nvent Schroff 24579-416 User manual

3+1 U CPCI Serial System
User‘s Manual
Product Number:
24579-416/417/418/419/420/421/422/423/424
Doc-No: 63972-349_R1.0 January 2016

Impressum:
Schroff GmbH 
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Langenalber Str. 96 - 100
75334 Straubenhardt, Germany
The details in this manual have been carefully compiled and
checked - supported by certified Quality Management System
to EN ISO 9001/2000
The company cannot accept any liability for errors or misprints.
The company reserves the right to amendments of technical
specifications due to further development and improvement of
products.
Copyright2018
All rights and technical modifications reserved.
R1.0 January 2016 Initial Release

24579-4xx (CPCI Serial Systems 3+1 U)
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1 Safety ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Safety Symbols used in this document.............................................................................. 1
1.2 General Safety Precautions ............................................................................................... 1
1.3 References and Architecture Specifications...................................................................... 2
1.4 Product Definition ............................................................................................................. 2
1.5 System Overview............................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Subrack.............................................................................................................................. 4
1.7 Backplane .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.8 Topology of a 9 Slot Backplane ......................................................................................... 6
1.9 Power Backplane............................................................................................................... 7
1.10 Power Supply..................................................................................................................... 8
1.10.1 CPCI Plug-In AC Power Supply............................................................................ 9
1.10.2 Grounding/Earthing ........................................................................................... 9
2 Cooling ................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Air Filter........................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Airflow............................................................................................................................. 11
3 Installation ............................................................................................................. 12
3.1 General Installation Guidelines ....................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Unpacking ........................................................................................................ 12
3.1.2 Ensuring Proper Airflow................................................................................... 12
3.2 Rack-Mounting ................................................................................................................ 13
3.3 Initial Operation .............................................................................................................. 13
4 Service.................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Technical support and Return for Service Assistance ..................................................... 14
4.2 Declaration of Conformity............................................................................................... 14
4.3 Scope of Delivery (24579-421)........................................................................................ 15
4.4 Accessories...................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 Spare Parts ...................................................................................................................... 15
5 Technical Data ........................................................................................................ 16
6 Dimensions............................................................................................................. 17

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24579-4xx (CPCI Serial Systems 3+1 U)
R1.0, January 2016 Safety 1
1 Safety
The intended audience of this User’s Manual is system integrators and hardware/software
engineers.
1.1 Safety Symbols used in this document
1.2 General Safety Precautions
• Service personnel must know the necessary electrical safety, wiring and connection
practices for installing this equipment.
• Install this equipment only in compliance with local and national electrical codes.
Hazardous voltage!
This is the electrical hazard symbol. It indicates that there are dangerous voltages inside the
Shelf.
Caution!
This is the user caution symbol. It indicates a condition where damage of the equipment or
injury of the service personnel could occur. To reduce the risk of damage or injury, follow all
steps or procedures as instructed.
Danger of electrostatic discharge!
Static electricity can damage sensitive components in a system. To avoid damage, wear ESD
wrist straps or at regular intervals touch blank enclosure parts.
Warning!
Voltages over 60 VDC can be present in this equipment. This equipment is intended to be 
accessed, to be installed and maintained by qualified and trained service personnel only.
This equipment is designed in accordance with protection class 1!
It must therefore be operated only with protective GND/earth connection!.

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1.3 References and Architecture Specifications
• User Guide Schroff CPCI Serial Backplanes 
Order no.: 63972-333
• User Manual Power Backplanes
Order no.: 63972-334
•User Manual 19“ Power Supply 11098-538
Order no.: 63972-335
1.4 Product Definition
The Schroff CPCI Serial system subracks are available in various backplane and PSU
configurations and consist of:
• A shielded subrack with front and rear card cage for 3 U boards according to CompactPCI
Standard CPCI Serial (CPCI-S.0)
• 1...9 slot 3 U CPCI Serial backplanes with or without Rear I/O
• 1...2 Power Backplanes with SSI-type connector
• 1...2 CPCI Serial plug-in power supplies (300 W) with wide range input and SSI-type con-
nector
• Power input module with IEC 320-C14 connector,mains/line switch, mains/line filter and
fuses
• Fan Trays with or without Fan Control Module (FCM) with 3 axial Fans for the active
cooling of the boards and the power supplies
Available Configurations
The system 24579-421 is described as an example below in this manual.
The system includes: 
- 9 slot CPCI Serial backplane with Rear I/O 
- 2 power backplanes 
- 2 CPCI Serial PSUs (300 W) 
- Fan tray with Fan Control Module (FCM2) and Display.
All pictures in this manual may differ from the latest series.
1 x 300 W PSU 2 x 300 W PSU
No Fan Control FCM & Display No Fan Control FCM & Display
Slots w/o Rear I/O with Rear I/O w/o Rear I/O with Rear I/O w/o Rear I/O with Rear I/O w/o Rear I/O with Rear I/O
1On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
2On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
3On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
4On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
5On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
6On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
7On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
8On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
924579-416 24579-424 24579-417 24579-423 24579-418 24579-422 24579-419 24579-421

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1.5 System Overview
Figure 1: Front View
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1PSU 1 6Front Panel 32 U
2PSU 2 7Display
3Fan Tray 89 Slot CPCI-S Backplane
4Power Backplane 1 9Fan Control Module (FCM)
5Power Backplane 2

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Figure 2: Rear View
1.6 Subrack
The 4 U chassis is based on the Schroff europacPRO system with EMC shielding. The front card
cage provides 9 CPCI Serial slots.
The lower guide rails of the card cage are equipped with ESD clips.
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1Temperature Sensor 5Ground Terminal
2Front Panel 32 U 6Power Backplane 2
3Front Panel 12 U 7Power Backplane 1
4AC mains/line module

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1.7 Backplane
Figure 3: Example: 9 Slot Backplane with rear I/O, Systemslot left

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1.8 Topology of a 9 Slot Backplane
The CPCI Serial backplane with 9 slots supports the full set of serial links at all slots.
The serial links (SATA/SAS, USB2/3, PCIe) are arranged as a Single Star architecture.
Ethernet is implemented by 4 differential pairs in Single Star routing to support 10/100/1000/
10GBase-T.
More information in the Schroff Backplane manual, order no.: 63972-333
Figure 4: Backplane Topology
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