PC6-TANGO • CompactPCI
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PlusIO • Intel® Atom™ E39xx Processor (APL-I SoC)
CFast™ Socket w. Card Retainer Clip
CFast™ Card Holder
By default, the PC6-TANGO is provided with a CFast™ host connector. It is suitable for CFast™ cards,
which have the same dimensions as CompactFlash™ cards, but are operated in SATA mode. Industrial
CFast™ SSD cards are available up to 256GB as of current. The SATA channel available on the CFast™
socket is derived directly from the APL-I SoC (SATA port 0). Since SATA based SSD modules are fast
and reliable over the industrial temperature range, a CFast™ card can be used as boot device in many
applications.
A guiding rail is provided to simplify card insertion. Once installed, the CFast™ card will have to be
locked. This can be done either by a retainer latch, in order to withstand shock and vibration. The
latching part may be supplied loosely (not assembled on the PC6-TANGO, depending on your order),
and hence must be snapped onto the CFast™ socket first, before being used (similar picture below).
As an alternate, when the PC6-TANGO is combined with a low profile mezzanine module such as the
C48-M2, the latching retainer will be replaced by a small mounting block, fixed by a screw on th PCB
bottom side.
If the CFast™ host connector is not in use in an application, please remove the latching retainer
assembly carefully from the socket (strut the snap-in clips on both sides). As an alternate, use an
adhesive tape to fix the CFast™ retaining lever in its normal (locking) position. Otherwise, under worst
conditions, the latching spring could cause a short circuit situation when unintentionally moving
(forced by shock or vibration) and touching a PCB in the neighboured board slot of the system rack.
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