Procurement framework

The ATCA equipment purchase framework is in place. It is based on established CERN frame-contracts (with nVent/Schroff and Eltek) for the procurement and maintenance of ATCA chassis and corresponding AC-DC rectifiers.

An online catalogue (including the price list) for ATCA equipment available for purchase through these frame-contracts can be viewed here.

New equipment requests

New equipment requests must be made via the technical database here.

Please ensure to select the right equipment from the list when creating a new request. In case of doubt, check the catalogue beforehand. The ATCA chassis are ordered in form of a kit containing the chassis itself with the selected backplane topology, the PEMs, the CUs and one shelf manager. Similarly, the AC-DC rectifiers consist in the 1U chassis, the rectifier bricks and the controller module.

At the end of every quarter, every new request is verified and a TID (money transfer in CHF) is issued for the corresponding amount (based on the request, the current price list, the Euro conversion rate and a 2% fee for the transportation costs). Once all TIDs have been approved, a common PO (DAI) is issued.

Delivery leadtime: 10 weeks from the time of the CERN common PO.

Equipment documentation

The equipment documentation is available as follows:

nVent/Schroff (on the manufactuer's website): https://schroff.nvent.com/en-us/products/advancedtca-systems

Eltek (on a dedicated repository): https://ideltaemeapartners.deltaww.com/docsharing/Documents/  (User: v-lvps-crates Password: R$MZcBhB)

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