Bustronic offering new 6U 3-slot cPCI backplane.Bustronic Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance backplanes, has developed a new backplane for low-profile horizontal CompactPCI (cPCI) chassis. CompactPCI backplanes are most common in 4, 6 and 8-slot sizes. That company states that its new 6U 3-slot cPCI backplane is a rare configuration with interesting features. Compliant with the latest PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. specifications, the 3-slot cPCI backplane features an ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. power connector A power connector is an electrical connector designed to carry a significant amount of electrical power, usually as DC or low-frequency AC. Some types of RF connector may also carry large amounts of power, but are considered as a separate category. to allow easy plug-in from the backplane to the chassis during assembly. The ATX power connector can eliminate the need to build a wire harness by using the standard PC power supply cable. The backplane also features power studs for optimal performance in systems with higher power Higher power is a term used in a 12-step program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, to describe "a power greater than yourself." Although many participants equate their higher power with God, a belief in God or in formal religion is not mandatory; the higher power is intended as a requirements. Bustronic's CompactPCI backplanes are designed to offer faster chassis assembly during system production and provide a cost-effective solution for system designers. www.bustronic.com |
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