Available as a rear I/O expansion board to
the CCD-CALYPSO CPU card, the CCT-RIO is
provided with several I/O port connectors, to
be used either in addition to the CCD front
panel connectors or alternatively. Being
mainly a passive rear I/O transition module,
groups of signals from the CCD-CALYPSO
CPU board are passed across the CompactPCI
J2/P2 connector to the CCT-RIO. Some of the
data lines are available locally on the CCT
board for system internal wiring only, while
other connectors such as VGA-Video and
Gigabit Ethernet are mounted into the back
panel for external use. USB and SATA
(eSATA) channels are provided both onboard and externally.
Typically the CCT-RIO ist equipped with a 4-
HP rear panel (20.3mm width). As a custom
specific option, an 8-HP panel is available
with additional connectors.
Utilization of the CCT-RIO transition module
adds a level of I/O functionality that is not
available with the CCD-CALYPSO CPU board
alone. Further on, swapping the CPU card is
simplified by means of rear I/O, which is
important for efficient system maintenance
(MTTR)