Category: GE

Functional Features

– High-speed, easy-to-use fiber optic network (serial rate of 2.12 Gbaud)

– Data written to the memory of one node is also written to the memory of all nodes on the network

– Up to 256 nodes

– Connections up to 300 meters to multimode fiber and up to 10 kilometers to single-mode fiber

– Dynamic packet size, 4 to 64 bytes of data

– Transfer rates 47.1MB/sec (4-byte packets) to 174MB/sec (64-byte packets)

– 64MB or 128MB SDRAM Reflective memory

– Two independent DMA channels

– Any node on the network can generate an interrupt in any other node on the network or in all network nodes with a single command

– Error Detection

– Redundant transfer mode for additional error suppression

– No processor overhead

– Processor is not involved in network operation

– PCI 64-bit 66MHz Transport

– Compliant with PCI Revision 2.2

– Includes VMISFT-RFM2g network and shared memory drivers.

Features

Description: The VMIPCI-5565 is the PCI member of the dcs-sis.com VMIxxx-5565 family of reflective memory (RFM) real-time networking products from GE Fanuc Embedded Systems.

Other members of this family include the VME-compatible board VMIVME-5565 and the PCI mezzanine card (PMC) VMIPMC-5565.

All three products are network compatible and can be integrated into a network in any combination.

This family of products allows computers, workstations, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other embedded controllers with different operating systems or no operating system at all to share data in real time.

Reflective Memory boards are like shared memory for local nodes.

Any level of software, including the application program itself, can write to or read from the memory.

Data written to one node’s Reflective Memory is transferred by the network hardware to all other nodes and placed in the same addresses on those nodes’ Reflective Memory boards.

This data transfer does not require the involvement of a processor on any node. With this system, all nodes on the network have a local copy of the shared data that is immediately accessible.

Functional Features

– 128-bit voltage output

– High current driver (350 mA current source)

– Heavy duty options available

– Automatic overcurrent shutdown protection

– Thermal shutdown protection

– Output fault indication provided in status register

– High breakdown voltage (35 V)

– Output clamp diode for inductive flyback protection

– Compatible with intelligent I/O controllers

– Built-in test logic for fault isolation

– Compatible with VME bus (ANSI/IEEE STD 1014-1987 IEC 821 and 297)

– A24:A16:D32/D16/D08 (EO): Slave 39/3D:29/2D:6U Form Factor

– Front Panel with Fault LED

– Preheat resistor sockets available, to be supplied by the user

– External power supply can be connected on the front panel (P3 to P4) or on P2.

Compliance: This product complies with the VMEbus specification (ANSI/IEEE STD 1014-1987 IEC 821 and 297) and uses the following mnemonics: A24:A16: D32/D16/D08 (EO): Slave: 39/3D:29/2D:6U form factor

Output Connector Types: Three types of female dcs-sis.com mating connectors are available for use with the P3 and P4 interfaces: 96-pin mass termination (IDC) connectors, 64-pin IDC connectors, and 96-pin discrete wire connectors.

Part numbers for ERNI IDC DIN 96-pin and 0.033-inch 30 AWG ribbon cable are

96-pin connector 913 031 (ERNI)

96-pin cable 913 049 (ERNI)

Part numbers for Panduit IDC DIN 64-pin connectors and 0.050-inch ribbon cable are

64-pin connector 120-964-435E (Panduit)

Strain Relief 100-000-032 (Panduit)

64-conductor cable 9V28064-XXX (Belden)

Harting discrete wire connectors consist of a contact housing with female crimp contacts.

