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VXI CT-100B Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
  • Page 2 CT-100B S ERIES HASSIS ’ ANUAL 82-0042-000 Rev. April 7, 2003 VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-6509 (949) 955-1894 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
  • Page 3 VXI Technology, Inc. Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ..............................11 NTRODUCTION Introduction..............................11 General Description ............................12 Backplane................................. 12 Performance ..............................12 Flexibility................................. 13 CT-100B Series Specifications ........................14 Cooling Capacity for CT-100B (Typical) ......................16 2 ................................. 19 ECTION ............................... 19 NSTALLATION Introduction..............................19 Line Voltage Selection............................. 19 Backplane.................................

  • Page 5: Certification

    VXI Technology, Inc. shall not be liable for injury to property other than the goods themselves. Other than the limited warranty stated above, VXI Technology, Inc. makes no other warranties, express or implied, with respect to the quality of product beyond the description of the goods on the face of the contract.

  • Page 6: Declaration Of Conformity

    RODUCT ONFIGURATIONS VXI Technology, Inc. declares that the aforementioned product conforms to the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/366/EEC (inclusive 93/68/EEC) and carries the “CE” mark accordingly. The product has been designed and manufactured...
  • Page 7 VXI Technology, Inc. CT-100B Preface Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 8: Terms And Symbols

    www.vxitech.com ENERAL AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Review the following safety precautions to avoid bodily injury and/or damage to the product. These precautions must be observed during all phases of operation or service of this product. Failure to comply with these precautions, or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual, violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the product.
  • Page 9 VXI Technology, Inc. ARNINGS Avoid Electric Shock To avoid electric shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product with the covers removed. Do not connect or disconnect any cable, probes, test leads, etc. while they are connected to a voltage source. Remove all power and unplug unit before performing any service.

  • Page 10: Support Resources

    UPPORT ESOURCES Support resources for this product are available on the Internet and at VXI Technology customer support centers. Internet Support E-mail: support@vxitech.com Web Address: http://www.vxitech.com Telephone Support (U.S.) Tel: (949) 955-1894 West Coast (216) 447-8950 East Coast Fax: (949) 955-3041 West Coast...
  • Page 11 VXI Technology, Inc. CT-100B Preface Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 12: Section 1

    www.vxitech.com ECTION NTRODUCTION NTRODUCTION The CT-100B portable C-size VXIbus mainframe provides cost-effective test situations in a small footprint. When using VMIP instruments such as DMMs, waveform generators, digitizers, etc., complete test scenarios can easily be configured. 1-1 CT-100B S IGURE HASSIS CT-100B Introduction Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...

  • Page 13: General Description

    VXI Technology, Inc. ENERAL ESCRIPTION The CT-100B chassis is a portable, C-size, six-slot, VXIbus compatible chassis that conforms fully to VXIbus Specification Revision 1.4. The chassis employs a multi-layer backplane to ensure premium VXIbus and VMEbus performance and provides all power supplies required by the VXIbus specification.

  • Page 14: Flexibility

    www.vxitech.com LEXIBILITY The CT-100B is designed to provide flexibility of use in bench-top and rack-mount applications, as well as in portable environments. The outside cover is removable for easy access to the VXIbus modules during bench-top development, troubleshooting or calibration. For rack-mount applications, a rack-mount kit allows the CT-100B to mount flush or be recessed four inches.

  • Page 15: Ct-100B Series Specifications

    VXI Technology, Inc. CT-100B S ERIES PECIFICATIONS ENERAL PECIFICATIONS 8.2” W x 15” H x 21” D without feet and handle 8.5” W x 17” H x 21” D with feet and handle Six C-Size VXIbus card slots EIGHT 28 lbs (12.7 kg)
  • Page 16 www.vxitech.com OWER PECIFICATIONS SEABLE OWER 450 W at 40°C DC Supply Voltage Voltage Peak Current (I Dynamic Current (I +5 V 35 A -5.2 V 25 A -2 V +12 V -12 V 1.5 A +24 V -24 V Output Voltage Ripple/Noise Induced Ripple Voltage...

  • Page 17: Cooling Capacity For Ct-100B (Typical)

