UM082 RTM311 User Manual
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6 Installation
Requirements and handling instructions
•
The RTM311 is
not hot-pluggable
and must be installed in a system that is
switched off
•
The RTM311 must only be installed with an appropriate VPX board such as VP881
(Contact Abaco Systems for options)
•
Prevent electrostatic discharge by observing Electro Static Damage (ESD) precautions
when handling the card
7 Hardware Specifications
This section describes all hardware specifications of the RTM311.
7.1
Physical specifications
7.1.1 VPX connectors
The RTM311 is a 3U VPX Rear Transition Module that has VPX connectors fitted as specified
below:
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VPX RP0: TE connectivity, 1410968-3 is fitted by default.
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VPX RP1: TE connectivity, 1410975-3 is fitted by default.
7.1.2 Backplane keying
Both alignment key1 and key2 are placed by default with the un-keyed version (1-1469492-9).
Contact Abaco Systems if specific keying is required.
7.1.3 Front panel
RTM311 provides various interfaces via the front panel. See section 7.5.2 for more details. The
front panel bezel options are offered as shown below.
•
0.8-inch (IEEE 1101.10 and VITA 46 compliant)
•
1-inch (IEEE 1101.10
– VITA 46)
•
1-inch
– VITA 48.1 (as per VITA 65)
It is recommended that the front panel bezel is to be chosen in compliant with the connected VPX
board
’s bezel.
NOTE
that the RJ45 connectors will only support 1000BASE-
T. The ethernet phy’s are hard
configured to 1000BASE-T and will
not negotiate
with a 10/100BASE link. This is done because
the RJ45 connectors form a bridge to access the VP881 VITA46.6 UTP-1 and UTP-2 interfaces
which only support 1000BASE interface speeds according to the VITA standard.
Make sure to always connect the two RJ45 ports of RTM311 to a 1000BASE-T LAN
connection.
