Personal Computer User Manual

Preparation

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protected working surface. Do not slide the component over any surface.

In the case of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), place the board with the

component side facing up.

If an ESD station is not available, you can avoid damage resulting from

ESD by wearing an antistatic wrist strap (available locally) that is attached

to an active electrical ground.

Note A system chassis may not be a suitable grounding source if it is

unplugged.

Preparation

This section includes subsections on hardware configuration that may need

to be performed immediately before and after board installation. It

includes a brief reminder on setting bits in control registers, setting

jumpers for the appropriate configuration, and other VME data

considerations.

Hardware Configuration

To produce the desired board configuration and to ensure proper operation

of the MVME5100, it may be necessary to perform certain modifications

before and after installation. The following paragraphs discuss the

preparation of the MVME5100 hardware components prior to installing

them into a chassis and connecting them.

The MVME5100 provides software control over most of its options by

setting bits in control registers. After installing it in a system, you can

modify its configuration. For additional information on the board’s

control registers, refer to the MVME5100 Single Board Computer

Programmer's Reference Guide listed in Appendix C, Related

Documentation.