Specifications

2.4 Installing the MDR Module into the VME Chassis
WARNING: Do not install the board in a powered system!
The MDR board can be installed into any VMEbus slot in a 6U VMEbus
chassis, as long as the daisy-chains for the bus
g
rant and interrupt
acknowledge signals are continuous from slot#1 to the slot in which the
MDR board is installed.
Installation into slot#1 of a VMEbus system is automatically detected, as
specified in the VME64 specification. System controller functions are also
enabled consequently.
2.5 Cable Installation
Depending on the PMC population of the MDR, connect the cables as follows:
1. The RS-232 cable to the MIDAS board. The RS-232 is mainly used for debug
output during MDR operations.
2. The Fibre Channel cable(s) between the VMFC-2100 PMC module(s) (slot 3-4)
and the storage device(s),
3. The FPDP cable(s) between the MDR DPIO-XI/O module(s) (slot 1-2) and your
own FPDP module(s),
4. The Ethernet cable between the Ethernet PMC module (slot 5) and your own
Ethernet cable,
5. The SCSI cable between the SCSI PMC module (slot 4) and your tape drive,
2.6 Power Consumption
WARNING: Due to its power consumption, the MDR hardware requires
forced air cooling for reliable operation. Operation on extender boards is not
recommended.
MDR-220: Typical 3.5A/17.5W
MDR-250: Typical 3.5A/17.5W
Please see the sections for the relevant PMCs for their respective power consumption.
2.7 Hardware Configuration
The MDR Base Units are shipped in a condition that is least likely to interfere with
existing VME and/or Ethernet installations. It is configured to not participate in any
external network. As such, the only way to interact with the MDR initially is through the
console serial port. Once the MDR Server is verified to run properly in the standalone
mode, the files in the MDR FLASH may be edited for other options and configurations.
See Chapter 10.
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