Aitech TM102

Introduction

Aitech’s TM102 transition module is designed as a supplement to the C102 Dual PowerPC® 7448 VME SBC, and intended for use in commercial air-cooled enclosures. The TM102 eliminates the need for harnessing and complex cabling fixtures when connecting to the C102.

Both front plug-in unit and rear plug-in unit versions are available, and both versions come in both double-slot and single-slot configurations.

The front plug-in kit is for use with enclosures that support only front plug-in units, or for use with enclosures that support both front and rear plug-in units where the user requires front-panel access to the I/O connections. The TM102 rear plug-in unit is for use with enclosures that support both front and rear plug-in units where the user requires rear-panel access to the I/O connections.

The TM102 is designed for use with enclosures with a rear module depth of 80 mm, and is fully compliant with the IEEE 1101.11 specification. The TM102 may be adapted for use with enclosures whose rear module depth is greater than 80 mm by adding an extender (not included).

The single-slot configuration provides access to the following C102 I/O channels: two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Fast Ethernet ports, one Serial ATA port, two USB ports, two dual redundant MIL-STD-1553B ports (via a 15-pin D-type connector used together with an adapter that slits into four twinax connectors), two multi-protocol high-speed serial ports supporting RS-232/422/485 and two standard UART ports supporting RS-232/422/485, and 16 single-ended or 8 differential discrete I/O channels.

The double-slot configuration provides access to all C102 I/O channels: two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Fast Ethernet ports, one Serial ATA port, two USB ports, two dual redundant MIL-STD-1553B ports (via four twinax connectors), six multi-protocol high-speed serial ports supporting RS-232/422/485 and two standard UART ports supporting RS-232/422/485, and 16 single-ended or eight differential Discrete I/O channels.

In addition, the TM102 provides a header for each of the C102's PMC sites, enabling attachment of cables to the PMC I/O.

The TM102 also provides jumpers to enable I/O routing for the C102 shared I/O pins as well as interface type customization for serial I/O interfaces.