Centellis CT Series 16000 User’s Manual
Introduction
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1.0 Introduction
1.1
General Information
The Centellis CT Series 16000 is a CompactPCI, rackmountable system chassis that offers a cost-
effective CompactPCI environment suitable for the U.S., European, and Asian marketplaces. The
chassis’s rugged construction and integral mounting points provide the high quality and versatility
necessary for peak product performance.
The Centellis CT Series 16000 system chassis accommodates a main processor board (three 6U
CompactPCI slots) and supports 14 standard 6U CompactPCI slots in numerous user-implemented
I/O configurations.
1.2
Manual Overview
This document describes the features and functions of the Centellis CT Series 16000 system chas-
sis. This section (Section 1) includes a brief overview of the hardware (chassis and mechanical
modules) and the software applications for the Centellis CT Series 16000. Installation instructions,
cautionary notes, and information on how to handle the Centellis CT Series 16000 system chassis
are outlined in Section 2 of this manual. Section 3 provides an overview of the chassis layout and a
description of the interconnections within the chassis. Section 4 supplies information on rack-
mounting the chassis. Section 5 provides important safety notes and warnings, product operational
and mechanical specifications, and all relevant regulatory agency approvals.
1.3
General Description
The Centellis CT Series 16000 is an aluminum chassis designed primarily for mounting in a stan-
dard 19- or 23-inch equipment rack. The chassis encases a slotted subchassis containing a 16-slot
CompactPCI backplane. The CompactPCI backplane has 14 open 6U slots after the CPU board is
installed. The chassis contains an integrated peripheral tray with space for one front-accessible
5-1/4" half-height disk drive and one internal 3-1/2" half-height disk drive. Two 300 watt AC
power supplies with individual on/off switches and 110VAC/230VAC voltage switches provide
system power. System cooling is handled by a three-fan tray module. The chassis has EMI/RFI-
tight front and rear covers, and rear panel I/O with installed 80mm rear transition boards.
Convertible mounting ears are provided for rack mounting. The mounting ears can be attached
either flush to the front of the chassis or at a chassis midpoint recess.
Figure 1 shows the internal component modules located at the front of the Centellis CT Series
16000 chassis; Figure 2 shows the modules located at the rear of the chassis.
