Physical description – Nortel Networks Circuit Card 311 User Manual

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NT8D41AA Serial Data Interface Paddle Board

The SDI paddle board is compatible with all existing system software, but
can only be used with the system options listed above. It does not support
20 mA current loop interface.

Physical description

The NT8D41AA Serial Data Interface paddle board is a printed circuit board
measuring 31.12 by 12.7 cm (12.25 by 5.0 in.). See

Figure 262 "NT8D41AA

SDI paddle board" (page 803)

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Up to two paddle boards can be used in a system backplane for a total
of four serial ports. Up to 12 other serial ports can be added by plugging
standard serial cards into standard system slots. The two serial ports on
each card are addressed as a pair of consecutive addresses (0 and 1, 2
and 3, up to 14 and 15).

The front edge of the card has two serial port connectors, an Enable/Disable
switch (ENB/DIS), and a red LED. The LED indicates that the card has been
disabled. It is lit when the following occurs:

the ENB/DIS switch is set to disable

both ports are disabled in software

the ports are not configured in the configuration record

Nortel Communication Server 1000

Circuit Card Reference

NN43001-311

01.04

Standard

Release 5.0

23 May 2008

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