Solid State Logic 82S6PC1010C manual Centuri Processor

Section 4 System Components

The Centuri Processor

The Centuri processor is a 15U high 600mm deep rack unit. Cards are fitted to the front and rear of the chassis so space for access is essential. See page 10 for chassis dimensions and minimum service clearance.

At the front of the processor are located the plug-in PSU units. One unit is capable of powering the system. The panel below the power supplies is fitted with either a 250Mb Zip drive or an SD memory card reader. This is used to transfer system software onto the internal hard disk. This panel may also be fitted with the optional MO drive for project storage.

Below the drives is the front card-cage which has space for 11 plug-in cards, numbered from left to right. The cards are arranged as follows:

Slots 1–4 Channel DSP cards.

Slot 5 Always fitted with a DSP card for the Centre-Section mixes.

Slot 6 Reserved for future expansion.

Slots 7–10 I/O cards – micamp cards (digital/MADI cards to special order only)1.

Slot 11 Always fitted with the system disc card; unless the dual-redundant disc option is specified.

There rear of the processor has space for 12 plug-in cards. Note that these slots are numbered from right to left. Slots 1–4 Available for I/O cards (analogue, digital and MADI).

Slot 5 Always fitted with the console’s Routing/Link card.

Slot 6 Reserved for the optional GPI/O card.

Slots 7–10 I/O cards – analogue, digital and MADI (mic cards to special order only)1.

Slot 11 Always fitted with the Console-Interface card.

Slot 12 Always fitted with the CPU card.

Note that front and rear mounting I/O cards, although functionally identical, are physically different so it is not possible to exchange cards between back and front after specification.

Below the rear card-cage are connectors for MIDI funct ions and anot her labelled ’Expansion’. Thes e are not implemented in the C100 system.

(1) Specifying rear mounted micamp cards or front mounted digital/MADI cards will extend the order lead time.

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