Omnitron Systems Technology 8249-0 iConverter, User Manual

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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 

iConverter

 plug-in card positioned into a slot location and

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

 multi-module chassis models also support a backplane B

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.