PCI bracket

PCI slot cover bracket generator. More...

Collaboration diagram for PCI bracket:

Files
file	pci_bracket.scad
	A PCI slot cover and adapter card bracket generator.

Functions
module	pci_bracket (form=0, fins=1, vents, ribs, tabs, align)
	PCI slot cover and adapter card bracket generator. More...

Detailed Description

PCI slot cover bracket generator.

Requires:
include <omdl-base.scad>;
include <parts/3d/computer/pci_bracket.scad>;

Function Documentation

pci_bracket()

module pci_bracket	(	form	= 0,
		fins	= 1,
		vents	,
		ribs	,
		tabs	,
		align
	)

PCI slot cover and adapter card bracket generator.

Parameters

form	<integer> bracket form factor (0=standard, 1=low profile).
fins	<integer> fin placements (0=none, 1=side one, 2=side two, 3=both sides).
vents	<data-list-2> vent specification.
ribs	<data-list-4> rib specification.
tabs	<list-list-n> tab specification.
align	<integer-list-3> part alignment.

This module generates customized PCI brackets that can be used to create simple PCI slot covers and PCI adapter card brackets in both full and half-height formats. All parameters are optional. Default values are used for all unspecified parameters. Default values are also used for unspecified elements positions for parameter that accepts a list of values.

Multi-value parameters

vents

e	data type	default value	parameter description
0	<integer>	0	vent hole count
1	<decimal>	3.0	vent hole radius

ribs

e	data type	default value	parameter description
0	<integer>	3	location (0=top, 1=none, 2=bottom, 3=both)
1	<integer>	1	shape (0=cylinder, 1=ellipse)
2	<integer>	10	number of divisions
3	<decimal-list-n>	[3, 7]	division positions list [p1, p2, ..., pn]

tabs

e	data type	default value	parameter description
0	<decimal-list-3>		tab-0: [offset-y, offset-x, hole-diameter]
...	...		...
n	<decimal-list-3>		tab-n: [offset-y, offset-x, hole-diameter]

align

e	data type	default value	parameter description
0	<integer>	0	align-x
1	<integer>	0	align-y
2	<integer>	0	align-z

The possible x, y, and z alignment locations and configuration values are described in the following table:

parameter	value	value description
align-x	0	bracket outside
	1	bracket center
	2	bracket inside
	3	bracket tab screw center-x
	4	back of tab
	5	pci connector alignment slot
align-y	0	bracket edge away from circuit board
	1	bracket tab edge away from circuit board
	2	circuit board bottom edge
	3	bracket tab screw center-y
	4	bracket edge near circuit board
	5	connectors window edge away from circuit board
	6	connectors window center
	7	connectors window edge near circuit board
align-z	0	bracket bottom
	1	top of pci connector
	2	bottom of board / board stop
	3	bottom of bracket tab
	4	top of bracket tab
	5	connectors window bottom
	6	connectors window center
	7	connectors window top

PCI bracket example script

    include <omdl-base.scad>;
    include <tools/operation_cs.scad>;
    include <parts/3d/computer/pci_bracket.scad>;
 
    pci_bracket
    (
       form = 1,
       fins = 3,
      vents = [4],
       ribs = [3,1,8, [2,3,4,5,6]],
       tabs = [55, [20,undef,5.5]],
      align = [1,6,6],
        $fn = 36
    );
 
    // end_include

PCI bracket example diagram

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Definition at line 401 of file pci_bracket.scad.

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