
120 or CD-RW drives, attached to the IDE connector. Hence, the CC8-BLUES is virtually provided
with all necessary I/O ports.
Though, for applications with inevitable demand for legacy I/O, EKF offers the CC6-ACID, an
expansion module to the CC8-BLUES, featuring all classic Super-I/O functionality. The CC6-ACID
is a 3U Eurocard, with an either 8HP (double) or 4HP (single) width front panel. Access to the
connectors COM1/2, LPT, mouse, keyboard is given directly from the front panel. Onboard
connectors are provided for FDD, MIDI/Gameport, and cooling fans. The CC6-ACID connects to
the CC8-BLUES across the connector LPCT or LPCB (LPC = Low Pin Count interface standard).
The CC6-ACID can be attached either to the top of the CC8-BLUES or to the bottom (bottom
attachment restricted to the 4HP version of the CC6-ACID).
The (similar) photo above (left) shows the bottom attachment of the CC6-ACID. The boards are
fixed together by the LPC connector and the IDE connector, and in addition by a bracket which
bolts together both front panels. The (similar) right image shows the top attachment of the
CC6-ACID.
The photo above (left) shows the CC8-BLUES and CC6-ACID connected by the LPC interface. The
right image shows the front panel fixing bracket.