    VXI Technology, Inc. OOLING PECIFICATIONS (TBD) OOLING EQUIREMENTS 60 W/slot for a 10°C Rise 80 W/slot for a 15°C Rise Air is drawn into the chassis from the rear and is pressurized below the cards. The air is then distributed across all slots along the total length of each slot and is exhausted through the top of the mainframe.
  • Page 18 21.000 (533.40) 8.100 (205.74) VOLTAGE MONITOR VOLTAGE MONITOR VXI Technology -24 V -24 V -12V -12V -5.2V -5.2V CT100B Mainframe + 5V + 5V + 24V + 12V + 24V + 12V + 5V + 5V STBY STBY 16.404 (416.66) 14.979 (380.47)
  • Page 19 VXI Technology, Inc. CT-100B Introduction Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 20: Section 2

    www.vxitech.com ECTION NSTALLATION NTRODUCTION When the CT-100B is unpacked from its shipping carton, the contents should include the following items: (1) CT-100B Six-Slot Chassis (1) CT-100B Module User’s Manual (this manual) (2) Replacement fuses, one 10 A slow blow, one 5 A slow blow (1) Power cord All components should be immediately inspected for damage upon receipt of the unit.
  • Page 21 VXI Technology, Inc. +5 STANDBY +5 STANDBY RETURN FUSE 10A 115VAC 5A 230VAC 2-1 CT-100B B IGURE ANEL CT-100B Installation Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 22: Rack Mount Option Installation

    www.vxitech.com OUNT PTION NSTALLATION VERVIEW This section contains the procedures for installing a CT-100B chassis in a standard 19” relay rack. The available rack mounting options are: Option 52 – Rack Mount Ear Kit Option 53 – Rack Mount Door Kit Option 57 –...

  • Page 23: Rack Mount Kit Installation

    VXI Technology, Inc. OUNT NSTALLATION The rack mount kit (Option 59) provides the basic hardware necessary to rack mount the CT-100B chassis. With the chassis being only 15” wide, standard rack support rails cannot provide mechanical support to the chassis. If the equipment mounted below the CT-100B cannot provide mechanical support to the chassis, either 20”...
  • Page 24 www.vxitech.com Black Oxide Rack Mount Ears (x2) Pan Head Phillips Screws (x4) Flush Rackmount Configuration * Recessed Rack Mount Installation Shown 2.2: R IGURE OUNT NSTALLATION IAGRAM CT-100B Installation Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 25: Rack Slide Installation (20" And 24")

    VXI Technology, Inc. (20” 24”) LIDE NSTALLATION The 20” and 24” slide hardware kits (Options 63 and 64, respectively) provide standard flanges to mount the slides into standard EIA relay racks. It should be noted that the slide flanges in the front should be installed behind the rack’s front panel mounting rails.
  • Page 26 www.vxitech.com 5. Locate the slide hardware kit provided. Install the rack flanges to the slides as required by the application using the hardware in the kit. Note that the screws are inserted from the inside of the slides and the nuts would show on the outside. 6.

  • Page 27: Rack Mount Door Kit Installation

    VXI Technology, Inc. OUNT NSTALLATION The rack mount door kit (Option 60) provides the necessary hardware to install a 1/8” thick aluminum door in front of the rack mounted chassis. This option requires that the rack mount ear kit also be installed and configured for recessed mounting. The door may be customer modified to hold connectors, controls, indicators and similar components.
  • Page 28 www.vxitech.com 1/2” Pan Head Phillips Screws (x2) Front Door Stop 6-32 Hex Nuts (x2) Rackmount Braces (x2) Door Latch Kit Front Door, Aluminum 3/8” Flat Head Phillips Screws (x4) Hinges (x2) 3/8” Pan Head Black Oxide Phillips Screws (x8) 2.4: R IGURE NSTALLATION IAGRAM...

  • Page 29: Acrylic Rack Mount Door Kit Installation

    VXI Technology, Inc. CRYLIC OUNT NSTALLATION An acrylic rack mount door is offered as an alternative to the aluminum rack mount door. The kit (Option 65) provides the necessary hardware to install a 1/8” thick acrylic door in front of the rack mounted chassis.
  • Page 30 www.vxitech.com 6. Locate the four tapped holes on the front surface of the rack mount ear to which the door is to be attached. 7. Install the door by its hinges to the rack mount ear using four 3/8” black pan head screws provided with the option kit.
  • Page 31 VXI Technology, Inc. CT-100B Installation Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...

  • Page 32: Section 3

    www.vxitech.com ECTION PERATION NTRODUCTION There are no operating instructions required for the CT-100B VXIbus chassis. After the chassis is installed, operation is completely transparent to the operator. Just plug in the instruments then power up the chassis. The power supply lines are monitored and displayed on the front panel to provide user feedback of correct operation (see Figure 3-2).
  • Page 33 VXI Technology, Inc. VOLTAGE MONITOR VOLTAGE MONITOR VXI Technology -24V -24V -12V -12V -5.2V -5.2V CT100B Mainframe + 5V + 5V + 24V + 12V + 24V + 12V + 5V + 5V STBY STBY Voltage Monitor LEDs : Within Voltage Specifications...

  • Page 34: Index

    www.vxitech.com NDEX 5V STANDBY..............12 airflow............... 12, 15 backplane................ 12 backplane configuration..........12 DC supply voltage ............16 dimentions ..............17 dynamic current .............. 16 dynamic current (I )............. 14 fuse ............... 7, 12, 19 jumpering................ 12 line frequencies............... 12 MTTR ................
  • Page 35 Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...

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