CH Tech i4000 user manual Introduction

i4000 - Quad M-module carrier for VMEbus
User Manual	Version: 1.2

1.INTRODUCTION

1.1.VALIDITY OF THE MANUAL

This is edition 1.2 of the i4000 user manual and applies to the following boards:

•The i4000 VME M-module carrier board without P2 of revision R4 ( i4000 Rev 4 )

•The i4000 VME M-module carrier board with P2 of revision R2 ( i4000/R2 )

The revision can be found on the printed circuit board.

1.2.PURPOSE

This manual serves as an instruction for the operation of the i4000 M-module carrier board with VMEbus interface. Some examples for using the i4000 within an APIS software environment can be found in the APIS programmers manual.

1.3.SCOPE

The scope of this manual is the usage of the i4000 M-module Carrier for VMEbus.

1.4.DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AcQ	AcQuisition Technology bv
APIS	AcQuisition Platform Interface Software
ESD	Electronic Static Discharge
i4000	M-module carrier board for VMEbus
M-module	Mezzanine I/O concept according to the M-module specification
VMEbus	Versa Modular Eurocard bus

1.5.NOTES CONCERNING THE NOMENCLATURE

Hex numbers are marked with a leading “0x”-sign: for example: 0x20 or 0xff.

File names are represented in italic: filename.txt.

Code examples are printed in courier.

Active-low signals are represented by a trailing asterisks (i.e. IACK*).

1.6.OVERVIEW

In chapter 2 a description of the i4000 hardware can be found. Chapter 3 covers the installation and setup of the card as well as mounting M-modules. The VMEbus interface can be found in chapter 4. In chapter 5 the operation and the usage of the i4000 is described. Finally this document contains an annex containing a bibliography, component image, technical data and the document history.

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