Installing a PMC on CTP2000 Platforms
The PCI mezzanine card (PMC) is mounted on the processor module
and can be installed or replaced in the field. Figure 1 displays the location of the
PMC.
Figure 1: CTP2000 Platforms PMC Location
To install a PMC:
- Confirm that the device is powered off.
- Remove the RTM by unscrewing the retaining screws
and pushing the extractors outward while depressing the latching buttons.
- If a PMC was not previously installed, a shield
may have been inserted in the PMC slot of the processor’s front
panel. Remove this shield by gently pushing it out from behind the
panel.
- The PMC has four screws. Two of the screws are
secured to standoffs, and two are attached to the front assembly of
the PMC. Remove the two screws secured to the standoff, leaving the
standoff attached to the PMC. Remove the two screws on the front assembly
located on the side with the standoffs. The front assembly should
remain attached to the PMC hardware. Keep the screws for reattachment.
- Align the PMC with the printed circuit board connectors
toward the processor board and with the fiber connectors inserted
through the processor’s front panel. Align the alignment post
on the processor module with the PMC’s alignment hole.
- Gently press the PMC into the processor module.
- From the back of the processor module, use the
four Phillips head screws to secure the two PMC standoff posts and
PMC front assembly to the processor module.
- Reinstall the processor RTM in the reverse procedure
of removing it. Be sure that the screws and latching are secure
Published: 2010-09-30