Lower Backplane Jumper Plugs (P2) And Third-Party Boards; Removing Boards; Installing Boards - adept technology MV User Manual

Chapter 3

Lower Backplane Jumper Plugs (P2) and Third-Party Boards

The VME bus standard defines some of the lower backplane (P2 bus) signals and
permits other lines to be used for application-specific purposes. Adept uses
several of these P2 user signals for communication between Adept boards. These
include some safety-critical signals, including 24V signals.
On the MV-5 and MV-10, jumpers are provided next to each P2 connector. If a
non-Adept (third-party) board is installed in a slot, and that board uses the P2
(lower) connector, the P2 user-signal jumpers for that slot must be removed.
On the Compact Controller, jumpers are provided only for slot three. Thus,
third-party boards that use the P2 connector can be placed only in slot 3.
If a third-party VME board is later removed from a slot, and you plan to install an
Adept board in that slot, you must reinstall the P2 jumper plugs for that slot.



approval from Adept BEFORE adding third-party boards to the
Adept controller. An optional software license is also required.
Please contact Adept Applications Engineering (see

Removing Boards

1. Turn off the controller.
2. Loosen the captive screws at the top and bottom of the board.
3. Lift up on the top handle and push down on the bottom handle as you start to
pull the board out of the chassis. Remove the board from the chassis and store
it in a safe place. (See
4. If the empty slot is not going to be used again and it is between installed
boards, you must install five user-supplied jumper plugs onto the five pairs of
jumper pins on the backplane. You can also fill the empty slot by moving all
boards toward slot 1.
  

first turning off the power to the Adept Controller and all related
external power supplies. Failure to observe this caution could cause
damage to your equipment.

Installing Boards

1. Turn off the controller.
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For safety and functional reasons, you must obtain
page 59 for antistatic precautions.)
Do not attempt to install or remove any boards without
Adept MV Controller User's Guide, Rev. B
Removing and Installing Boards
page 34).