Appendix A: Smema; Introduction - Agilent Technologies 5DX 5000 Series Installation Manual

Appendix A

Introduction

The communication interface between adjacent machines is provided by
way of a Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association (SMEMA)
compliant protocol. The purpose of multi-machine in-line interfacing is to
allow the Agilent 5DX to integrate directly into your printed circuit
assembly manufacturing process.
There are two SMEMA connectors on each side of a 5DX system. This
allows the system to be configured to load panels from the left or the right
or for altering the system to a dual-lane panel flow. Standard, single-lane
5DX systems will only use the front connector on both sides of the system.
Systems with the middle rail installed (dual-lane) will use the both
connectors on both sides. The front connectors will refer to the front lane
status and the rear connectors will refer to the rear lane status.
LOAD PANEL
Cable L SMEMA I/O
To Digital I/O Assembly
(Input/Output)
Figure A-1 Location of SMEMA connectors (NOTE: Single lane installations
only use the "Front" connector.)
Agilent 5DX Installation
SMEMA
SMEMA
Connectors
This 5DX is configured for Left-to-Right flow through.
MAIN UNIT
UNLOAD PANEL
SMEMA
Connectors
Cable L SMEMA I/O
To Downstream Machi
SMEMA A-43