X3i X7A - Chapter 2 - External Components; Chassis Design; Channels&Guides

Chapter 2 ExternalComponents 5
Chapter 2 - External Components
TherearethreemainbuildingblockconceptswithinthedesignandmakeupofanyXi3ModularComputer.Inthischapter,
we’lladdresstheexternalmodularityoftheX7AModularComputer.
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Chassis Design
TheX7AModularComputerisunlikeanyother
computereverinvented.Thisuniqueness
startswiththeexternalchassis.Asshownin
theillustrationtotheright,theX7AModular
Computerchassisismadeupof4pieces,held
togetherby8screws.
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TheI/OPlateallowsuserstoaccessandusethevarious
Communication,VideoandAudioPorts,andthePower
ButtonsonthebackofanXi3ModularComputer.TheI/O
Platefurtherservestoholdtheboardsofthecomputerin
placewhentheI/OPlateandboardsareslidintothefour
channelsfoundinsidethechassis.
Channels & Guides
Thefront,topandbottomoftheoutsideofanXi3Modular
Computerchassisareconcave.Eachoftheseconcavesurfaces
arematchedwithapairofchannelsthatruntheentirelength
ofthechassis,withoneeachneartheouteredgesofthetop,
frontandbottomofthechassis.Thesechannelsaredesignedto
acceptcorrespondingguidestoallowanXi3ModularComputer
tobemountedorattachedtomanytypesofsurfacesinmultiple
environments.