Introduction

Aitech’s TM106 transition module is designed as a supplement to the C106 G4+ PowerPC® VME SBC and intended for use in commercial air-cooled enclosures. The TM106 eliminates the need for harnessing and complex cabling fixtures when connecting to the C106 or the CM106.

The TM106 is available in both front plug-in unit and rear plug-in unit versions, 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 TM106 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 TM106 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 TM106 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 C106 I/O channels: two Fast Ethernet ports, two USB ports, two dual redundant MIL-STD-1553B ports (via four Twinax connectors), five multi-protocol high-speed serial ports supporting RS-232/422/485, eight single-ended or four differential Discrete I/O channels, and a Mictor connector that routes the PCI interface between the C106 and CM106.

The double-slot configuration provides access to all C106 I/O channels: three Fast Ethernet ports, two USB ports, two dual redundant MIL-STD-1553B ports (via four Twinax connectors), 10 multi-protocol highspeed serial ports supporting RS-232/422/485, and eight single-ended or four differential Discrete I/O channels, and a Mictor connector that routes the PCI interface between the C106 and CM106. In addition, the TM106 provides a header for each of the C106's PMC sites, enabling attachment of cables to the PMC I/O.

The TM106 also provides jumpers to enable I/O routing for the C106 shared I/O pins as well as interface type customization for serial I/O interfaces.