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Chapter 1 Install the Shelf and Backplane Cable
NTP-A119 Install the Alarm Expansion Panel
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
The AIC-I card provides direct alarm contacts (external alarm inputs and external control outputs). In
Note
the ANSI shelf, these AIC-I alarm contacts are routed through the backplane to wire-wrap pins
accessible from the back of the shelf. When you install an AEP, the direct AIC-I alarm contacts cannot
be used. Only the AEP alarm contacts can be used.
Step 1 Remove the two backplane screws. Replace the two screws with standoffs. Insert the longer standoff on
the left, and the shorter standoff on the right
March 2003
This procedure installs an Alarm Expansion Panel (AEP) onto the
15454-SA-ANSI shelf backplane. The AEP provides alarm contacts in
addition to the 16 provided by the AIC-I card. Typically, the AEP is
pre-installed when ordered with the ONS 15454; however, the AEP can be
ordered separately.
#2 Phillips screwdriver
Medium slot-head screwdriver
Small slot-head screwdriver
Wire wrapper
6-pair #29 AWG double-shielded cable
Standoffs (4)
DLP-A10 Remove the Lower Backplane Cover, page 1-15
Required if you are terminating more than 16 alarm contacts (16 inputs +
0 outputs or 12 inputs or 4 outputs); the AIC-I card must be installed before
you can provision the alarm contacts enabled by the AEP.
Onsite
None
(Figure 1-12 on page
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