Hybricon 078-360 Reference Board Test Module VME Chassis Card Cage Assembly

Hybricon 078-360 Reference Board Test Module VME Chassis Card Cage Assembly

The Hybricon 078-360 is a reference board and test module housed in a compact benchtop card cage chassis. It features an internal PCB assembly with RF components, SMA coaxial connectors, and an attached SMA pigtail cable, along with edge connectors on the front panel consistent with VME-bus or similar embedded bus architectures. Hybricon is a U.S. manufacturer known for VME, CompactPCI, and custom embedded chassis and backplane products, and this unit appears to be a purpose-built reference or test assembly within that product family.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Hybricon
• Part Number: 078-360
• Type: Reference Board / Test Module
• Form Factor: Benchtop card cage chassis (approximately 2U low-profile)
• Front Panel: DB-style edge connector interface slots
• Rear Panel: IEC AC power inlet
• Internal Assembly: PCB with RF components, SMA coaxial connectors, red/black wiring harness
• Included: Attached SMA RF coaxial pigtail cable
• Bus Architecture: VME-compatible or custom embedded bus (consistent with Hybricon product line)

Applications

Hybricon specializes in VME, CompactPCI, and ruggedized embedded chassis solutions commonly used in defense, aerospace, industrial control, and telecommunications applications. Reference and test modules like the 078-360 are typically used during system development, integration testing, or field maintenance to verify backplane signal integrity, bus connectivity, and module compatibility within a chassis. The presence of internal RF circuitry and SMA connectors suggests this unit may have been part of a custom RF or signal-path test fixture within a VME-based system. These types of assemblies are sought by engineers maintaining or integrating legacy VME-based platforms, or by system integrators working with Hybricon chassis and backplane products dating from the 1990s through the 2000s.