27.MOUNTING PROMETHEUS ON A BASEBOARD

Prometheus is designed to allow installation upside down onto a custom baseboard. The CPU board may be thought of as a “macro-component” when used in this way. All the key I/O headers on the board face up and are at an even height, allowing the board to be turned over and mounted onto a base board. A mechanical drawing showing locations of mating connectors on the baseboard is shown on the following page.

The board-to-board mounting height for this application is 14mm (.551”). Spacers for this application can be purchased from many suppliers of metric hardware. Standard spacers with metric length will have metric threads (for example M3 x 0.5). Diamond Systems can supply a custom-designed 14mm aluminum hex male/female spacer with #4-40 threads (DSC part no. 684045).

Using the board in this manner eliminates all connecting cables for most applications. All connections except IDE, floppy drive, and switched power output are accessible through the vertical I/O headers on the board. If you need to use IDE, floppy, or switched power output, you will need to use cables to access the corresponding I/O headers.

The following is a list of I/O headers that mate with the corresponding vertical-mount I/O headers on Prometheus:

Prometheus Connector

Manufacturer

Manufacturer Part No.

J1

Generic

.1” dual row pin header, 2x32

J2

Generic

.1” dual row pin header, 2x20

J3

3M / Robinson Nugent

P50-080S-R1-TG

J4

G-LINKS

PSPH1-1X6GOB11.05-2.3

 

Samtec

ESQ-106-12-G-S

J5

G-LINKS

PSPH1-2X5GOB11.05-2.3

 

Samtec

ESQ-105-12-G-D

J6

G-LINKS

PSPH1-2X3GOB11.05-2.3

 

Samtec

ESQ-103-12-G-D

J11

G-LINKS

PSPH1-1X9GOB11.05-2.3

 

Samtec

ESQ-109-12-G-S

J14

G-LINKS

PSPH1-2X25GOB11.05-2.3

 

Samtec

ESQ-125-12-G-D

Website information:

G-Links (Taiwan) www.g-links.com.tw

Samtecwww.samtec.com

3Mwww.3m.com/us/electronics_mfg/interconnects/

Note: The -12- in the Samtec part numbers above indicates standard insertion force components. This may be replaced by -37- for low insertion force components. Because of the number and location of the mating headers, the effort to remove the Prometheus from a mating board is significant and requires careful effort. Therefore low-insertion force components may be preferred.

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Diamond Systems PR-Z32-EA-ST Mounting Prometheus on a Baseboard, Prometheus Connector Manufacturer Manufacturer Part No

PR-Z32-E-ST, PR-Z32-EA-ST specifications

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