Syst Em Conf I Gur At I On; Syst Em Ar M I Ng And Tr I Gger I Ng - HP 16500B User Reference

The Optional HP 16501A Expansion Frame
System Configuration

Syst em Conf i gur at i on

The expansi on f r am e i nt er f ace boar d i s connect ed t o t he m ai n f r am e
i nt er f ace boar d t hr ough a 68- pi n f l at cabl e as show n bel ow . I n addi t i on t o t he
HP 16500B r ear panel si gnal s, t he cabl e i ncor por at es cont r ol si gnal s w hi ch
al l ow t he CPU t o com m uni cat e w i t h and cont r ol t he expansi on f r am e
i nt er f ace boar d. Gr ound l i nes separ at e si gnal l i nes w i t hi n t he cabl e t o
pr event cr oss- coupl i ng or sof t f ai l ur es. The cabl e i s ext er nal l y shi el ded t o
r educe RFI em i ssi ons.
Cable
Connecting Cable

Syst em Ar m i ng and Tr i gger i ng

M odul e- t o- m odul e ar m i ng w i t hi n t he HP 16501A f ol l ow s t he ar m i ng
speci f i cat i ons f or t he HP 16500B i n t hat any m odul e m ay ar m any ot her
m odul e. The m axi m um i nt er m odul e ar m i ng l evel i s f i ve.
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