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StepPak transition module




Guy writes.

> I think I have been guilty of a number of terminological inexactitudes in
> describing our ideas for a OMS<->StepPak transition board.
> 
> We are thinking of an identically sized module to the OMS card - which I
> believe should be called 'B' sized, and the same width (3U?).

'B-size' includes all dimensions of a standard VME card.  6U refers
only to the height.  The Mizar board, for example, is a 3U card with a
6U front panel.  (I have no idea how width and depth are called out
separately.)

> >From what Karen says, I don't think we need to bother to do this, however!

I'm not keen on spending $650 each for StepPak transition modules.

Tim Mooney