Specifications

LEDs and External Interfaces

TheCPMhasametalfrontpanelthatservesasanEMI/RFIbarrierandprovidesaccessto

frontpanelportsandPICMG3.0requiredfunctions.AsshowninFigure 6onpage 25,the

frontpanelincludes:

• StatusLEDs

•OneAMCbay

•DualUSBconnector

•Dual1000Base‐TEthernetconnector(twoRJ‐45)

•AnRS‐232serialport(RJ‐45)

•Arecessedresetswitch

•Topandbottomejectorhandles,withahotswapswitchinthebottomhandle

•TopandbottomthumbscrewsthatsecuretheCPMtotheshelf

Important:RadiSysrequirestheuseofshieldedcablesforbothserialandEthernetport

connectionstominimizethepossibilityofissuesrelatedtoexternalelectromagnetic

interference(EMI).Ethernetcablesshouldbedouble‐shieldedCat5.Tocomplywith

GR‐1089‐COREcriteria,ifcablesareconnectedtobothfrontpanelEthernetconnectors

thenallcablesmustbeshielded.