Karel DS200, Technical Reference And Installation Manual

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III.2. DS200S
III.2.A. BPL200S
Definition:
The backplane constitutes the backbone of the main rack. It is the card, on which CPU200S,
EX200 modules and the backplane of power supplies (the BPL200S-SPS backplane) are
plugged, and it is the card that provides the fundamental communication of the system. On
the backplane, there are 14 card connection slots for EX200 cards and 1 connection slot for
CPU200S. Besides, there is a connector for the SPS backplane.
The figure below shows structure of the BPL200S backplane and the connectors located on
it.
DS200S
1.BPL200S Backplane 2. SPS Backplane – BPL200S -SPS
a. CPU200S Module Connector c. BPL200S/M Connector
b. General-purpose Connectors d. HR08 Power Connector
c. SPS Backplane Connector e. SPS200M Connector
3. Grounding screw 4, DS200S CPUKON Card Slot
The backplane has been mounted between the upper and lower back parts in the metal rack.
The connectors on the backplane completely correspond to the card slots in order to
facilitate plugging of modules.
Dimensions of the BPL200S backplane are 40 cm x 11.5 cm and it weighs 0.3 kg.