Continuon™ 8U/DHS (I-BUS)

The state-of-the-art Continuon 8U/DHSfeatures include a 16-slot CPCI/H.110 backplane, full rear I/O module support, front to back airflow and NEBS compliance. It supports full I/O card hot-swap to PICMG 2.1 R2.0, two front-accessible SCA drives, dual hot-swap power input modules and N+1 redundant hot-swap power supplies. In 8U the most critical component is the cooling. I-Bus continues to lead the CompactPCI market with the patented Fail-Safe OptiCool method of push-mix-pull cooling. Fail-Safe Opticool incorporates a unique lower hot-swap fan array that takes advantage of the axial direction of the fans to most efficiently pressurize the air at the bottom of the chassis. The unique mixing tray can be tuned to mix the intake air, redirect the air upward and distribute the air to where it is needed most, even in the event of a single fan failure. To direct the air through the cards, drives and power supplies, three individually hot-swappable blowers pull the low pressure air upward and direct it toward the rear of the chassis. Optimization of cooling, noise and blower life expectancy is achieved with the addition of the optional I-Bus Chassis Management Controller (CMC), which provides independent speed control for the individual blowers and the fan array. The CMC is added in its dediocated slot at the rear of the chassis. With all of these high-availability features, the Continuon 8U/DHSexcels in applications requiring small size, optimal cooling, high density and the highest levels of reliability, serviceability and maintainability, ensuring the greatest level of application availability. The Continuon 8U/DHS is the Best of Class solution on the market achieving the “Five Nines” of system availability.