Design and Review of Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

PCB Certifying Panel and Review

• PCB Review Minutes and upcoming review schedules
• PCB Review Check-list
• Guidelines to follow Before PCB production
• Board Design Guide for CDF VME64 Extensions Modules & VIPA Subracks
  Design Guide in html format
  Design Guide in postscript format
  Design Guide in Microsoft Word format

Helpful info on Board Design

• Example Slave Interface for the CDF Front-end Crate
• Stiffeners for 9U printed circuit boards
• Information on fuse and transorb
• Standard VME board geometry for use in Mentor Graphics

VIPA connectors and Front Panels

• Information and head counts for VIPA connectors
• Information and head counts for Front panels

New Card Extraction/Insertion Handles

• Rittal is designing new improved insertion/extraction handles. They will work best with additional mounting holes at the top and bottom of your PC board as shown below. If at all possible please add these holes to your designs for both main and transition modules. Click here for postscript file of the sketch below.