Com Ponent Det Ai L S - HP 16500B User Reference

The Optional HP 16501A Expansion Frame
Component Details
Com ponent D et ai l s
The HP 16501A Expansi on Fr am e i s ver y si m i l ar t o t he m ai nf r am e. I t
consi st s of a car d cage, r ear panel , pow er suppl y, and f ans. I ncl uded w i t h t he
HP 16501A i s an i nt er f ace boar d w hi ch enabl e you t o connect t he H P 16501A
t o t he HP 16500B. Thi s i nt er f ace boar d (t he HP 16500L), m ay be del et ed
f r om your or der i f you al r eady have one i nst al l ed i n t he HP 16500B
m ai nf r am e.
The H P 16500L Interf ace Board
The HP 16500L i nt er f ace boar d i s i nst al l ed i n t he m ai nf r am e. I t cont ai ns
ci r cui t r y f or sever al i m por t ant f unct i ons, one of w hi ch i s t o i nt er f ace t he
m ai nf r am e t o t he HP 16501A expansi on f r am e. The i nt er f ace i s a buf f er i ng
schem e t o pass si gnal s bet w een t he m ai nf r am e and t he HP 16501A back
pl ane. I t cont ai ns ci r cui t r y w hi ch cont r ol s ext er nal ar m i ng sel ect i on and
enabl es an HP 16501A car d t o dr i ve an out put dedi cat ed t o t r i gger i ng ot her
i nst r um ent s.
I n addi t i on t o act i ng as an i nt er f ace f or t he expansi on f r am e, t he H P 16500L
i s al so r equi r ed i f you w ant t o connect t he H P 16500B t o a LAN or i f you w ant
t o use vi deo out put s t o di spl ay scr eens on ot her m oni t or s. As m ent i oned
above, i f you al r eady pur chased t he i nt er f ace boar d f or one of t hese ot her
pur poses, you can del et e t he H P 16500L opt i on f r om t he
HP 16501A Expansi on Fr am e or der .
See Also
The docum ent at i on t hat com es w i t h t he HP 16500L f or com pl et e i nf or m at i on
on i t s i nst al l at i on, opt i ons, and oper at i on.
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