Housing with female crimp contacts Harting part numbers are as follows

96-pin connector 09 03 096 3214 (Harting)

Female crimp 09 02 000 8484 (Harting)` Contacts

– Pentium® II Processor-Based Single Board Computers (SBCs)

– Special features for embedded applications include

– M-Systems Flash DiskOnChip® (optional)

– 16 Mbyte IDE Flash drive

– Three programmable 16-bit timers

– 32 Kbyte battery-backed SRAM

– Software-selectable dcs-sis.com watchdog timer with reset

– Supports Ethernet remote startup

– Supports VMEbus P2 connection to hard disk/floppy drive

– PMC Expansion Interface with VMEbus P2 Inputs/Outputs

– Supports VME64 modes: A32/A24/D32/D16/D08(EO)/MBLT64/BLT32

– VMEbus interrupt handler, interrupter and system controller

– Includes real-time end-to-end bit conversion hardware for small-end and big-end data interfaces (Patent No. 6.032.212)

– Enhanced bus error handling

– Passive heat sink design (no moving parts)

– Standard features include

– Pentium II Embedded Module (333 MHz)

– Up to 512 Mbyte SDRAM using three 144-pin SODIMMs

– 64-bit S3 Trio 3D AGP SVGA controller with 4 Mbyte SGRAM

– Onboard Fast Ethernet controller supporting 10BaseT and 100BaseTX interfaces

– Onboard Ultra DMA/33 hard disk drive and floppy drive controller with VMEbus P2 input/output interface

– Two high-performance 16550-compatible serial ports (Requires VMIACC-0045 or separate connector adapter.)

– Enhanced parallel port supporting ECP/EPP mode (Requires VMIACC-0045 or separate connector adapter.)

– Front panel PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

– Built-in real-time clock and micro-speaker

– Dual USB ports

– Supported Operating Systems

– Windows NT®/Windows® 2000

– VxWorks

– VxWorks

– Solaris

– QNX Solaris

– LynxOS

Applications

– Analog

– Instrumentation

– Industrial Controls

– Process Control and Monitoring

– Factory Automation

– Intelligent Networking PLC Controllers

– Automated Testing

– Data Acquisition

Function

– Intel® Pentium® M at 1.1 GHz, 1.4 GHz or 1.8 GHz

– Up to 2 Mbyte L2 cache

– Up to 1.5 Gbyte DDR SDRAM

– Up to 2 Gbyte bootable dcs-sis.com CompactFlash

– One PCI-X PMC expansion bit

– 400 MHz system bus

– Front 10/100 BaseTX Ethernet ports

– Front 10/100/1000 Base Tx Ethernet port (non-VITA 31.1 option)

– 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, optional VITA 31.1

– 4 serial ports

– 4 USB2.0 ports

– SATA support

– Mouse, keyboard, and SVGA routing to front panel

– Supports Windows® XP, Windows 2000. VxWorks®, QNX, and Linux® operating systems

– RoHS compliant

High performance and VITA 31.1 compliant.

The VME-7807RC is a highly flexible single board computer (SBC) with an integrated Intel Pentium M processor,

Intel Pentium M processor, up to 1.5 Gbyte of DDR SDRAM and dual Gigabit Ethernet, as well as PCI-X, 66 MHz PMC expansion slots.

Operating at up to 1.8 GHz, this SBC delivers high bandwidth and processing power, making it ideal for I/O intensive applications.

Utilizing Intel’s new highly integrated 6300ESB I/O controller hub.

The VME-7807RC offers four serial ports, four USB 2.0 ports, Serial ATA,

IDE and up to 2 Gbyte of optional Compactware up to 2 Gbyte of optional CompactFlash.

The SBC utilizes the Intel 855GME to provide SVGA and DVI-I graphics support.

Features

Features include

– High-speed, easy-to-use fiber optic network (serial 2.12 GBaud)

– 33 MHz 64-bit/32-bit compliant PCI bus, 3.3 V or 5.0 V logic levels

– 66 MHz 64-bit/32-bit compliant PCI bus, 3.3 V logic level

– Host processor does not participate in network operation

– Optional redundant operation modes

– Up to 256 nodes

– Up to 256 nodes up to 300 m to multimode fiber, up to 10 km to singlemode fiber

– Dynamic packet sizes from 4 to 64 bytes of data per packet

– Fiber-optic network transfer rates of 43 MByte/s to 170 MByte/s

– 128/256 MB bytes of SDRAM reflective memory, with optional parity checking

– Independent direct memory access (DMA) channels

– Four general-purpose network interrupts; each interrupt has 32 bits of data

– Configurable endian translation for multiple CPU architectures on the same network

– Selectable PCI PIO window sizes from 2 MB bytes to 64 MB bytes to full installed memory size

– Supported Operating Systems Supports Windows® 2000. Windows XP, Linux®, and VxWorks® operating systems.

