Karel MS128, Installation & Maintenance Manual

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Karel MS128 Installation & Maintenance Guide
Edition 3.2
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I.2. BACKPLANE OF THE SYSTEM – BPL128
The backbone of MS128 system is the BPL128 Backplane. All the modules, which
are SPS128, CPU128, MS128 EX1 and MS128 EX2, are linked through the
backplane.
BPL128 has the following connectors, from left to right (see Figure A-4):
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One 10-pin male connector for SPS128 Power Supply,
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One 64-pin female connector for CPU128 Central Processing Board,
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Eight 64-pin female connectors for the common use of MS128 EX1 and
MS128 EX2 Expansion Modules.
Figure A-4
BPL128 is mounted inside the system cabinet as fixed to the rack rear plate. The
connectors on BPL128 match the card slots on the metal cabinet to ease the
attachment of the modules.
The dimensions of BPL128 are 31 cm x 11.5 cm and the weight is 0.3 kg.