H24 – 2U Compact PCI / VME64x Chassis

Airflow through the unit flows from left to right when viewed from the front, and is provided by three 80mm long life ball-bearing low-noise DC fans contained in a fixed or removable cassette module installed on the left hand side, adjacent to the subrack. The fan cassette can be fitted with optional filter material. Positioning of the fans ensures cooling is directed to the daughter boards and to the RTM area as well as the PSU. When fitted with an embedded ATX style power supply, the PSU built-in fan is exhausted to the rear of the chassis.

The system can be configured with an extensive range of PSU options, including both AC and DC inputs; a single 250W embedded ATX style PSU or space for up to two AC or DC 3U x 8HP PICMG 2.11 compatible power supplies in either 200 or 300W configurations. These power factor corrected supplies can be configured as load-sharing or redundant operation for use in high availability applications. The modules are pluggable type, featuring two separate converters, this allows the supply to provide 5V and 3.3V at their maximum rating simultaneously.

Good EMC shielding is provided by adopting proven design practices. These include conductive fabric-over-foam gaskets on fixed seals and Beryllium Copper gaskets on the card cage apertures. The airflow vent patterns are 3.5mm round holes on a 5mm triangular pitch. A rear mounted filtered IEC power inlet (switched & fused) is designed to control conducted noise to EN55022 level B when used with modular power supplies.

Ideal for both CPCI and VME64x applications, the chassis is available with a range of backplane options,. The CPCI options include a 6U, 4 slot, 64 bit,
PICMG2.0 R3.0 compliant backplane with a right-hand system slot (top of system), with rear plug-up connectors in P3,P4 & P5 and selectable coded I/O voltage (default = 5V). Options include CT/H.110 (Computer Telephony) version, or PICMG 2.16 (packet switching) backplanes. The VME64x version is a 6 slot ANSI/VITA 1.1 – 1997 compliant backplane fitted with active onboard termination, electronic ABG (auto bus grant) and with centre P0/J0 connectors fitted.

Dimensions
Width : 440mm / 17.33” desktop / 482.6mm / 19” with rackmount ears
Depth : 296mm / 11.65”
Height : 2U / 88.14mm / 3.57”

Weight
6 Kg / 13.3 lbs (Typical, chassis + backplane + single PSU)

Material & Finish
Outer : Steel (Powder coated in black – textured finish)
EMC Gasket : Beryllium / Copper
Subrack : Aluminium alloy (Iridite NCP)

Environmental (Pluggable PSU)
Operating Temperature : -50C to +550C (PSU de-rating above)
Storage Temperature : -100C to +700C

Power Supply

With a wide range of options available, it would be impossible to list every combination. Should your application require a different specification such as backplane, cooling or power supply variants, please contact us to discuss.