Integrator's Manual

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3 MECHANICAL OVERVIEW
The following sections contain a brief overview of the devices that you will be interacting with
along with the associated hardware. The intent is to give you a working knowledge of how the
system operates under normal circumstances so that you will be able to recognize it when
something goes wrong.
3.1 COM200 Front View
Figure 2 – COM200 Front View
Figure 2 above shows the faceplate of the COM200 chassis.
The two Ethernet ports on the far left, combined with the Gigabit Ethernet port in the rear (see
Figure 3) allow for direct connections to other devices such as an edge QAM, Ethernet switch,
and/or a management PC (optional) and allows any additional chassis in the system to be
interconnected. If the chassis is using the QAM24 modulator, it replaces the Ethernet Card (See
Section 3.7).
Along the bottom edge is the ventilation grate, which, combined with the exhaust fans in the
back, allow air to flow over the internal system, cooling it.
The majority of the face shows the 12 available card slots, each corresponding to a unique Slot
ID, capable of supporting 12 individual cards.
Ethernet Ports
(Management)
Card Slots #1 – 12
Ventilation Grate