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FSN Series • User’s Guide
2. FSN-1400 Orientation
Hardware Description
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The following topics are discussed in this section:
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Card Slot Allocation and I/O Flexibility
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The FSN Series chassis (FSN-1400) permits a high degree of flexibility in terms of the
number of inputs and outputs that you can configure. Please note:
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All cards are modular and hot-swappable.
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The 6RU chassis supports:
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14 front cards, including required and optional cards.
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14 rear slots, the configuration of which depends on the type (and
number) of populated front cards.
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An internal “midplane” architecture allows cards to be plugged in from both the
front and rear of the chassis.
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There are no active components on the midplane or on the plug-in rear I/O cards.
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The front door provides a seal for air flow and chassis cooling. There are no
controls on the door, but two status LEDs are provided. Refer to the “
” section on page 31 for details.
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The following additional features are provided:
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Optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies.
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One tally connector (24 contact closures).
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One GPIO connector, with four input (GPI) and eight output (GPO) ports.
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Two serial ports.