2. Technical Description
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2. Technical Description
This chapter presents all technical features from HX3040 Hadron Xtorm Series CPUs.
Panels and Connections
The figure below shows the CPU HX3040 frontal panel.
Figure 2-1. HX3040 CPU
The figure above shows the graphical display placed at the upper part of the front panel. The display
indicates the whole system’s status and diagnostics, including the specific diagnostic of each module.
The graphical display also features a friendly menu that offers the user an agile way to read or set
some parameters such as internal temperature (read only), graphic display contrast, IP address for
each network interface (read only) and local time (read only).
The Hadron Xtorm Series features a graphic display notifying the status and useful information, such
as application states (Run/Stop), miniSD card status, activity on serial interfaces (RX and TX) among
others. Additionally, the Hadron Xtorm Series CPUs provide a bi-colored LED, which informs the
status and diagnostics. For more information about diagnostic LED status, see CPU Technical
Characteristics – CE123100.
The front panel displays the connection interfaces of the Hadrom Xtorm Series CPU. Table 2-1
presents the possible interface types (Ethernet, serial, memory card interface and time
synchronization interface) within their brief description: