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Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame
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Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame
The Kaleido-X (4RU) frame (KXA-FR4) is 4 RU high. It comprises an internal midplane for interconnecting
the cards. Cards are installed from the front of the frame. Each card is associated with input and/or output
connectors which are mounted on a connector panel. These connector panels are installed from the rear of
the frame, in the same horizontal position as their associated card. The redundant power supplies are
located in the lower right-hand corner of the frame. The hinged front door gives access to the cards.
The Kaleido-X (4RU) frame (KXA-FR4) comprises the following key elements:
• A rack-mountable mechanical framework
• A side-opening, removable door to cover and protect the front of the frame and the installed cards
• A midplane board that enables inter-card communication
• Slots for installing signal processing cards that plug into the midplane
• Mounting points for rear connector panels
• Redundant power supplies
• Ventilation
The front slots and rear panel connection points are color-coded according to the type of card that can be
located in the slot. The extractor handles on the cards are color-coded to match. The cards are physically
configured so they cannot be installed in the wrong type of slot.
The illustration above shows the location of the available slots in the frame. The function of each slot is
given in the following table:
Slot Function Color code Card type
1 Main Grey KXA-GPI-GEN
2
3 Output A
Output B Yellow KXO-DUAL