ADLINK Technology AdvancedMC AMC-8100, User Manual

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Installation 3
AMC-8100
2 Installation
This chapter contains the procedures for installing and removing
the AMC-8100 AMC module.
The AMC-8100 Module can be installed into a system enclosure
or carrier board with a single-width mid-size Advanced Mezzanine
card slot supporting PCI Express (x1, x4, or x8 lanes).
2.1 Important Information about Your Chassis
The AMC-8100 is designed to PICMG specifications and is a gen-
eral-purpose Advanced Mezzanine Card. Before using this board,
review the specifications of the chassis and backplane that will
house the module to determine the presence of, and any limita-
tions of, chassis, IPMI bus, and user defined pin outs. For exam-
ple, some chassis backplanes route certain I/O pins to internal
resources such as alarm cards and drive resources. The AMC-
8100 is intended for an Advanced TCA AMC carrier board or
MicroTCA chassis/backplanes/slots that are AMC.1 (PCI Express)
compliant. It is your responsibility to verify this system compatibil-
ity. Failure to do so could result in improper operation or equip-
ment damage.
2.2 Before Installing or Removing the AMC
Boards may be damaged if improperly installed or handled. Please
read and follow the guidelines in this section to protect your equip-
ment.
ESD Precautions
ADLINK strongly recommends that you use an antistatic wrist
strap and a conductive foam pad when installing or upgrading a
system. Electronic components, such as disk drives, computer
boards, and memory modules, can be extremely sensitive to elec-
trostatic discharge (ESD). After removing the component from its
protective wrapper or from the system, place the component flat
on a grounded, static-free surface (and, in the case of a board,
component side up). Do not slide the component over any surface.