
AcroPack Series APCe7010E-LF
PCI Express Carrier Board
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Table of Contents
1.
GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 4
Intended Audience .................................................................................................................................. 4
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Trademark, Trade Name and Copyright Information .............................................................................. 4
Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............................................................................................... 4
Environmental Protection Statement ..................................................................................................... 4
APCe7010E-LF Overview.......................................................................................................................... 4
KEY APCe7010E-LF FEATURES ................................................................................................................. 5
SIGNAL INTERFACE PRODUCTS ................................................................................................................ 5
Cable ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Termination Panel .............................................................................................................................. 5
Software Support..................................................................................................................................... 5
Windows
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VxWorks
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Linux
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2.
PREPARATION FOR USE ........................................................................................................................... 7
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ................................................................................................................ 7
BOARD CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................ 8
Power and Cooling Considerations .................................................................................................... 8
Carrier Fuses ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Isolation Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 9
Isolated Power .................................................................................................................................... 9
CARRIER ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT .......................................................................................................... 10
ACROPACK MODULE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 10
FIELD GROUNDING CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................................. 11
CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Front Panel Field I/O Connectors ..................................................................................................... 11
AcroPack Field I/O Connector .......................................................................................................... 12
Mini-PCIe Connector ........................................................................................................................ 15
PCI Express Bus Connections ............................................................................................................ 16
JTAG Programming/Debug Connector ............................................................................................. 17
3.
PROGRAMMING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 17
4.
THEORY OF OPERATION ........................................................................................................................ 18
DC/DC Converter .............................................................................................................................. 18
Slot Addressing ................................................................................................................................. 18
JTAG .................................................................................................................................................. 18