Hardware descriptions 
  A.3 Bus board 
SIMATIC IPC677E 
Operating Instructions, 04/2019, A5E45117996-AA 
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A.3  Bus board 
A.3.1  Design and principle of operation of the bus board 
The bus board is designed as a link between the motherboard and the expansion cards.  
The bus board is available in the following designs:  
Information on pin assignment is available in the sections below.  
Version 1 (IPC677E; 2 slots) 
 
 
 
Slot 1/2 PCI 
② 
12 V power supply connection; see Pin assignment 12 V power supply connection for expan-
Version 2 (IPC677E; 2 slots) 
 
 
 
Slot 1 PCI Express x16 
 
Slot 2 PCI Express x4 (mechanical x16) 
③ 
12 V power supply connection; see Pin assignment 12 V power supply connection for expan-