Inova ICP-PII user manual B1.1 J1 Interfaces Contd, Key

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Appendix B IPM-ATA

B1.1 J1 Interfaces (Contd.)

Standard IDE ribbon-cable is used to connect J2 of the IPB-RIO-HD-FD module to the IPM’s dedi- cated backplane. The use of ribbon cable permits the mass-storage device(s) to be positioned at any convenient location within the CompactPCI enclosure. Figure B1.1b shows the complete configuration (CompactPCI to IPM-)

Figure B1.1b The Complete Connection Picture

KEY:

1.IPM-ATA carrier board

2.Dedicated backplane with standard IDE ribbon cable and power cord interfaces

3.Y-Cable for bringing the power from the CompactPCI backplane and to this and another device

4.Standard IDE ribbon cable (30cm)

5.Inova rear I/O module (IPB-RIO-IDE-FD) with IDE and slim-line FD connections

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