Getting Started
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VX1411 MainFrame Instruction Manual
CAUTION.
Make sure the ambient air temperature inside the rackmount enclosure
remains below 55
C.
Cooling is not wasted on empty slots. IntelliGuides automatically direct air to
only those slots containing modules; empty slots are shut off. The mainframe
directs airflow across each installed module from the bottom to the top of each
slot. Baffles balance the airflow from the front to back and across occupied slots
in the mainframe.
You can easily remove the air filter from the rear of the mainframe within a
matter of seconds. The fans can be easily replaced without disassembling the
entire mainframe.
The VX1411 Mainframe has an auto-configuration, solid-state backplane that
uses electronic jumpers for the IACK and BUS GRANT signal lines. There are
no jumpers to move or install on the backplane. This results in a high quality
backplane that is ideal for ATE systems that must be reconfigured frequently.
Full differential distribution of the CLK10 signals provide a clean timing source
for your VXIbus instruments.
You can order the VX1411 Mainframe with user-installed rackmounts and cable
tray. The cable tray provides a means to conveniently route cables from the front
of the modules to the rear of the mainframe. Option 1U includes a 1.75-inch
connector plate. You can install Option 1U to provide a 1.75-inch, 2.5-inch, or
4.25-inch deep cable tray.
The rackmount adapters let you recess the mainframe from the front panel
mounting surface at specified depths from 0.735 inches to 5.735 inches in
0.5-inch increments. Similarly, you can configure the mainframe to extend out of
the front of the rack at specified depths (0.57 inches to 5.57 inches in 0.5-inch
increments).
You can install the rackmount kits along with the cable tray to provide vertical
cable access to easily route cables to instruments above or below the mainframe
while keeping lead lengths as short as possible.
You can also install an optional Lexan door with the rackmount kit.
NOTE
. If you choose to extend the mainframe out of the front of the rack, the
mainframe cannot accept a door.
Instructions for installing the cable tray begin on page 1–6 and instructions for
the rackmounts begin on page 1–10.
Backplane
Optional Rackmounts and
Cable Tray
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