INDUSTRIAL I/O PACK SERIES AVME9630/9660 VMEbus 3U/6U CARRIER BOARDS
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2.0 PREPARATION FOR USE
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
Upon receipt of this product, inspect the shipping carton for
evidence of mishandling during transit. If the shipping carton is
badly damaged or water stained, request that the carrier's agent be
present when the carton is opened. If the carrier's agent is absent
when the carton is opened and the contents of the carton are
damaged, keep the carton and packing material for the agent's
inspection.
For repairs to a product damaged in shipment, refer to the
Acromag Service Policy to obtain return instructions. It is
suggested that salvageable shipping cartons and packing material
be saved for future use in the event the product must be shipped.
This board is physically protected
with packing material and electrically
protected with an anti static bag
during shipment. It is recommended
that the board be visually inspected
for evidence of mishandling prior to
applying power.
The board utilizes static sensitive
components and should only be
handled at a static-safe workstation.
CARD CAGE CONSIDERATIONS
Refer to the specifications for loading and power requirements.
Be sure that the system power supplies are able to accommodate
the power requirements of the carrier board, plus the installed IP
modules, within the voltage tolerances specified.
IMPORTANT: Adequate air circulation must be provided to prevent
a temperature rise above the maximum operating temperature.
The dense packing of the IP modules to the carrier board
restricts air flow within the card cage and is cause for concern.
Adequate air circulation must be provided to prevent a temperature
rise above the maximum operating temperature and to prolong the
life of the electronics. If the installation is in an industrial
environment and the board is exposed to environmental air, careful
consideration should be given to air-filtering.
BOARD CONFIGURATION
The carrier board may be configured for different applications.
All possible configuration settings will be discussed in the following
Sections. The jumper locations and IP module positions are
shown in Drawing 4501-450. Power should be removed from the
board when installing IP modules, cables, termination panels, and
field wiring. Refer to Mechanical Assembly Drawing 4501-434 and
your IP module documentation for specific configuration and
assembly instructions.
VMEbus INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
The carrier board is shipped from the factory configured as
follows:
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Carrier board with VMEbus Short I/O Base Address of 0000H.
Board will respond to both Address Modifiers 29H and 2DH.
Registers on the carrier board plus the I/O and ID spaces on
any installed IP modules will be accessible.
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Programmable software registers default to IP memory space
(VMEbus standard address space) accesses disabled.
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Programmable software registers default to IP interrupt
requests-disabled and VMEbus interrupt level-none.
Address Decode Jumper Configuration
The carrier board interfaces with the VMEbus as a 1K byte
block of address locations in the VMEbus short I/O address space
(refer to Section 3 for memory map details). J1 decodes the six
most significant address lines A10 through A15 to provide
segments of 1K address space. The configuration of the jumpers
for different base address locations is shown in Table 2.1. "IN"
means that the pins are shorted together with a shorting clip.
"OUT" indicates that the clip has been removed.
Table 2.1: Address Decode Jumper Selections (J1 Pins)
Base
Addr*
(Hex)
A15
(11&12)
A14
(9&10)
A13
(7&8)
A12
(5&6)
A11
(3&4)
A10
(1&2)
0000 OUT
OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
0400 OUT
OUT OUT OUT OUT IN
0800 OUT
OUT OUT OUT IN
OUT
0C00 OUT
OUT OUT OUT IN
IN
1000 OUT
OUT OUT IN
OUT OUT
. .
. . . . .
. .
. . . . .
. .
. . . . .
EC00
IN
IN IN OUT
IN IN
F000
IN
IN IN IN OUT
OUT
F400
IN
IN IN IN OUT
IN
F800
IN
IN IN IN IN OUT
FC00
IN
IN IN IN IN IN
* Consult your host CPU manual for detailed information about
addressing the VMEbus short I/O (A16, 16-bit) space. In many
cases, CPU's utilizing 24-bit addressing will start the 16-bit
address at FF0000 (Hex), and 32-bit CPU's at FFFF0000 (Hex).
VMEbus Address Modifiers
No hardware jumper configuration is needed. The carrier
board will respond to both address modifiers 29H and 2DH in the
VMEbus short I/O space. This means that both short supervisory
and short non-privileged accesses are supported.
The carrier board will respond to both address modifiers 39H
and 3DH in the VMEbus standard address space, when standard
address space accesses to IP memory are enabled via
programmable registers on the carrier board (refer to Section 3 for
programming details).
