For Starters get your hands on
"An American National Standard
IEEE Standard for a Versatile Backplane Bus: VME Bus".
It explains many mechanical and electrical requirements in detail.
Barry
> Can anyone out there direct me toward information on designing VME
> Backplanes?
> Books? Articles? Shareware? Web?
>
> Barbara Burcham
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Barry Viggiano
Electro-Mechanical Designer
Sensis Corporation
5793 Widewaters Parkway
Dewitt, New York 13214
Office 315 445-5768
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