Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series installation manual Vanguard 7300 Cards, Description

Vanguard 7300 Platform Version 2

	Vanguard 7300 Cards
Description
		The Vanguard 7300’s midplane slots hold special-purpose printed circuit cards
		and rear transition modules accessible from both the front and the rear of the
		rack-mounted chassis. Card-swapping time is minimized, port cabling is organized,
		and low-level software customizing is eliminated.
		Depending on its purpose, a CompactPCI card can be:
		• A single card with or without connectors that inserts into a front chassis slot
		• A single card with one or more half-sized PMCs mounted on it that inserts
		into a front chassis slot
		• A two-part card that inserts into a front chassis slot and requires a rear
		transition module inserted into its matching rear chassis slot
		Figure 1-12shows a two-part Serial card plugged into the front and rear of the
		Vanguard 7300 midplane. The rear transition module has eight ports for cabling from
		the rear of the chassis. Fasteners on every card or module lock it securely in its
		chassis slot and indicate that the card or module is seated properly.
		PCI Front Printed	PCI Rear Transition
		Circuit Card	Module

Chassis Front Chassis Rear

Compact PCI Midplane

Figure 1-12. Two-Part Serial Card for the Vanguard 7300 Series

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