Hardware adapter device
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1. A hardware adapter device for use in migrating an existing I/O module connected to a wiring baseboard to a new I/O module, the hardware adapter device comprising:
- a first electrical connector for connecting to a corresponding connector of the new I/O module;
a second electrical connector for connecting to a corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard;
a housing that houses the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, wherein the housing comprises one or more first alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the new I/O module to align the first electrical connector with the corresponding connector of the new I/O module before the first electrical connector engages the corresponding connector of the new I/O module; and
wherein the housing further comprises one or more second alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the wiring baseboard to align the second electrical connector with the corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard before the second electrical connector engages the corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for a hardware adapter device are described herein. One device includes housing, a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) housed by the housing, where each of the plurality of PCBs include traces, and a switch to select a bus address corresponding to the hardware adapter device, where the housing receives an input/output (I/O) module such that the traces of the PCBs provide an electrical path from a wiring baseboard to the I/O module.
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18 Claims
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1. A hardware adapter device for use in migrating an existing I/O module connected to a wiring baseboard to a new I/O module, the hardware adapter device comprising:
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a first electrical connector for connecting to a corresponding connector of the new I/O module; a second electrical connector for connecting to a corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard; a housing that houses the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector, wherein the housing comprises one or more first alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the new I/O module to align the first electrical connector with the corresponding connector of the new I/O module before the first electrical connector engages the corresponding connector of the new I/O module; and wherein the housing further comprises one or more second alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the wiring baseboard to align the second electrical connector with the corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard before the second electrical connector engages the corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hardware adapter device for use in migrating an existing I/O module connected to a wiring baseboard to a new I/O module, the hardware adapter device comprising:
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an electrical circuit for providing a connection between a connector of the wiring baseboard and a connector of the new I/O module, the electrical circuit comprising; a first electrical connector for connecting to the connector of the new I/O module; a second electrical connector for connecting to the connector of the wiring baseboard; a housing that houses the electrical circuit, wherein the housing comprises; one or more first alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the new I/O module to align the first electrical connector with the connector of the new I/O module before the first electrical connector engages the connector of the new I/O module; and one or more second alignment features that are configured to interact with one or more alignment features of the wiring baseboard to align the second electrical connector with the connector of the wiring baseboard before the second electrical connector engages the connector of the wiring baseboard. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for migrating an existing I/O module connected to a wiring baseboard to a new I/O module, the method comprising:
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removing the existing I/O module from the wiring baseboard; connecting a hardware adapter device to the wiring baseboard, comprising; engaging one or more first alignment features of the hardware adapter device with one or more corresponding alignment features of the wiring baseboard to align the hardware adapter device with the wiring baseboard; after the one or more first alignment features of the hardware adapter device are engaged with the one or more corresponding alignment features of the wiring baseboard, sliding the hardware adapter device toward the wiring baseboard until a second connector of the hardware adapter device begins to engage a corresponding connector of the wiring baseboard; and continuing to slide the hardware adapter device toward the wiring baseboard into a seated position; connecting the new I/O module to the hardware adapter device, comprising; engaging one or more alignment features of the new I/O module with one or more second alignment features of the hardware adapter device to align the new I/O module with the hardware adapter device; after the one or more alignment features of the new I/O module are engaged with the one or more second alignment features of the hardware adapter device, sliding the new I/O module toward the hardware adapter device until a connector of the new I/O module begins to engage a first connector of the hardware adapter device; continuing to slide the new I/O module toward the hardware adapter device into a seated position.
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