Specifications

ASM-MN-214 Card Cage 5-1
Chapter 5
ASM-10/8/R Card Version
This chapter describes the ASM-10/8/R card, designed for installation in the
ASM-MN-214 card cage. The chapter contains the following sections:
• The ASM-MN-214 card cage
• ASM-MN-214 power supply
• The ASM-10/8/R front panel
• Installing the ASM-10/8/R card.
5.1 ASM-MN-214 Card Cage
The ASM-MN-214 card cage contains one or two power supplies and up to
14 plug-in cards. The card types can be ASM-10/8/R or other RAD rack version
modems/converters – any combination of up to 14 plug-in cards.
For each of the 14 cards, the rear panel (see Figure 5-1) contains a male connector
for the terminal block and a DB-25 connector. A protection cover protects the
terminal block connectors.
Line Connector
The terminal block (see Figure 5-1) is to be attached to the rear panel terminal
block connectors. It contains screws for connecting the transmit and receive pairs
and ground, if present.
The ASM-MN-214 card cage is also available with BNC coaxial unbalanced line
connectors.
DB-25 DTE Connector
The 25-pin D-type female interface connector provides all interface signals for the
digital interfaces.