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1 Box contents

Make sure you receive all items of your shipment:

1. One Centellis 2000 AdvancedTCA shelf
2. Software CDs:

– ATCA-MF105 firmware 
– BBS (Centellis 2000-DC-TS/PPE/FP only)

3. One printed copy of Quick Start Guide (this document)
4. One printed copy of Safety Notes Summary

When installing or servicing the system or accessories, 
strictly observe the safety precautions in the 

Safety Notes 

Summary

. Ignoring these instructions can void the system 

warranty and cause personal injury or property damage.

2 ESD

Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation or 
removal of the card can damage circuit or shorten its life.
Use a properly grounded ESD wrist strap or work in an 
ESD-safe environment. 
Connect to the ESD Bond Point connector at the front or 
the rear of the system.

3 Site preparation

1. Make sure that all environmental and power requirements 

defined in the 

Centellis 2000 DC 1.2 Installation and Use

 

manual are met.

2. Remove all items from the box.
3. Provide the following cables:

– Earth grounding cable with a two-hole lug, distance 5/8” 

(15.9mm)

– Two power input cables with a minimum cross section of 

25mm

2

, AWG12 

– Ethernet cable for connecting the shelf manager

4 Mount shelf in rack

1. Insert the shelf into a 19" ANSI rack.
2. Fasten the shelf to the rack via the mounting brackets using two 

bolts or screws (minimum 6mm [0.24"] in diameter) on the left 
side and two on the right side of the shelf. 

5 Install RTMs and node 

blades

1. If the shelf is not equipped with rear transition modules 

(RTMs) and node blades, install these units.

2. Cover remaining openings with filler blades.

6 Ground the system

1. Connect the rack ground lug to the shelf ground lugs at the 

bottom left rear of the shelf. The shelf ground lugs are marked 
with the corresponding grounding symbol:

2. Torque the shelf ground lug nuts to maximum of 2.0 Nm. 
3. Connect the shelf permanently to the earth ground of the 

building.

7 Connect to power feed

1. Make sure that both PEM breakers of the shelf 

are in the OFF position.

2. Make sure that the external power feeds you plan to 

attach are powered off and cannot be switched on 
while you are working.

3. Remove the insulation from the ends of the power cables.
4. Crimp the ends of the power cables.
5. Loosen the screws on both sides of the pluggable screw 

terminals and remove the terminals from the rear of the shelf.

6. Insert the crimped ends of the power cables to the rectangular 

openings (3.5mm x 3.5mm wide) of the pluggable screw 
terminals–observe the correct orientation: -48V and Return–and 
fasten the screws at the bottom of the pluggable screw terminals. 

7. Plug the screw terminals to the power connectors and fasten the 

screws on both sides of the terminals.

8. Turn on the feed power.

Centellis 2000 DC 1.2

Quick Start Guide

P/N: 6806800J17E  January 2020

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