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News Release from: Parvus Corp | Subject: PC/104 variable railed card cage
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2002
Card cage adds flexibility to PC/104
systems
New from Parvus Corp, the PC/104 variable railed card cage is a flexible board-mounting solution used to contain PC/104 modules within an embedded computer system.
New from Parvus Corp, the PC/104 variable railed card cage is a flexible board-mounting solution used to contain PC/104 modules within an embedded computer system Solidly constructed with two steel end caps and four aluminium rails, the 4 x 4in variable railed card cage is flexibly designed to accommodate nonstandard spacing of PC/104 printed circuit boards within a card stack
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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As opposed to Parvus' standard PC/104 aluminium railed card cage, which incorporates fixed 0.6in spaced slots along each rail to comply with standard PC/104 board spec spacing, the variable railed card cage includes grooves along its rails that integrate rubber inserts.
This feature enables boards to be placed at nonstandard intervals within the card stack, as well as allow boards with components in the "keep-out" areas of the PC/104 standard to mount within the card cage.
Its design is also useful for PC/104 systems that incorporate nonstandard or external components, user interface controls and mounting fixtures.
Rails are made of black-anodised machined aluminium and come in four standard lengths: 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 and 10.0in.
The rubber inserts are designed to securely hold the PC/104 cards in place and eliminate the need for tedious standoffs or spacers.
Removal of only two rails can provide complete access to the PC/104 card stack, which depending on rail length, can be as large as 14 PC/104 cards and still fit within the card cage.
End caps are constructed of zinc-plated 20-gauge steel and include different cutout areas for PC connectors and/or ventilation.
When used in Parvus' 5 x 5in extruded aluminium enclosure or 3/4 ATR avionics enclosure, the card cage can be shock/vibration mounted with Shock Rocks (Silastic shock absorbers) or rigidly mounted with low-cost plastic rail clips or aluminium septum plates.
When mounted in one of these ruggedised enclosures, the railed card cage maintains 0.50in clearance on all sides for cabling and can achieve NEMA-rated environmental protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, windblown dust, splashing water, hose-directed water, and corrosion.
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