| Active BackPlane is allowed to install up to 18 PCI devices. Are there any conflicts in that case? | | There are not. All conflicts can be settled by means of PCI Bridge chip installed on an Active BackPlane, with the help of cascading and interruptions control. For more details see description of the chip manufacturer . It is need to emphasize, that during installation of large quantity of PCI cards it is necessary to specify: how many PCI cards supports the driver (software) simultaneously. | | [Frage] |
| How many ISA and PCI I/O cards can I add to the Passive Backplane? What are the restrictions for the installed cards quantity? What you can do, if there is a shortage of free slots? Is it possible 'to link up' an additional passive father card, when the p | It is possible to install 14-slots in a Passive BackPlane 4 PCI cards, 1 PICMG card and up to 8 ISA cards. Notice: processor ventilator for PICMG form factor processor cards can take space for 2-3 free slots, and it is difficult to install full-size expansion boards. By the way, 1 slot is simultaneously used for PCI/ISA cards, and 1 slot can be used for additional ports connectors (RS, LPT or others). As for the installation of plenty ISA cards, the additional restriction is stipulated with free interruptions on a ISA-bus.
Notice: the processor cards support up to 20 ISA (ISAMAX) cards. | | [Frage] |
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