
OPERATIONS MANUAL
BP/CX 3-26
Cardcages/Motherboards
WinSystems reserves the right to make changes in the circuitry
and specifications at any time without notice.
©Copyright 1991 by WinSystems. All Rights Reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information
Features 1
General Description 1
Electrical and Mechanical Specifications 2
User Options
BP3/CX-03 2-2
BP6/CX-06 2-3
BP9/CX-09 2-4
BP12/CX-12 2-5
BP15/CX-15 2-6
BP18/CX-18 2-7
BP21/CX-21 2-8
BP24/CX-24 2-9
BP26/CX-26 2-10
Warranty and Repair Information

General Information
Features
Available in 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 26 versions
Rugged Alodine Plated Aluminum construction that won’t rust
5/8 ” (.625”) card spacing
50W, 70W and 100W power supplies available
three mounting configurations: rack, wall, and table mounts
STD Bus compatibility
General Descriptions
WinSystems offers a broad line of motherboards, and cardcages with and
without power supplies. The BP/CX series of motherboards and cardcages are
are available from 3 to 26 slots with 5/8” (.0625”) spacing for high
performance STD Bus applications.
082791 OPERATIONS MANUAL 1
BP/CX 3-26 CARDCAGES/MOTHERBOARDS

Electrical and Mechanical Specifications
Electrical
COMPONENT SIDE CIRCUIT SIDE
PIN
LOGIC 1 Vcc In Logic Power (+5VDC) 2 Vcc In Logic Power (+5VDC)
POWER 3 GND In Logic Ground 4 GND In Logic Ground
BUS 5 VBB#1/VBAT In Logic Bias #1/Bat Pwr 6 VBB#2/DCPD* In Logic Bias #2/Pwr Dwn
7 D3/A19 In/Out 8 D7/A23 In/Out
DATA BUS
ADDRESS
BUS
CONTROL
BUS
AUXILIARY
POWER
BUS
9 D2/A18 In/Out 10 D6/A22 In/Out
11 D1/A17 In/Out 12 D5/A21 In/Out
13 D0/A16 In/Out
15 A7 Out 16 A15 Out
17 A6 Out 18 A14 Out
19 A5 Out 20 A13 Out
21 A4 Out 22 A12 Out
23 A3 Out 24 A11 Out
25 A2 Out 26 A10 Out
27 A1 Out 28 A9 Out
29 A0 Out
31 WR* Out Write to Memory or I/O 32 RD* Out Read Memory or I/O
33 IORQ* Out I/O Address Selection 34 MEMRQ* Out Memory Address Selection
35 IOEXP* In/Out I/O Expansion 36 MEMEX* In/Out Memory Expansion
37 REFRESH* Out Refresh Timing 38 MCSYNC* Out CPU Machine Cycle Sync.
39 STATUS 1* Out CPU Status 40 STATUS 0* Out CPU Status
41 BUSAK* Out Bus Acknowledge 42 BUSRQ* In Bus Request
43 INTAK* Out Interrupt Acknowledge 44 INTRQ* In Interrupt Request
45 WAITRQ* In Wait Request 46 NMIRQ* In Nonmaskable Interrupt
47 SYSRESET* Out System Reset 48 PBRESET* In Pushbutton Reset
49 CLOCK* Out Clock from Processor 50 CNTRL* In AUX Timing
51 PCO* Out Priority Chain Out 52 PCI In Priority Chain In
53 AUX GND In AUX Ground 54 AUX GND In AUX Ground
55 AUX +V In AuX Positive (+12VDC) 56 AUX-V In AUX Negative (-12VDC)
SIGNAL
NAME
* Low-level active indicator
Mechanical
Connector Spacing: 5/8” (0625”)
Mechanical Dimensions: See Included Drawings
SIGNAL
FLOW DESCRIPTION PIN SIGNAL NAME
Data Bus/Address Ext
14 D4/A20 In/Out
Address Bus
30 A8 Out
SIGNAL
FLOW DESCRIPTION
Data Bus/Address Ext
Address Bus
082791 OPERATIONS MANUAL 2
BP/CX 3-26 CARDCAGES/MOTHERBOARDS

WARRANTY REPAIR INFORMATION
WARRANTY
WinSystems warrants to Customer that for a period of two (2) years from the date of
shipment any Products and Software purchased or licensed hereunder which have been
developed or manufactured by WinSystems shall be free of any material defects and shall
perform substantially in accordance with WinSystems’ specifications therefor. With respect
to any Products or Software purchased or licensed hereunder which have been developed or
manufactured by others, WinSystems shall transfer and assign to Customer any warranty of
such manufacturer or developer held by WinSystems, provided that the warranty, if any,
may be assigned. Nothwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this warranty granted
by WinSystems to the Customer shall be for the sole benefit of the Customer, and may not
be assigned, transferred or conveyed to any third party. The sole obligation of WinSystems
for any breach of warranty contained herein shall be, at its option, either (i) to repair or
replace at its expense any materially defective Products or Software, or (ii) to take back such
Products and Software and refund the Customer the purchase price and any license fees paid
for the same. Customer shall pay all freight, duty, broker’s fees, insurance charges for the
return of any Products or Software to WinSystems under this warranty. WinSystems shall
pay freight and insurance charges for any repaired or replaced Products or Software
thereafter delivered to Customer within the United States. All fees and costs for shi pment
outside of the United States shall be paid by Customer. The foregoing warranty shall not
apply to any Products of Software which have been subject to abuse, misuse, vandalism,
accidents, alteration, neglect, unauthorized repair or improper installations.
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES BY WINSYSTEMS EXCEPT AS STATED HEREIN, THERE
ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT SHALL WINSYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, PROFITS OR GOODWILL.
WINSYSTEMS’ MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
OTHER CLAIM RELATED TO ANY PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE, OR THE SUBJECT MATTER
HEREOF, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OR LICENSE FEE PAID BY
CUSTOMER TO WINSYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE OR PORTION
THEREOF TO WHICH SUCH BREACH OR CLAIM PERTAINS.
WARRANTY SERVICE
1. To obtain service und er this warranty, obta in a return authorization n umber.
In the United States, contact the WinSystems’ Service Center for a return
authorization number. Outside the United States, contact your local s ales agent for
a return authorization number.
2. You must send the product postage prepaid and insured. You must enclose
the products in an anti-static bag to protect from damage by static electricity.
WinSystems is not responsible for damage to the product due to static electricity.