user manual

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1General Information

Overview

This manual provides general information, hardware preparation,

installation instructions, removal and replacement procedures for major

assemblies, operational information, parts lists, and diagrams for the

MVME956AC 12-slot chassis. Throughout the remainder of this manual,

this enclosure may be referred to as the MVME956AC, or simply as the

chassis.

Features

The features of the MVME956AC chassis include:

❏ VME board injector features in front card cage

❏ Board slot keying

❏ Internationally approved 550 watt power factor corrected, wide

ranging power supply

❏ 12-slot, 64-bit, VME64X-compatible backplane with +5Vdc,

+12Vdc and -12Vdc power supplied

❏ Optional SCSI drive kits

❏ Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) hardening and Electromagnetic

Interference (EMI) shielding

❏ Forced air cooling for power supply, mass storage modules, and

VME modules

❏ Rear mounted card cage for 17 transition modules, connected by

cables to rear P2 connectors or P2 paddle boards

❏ Lab benchtop or rack-mount operation

Features of the 12-slot VME bus backplane include: