PSI System Controls and Diagnostics
A500 User Manual
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11
Connectors
11.1 Front panel connectors
11.1.1 Communication loops
ST socket bayonet female for five communication loops. To mate with ST terminated fiber
optic.
RX TX
Loop 1
RX TX
Loop 2
RX TX
Loop 3
RX TX
Loop 4
RX TX
Loop 5
11.1.2 Additional fiber-optic ports
Optional upper row ST socket female bayonets on mezzanine board for expansion options. To
mate with ST terminated fiber optic.
A500-R5T5
RX TX
RX TX
RX TX
RX TX
TX RX
Five additional fiber-optic transmitter – receiver pairs that can be configured as five additional
communication loops, or for individual special functions.
In the A500-R5T5-G and A500-R5T5-GC versions the extra five transmitters (TX) are used for
outgoing trigger or gate signals. They can be assigned arbitrarily to incoming TTL signals on
the four rear panel TTL gate inputs.
A500-R10
RX RX
RX RX
RX RX
RX RX
RX RX
Ten additional fiber-optic receivers for fast data stream input or individual special functions.
A500-T10