X3-10M External Trigger Issue

[lipe2210]

hmmm .. that's no good news, but thanks, I will do that!

I have a spare board, which I'm not using now because it's PCI-e and this one is PCI. I ohm-checked it between the same pins and in fact, there is something wrong with the PCI board I'm using because in the PCI-e it measures a high resistance: at least 1.2 Mohm with negative lead on 68 and positive on 66, and infinite or >10Mohm with inverted leads. That is with my MDR 68 connector unplugged. After plugging it measured the same 1.2 Mohm with -68/+66 and 500 Mohm with +68/-66.

How long do you predict it will take to repair this board? Because eventhough I have the spare one, I can't really use it because none of the PCs here has a PCI-e slot with enough space for it. Is there any PCI to PCI-e adapter that you recommend I could use?

Regards,

[rvanbuskirk]

It's not the news I was hoping for either. I was hoping it was a cable problem.

We have a XMC to PCI Adapter Board, II PN 80167. I'm not sure what your *SPARE* is, but this adapter can have an X3-10M plug into a PCI slot. If your X3-10M is on an adapter board, you can keep the same adapter board and send only your X3-10M board for repair. That way you can keep the adapter board to use with your spare X3-10M if that is what your spare is.

See this site for information on the above mentioned adapter board:
http://www.innovative-dsp.com/products.php?product=XMC%20to%20PCI%20Adapter%20Board

We usually stock these, so delivery would be 1 to 2 weeks.

Your X3-10M repair is estimated at 4 weeks, depending on the failure. This failure is more than likely the FPGA so there may be additional time required to get the BGA rework and retest done.

[lipe2210]

Yes, I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. We actually have 2 X3-10M boards on 2 different adapter boards, one PCI and the other PCI-e.

So, I could just remove the PCI board from the defective X3-10M and switch it with the other, while sending only the X3-10M for repair, right? I could even test it before sending, to see if it solves the problem?

I sent the email requesting an RMA number as you've told me and will wait for reply on the procedure. Also, I need to talk with the colleagues/company who actually acquired the boards.

Thanks!

[rvanbuskirk]