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Pickering Interfaces strives to fulfil all relevant environmental laws and regulations and reduce wastes and releases to the environment. Pickering Interfaces aims to design and operate products in a way that protects the environment and the health and safety of its employees, customers and the public. Pickering Interfaces endeavours to develop and manufacture products that can be produced, distributed, used and recycled, or disposed of, in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
PRODUCT SAFETY SAFETY SYMBOLS The following safety symbols may be used on the product and throughout the product documentation. MEANING / DESCRIPTION SYMBOL PROTECTIVE EARTH (GROUND) To identify any terminal which is intended for connection to an external conductor for protection against electric shock in case of a fault, or the terminal of a protective earth (ground) electrode.
Not to be used in safety critical circuits, refer to the Pickering Interfaces’ terms & conditions of sale. This module must not be used for the switching of Mains Circuits. For the switching of voltages up to the module’s full specification, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must...
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CAUTION - PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION SYMBOL Suitably qualified & trained users should ensure that the accompanying documentation is fully read and understood before attempting to install or operate the product. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All cleaning and servicing requires the equipment to be isolated and disconnected from the power source and user I/O signals (refer to the Maintenance Section).
It is available in 2, 4 or 8-slot sizes to suit high within the module using a high performance screened performance PXI matrix requirements and is constructed analog backplane. Pickering can construct custom cable using instrumentation quality reed relays. assemblies for all of our PXI modules, please contact sales With its high level of switching density, the 40-560A PXI office for further assistance.
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BRIC12 Up to 792x4, 396x8, 198x16 or 90x32 Reed relay switching solutions can only be as good as the 40-563A - 1-Pole Matrix - 0.25 A Solid State relays used, and Pickering uses only the highest quality BRIC2 Up to 96x8...
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Overview pickering BRIC Multi-Slot Matrix, 40-560A How to use the BRIC matrix to connect instrumentation to the UUT Single Pole Matrices Single pole 40-560A matrices extend from 46x16 configurations to 1104x4 configurations X1104 Dual Bus Matrices...
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Specifications BRIC Multi-Slot Matrix, 40-560A RF Specification Relay Type The 40-560A BRIC modules are fitted with ruthenium Bandwidth (-3 dB): 15 MHz (typical) sputtered reed relays, these offer very long life with good Crosstalk (typical):...
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Configuration Options Product Customization BRIC2 BRIC4 BRIC8 40-560A-221 40-560A-021 40-560A-121 Pickering modules are designed and manufactured on our own flexible manufacturing lines, giving complete product -92x8 -92x8 -92x8 92x8 Matrix control and enabling simple customization to meet very -138x8...
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-92x8-M 92x8 Matrix Dual Analog Bus 40-560A 91-100-010 (Relay Kit 10) -138x8-M -138x8-M 138x8 Matrix Dual Analog Bus For further assistance, please contact the Pickering sales -184x8-M -184x8-M 184x8 Matrix Dual Analog Bus office. -230x8-M -230x8-M 230x8 Matrix Dual Analog Bus Mating Connectors &...
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We provide a full range of supporting cable and connector solutions for all our switching products—20 connector families with 1200+ products. We offer everything from simple mating connectors to complex cables assemblies and terminal blocks. All assemblies are manufactured by Pickering and are guaranteed to mechanically and electrically mate to our modules. Connectors & Backshells...
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BRIC Multi-Slot Matrix, 40-560A Programming Pickering provide kernel, IVI and VISA (NI & Keysight) drivers which are compatible with all Microsoft supported versions of Windows and popular older versions. For a list of all supporting operating systems, please see: pickeringtest.com/os The VISA driver is also compatible with Real-Time Operating Systems such as LabVIEW RT.
SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION The BRIC Module comprises an alloy chassis, 2 slot (3 Daughter Cards), 4 slot (6 Daughter Cards) or 8 slot (12 Daughter Cards) width, with an integral backplane and a number of Ultra High Density Matrix Daughter Cards. The chassis is provided with cooling slots, top and bottom.
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SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering Figure 2.2 - 96-pin Micro-D Connectors used on the 92x4 Daughterboard Figure 2.3 - 68-pin Micro-D Connectors used on the 46x8, 46x8-M and 23x16 Daughterboards BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A) Page 2.2...
SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION - SINGLE BUS A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 2.5. The BRIC Module is powered by a +5V and +3.3V input via Compact PCI connector J1 mounted on the Backplane. The interface to the user test equipment is via the front panel mounted micro-D connectors, mounted on the Matrix Daughter cards.
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SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering MATRIX DAUGHTERBOARD 4-SLOT BACKPLANE Y ISOLATION RELAYS Y BUS RELAY MATRIX COILS X BUS EEPROM CONTROL RELAY DRIVERS U2 TO U25 LOGIC MATRIX DAUGHTERBOARD Y ISOLATION RELAYS Y BUS RELAY MATRIX COILS X BUS...
SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION - DUAL BUS (-M CONFIGURATIONS) A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 2.7. The operation of a -M configured Bric Module is the same as for a Standard Bric Module except that the matrix daughter cards are connected to two analog buses via single pole isolation relays on the Y axis, as shown in Figure 8.6.
