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Astronics Test Systems Inc.
Racal Instruments™
1263HPf
High-Power, Front-Maintainable VXI 4.0* Mainframe
The Racal Instruments™ 1263HPf VXI 4.0 high-power 13-slot mainframe
allows you to leverage the speed and power of the newest VXI standard.
The high power and cooling capability makes it ideal for housing the latest
generation of high-performance VXIbus instruments, such as high-power digital
test instruments.
Key Features
Product Information
• Front-removable power supply tray
and fan tray
Unprecedented Power and Speed
• LAN monitoring of voltage,
temperature, and fan speed
• 3.8 kW of usable power delivered
to VXI 3.0 or 4.0 compatible
modules
• VXI 4.0 backplane for ultra-high
speed and power
• Automatic fan speed control for
quiet operation
The 1263HPf high-power mainframe is the
rst to take advantage of the power and
speed delivered by the latest revision to the
VXIbus specication.
The new more powerful 5-row backplane
connectors replace the traditional 3-row
type, providing higher transfer speeds and
higher power to each slot.
The outlet temperature of each slot, fan
speed, ambient temperature, and rail voltages are all monitored and tied to programmable alarms that report out-of-tolerance
conditions via a discrete fault indicator or
over the LAN.
VXI 4.0 Support
Safe Operation
The 1263HPf delivers a total of 4.0 kW to
13 VXI 4.0 slots. This power level requires
adequate cooling and monitoring to ensure
reliable system operation, especially when
modules with high internal power dissipation are used.
Figure 1: Main Soft Front Panel for 1263HPf
Smart Monitor
* VXI-1 revision 4.0
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Substantial cooling is provided with 1200
CFM of cooling air directed from the front
and side air inlets to the module slots
and circulated out the top and rear of the
mainframe.
The 1263HPf backplane fully supports all
VXI 4.0 features, including parallel transfer
up to 320 MB/s with 2eSST protocol, which
was created to handle high-speed transfer
rates. New 5-row P1 and P2 connectors
provide more power and speed while
maintaining compatibility with pre-existing
VXI applications.