Bare Board
Provides bare copper ground
planes on top and bottom of the board
for mounting RF or microwave mod-
ules. Board includes signal and power
pads for making connection to user's
circuits. Board also includes LEDs on
the front panel that show VXIbus status
and a Reset button. The standard front
panel has a small cutout for the LEDs
and a hole for the push-button.
Proto Board
Provides a sea of floating pads on
0.1 inch centers for mounting compo-
nents and sockets. Multilayer PC board
includes three split power planes for
distributing power and a ground plane
to assure quiet circuits. Board includes
signal and power pads for making con-
nections to user's circuits and pad pat-
terns for selecting power plane volt-
ages. Power plane access is via four
strips of pads distributed across the PCB.
Board also includes LEDs on the front
panel that show VXIbus status and a
push-button that can be used to reset
the VXI-5524. The front edge of the
board includes pads for mounting a 9 to
37-pin 'D' shell connector and a 96-pin
DIN connector on the PCB. The stan-
dard front panel has openings for the
LEDs and the push-button switch.
Kit Sizes
VXI-5501 and VXI-5502 Proto-
type Module Kits are available with
various VXI Shield Kits to make 1,
2 or 3-slot wide modules. Two slot
kits can be ordered with the extra
space on the circuit side of the PC
board for wirewrap tails. Refer to
Table 1 for inside component clear-
ance dimensions and ordering suf-
fix letter.
Design Aids
Use our ORCAD template as
the starting point for your circuit
schematic or to layout a custom PC
Board. Request a copy of Disk
123153 which includes the ORCAD
templates and .dxf drawing files to
modify the VXI front panels.
Prototyping Area
P1
A B C
1
User Interface Pads
Copper Ground Plane
LEDs and Button
L1A
L2A
L3A
L1B
L2B
L3B
Prototyping Area 1
Prototyping Area 2
J1
J2
P1
A B C
1
C B A
1
1
User Interface Pads
LEDs and Button
Power/Gnd Pads
Power Selection Jumpers
Floating Pads
DIN Connector Pads
D-sub
Pads
Figure 3 VXI-5501 Bare Board
Figure 4 VXI-5502 Prototyping Board
VXI-5501/VXI-5502 DESCRIPTIONS
