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Dear Engineer,
Standard enclosure platforms - CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, VMEbus,
ATR (Air Transport Rack), and others - can be manufactured a
number of ways. Is it important to know how your enclosure is
built? You bet. Let's start with the most common
types of construction used in benign environments.
Kelvin Aist
Sierra Sales
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"Computers make it easier to do
a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do
don't need to be done."
Andy Rooney (1919 - ) |
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Basic Enclosure Construction
101 By Kelvin Aist
Whether you are building an AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, or VMEbus
system, the enclosure will be built from one of two common construction
types. Knowing a little about each type will help you choose the best
solution. [Read On]
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Modifications Making VMEbus & VME64X
Compatible
By Kelvin Aist
Engineers should be aware of potential problems when combining VME64X
and VMEbus hardware. Inserting VME64X boards into a legacy VMEbus
enclosure will require modifications to the boards or enclosure. [Read
On]
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What is VXS?
VXS is a switched serial backplane fabric for VMEbus defined by
VITA specification 41, www.vita.com. VXS
payloads are standard VME64X boards with a new P0 connector which
handles two 4X, full-duplex switched serial ports. A VXS switch
card connects payload cards and manages the crossbar switching.
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