New Zealand Gazette – 1994 – No. 114

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✨ Casino Operator Requirements



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c. Cables must not be routed or left unrestrained so that they interfere with the removal of
components required to be removed during routine operation or maintenance.
d. Cables that are routed into a logic area must not be able to be removed without accessing the logic
area in an approved manner.
e. There must be no mains ground interconnections via data cabling between devices powered from
different wall outlets.
f. All wiring must comply with AS3000, 1991 (SAA Wiring Rules).

C.2.1.16. Circuit Boards

C.2.1.16.1. Identification

a. All circuit boards must be identifiable by some form of version, revision, or modification.
b. This identification is to be permanently displayed on the board.
c. Circuit boards must correspond exactly with the documentation and the boards submitted to the
testing laboratory for evaluation.
d. Each circuit board must be readily identifiable in the field.

C.2.1.16.2. Circuit Board Construction and Modifications

a. Printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) must be of production quality.
b. The Authority recommends that the guidelines given in AS 2546 and AS 3508 be adhered to in
the design and manufacture of PCBs.
c. Where track cuts and patch wires exist, the following must apply:
i. they must be consistent across all boards with the same revision or board patch number;
ii. they must be easily verifiable;
iii. they must be robust and reliable in nature (eg. patch wires must be secured to the board
where they are likely to be damaged under normal service conditions, track cuts must not
expose copper);
iv. the board must indicate the new revision or patch level.

C.2.1.16.3. Normal Settings

The normal operation setting of a jumper or dip switch device, if such device has a normal mode,
must be clearly marked on or immediately adjacent to the device.

C.2.1.17. EPROMS

a. All EPROMs must be fitted with covers over the UV-erasure windows.
b. EPROMs must be clearly marked with sufficient information to identify the version,
modification, etc. of the EPROM. The identification used is at the discretion of the
supplier but it must strictly follow that supplier's identification system as detailed in the
supplier's software change control procedures.

C.2.1.18. Retention of Data During Power Loss

a. Data retention as supported by battery backup of RAM or other means as approved by the
Authority must be sufficient to maintain information for a period of time of not less than 30 days
without mains power.



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