Expansion Cards; Usable Expansion Cards; Installing/Removing Expansion Cards - Siemens SIMATIC IPC BX-32A Operating Instructions Manual

Expanding and assigning parameters to the device

6.3 Expansion cards

6.3 Expansion cards
6.3.1

Usable expansion cards

Expansion cards compliant with the following standards are supported:
• PCIe; Gen. 1, Gen. 2, Gen. 3, Gen. 4 (see also "Technical specifications of the motherboard
(Page 73)")
Conditions of use of expansion cards
• The expansion cards must not exceed the specified dimensions. If the height is exceeded,
you may experience contact problems, malfunctions and difficulties with the assembly.
You can find the permitted dimensions for expansion cards under "Dimension drawing of
the expansion cards (Page 79)".
See also
Expansion card slots on the bus board (Page 89)
6.3.2

Installing/removing expansion cards

Note
Requirement for expansion cards
• You can find the permitted dimensions for expansion cards under "Dimension drawing of
the expansion cards (Page 79)". If the permissible height is exceeded, contact problems,
malfunctions and installation difficulties cannot be ruled out.
• You can find information on the type of expansion card you can install in specific slots
under "Expansion card slots on the bus board (Page 89)".
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