Page 3 - VXI
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Preface 3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS I NTRODUCTION Certification .........................................................................................................................................................5 Warranty ..........................................................
Page 6 - Thirteen-Slot VXIbus Chassis; EMC; FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A
VXI Technology, Inc. 6 CT-400 Preface D E C L A R A T I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 M ANUFACTURER ’ S N AME VXI Technology, Inc. M ANUFACTURER ’ S A DDRESS 2031 Main Street Irvine, California 92614-6509 P RODUCT N AME Thirteen-Slot...
Page 7 - Indicates that a specific
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Preface 7 G ENERAL S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS Review the following safety precautions to avoid bodily injury and/or damage to the product. These precautions must be observed during all phases of operation or service of this product. Failure to comply with these precautions, or with...
Page 8 - Use Proper Fuse; Service should only be performed by qualified personnel.; Ground the Product; To avoid injury, electric shock or fire hazard:; Improper Use
VXI Technology, Inc. 8 CT-400 Introduction W ARNINGS (C ONT .) Use Proper Fuse To avoid fire hazard, only use the type and rating fuse specified for this product. Avoid Electric Shock To avoid electric shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product with the covers removed. Do not connect or disco...
Page 9 - Technical Support; Visit
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Preface 9 S UPPORT R ESOURCES Support resources for this product are available on the Internet and at VXI Technology customer support centers. VXI Technology World Headquarters VXI Technology, Inc. 2031 Main Street Irvine, CA 92614-6509 Phone: (949) 955-1894 Fax: (949) 955-304...
Page 13 - Used to electrical ground the mainframe.
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Introduction 13 CT-400 M AINFRAME F EATURES F RONT P ANEL F EATURES P OWER S WITCH Feature 1 When elevated, the mainframe is in standby mode, where power is supplied to the mainframe, but not to the VXI modules. When depressed, power is supplied to both mainframe and VXI modul...
Page 14 - LED; Voltage Monitor LEDs
VXI Technology, Inc. 14 CT-400 Introduction V OLTAGE I NDICATOR LED S The power supply lines are monitored and displayed on the front panel, providing information pertaining to the chassis operational status. 0 1 Voltage Monitors +5V +12V +24V +5V Stby -5.2V -12V -24V -2V CT-400 SERIESVXI MAINFRAME ...
Page 15 - PIN
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Introduction 15 R EAR P ANEL M ONITOR / C ONTROL C ONNECTOR The 25-pin Monitor/Control Connector (see Figure 1-2) provides access to the backplane voltages and other signals. The following table shows a pinout/signal list along with a brief description of each. Refer to the pi...
Page 16 - PECIFICATIONS
VXI Technology, Inc. 16 CT-400 Introduction CT-400 S PECIFICATIONS G ENERAL S PECIFICATIONS S IZE 16.7" (424.18 mm) W x 14.00" (355.60 mm) H x 25.00" D (635.00 mm) Thirteen C-size VXIbus card slots W EIGHT < 50 lb (11.3 kg) VXI BUS V ERSION 1.4 MTBF 100,000 hr MTTR 5 min E NVIRONMENTA...
Page 17 - DC; AC
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Introduction 17 P OWER S PECIFICATIONS P OWER Available Useable 1630 W 1000 W DC S UPPLY V OLTAGE A total of 1000 W may be supplied to the modules with the following maximum currents: Voltage Peak Current (I MP ) Dynamic Current (I MD ) +5 V 80 A 15 A -5.2 V 60 A 10 A -2 V 30 ...
Page 18 - REAR VIEW
VXI Technology, Inc. 18 CT-400 Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 24.900 (632.46) TOP VIEW 0.805 (20.440) LEFT SIDE VIEW 13.900 (353.06) 0.615 (15.620) * Note: Measurements in parenthesis are in millimeters REAR VIEW FRONT VIEW 16.699 (424.15) J211 J210 PWS PWS PWS PWS FA N FA N SPE ED HIGH VAR...
Page 19 - This allows the CT-400 to be used with VXI
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Introduction 19 CT-400 O PTIONS O PTIONS A DJUSTABLE R ACK M OUNT F LANGES WITH H ANDLES O PTION 100 These allow the mainframe to be accommodated into any depth rack - either recessed in the rack up to 10 inches (25.4 cm) or extended out from the rack up to 5 inches (12.7 cm)....
Page 25 - NSTALLATION; Refer to Figure 2-1 for the location of the fuse on the back panel.
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Installation 25 S ECTION 2 I NSTALLATION I NTRODUCTION This section includes instructions on CT-400 configuration and installation. When the CT-400 is unpacked from its shipping carton, the contents should include the following items: (1) CT-400 Thirteen-Slot Mainframe (1) CT-...
Page 26 - Chassis Ground Terminal
VXI Technology, Inc. 26 CT-400 Installation C ONNECTING THE M AINFRAME TO E ARTH G ROUND The CT-400 is configured at the factory for 115 V ac, 60 Hz. The supplied power cord grounding conductor provides adequate grounding for this voltage and frequency level. However, if the CT-400 is to run at anyt...
Page 27 - Front of Mainframe; all plastic card guide
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Installation 27 metal strip down center of shield guide Front of Mainframe all plastic card guide the shield guides are set back 1" from the card guides F IGURE 2-2: D ETAIL - C ARD G UIDE / S HIELD G UIDE I NSTALLING THE C ARD S HIELD O PTION Optional card shields are ava...
Page 28 - VERVIEW
VXI Technology, Inc. 28 CT-400 Installation B ENCH - TOP CT-400 U SE O VERVIEW If the CT-400 is to be used as a bench-top mainframe, ensure that adequate spacing is provided for the mainframe for cooling purposes as delineated in the previous section. The mainframe should be placed in a climate-cont...
