Manual Overview; Objective; Audience; Scope - Kontron VX3030 User Manual

Introduction
1.1

Manual Overview

1.1.1

Objective

This guide provides general information, hardware instructions, operating instructions and functional description
of the VX3030 board. The onboard programming, onboard firmware and other software (e.g. drivers and BSPs)
are described in detail in separate guides (see section 1.x "Related Publications").
This hardware technical documentation reflects the most recent version of the product. The "Hardware
release Notes" (see section 1.7 "Related Publications") might help to keep track of potential evolutions.
Functional changes that differ from previous version of the document are identified by a vertical bar in the
margin.
1.1.2

Audience

This guide is written to cover, as far as possible the range of people who will handle or use the VX3030, from
unpackers/inspectors, through system managers and installation technicians to hardware and software
engineers. Most chapters assume a certain amount of knowledge on the subjects of single board computer
architecture, interfaces, peripherals, system, cabling, grounding and communications.
1.1.3

Scope

This guide describes all variants of the VX3030 series. It does not cover any PMC/XMC modules which are
described in specific guides.
1.1.4

Structure

This guide is structured in a way that will reflect the sequence of operations from receipt of the board up to getting
it working in your system. Each topic is covered in a separate chapter and each chapter begins with brief
introduction that tells you what the chapter contains. In this way, you can skip any chapters that are not applicable
or with which you are already familiar.
The chapters are:
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Chapter 1 - Introduction (this chapter)
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Chapter 2 - Installation
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Chapter 3 - Additional Board Features
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Chapter 4 - Physical In/Out
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Chapter 5 - Power and Thermal Specifications
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Chapter 6 - Backplane Suggestions
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Chapter 7 - VX3030 RTM Characteristics
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Chapter 8 - VX3030 RC Chararcterisitcs
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