GNP Computers 1-502516 Load Card V CPCI IDE Drive Carrier PCB Rev B CompactPCI

GNP Computers 1-502516 Load Card V CPCI IDE Drive Carrier PCB Rev B CompactPCI

The GNP Computers 1-502516 Load Card V is a CompactPCI (cPCI) IDE Drive Carrier printed circuit board. Labeled on the PCB as a "CPCI IDE Drive Carrier," this card mounts within a CompactPCI chassis and provides IDE drive interfacing along with a resistive load network. Five gold-anodized power resistors are mounted on the board face, with blue and red hookup wires routing to the edge and header connectors. The card was made in the USA and carries a Revision B designation.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: GNP Computers
• Product Name: Load Card V
• PCB Part Number: 1-502516
• Date Code: 000807
• Revision: Rev B
• Form Factor: CompactPCI (cPCI) — standard cPCI card size with front panel handles
• Bus Interface: CompactPCI (cPCI) rear edge connector
• Drive Interface: IDE (parallel ATA)
• Onboard Components: Five gold power resistors (visible on PCB face); blue and red hookup wires; four green multi-pin header connectors on reverse; one IDE-style pin header connector
• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Included: Card only — no chassis, cables, or accessories

Applications

CompactPCI (cPCI) is a bus standard based on the PCI specification adapted for industrial and embedded computing applications, using a rugged Eurocard form factor and rear-plane interconnection rather than a desktop backplane. The CPCI IDE Drive Carrier is the type of card used within a cPCI chassis to provide an IDE storage interface for an embedded processor or single-board computer (SBC) in a rack-mounted industrial system. GNP Computers was a US manufacturer specializing in CompactPCI and VME embedded computing products serving the defense, telecommunications, and industrial automation markets during the late 1990s and 2000s. Cards of this type provided local disk or flash storage connectivity within rugged cPCI systems, often deployed in applications such as telecommunications switching equipment, military computing platforms, and industrial process control systems. CompactPCI systems remain in service in many installed legacy environments, and replacement or spare cards like this one are sought by maintainers keeping those systems operational.