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18 slot PXIe System User‘s Manual Product Number: 14579-040 January 2021 Doc-No. 63972-381_R1.5...
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R1.0 July 2019 Preliminary release R1.1 February 2020 Manual supplemented R1.2 March 2020 Minor corrections R1.3 April 2020 Front panel added R1.4 October 2020 Updated R1.5 January 2021 Clock specifications added Impressum: Schroff GmbH Langenalber Str. 96 - 100 75334 Straubenhardt, Germany The details in this manual have been carefully compiled and...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 1 Safety The intended audience of this User’s Manual is system integrators and hardware/software engineers. 1.1 Safety Symbols used in this document Hazardous voltage! This is the electrical hazard symbol. It indicates that there are dangerous voltages inside the Shelf.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 2 Product Overview 2.1 Key features • Shielded 4 U Schroff ratiopacPRO-air case with mounting brackets for 19“ rack mounting and front handles and tip-up feet for desktop use • 84 HP / 18 slot front card cage for 3 U boards •...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 2.2 System Overview The 4 U case is based on the Schroff ratiopacPRO-air system with EMC shielding. The 3 U card cage provides 1 system slot (4 - 12 HP), 1 timing slot (4 HP) and 16 peripheral slots (4 HP). The lower guide rails of the card cage are equipped with ESD clips.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3 18 Slot PXIe Backplane (23007-518) The PXIe backplane provides: • 1 PXIe system slot • 1 PXIe timing slot • 16 PXIe Hybrid slots - accepting CompactPCI, PXI, CompactPCI Express, and PXIe modules • 2 PCIe-to-PCI high performance bridges - utilize a single PCI segment for the hybrid slots - designed to the PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge Specification 1.0 that enables applications to migrate legacy parallel PCI bus interfaces to the advanced serial PCI Express...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.2 PCIe-to-PCI bridge The Schroff PCIe-to-PCI Bridge is a high performance bridge designed to the PCI Express-to- PCI Bridge Specification 1.0 that enables applications to migrate legacy parallel PCI bus interfaces to the advanced serial PCI Express. The bridge module is equipped with a single lane PCI Express port and a parallel bus segment supporting the conventional PCI operation for up to eight PCI peripheral devices concurrently.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.4 System Synchronisation Clocks Acc. to the PXI specifications, the Schroff PXIe system routes the PXI_CLK10 to slot 1-18 and PXIe_CLK100 and PXIe_SYNC100 to the peripheral slots 2-18. PXI_CLK10 is also routed to the external BNC connector 10 MHz REF OUT at the chassis rear side.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.4.1 Clock specifications For all specifications not mentioned in the tables below refer to the PXI-1 und PXI-5 PXIe Hardware specifications PXI_CLK10 Maximum slot to slot time skew 500 ps Note: PXI-5 spec specifies 1 ns ±25 ppm max (guaranteed over the operating temperature range) Frequency accuracy Note: PXI-5 spec specifies ±100 ppm Maximum jitter...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.5.1 Chassis status LED The power switch on the front of the chassis has two LEDs (red and white). The table below shows the chassis states and corresponding LED behavior. Chassis state Notification LED behavior Chassis is off Both LED OFF Chassis powered and operating properly Solid white...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.6 PXI Trigger Bus Chassis Manager I²C I²C Trigger Segment I Trigger Segment I Trigger Segment I The PXIe chassis trigger bus is divided into 3 isolated trigger bus segments with 8 trigger lines each. • Trigger segment 1 covers slot 1 through 6 •...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.7 Power Supply Hazardous voltage! Parts of the power supply may be exposed with hazardous voltage. Always remove mains/ line connector before carry out any assembly work. Caution! Your system has not been provided with a AC power cable. Purchase an AC power cable that is approved for use in your country.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.7.1 Available electrical power The input current of the chassis is limited to 10 A. This results in an available PSU output power at the following nominal AC input voltages: The power for the fans and system modules is already deducted in the calculation and the diagram below.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.7.2 Per slot power The table below shows the maximum available electrical power per slot. Please note: • All current carrying backplane pins must be used by the boards • The average cooling capacity of the PXIe chassis is 50 W per slot •...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 3.8 Power-on behaviour 1 GND 2 +5 V 3 not used 4 +3.3 V 5 Inhibit FAN SPEED INHIBIT MODE 6 +12 V 7 not used 8 -12 V 9 GND VOLTAGE MON AUTO The power-on behaviour depends on the setting of the inhibit mode switch at the rear panel. When the inhibit mode switch is set to "DEF", the CMM controls the power supply inhibit, the chassis can be powered by pushing the power button at the left front side.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 4 Cooling The PXIe boards are cooled by forced air convection through 3 speed controlled 12 VDC axial fans. The air enters the subrack at the perforated bottom panel into the bottom air plenum. As the air passes across the hot components on the Front Boards, heat is carried away by forced convection....
14579-040 (PXIe System) 4.1 Temperature Settings 3 NTC temperature sensors located in top of the card cage are connected to the CMM. The highest temperature level is the reference for the fan speed. The fan speed is controlled by the CMM depending on a fan curve stored in a CMM register. 16 fan curves are available, the default fan curve is “5“.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 5 System Controller The SCHROFF PXIe system is designed to operate in conjunction with the SCHROFF embedded controller. For the SCHROFF embedded Controller, the chassis INI file and PXIe Chassis dll which come with the system, have to be saved in system directories specified by the instrument and measure management software and system registry settings.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 5.1 Fan Speed and Trigger Bridge settings Fan Speed and Trigger Bridge settings are managed by the CMM. To access these settings you need access to the resp. CMM register via the system I²C bus (SMB). With the SCHROFF embedded controller, the Fan Speed and Trigger Bridge settings of a SCHROFF PXIe system can be displayed and managed by a dedicated tool called the ...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 5.2 General Installation Guidelines 5.2.1 Unpacking Caution! When opening the shipping carton, use caution to avoid damaging the system. Consider the following when unpacking and storing the system: • Leave the system packed until it is needed for immediate installation. •...
14579-040 (PXIe System) 6 Service 6.1 Technical support and Return for Service Assistance We generally recommend to return the complete system. For all product returns and support issues, please contact your Schroff sales distributor. We recommend that you save the packing material. Shipping without the original packing material might void the warranty.
14579-040 (PXIe System) 6.2 Scope of Delivery Quantity Description ratiopacPRO-air case 4 U / 84 HP, shielded, powder coated PXIe backplane 18 slot 3 U, including: 4x PCIe Switch 2x PCI Bridge 1x PXIe Clock Module 2x PXI Trigger Bridge Modules 1x CMM 1200 W power supply with input range of 100 VAC to 240 VAC 12 VDC Power supply with input range of 100 VAC to 240 VAC for fan power...
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