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The
Macrolink Puma is a superior quality rugged chassis designed to meet the
extreme environmental demands of field-fixed and severe mobile
applications. Drawing on decades of design and field deployment
experience, the Puma is crafted to provide maximum configuration
flexibility, long life, and dependable service with minimal maintenance.
A
precise blend of machined, formed and extruded members impart an
exceptional degree of structural integrity, while significantly reducing
the number of mechanical fasteners for increased reliability and ease of
access to Field Replaceable Units (FRUs). Both the card cage and the
peripheral bay are shock isolated to meet the rigors of harsh deployment
environments.
System
boards are easily accessed through the main hinged chassis door,
while
the peripherals can be rapidly accessed through a hinged sub-door
via a pair of finger operated, quarter turn latches. Maximum peripheral
door protrusion into operator space is a mere 7.25 inches. All
internal and external surfaces are chromate conversion coated with a
powder-coated exterior finish providing maximum protection against
corrosion. All materials and finishes meet fungus and salt atmosphere
resistance per MIL-STD-810E.
The
Puma's all metal card cage assembly accepts 18 6U VME or cPCI boards
into a monolithic backplane, and 10 boards with the peripheral bay
installed. The peripheral bay houses up to five fixed or removable
half-height SCSI/EIDE devices. The peripheral bay can also be configured
with up to 4 high-cycle, shock isolated, removable SCSI drive modules
for more rigorous deployments.
Ample,
unrestricted, free space is provided to the rear of the backplane for
paddle cards, sub-racks and discreet backplane to I/O bulkhead cabling.
 Over 70 square inches of I/O panel space accommodates the densest of I/O
configurations.
An
oversized filtered air intake and precise baffling, combined with
high-efficiency fans, insures generous airflow through the card cage and
peripheral bay. A sophisticated thermal management option extends the
Panther's deployment capability to operating environments reaching -20°C
ambient.
Complete
EMI/RFI integrity is maintained via conductive interior surfaces,
braided gasketing on all moveable panels and front doors, conductive
gasket on all mating joints and honeycomb-shielded vent screens front
& rear.
Macrolink's
Puma is an ideal chassis to meet the stringent demands of most airborne,
field fixed, naval surface and ground mobile deployments at an
affordable price -- with maximum configurability -- and the reduced
delivery times expected of COTS enclosures.
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