Page 29 - Option 100 - Adjustable Rack Mount Flanges with Handles; SSEMBLY; required; OUNTING THE; two
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Installation 29 R ACK M OUNTING THE CT-400 O VERVIEW This section contains instructions for installing the different rack mount options available for the CT-400 mainframe. After installation of the rack mount options, the mainframe can then be mounted into an EIA rack. Three d...
Page 30 - Qty; Rack Mount Bracket, Standard, Right Side
VXI Technology, Inc. 30 CT-400 Installation O PTION 100 - A DJUSTABLE R ACK M OUNT F LANGES WITH H ANDLES This procedure provides the necessary instructions for installing the adjustable rack mount flanges with handles. Required Tools 1) #2 Phillips Screwdriver 2) T15 Torx ® screwdriver Parts List I...
Page 32 - PTION; ACK; Required Tools; Assembly Procedure
VXI Technology, Inc. 32 CT-400 Installation O PTION 101 - VXI PLUG & PLAY R ACK M OUNT K IT This procedure provides the necessary instructions for installing a VXI plug&play rack mount kit. Required Tools 1) #2 Phillips Screwdriver 2) T15 Torx screwdriver Parts List Item# Qty Description VTI...
Page 33 - Mounting Receptacle
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Installation 33 Mounting Receptacle (Supplied By Customer) 8x 4x 1 4 3 2 F IGURE 2-4: VXI PLUG & PLAY R ACK M OUNT I NSTALLATION D IAGRAM
Page 36 - Option 103 - Transparent Front Door
VXI Technology, Inc. 36 CT-400 Installation A DDITIONAL R ACK M OUNT O PTIONS O VERVIEW This section contains the procedures for installing additional options for the CT-400. The available rack mounting options are: Option 103 - Transparent Front Door The transparent front door provides protection o...
Page 38 - Latch Bracket, Front Door
VXI Technology, Inc. 38 CT-400 Installation O PTION 103 - T RANSPARENT F RONT D OOR I NSTALLATION P ROCEDURE This kit requires Option 100 be installed prior to its installation. Refer to the previous section on Option 100 for installation instructions. Required Tools 1) #2 Phillips Screwdriver Parts...
Page 44 - NSTALLATION OF; ODULES
VXI Technology, Inc. 44 CT-400 Installation I NSTALLATION OF VXI M ODULES O VERVIEW After the successful installation of rack mount accessories, the chassis is ready for installation of the VXIbus base units (i.e. an SMP1100, SMP1200, etc.). It is recommended that the instruments be installed after ...
Page 45 - Place the mainframe in standby by depressing the power switch.
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Installation 45 D ISCONNECTING THE M AINFRAME To disconnect the CT-400 from its installation, simply follow the instructions below: 1) Place the mainframe in standby by depressing the power switch. 2) Remove the power cord from the mainframe to ensure that no power is running ...
Page 47 - Power ON
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Operation 47 S ECTION 3 O PERATION I NTRODUCTION There are no operating instructions required for the CT-400 VXIbus mainframe. After the mainframe is installed, operation is completely transparent to the operator. Just plug in the instruments then power up the mainframe. The p...
Page 48 - C. As ambient temperature
VXI Technology, Inc. 48 CT-400 Operation CT-400 M ONITOR B OARD The CT-400 Monitor board provides monitoring of the mainframe’s operation and environment. It provides the user with access to the seven VXIbus backplane voltages (to power external circuitry), access to the eight backplane TTL trigger ...
Page 49 - AMBTEMPOUT; Voltage to Temperature Conversion; Vo; Ambient Temp
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Operation 49 CT-400 M ONITOR B OARD - S IGNALS Connector J210 AMBTEMPOUT – Analog output reflecting the temperature of the air entering the mainframe. This is a non-linearized signal. See Figure 3-3 for a voltage to temperature conversion. Voltage to Temperature Conversion 0 5...
Page 50 - - This low true open collector output signals a power supply over-; FANTACH1; signal is pulled up to +5 V with a 4.7k resistor internally.; TTLTRIGINx; TTLTRIGGER bus lines. Each input is terminated with a 330; TTLTRIGOUTx
VXI Technology, Inc. 50 CT-400 Operation FANSPEEDLOW* - This low true open collector output signals a power supply over- temperature condition. This fault occurs when either of the two fans supplying air to the VXI instruments speed drops below 1000 RPM. This signal is pulled up to +5 V with a 4.7k ...
Page 51 - CT-400 Service Information; Note
www.vxitech.com CT-400 Service Information 51 S ECTION 4 S ERVICE I NFORMATION I NTRODUCTION The CT-400 should operate without the need for service, except for regular cleaning of the air filter elements. The cleaning schedule is dependant upon the amount of dust in the air, how many hours the unit ...
Page 52 - LEANING THE; Cleaning the Power Supply Fan Filter
VXI Technology, Inc. 52 CT-400 Service Information C LEANING THE A IR F ILTERS Two air filters are present on the CT-400: a module fan filter and a power supply fan filter. Keeping these filters clean is important in maintaining an adequate air flow through the mainframe and over the power supply. T...
Page 54 - OWER; Power off the mainframe and remove the power cord.
VXI Technology, Inc. 54 CT-400 Service Information P OWER S UPPLY R EPLACEMENT P ROCEDURE In the event that the cooling fans or power supply must be replaced, they are contained in a single, easy to remove module. Replacement of the power supply can be accomplished as follows: 1) Power off the mainf...
