Chapter 2. Connections

2.1 Front panel

The front panel provides:

• A large, back-lit LCD display which cycles through a number of screens of status information;

• The main power control, which is a momentary (non-latching) rocker switch;

• Indicators for “Power on” (green) and “Disk activity” (red); and

• A USB port which can be used for a wide variety of functions.

2.2 Rear Panel

The rear panel provides:

• The AC power inlet, which accepts 100 to 240 V AC at 50 or 60 Hz;

• Sockets for a PS2-style keyboard and mouse. The keyboard socket (purple) can be used to connect a console keyboard, although any available USB socket can also be used for this purpose. The mouse connector (green) is not used;

• An RS232 serial port which is dedicated to the Platinum console;

• An RS232 serial port, Port A, which can be used for a wide variety of functions;

• Video connectors, both VGA and DVI, which are dedicated to the system's console;

• Two 1000BASE-T Ethernet ports, referred to in the user interface as eth0 and eth1;

• Four USB ports, which can be used for a wide variety of functions; and

• An RS232 serial port, Port B, which can be used for a wide variety of functions;

• An RS422 serial port, Port C, which can be used for a wide variety of functions;