CP331
Introduction
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1. Introduction
1.1 System Overview
The
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI product described in this chapter operates
with the PCI bus architecture to support additional I/O and memory-mapped devices as
required by various industrial applications. For detailled information concerning the
CompactPCI standard, please consult the complete Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) and CompactPCI Specifications. For further information regarding these stan-
dards and their use, visit the homepage of the
PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers
Group (PICMG): http://www.picmg.org
.
Many system-relevant CompactPCI features that are specific for
PEP Modular Comput-
ers CompactPCI systems can be found in the PEP CompactPCI System Manual.
Please refer to the section “Related Publications” of this chapter for the relevant order-
ing information.
The CompactPCI System Manual includes the following information:
•
Common information that is applicable to all system components, such as safety
information, warranty conditions, standard connector pinouts etc.
•
All necessary information to combine
PEP Modular Computers racks, boards,
backplanes, power supply units and peripheral devices in a customized
CompactPCI system, as well as configuration examples.
•
Data on rack dimensions and configurations as well as information on mechanical
and electrical rack characteristics.
•
Information on the distinctive features of
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI
boards, such as functionality, hot-swap capability. In addition, an overview is given
for all existing
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI boards with links to the relat-
ing datasheets.
•
Generic information on the
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI backplanes,
such as the slot assignment, PCB form factor, distinctive features, clocks, power
supply connectors and signalling environment, as well as an overview over the
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI standard backplane family.
•
Generic information on the
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI power supply
units, such as the input/output characteristics, redundant operation and distinctive
features, as well as an overview over the
PEP Modular Computers CompactPCI
standard power supply unit family.