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SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering MATRIX DAUGHTERBOARD 4-SLOT BACKPLANE Y ISOLATION Y BUS A RELAYS Y BUS B RELAY MATRIX COILS EEPROM X BUS CONTROL RELAY DRIVERS U2 TO U25 LOGIC MATRIX DAUGHTERBOARD Y ISOLATION Y BUS A RELAYS...
Modular products require installation in a suitable PXI/LXI chassis. The module is designed for indoor use only. PREOPERATION CHECKS (UNPACKING) 1. Check the module for transport damage and report any damage immediately to Pickering Interfaces. Do not attempt to install the product if any damage is evident.
For a system comprising more than one chassis, turn ON the last chassis in the system followed by the penultimate, etc, and finally turn ON the external controller or chassis containing the system controller. 9. For Pickering Interfaces modular LXI installation there is no requirement to use any particular power up sequence.
Figure 3.2 - General Soft Front Panel Icon A selector panel will appear, listing all installed Pickering PCI, PXI or LXI switch cards and resistor cards. Click on the card you wish to control, and a graphical control panel is presented allowing operation of the card.
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SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A) Page 3.4...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PXI MODULES For information on the installation and use of drivers and the programming of Pickering’s products in various software environments, please refer to the Software User Manual. This is available as a download from: https://www.pickeringtest.com/support/software-drivers-and-downloads...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering MODULE ARCHITECTURE The 40-560A is a high density single pole switching matrix constructed from 92x4, 46x8 or 23x16 sub-matrix cards linked with an analog backplane. Depending upon the mechanical size, (BRIC2, 4 or 8) between 2 and 12 sub- matrix cards can be fitted to the 40-562A BRIC module.
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Once the drivers are installed the manual “Sys40Prg.pdf” and driver help files which fully describes these functions can be found in the Pickering folder(s) or the Pickering entries on your Start Menu. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls: Direct I/O Driver - Open with PIL_OpenCards or PIL_OpenSpecifiedCard and close with PIL_CloseCards or PIL_CloseSpecifiedCards respectively.
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE 40-560A-M The 40-560A is a matrix composed of several smaller matrices interconnected via a backplane. The -M version has dual backplanes allowing each X channel to be connected to either or both Y channels.
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These -M BRICs were not capable of being controlled by releases of the Ivi driver prior to release 2.60. In release 2.60 of the Pickering Ivi driver, pi40iv, for ease of use, the Ivi driver automates the isolation switches, making the card appear as a matrix with two sets of Y channels.
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A) Page 4.6...
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SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION The Diagrams on the following pages show the connector pinouts for fully populated BRIC modules. Use the table below to find the slot numbers used in the connector diagrams for a particular 40-560A BRIC model number.
PCI configuration, highlighting any potential configuration problems. Specific details of all installed Pickering switch cards are included. All the installed Pickering switch cards should be listed in the “Pilpxi information” section - if one or more cards is missing it may be possible to determine the reason by referring to the PCI configuration dump contained in the report, but interpretation of this information is far from straightforward, and the best course is to contact Pickering support: support@pickeringtest.com, if possible...
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SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A) Page 6.2...
The Pickering Interfaces BIRST (Built-In Relay Self Test) Tool provides a simple means of testing selected Pickering Interfaces switching products, including this model. The tool can be used to find relay faults or to provide confirmation that a product is operating correctly, either as part of the regular system calibration or because a system fault is suspected and the switch system needs to be eliminated from the fault finding procedure.
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Replacement of relays should only be carried out by qualified personnel using the correct equipment. If qualified personnel are not available, or the location of a defective relay cannot be positively determined it is recommended that the module is returned to Pickering Interfaces or a replacement daughter card is ordered.
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Position Daughter Relay Board Board Board Board BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-560A)
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Position Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Board Board Board Board 1005 1005 1005 1005 1006...
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Position Board Board Board Board 1013 1 1025 1 1037...
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 92x4 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Matrix Matrix Matrix Matrix Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Daughter Relay Position Position Position Position Board Board Board Board 1061 1073 1085 1097 1061...
SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering DAUGHTERBOARD REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT CAUTION WHEN REMOVING DAUGHTERBOARDS FROM THE CHASSIS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS FOLLOWED. Tools Required • Small Cross-Head Screwdriver • Bric Extraction Tool 44-999-001 Removal Procedure NOTE If blanking plates are fitted, remove these first. If more than one daughterboard is to be removed, remove the daughterboard that is furthest to the LEFT, i.e.
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering To remove the Daughterboard in slot 1 or 2: Remove the cross-head screw securing the ejector handle to daughterboards 1 and 2. Remove the ejector handle. Remove the remaining three cross-head screws securing daughterboards 1 and 2 to the BRIC Chassis.
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Release the two securing screws to the front of both side panels. (Note: On some earlier units complete removal of the side covers may be advisable to ease replacement) Clip the removal tool over the daughterboard front panel connector.
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SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering CAUTION THE BACKPLANE CONNECTORS ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH LOCATING GUIDES. IN THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS IT IMPORTANT THAT THE DAUGHTERBOARD CONNECTOR IS ALIGNED WITH THE BACKPLANE CONNECTOR BEFORE THE MODULE IS PUSHED FULLY HOME.
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