VXI CT-100B manual

bus CT-100B S ERIES S IX -S LOT VXI BUS C HASSIS U SER ’ S M ANUAL 82-0042-000 Rev. April 7, 2003 VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-6509 (949) 955-1894[...]

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www.vxitech.com CT-100B Preface 3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS I NTRODUCTION Certifi cation .................................................................................................................. ..................................... 4 Warranty .......................................................................................................[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 4 CT-100B Preface C ERTIFICATION VXI Technology, Inc. (VTI) certifies t hat this product m et its publis hed specifications at the t ime of shipm ent from the factory. VTI further certifies that its calibration m easurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and T echnology (formerly National Bu[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Preface 5 D ECLARATION OF C ONFORMITY Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 M ANUFACTURER ’ S N AME VXI Technology, Inc. M ANUFACTURER ’ S A DDRESS 2031 Main Street Irvine, Californi a 92614-6509 P RODUCT N AME Six-Slot VXIbus Chassis M ODEL N UMBER ( S ) CT-100B P RODUCT O PTIONS All P ROD[...]

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www.vxitech.com CT-100B Preface 7 G ENERAL S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Review the following safety precau tions to avoid bodily injury a nd/or damage to the product. These precautions must be observed during all phase s of operation or service of this product. Failure to comply with these pr ecautions, or with specific warni ngs elsewhere in this m anual[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 8 CT-100B Preface W ARNINGS (C ONT .) Avoid Electric Shock To avoid electric shoc k or fire hazard, do not operate this product with the covers rem oved. Do not connect or disconnect any cable, probes, test leads, etc. while they are connected to a voltage source. Rem ove all power and unplug unit before perform ing any service[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Preface 9 S UPPORT R ESOURCES Support resources for this product are availa ble on the Internet and at VXI Technology customer support centers. Internet Support E-mail: support@vxitech.com Web Address: http://www.vxitech.com Telephone Support (U.S.) Tel: (949) 955-1894 West Coast (216) 447-8950 East Coast Fax: (949) 955-3041[...]

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www.vxitech.com CT-100B Introducti on 11 S ECTION 1 I NTRODUCTION I NTRODUCTION The CT-100B portable C-size VXIbus m ainfram e provides cost-effective test si tuations in a sm all footprint. When using VMIP  instrum ents such as DMMs, wavefo rm generators, di gitizers, etc., complete test scenarios can easily be configured. F IGURE 1-1 CT-100B S[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 12 CT-100B Introducti on G ENERAL D ESCRIPTION The CT-100B chassis is a portabl e, C-size, six-slot, VXIbus com patible chassis that conform s fully to VXIbus Specification Revision 1.4. The chassis employs a multi-layer backplane to ensure premium VXIbus and VMEbus performance and provides al l power supplies required by the V[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 13 F LEXIBILITY The CT-100B is designed to provi de flexibility of use in bench- top and rack-mount applications, as well as in portable environments. The out side cover is rem ovable for easy access to the VXIbus modules during bench-t op development, troubleshooting or cali bration. For rack-mount application[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 14 CT-100B Introducti on CT-100B S ERIES S PECIFICATIONS G ENERAL S PECIFICATIONS S IZE 8.2” W x 15” H x 21” D without feet and handle 8.5” W x 17” H x 21” D with feet and handle Six C-Size VXIbus card slots W EIGHT 28 lbs (12.7 kg) VXIbus Version 1.4 MTTR 30 min E NVIRONMENTAL S PECIFICATIONS O PERATING L OCATION T[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 15 P OWER S PECIFICATIONS U SEABLE P OWER 450 W at 40°C DC Supply Voltage Voltage Peak Current (I MP ) Dynamic Current (I MD ) +5 V 35 A 5 A -5.2 V 25 A 4 A -2 V 7 A 2 A +12 V 4 A 2 A -12 V 4 A 1.5 A +24 V 4 A 3 A -24 V 4 A 3 A Output Voltage Voltage Allowed Variation Ripple/Noise DC Load Induced Ripple Noise [...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 16 CT-100B Introducti on C OOLING S PECIFICATIONS C OOLING R EQUIREMENTS (TBD) 60 W/slot for a 10°C Rise 80 W/slot for a 15°C Rise A IR F LOW P ATH Air is drawn into the chassis fro m the r ear and is pressurized below the cards. The air is then distributed across all sl ots along the total length of each slot and is exhauste[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 17 +5 STANDBY +5 STANDBY RETURN FUSE 10A 1 15VAC 5A 230V AC 8.100 (205.74) 21.000 (533.40) VXI Technology -2V -24V -12V -5 . 2 V + 5V STBY + 24V + 12V + 5V 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 V OL TAGE MONI TOR bus -2V -24V -12V -5 . 2 V + 5V STBY + 24V + 12V + 5V CT100B Mai nframe 0 1 VOLTAGE MON ITOR 0.343 (8.71) 16.404 (416.66)[...]

