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3. HARDWARE SETUP
Connectors
3. H/W SETUP
19) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)
This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de-
vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus
host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I
2
C
bus, which is a multi-master bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the
same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.
SMBCLK
Ground
SMBDATA
+5V
1
ME-99 SMBus Connector
SMB
010101
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ME-99
20) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2)
The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for
additional serial devices.
ME-99 Serial COM2 Bracket
COM2
PIN 1
010101
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ME-99