Specifications

Preface
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Seethefollowingdocumentsforadditionalfirmwareandsoftwareupdateinformation:
•ATCA3.xto4.xFirmwareandSoftwareUpgrade/DowngradeInstructions
•ATCAFirmwareandSoftwareUpdateInstructions
ForinformationaboutthePCIIndustrialComputerManufacturersGroup(PICMG®)andthe
AdvancedTCAstandard,consultthePICMGWebsiteatthisURL:http://www.picmg.org.
Notational conventions
Thismanualusesthefollowingconventions
Allnumbersaredecimalunlessotherwisestated.
Electrostatic discharge
WARNING!Thisproductcontainsstatic‐sensitivecomponentsandshouldbehandledwithcare.
Failuretoemployadequateanti‐staticmeasurescancauseirreparabledamagetocomponents.
Electrostaticdischarge(ESD)damagecanresultinpartialorcompletedevicefailure,performance
degradation,orreducedoperatinglife.ToavoidESDdamage,thefollowingprecautionsare
strongly
recommended.
• Keepeachmodule/PCBinitsESDshieldingbaguntilyouarereadytoinstallit.
•Beforetouchingamodule,attachanESDwriststraptoyourwristandconnectitsotherendtoa
knownground.
•Handlethemoduleonlyinanareathathasitsworkingsurfaces,floor
coverings,andchairs
connectedtoaknownground.
•Holdmodulesonlybytheiredgesandmountinghardware.AvoidtouchingPCBcomponentsand
connectorpins.
ForfurtherinformationonESD ,visitwww.esda.org.
BoldText Akeyword.
ItalicText File,function,andutilitynames.
MonoText
Screentextandsyntaxstrings.
BoldMonoText
Acommandtoenter.
ItalicMonoText
Variableparameters.
Brackets[] Commandoptions.
Curlybraces{}Agroupedlistofparameters.
Verticalline|An“OR”inthesyntax.Indicatesachoiceofparameters.