Printed circuit board with an adaptable connector module

1. A printed circuit board comprising:

a first connector and a second connector; and

a first common connector configured to connect an application-specific module to the printed circuit board, the first common connector having at least a first and second pin, the first pin configured to detect a presence of the module, and the second pin configured to detect which application of a plurality of applications the module is specific to;

wherein the module is configured to connect the printed circuit board to a backplane such that the printed circuit board is compatible with detected application in the module.

2. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a cutout area defined by the printed circuit board between the first connector and the second connector.

3. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is a Versa Module Europa type board.

4. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a right-angle board-to-board connector to connect the module to the first common connector.

5. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the application-specific module is a VITA 31 P 0 module.

6. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the application-specific module is a VITA 41 P 0 module.

7. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a bracket configured to facilitate connecting the first common connector to the module.

8. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising a detection circuit configured to detect installation of the module via the first common connector and a type of the module.

9. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the VITA 31 P 0 module comprises a second common connector configured to connect to the first common connector.

10. The printed circuit board in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the VITA 41 P 0 module comprises a second common connector configured to connect to the first common connector.

11. A method for detecting a module installed on a printed circuit board, the method comprising:

installing the module on the printed circuit board using a first common connector provided on the printed circuit board, the first common connector configured to connect to a second common connector provided on the module;

utilizing a first pin on the first common connector to indicate that the module is installed on the printed circuit board; and

utilizing a second pin on the first common connector to detect which application of a plurality of applications the module installed on the printed circuit board is specific to.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the printed circuit board is a Versa Module Europa board or a Rear Transition Module board.

13. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein installing the module comprises installing a VITA 31 module to the printed circuit board.

14. A method in accordance with claim 13 , further comprising sending a Media Dependent Interface signal from the printed circuit board to the VITA 31 module.

15. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein installing the module comprises installing a VITA 41 module to the printed circuit board.

16. A method in accordance with claim 15 , further comprising sending a Serializer/Deserializer signal from the printed circuit board to the VITA 41 module.

17. A method in accordance with claim 11 , wherein installing the module comprises installing a zone 3 connector to the printed circuit board.

18. A module configured to connect a Rear Transition Module (RTM) board to a front board, the module comprising:

a common connector configured to connect to a corresponding common connector of the RTM board, the common connector having at least a first and second pin, the first pin configured to detect a presence of a module having an application-specific connector, and the second pin configured to detect which application of a plurality of applications the module is specific to;

wherein the module comprises an application-specific connector configured to connect to a corresponding application-specific connector of the front board.

19. A module in accordance with claim 18 , wherein the application-specific connector is a zone 3 connector.

20. A printed circuit board in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the the first pin and a second pin are connected to a detection circuit, the detection circuit further configured to transmit a first signal via the first pin to detect the installation of the module and to transmit a second signal via the second pin to detect the type of the module.