
23 June 2005 HE104MAN-V8 Manual
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................4
1.1GENERALDESCRIPTION.....................................................................................................................................4
1.2FEATURES...............................................................................................................................................................5
1.3SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................6
2.1INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................7
2.2POWER CONSIDERATIONS.........................................................................................................................................8
2.3HE104 CONNECTORS...............................................................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Main Input Power Connector...........................................................................................................................8
2.3.2 Output Power Connector.................................................................................................................................9
2.3.3 Battery Power Connector (Optional)................................................................................................................9
2.3.4 Onboard PC “Boost” Adaption (Optional).........................................................................................................9
2.4BUS TERMINATION (OPTIONAL)................................................................................................................................10
2.5INSTALLATION ONTO PC104 MODULES.....................................................................................................................10
2.6JUMPER SELECTION................................................................................................................................................10
2.6.1 LED Jumper Enable/Disable .........................................................................................................................10
2.6.2 +5VDC Low Q/ Noise (Q=quiescent).............................................................................................................11
2.6.3 +12VDC Low Q/ Noise..................................................................................................................................11
2.6.4 Mezzanine Expansion Headers.....................................................................................................................11
2.7PC/104BUS INTERRUPTS (OPTIONAL) .....................................................................................................................12
2.8POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER PM104 (OPTIONAL)...........................................................................................13
2.9LOW INPUT ALARM .................................................................................................................................................14
2.10HE104 EFFICIENCY AND HEAT DISSIPATION CALCULATION.......................................................................................15
CHAPTER 3: THEORY OF OPERATION ......................................................................................................................16
3.1INPUT POWER PROTECTION......................................................................................................................................16
3.2SWITCHING REGULATOR,+5VDC............................................................................................................................16
3.3SWITCHING REGULATOR,+12VDC...........................................................................................................................17
3.4CHARGE PUMPS.....................................................................................................................................................17
3.5FILTER CAPACITORS...............................................................................................................................................18
3.6BUS TERMINATION (OPTIONAL)................................................................................................................................19
APPENDIX 1: HE104, +5V REGULATOR BLOCK DIAGRAM:......................................................................................20
APPENDIX 2: ADVANTAGES OF USING AC TERMINATION:.....................................................................................22
APPENDIX 3: INSTALLATION HINTS FOR THE HE104 POWER SUPPLY:.................................................................23
APPENDIX 4: VEHICLES ARE AN ELECTRONICS NIGHTMARE:...............................................................................23