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DIRECTION FC091194, REVISION 11 VIVID 7 SERVICE MANUAL
5 - 6 Section 5-3 - a Front-End Processor (FEP)
Section 5-3a
Front-End Processor (FEP)
5-3-1 General Description
The electronics in the Front-End Card Cage is also called the Front-End Processor (FEP).
Two versions of the Front-End Card Cage are in use;
• Version 1 (FEP1) was used from introduction of Vivid 7 until 2nd half of 2003
• Version 2 (FEP2) was introduced 2nd half of 2003
5-3-2 FEP1
FEP1 has eight different types of electronics cards, totally 10 cards. The cards are listed in Table 5-2.
NOTICE
Be careful so you don’t insert a card in the wrong position in the card rack. If the power is turned on with
a card placed in the wrong position, the Vivid 7 will be destroyed.
Table 5-2 Front-End Processor Cards used in FEP1
SHORT
NAME COMPLETE NAME COMMENT
RLY
RELAY BOARD
TX
TRANSMITTER BOARD
RX
RECEIVER BOARD
BF
BEAM FORMER BOARD
2X USED PER UNIT
FEC
FRONT-END CONTROLLER BOARD
RFT
RADIO FREQUENCY & TISSUE BOARD
SDP
SPECTRUM DOPPLER PROCESSOR BOARD
IMP
IMAGE PORT
SOMETIMES CALLED “IMPORT”
XDBUS
TRANSDUCER BUS BOARD
2X USED PER UNIT
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