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IRECTION 5771498-100, REVISION 5 VENUE™ SERVICE MANUAL
5-20 Section 5-8 - Front End Unit
PRELIMINARY
5-8-4 Front End Power Supply (T-FEPS)
The T-FEPS Module comprises the following sections:
• Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS)
• High Voltage Power Supply (HVPS)
5-8-5 Front End (T-CFE) Board
The function of the T-CFE interface is to transmit/receive all the channels data signals to/from the four
TRX32 boards assembled on the T-CFE board. In addition, it contains all the control and status lines
required for HV MUX Setup, Probe selection and reading Probe status and information.
5-8-5-1 T-TRX32 Boards (Transmitter/Receiver)
5-8-5-1-1 General Description
The Venue™ system has 128 Receive/Transmit channels divided into 4 boards, each containing 32 Tx/
Rx channels. Each board includes 8 transmit chips delivering high-voltage, high-power pulses to the
Ultrasound Probe.