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Blade Installation
The blade is fully compatible to the AdvancedTCA standard and is designed to be used in AdvancedTCA shelfs. Since the installation and removal procedures are different for powered and nonpowered shelfs, they are described in separate sections.aaaaa
Damage of Circuits
Electrostatic discharge and incorrect blade installation and removal can damage circuits or shorten their life.
Before touching the blade or electronic components, make sure that you are working in an ESD−safe environment.
Installation into Powered Shelves
Installation Procedure
1.Ensure that the top and bottom ejector handles are in the outward positionaa
2.Insert blade into the shelf by placing the top and bottom edges of the blade in the card guides of the shelf. Ensure that the guiding module of shelf and blade are aligned properly.a
3.Carefully slide the blade into the shelf until you feel resistance.a
If an RTM is already installed in the same slot, be careful not to bend any pins of the P30 to P32 backplane connectors.a
4.Hook the lower and the upper handle into the shelf rail recesses
5.Fully insert the blade and lock it to the shelf by pressing the two components of the lower and the upper handles together and turning the handles towards the face plate
As soon as the blade is connected to the backplane power pins, the blue LED is illuminated.a
When the blade is completely installed, the blue LED starts to blink. This indicates that the blade announces its presence to the shelf management controller.
Note:aIf an ARTM is connected to the front blade, make sure that the handles ofabotha the ARTM and the front blade are closed in order to power up the blade‘s payload.
6.Wait until the blue LED is switched OFFa
The switched off blue LED indicates that the blade‘s payload has been powered up and that the blade is active.a
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