Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1997-12-05
2000-11-14
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361788, 361803, G06F 116, H05K 114
Patent
active
061478636
ABSTRACT:
An industrial computer including a passive backplane generally compliant with the PCI/ISA industrial standard promulgated by the PICMG technical committee, but with certain exceptions. One exception being that the plug-in CPU card has been replaced by a plug-in "feature" card which includes features normally found on prior art CPU cards but not the microprocessor. Also the in-line ISA and PCI backplane connectors used for conventional CPU cards have been replaced by preferably two in-line SECC connectors for the feature card. In the preferred embodiment a third SECC connector is used to connect a PENTIUM II to the backplane, and a further connector is used to connect the PENTIUM II's voltage regulator module to the backplane. All communications between the processor, feature card, voltage regulator module, and backplane I/O buses are via signal lines in or on the backplane. This invention allows the entire CPU and associated features to be quickly swappable in case of malfunction.
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Moore Ronald L.
Rittmaster Thomas T.
Lea-Edmonds Lisa
Picard Leo P.
Tighe Thomas J.
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