# Hardware

The backplane, carrier, and initial USB-C Power Delivery module.

Canonical: https://mrps.karlquinsland.com/system/hardware/
Updated: 2026-09-19

Source: https://github.com/kquinsland/modular-rack-mount-power-system/blob/86a17826a2dcf720c6a93806b3a8d3e10c9c17c6/site/content/system/hardware/_index.md


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The current system has two custom PCB assemblies and one user-installed output
module. The backplane supplies shared infrastructure; each carrier owns its
local protection, measurement, control, and output module.

![Early hardware-assembly concept showing the backplane and installed modules](<https://mrps.karlquinsland.com/system/hardware/_files/hardware-assemblies.webp>)

Initial render of the hardware assembly showing the backplane and installed modules.


![Six-carrier, one-backplane fabrication panel](<https://mrps.karlquinsland.com/system/hardware/_files/panel.webp>)

Fabrication-panel preview, not an assembled-system model. See [render provenance](_files/renders.json).