Omnitron Systems Technology iConverter User Manual page 4

1.2 Terms
Backplane A printed circuit board which is permanently mounted inside the
chassis and is populated with receptacle connectors into which
modules are inserted.
Module An
inserted into a backplane connector.
Module-Guide A mechanical channel guiding module insertion into a backplane
connector.
Slot A single chassis position consisting of a backplane connector and
its associated module-guides.
A Link A backplane slot-to-slot connection that provides Ethernet connec-
tivity between adjacent slots.
A Port An interface on a module capable of Ethernet traffic via the
backplane's A Link.
Notes:
1. Other iConverter
Link. This feature is not required on the 2-Module Chassis.
2. Other modules support a B Port. In the application drawings in this manual, the
B Ports depicted are not connected.
1.3 Mechanical Description
The 2-Module chassis consists of a fixed internal AC (models 8230-0, 8230-1,
8231-0 and 8231-1) or DC (models 8235-0, 8235-1, 8236-0 and 8236-1) power
supply that provides power to the chassis' two (2) backplane connectors.
1.4 Backplane Architecture
The chassis features two (2) module slots numbered 1 (top slot) and 2 (bottom slot).
As modules are inserted into the chassis slots, they are seated into the slot
connectors.
The two slots are connected using the A Link which provides Ethernet connectivity
between the two slots.
When modules with A Port capability are inserted into the adjacent chassis slots, they
can connect their Ethernet data using their A Ports and the A Link.
Note: Not all modules support and have backplane ports. To find out about each
specific module's backplane port configuration, refer to the specific module's
documentation.
This chassis' architecture facilitates a variety of applications including unmanaged,
out-of-band managed, in-band managed and multi-port configurations.
Fig 2. Depicts the chassis' backplane architecture.
iConverter plug-in card positioned into a slot location and
multi-module chassis models also support a backplane B
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