Enclosure - GE D20 Technical Overview

D20/D200 Technical Overview
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• Intermodule wiring mechanically protected and separated from field cabling

2.1.2 Enclosure

To meet specific customer requirements, GE offers a wide range of equipment enclosures,
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including NEMA 1, 4, 4X and 12 standard wall-mount, freestanding or swing frame cabinets.
The standard cabinet color is beige. Custom colors (e.g. ASAG/gray) are available by request. As
well, a complete line of accessories, such as lighting, AC outlets, and door locks, are available as
options.
2.1.3 Chassis
D20/D200 chassis assemblies are 19" rack-mountable and based on Eurocard/VME
(VersaModular Eurocard) standards. The chassis provides mounting and interconnection for the
following D20 modules:
• Main processors
• Power supplies
• Modems
• Ethernet/Memory expansion
• Media interface cards
Power switches, test points and indicators are mounted on the front of the D20 modules. Rear-
mounted back planes are used to interconnect the VME bus positions and to provide cable and
wire-harness interfaces.
Depending on your application, the following types of chassis are available:
• D20 Chassis (non-VME)
• D20 Chassis (VME)
• D200 Chassis (VME)
2.1.3.1 D20 Chassis (non-VME)
The D20 chassis is a 3U horizontal slot chassis. Non-VME versions of the D20 provide a single
horizontal Eurocard slot, into which the D20ME board is installed:
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