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www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 19 S ECTION 2 I NSTALLATION I NTRODUCTION When the CT-100B is unpacked from i ts shipping carton, the cont ents should include the following items: (1) CT-100B Six-Slot C hassis (1) CT-100B Module User’s Ma nual (this m anual) (2) Replacement fuses, one 10 A sl ow blow, one 5 A slow blow (1) Power cord All co[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 20 CT-100B Installati on +5 ST AN DBY +5 ST AN DBY RETURN FUSE 10A 115VAC 5A 230V AC F IGURE 2-1 CT-100B B ACK P ANEL[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 21 R ACK M OUNT O PTION I NSTALLATION O VERVIEW This section contains the procedures for i nstalling a CT-100B chassis in a standard 19” relay rack. The available rack mounting options are: Option 52 – Rack Mount Ear Ki t Option 53 – Rack Mount Door Ki t Option 57 – 20” Slide Kit Option 58 – 24” S[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 22 CT-100B Installati on R ACK M OUNT K IT I NSTALLATION The rack mount kit (Option 59) provides the ba sic hardware necessary to rack m ount the CT-100B chassis. With the chassis being onl y 15” wide, standard rack support rail s cannot provide mechanical support to the chassis. If the equipm ent mounted below the CT-100B ca[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 23 Blac k Oxi de Pan Head Ph illips S crew s (x 4) Rack M ount Ea rs (x2) Flu sh Rack mount C onfigura tion * Recessed Rack Mount Installation Shown F IGURE 2.2: R ACK M OUNT E AR I NSTALLATION D IAGRAM[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 24 CT-100B Installati on R ACK S LIDE I NSTALLATION (20” AND 24”) The 20” and 24” slide hardware kits (Options 63 and 64, respect ively) provide standard flanges t o mount the sli des into standard EIA relay racks. It should be not ed that the slide flanges in the front should be installed behind the rack’s front pane[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 25 5. Locat e the slide hardware kit provided. Instal l the rack flanges to the slides as required by the application using the hardware in the kit. Note that the screws are inserted from the inside of the slides and the nuts would show on the out side. 6. Inst all the slides to the m ounting brackets already i[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 26 CT-100B Installati on R ACK M OUNT D OOR K IT I NSTALLATION The rack mount door kit (Option 60) provides the necessary hardware to install a 1/8” thick aluminum door in front of the rack mounted chassis. This option requi res that the rack mount ear kit also be install ed and configured for recessed mounti ng. The door may[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 27 Hinges (x2) 3/8” Flat H ead Phillips Screws (x4) Rackmount Brac es (x 2) 3/8” Pan Head Blac k Oxide Phillips Screws (x8) Front Door , Aluminum Door Latch Kit Front Door Stop 1/2” Pan H ead Phillips Screws (x2) 6-32 Hex Nuts (x2) F IGURE 2.4: R ACK D OOR I NSTALLATION D IAGRAM[...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 28 CT-100B Installati on A CRYLIC R ACK M OUNT D OOR K IT I NSTALLATION An acrylic rack m ount door is offered as an alternat ive to the alum inum rack m ount door. The kit (Option 65) provides the necessary hardware to inst all a 1/8” thick acry lic door in front of the rack mounted chassis. An i nstallation diagram is provi[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Installa tion 29 6. Locate the four tapped holes on the front surface of the rack m ount ear to which the door is to be attached. 7. Inst all the door by it s hinges to the rack mount ear using four 3/8” black pan head screws provided with the opti on kit. 8. Test that the door opens and closes smoothly and adjust the la t[...]

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www.vxitech.com CT-100B Operation 31 S ECTION 3 O PERATION I NTRODUCTION There are no operating instructions requi red for the CT-100B VXIbus chassis. After the chassi s is installed, operation is com p letely transparent to the operator. Just plug in the instruments then power up the chassis. The power supply lines are m onitored and displayed on [...]

VXI Technology, Inc. 32 CT-100B Operation VXI T echnolo gy -2V -24V -12V -5.2V + 5V STBY + 24V + 12V + 5V 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 VOL TAGE MONITOR bus -2V -24V -12V -5.2V + 5V STBY + 24V + 12V + 5V CT 10 0B M ainf rame 0 1 VOL TAGE MONITOR Green Not Lit Red : Within V ol tage S peci ficati ons : Under V oltage : Over V oltage V ol tage Monitor LEDs F IGURE[...]

www.vxitech.com CT-100B Index 33 I NDEX # 5V STANDB Y................................................................ 12 A airflow....................................................................... 12, 15 B backplan e ........................................................................ 12 backplane conf iguration............................[...]