– RoHS compliant

Comparison of PMC-5565PIORC and VMIPMC-5565

The PMC-5565PIORC combines the components of the classic VMIPMC-5565 into a single FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

These components include PLX Technologies’ PCI interface device, three separate small FPGAs, a transmit FIFO and a receive FIFO.

The PMC-5565PIORC adds greater design flexibility than the legacy VMIPMC-5565 and improves performance in at least three ways.

1. the PMC-5565PIORC has improved DMA burst and PIO single read access rates over the legacy VMIPMC-5565. 2. the PMC-5565PIORC has improved DMA burst and PIO single read access rates over the legacy VMIPMC-5565.

2. The PMC-5565PIORC’s onboard SDRAM memory access bandwidth has been doubled, improving overall throughput. doubled, increasing overall throughput.

3. The PMC-5565PIORC can be field upgraded as new features are added.

The legacy VMIPMC-5565 contains a set of control registers dcs-sis.com in the PLX device and a separate set of RFM-specific control registers in the FPGA.

Since these two sets of registers are physically located in different devices, they are accessed through different memory areas.

On the other hand, the PMC-5565PIORC contains two sets of registers in the same FPGA. These two sets of registers could have been combined.

However, in order to maintain software continuity and backward compatibility, the two sets of registers are stored separately as in the classic VMIPMC-5565.

In addition, the individual bit functions within the registers (where applicable) remain compatible.

The PMC-5565PIORC does not include a second DMA engine.

As shown below, the PMC-5565PIORC has an optical transceiver and three LEDs on the front panel.

The port labeled “RX” is the receiver and the port labeled “TX” is the transmitter.The PMC-5565PIORC uses an “LC” type fiber optic cable.

Microprocessor

– The VMIVME-7740 brings the Intel Pentium III processor to VMEbus.

The VMIVME-7740 introduces the Intel Pentium III processor to the VMEbus with processor speeds up to 850 MHz. the Pentium III processor has 32-bit addressing and a 64-bit data bus.

Its superscalar architecture allows three instructions per clock cycle. Dynamic branch prediction units, separate instruction and data caches, and MMX™ technology also increase processor performance.

The Pentium III processor also offers a 256 Kbyte Advanced Transfer Cache (on-chip, full-speed L2 cache) with dual independent bus architecture dcs-sis.com for high bandwidth and performance.

This L2 cache is clocked at the same frequency as the processor, which improves performance.

Memory

– The VMIVME-7740 accepts a 144-pin SDRAM SODIMM with a maximum memory capacity of 512 Mbyte.

The maximum memory capacity is 512 Mbyte. on-board DRAM is dual-ported to the VME bus.

BIOS

– The system and video BIOS is provided by reprogrammable flash memory.

Super VGA Controller

– High Resolution

The VMIVME-7740 supports high-resolution graphics and multimedia-quality video through the Chips & Technology AGP graphics adapter.

The adapter is complemented by 4 Mbyte of internal high-bandwidth 64-bit data interface synchronous DRAM.

The graphics adapter supports screen resolutions up to 1.600 x 1.200 x 64.000 colors (single view mode).

Ethernet Controller – The VMIVME-7740 supports Ethernet LAN through dual Intel 82559 Ethernet controllers.

Supports 10BaseT and 100BaseTX options through two RJ45 connectors. Remote LAN booting is supported.

Remote Ethernet Booting – The VMIVME-7740 utilizes Lanworks Technologies, Inc. BootWare to provide the ability to remotely boot the VMIVME-7740 using NetWare, TCP/IP, or RPL network protocols.

BootWare Features:

– Support for NetWare, TCP/IP, RPL network protocols

– