Paradyne 6800 manual Installing the 16-Port Cabinet Assembly

Preparing the Processors

Installing the 16-Port Cabinet Assembly

If you installed an IPC-1600 card in Slot 8 of the UIP, you will have to connect the card to a

16-port cabinet assembly device that is shipped with the card. To do this, perform the following steps:

1.Locate the two 80-conductor ribbon cables and the 16-port cabinet assembly, as shown in Figure 2-11.

2.Carefully thread the ends of the ribbon cables marked P3 and P4 through the card slot opening.

3.Connect the cable marked P3 for Ports 9 through 16 to header P3. Connect the cable marked P4 for Ports 1 through 8 to header P4. The connectors are keyed for proper alignment with the 80-pin headers on the card, as shown in Figure 2-12. Make sure that the retaining clips are properly secured.

4.Carefully pass the excess ribbon cable through the slot opening until the IPC-1600 can be plugged into expansion Slot 8.

5.Locate a convenient area to place the cable assembly unit close to the host processor so that the ports are easily accessible for connecting devices. The cabinet must be located within about seven cable feet, the length of the fanout module cable assembly, of the host computer. The cabinet can be installed on the floor or table, or wall mounted.

6.Route the ribbon cables behind the wire-frame assembly of the cabinet with the ªlead 1º identifiers to the left as shown in Figure 2-13. The connectors on the fanout module and the ribbon cables are keyed for proper alignment. Be sure the retaining clips are properly secured when connecting the ribbon cables to the fanout module.

7.Connect the ribbon cable nearest the front of the wire-frame assembly to the fanout module connector for Ports 9 through 16. Next, connect the other ribbon cable for Ports 1 through 8.

8.The fanfold module snaps into the wire-frame assembly from the front of the assembly (see Figure 2-13). Put the slot on the left side of the fanout module over the wire tab on the left side of the wire-frame assembly. Next, slide the right side of the fanfold module into the wire-frame assembly until the two slots on the right of the module engage with the wire tabs.

6800-A2-GN22-30 January 1997 2-29