
3. Installation
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EPC-7 Insertion
The EPC-7 is inserted in a VXIbus card cage in the following way:
1. Make sure that power to the VXI system is off. The modules are not
designed to be inserted or removed from live backplanes.
2. Align the EPC-7 to adjacent top and bottom card guides in the VXI
chassis.
3. Slide the EPC-7 module into the chassis. Use firm pressure on the
handles to mate the module with the backplane connectors.
4. Tighten the screws in the top and bottom of the front panel to ensure
proper connector mating and prevent loosening of the module via
vibration.
Note that the EPC-7 has a front-panel key adhering to the VXIbus specification that
prevents its insertion to the right of certain other types of modules. These keys
prevent problems associated with incompatible signal levels on the VXI daisy-
chained Local Bus. Although the EPC-7 does not use the Local Bus, its ability to be
a slot-0 controller means that it uses what would otherwise be "leftside" Local Bus
lines for TTL MODID lines. Therefore the key prevents the EPC-7 from being
installed to the immediate right of a module keyed for a "rightside" ECL, analog, or
sensor Local Bus.
EXM Module Insertion
Your EPC-7 will typically have several EXM expansion modules for such purposes
as a video controller, network interface, and GPIB interface. If an EXM needs to be
removed or replaced, loosen the two thumbscrews on the EXM and gently pull it out
of its rear connector.
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