[PCB_FORUM] Re: AMC format

Hey Peter,

 

So this is just a "Release Candidate" (RC1.2), and probably shouldn't be
used to design to at this time, correct?

 

Regards,

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

MTS System Hardware Design

System Software Development

Advanced Micro Devices

1351 South Sunset Street

Longmont, CO  80501

Phone:  (303) 774-5159

FAX:    (303) 774-5022

 

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Hello Gary,

 

The latest spec that we have is PICMG(r) AMC.0 R2.0 Release Candidate
RC1.2 dated October 18, 2006.

 

There has been some changes from the R1.0 spec including the front panel
led amounts and locations and the handle assembly.

 

Rgrds

 

Peter Hughes,

PCB Designer,

Concurrent Technologies,

4 Gilberd Close,

Newcomen Way,

Colchester,

Essex,

CO4 4WN.

Tel: +44 1206 752626

Fax: +44 1206 751116

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Hey Samuel,

 

I don't know about the spec. you say you are using.  On the PICMG web
site, the only rev of AMC.0 is "R1.0" adopted 1/3/2005, with "ECN001"
adopted 26-Jun-06 (with "ECN002" = Member Review).

There is no R2.0 shown for AMC.0.  Something is funny there.

 

http://www.picmg.org/specifications.stm

 

Regards,

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

MTS System Hardware Design

System Software Development

Advanced Micro Devices

1351 South Sunset Street

Longmont, CO  80501

Phone:  (303) 774-5159

FAX:    (303) 774-5022

 

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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:22 AM
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Gary,

Last spec I'm using is "AMC.0 R2.0 RC1.0' F date October 2006.

Regards,

 

Samuel

 

 

Samuel CAIS                                Interphase Corporation

CAD PCB Designer                           2901 N. Dallas Parkway #200

cais@xxxxxxxxxx                            Plano, TX 75093

214.654.5337                               www.Interphase.com

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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:00 PM
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Hey, Samuel,

 

So you're saying the fingers and ESD strips should be 50u" (.00005")?  I
haven't looked at the spec. yet regarding the gold plating.

 

The spec. I'm using is "AMC.0 R1.0", dated January 3, 2005.  Are you
saying this is about to become obsolete?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Regards,

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

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Gary,

I think the fingers and the esd strip should be hard gold with a min of
50u.

The dimension from the edge of the board to the fingers is important and
hard to respect.

I also tought that the round cut out for the edge connector and the
chamfer are about to change so I would recommend you to check this with
the spec.

 

Samuel

 

 

Samuel CAIS                                Interphase Corporation

CAD PCB Designer                           2901 N. Dallas Parkway #200

cais@xxxxxxxxxx                            Plano, TX 75093

214.654.5337                               www.Interphase.com

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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: AMC format

 

Hello Gary,

 

We have done a few of these boards and the way we do the edge connector
is to build each finger as two pads. Referencing your diagram below the
pads that are on the left of each finger are a mechanical pad with no
connection but the pads on the right are a connected pad with the pin
number.

 

As for the gold fingers a selective plating process was used.

 

Rgrds

 

Peter Hughes,

PCB Designer,

Concurrent Technologies,

4 Gilberd Close,

Newcomen Way,

Colchester,

Essex,

CO4 4WN.

Tel: +44 1206 752626

Fax: +44 1206 751116

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Sent: 30 October 2006 16:41
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Subject: [PCB_FORUM] AMC format

 

Hey guys,

 

I'm doing an Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) format design and have a few
questions.

 

This format has an edge connector on one end with a strange contact
pattern.

As opposed to the normal (i.e. PCI) edge connector fingers (all the
same), this format has some two part fingers that connect sooner or
later than others (see diagram below).

 

My first question is about creating the pads/symbol for this edge
connector: as far as the two part padstack fingers (Second, Third & Last
Mates), how would you create them?

 

My second question is concerning gold plating this strange finger
pattern.  It seems to me that the only way is "selective plating", as
opposed to the normal edge connector plating process, correct?

 

We're in a state of flux right now, not sure which fab house to ask, so
I thought I'd ping you guys.

Thanks for any responses!

 

 

 

 

Gary E. MacIndoe

PCB Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices

Longmont, Colorado

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