Patent ID: 7539026
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A circuit card assembly comprising: a carrier card; at least one single connector mezzanine card; wherein the single connector mezzanine card makes electrical contact with the carrier card via a mezzanine connector on the mezzanine card that is in electrical contact with a corresponding carrier card connector on the carrier card, and wherein the mezzanine connector is offset from the center of the mezzanine card, the carrier card comprising a plurality of carrier card mounting holes, the mezzanine card having a plurality of mezzanine mounting holes, a plurality of standoffs disposed between the carrier card and the mezzanine card, wherein each mezzanine mounting hole is configured in alignment with a corresponding standoff and a corresponding carrier card mounting hole, and comprising a plurality of fasteners, and a means for securing each of the plurality of fasteners, each of the plurality of fasteners disposed to traverse the corresponding standoff, and engage in the corresponding carrier card mounting hole; and wherein the single connector mezzanine card comprises a microcontroller, said microcontroller being configured and disposed to transmit an identification string; wherein said identification string comprises an I/O profile, said I/O profile containing a status of each I/O pin on the mezzanine card, including an indication of whether each I/O pin is to be used as an input pin, output pin, or bi-directional pin.