Pci add-in cards – Rockwell Automation 6181X-12TPXPDC Industrial Integrated Computers for Hazardous Locations User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication 6181X-UM001B-EN-P - May 2011
Chapter 4 Component Replacement
PCI Add-in Cards
Follows these steps to install an add-in card.
1. Disconnect power from the computer.
2. Remove the back cover from the computer.
Refer to
instructions on
for more information.
3. Remove the one screw that secures the slot cover.
Do not discard the screw.
4. Remove the slot cover and store it for reassembly later.
5. Hold the add-in card by its edge and remove it from its protective
packaging.
6. Connect the add-in card to the compatible riser-board slot, making sure
that the card is properly seated in the slot.
7. Secure the add-in card with the screw from the slot cover.
8. Connect the necessary cables to the add-in card.
Refer to the documentation that came with the card.
9. Reinstall the rear cover.
Refer to
instructions on
for more information.
IMPORTANT
When used in hazardous locations the computer supports peripheral
cards rated 4 W maximum, and Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, D, T4.
In Europe, use in ATEX Group IIC Category 3 gas and dust environments is
supported. At maximum product temperature a PCI card dissipating 4 W
may experience a surrounding air temperature up to 90
°
C (194 °F
)
. A PCI
card dissipating 1 W may experience a surrounding air temperature up to
85
°
C (185 °F
)
.
ATTENTION: Do not discard the slot cover. If the add-in card is removed
in the future, the slot cover must be reinstalled to maintain agency access
requirements.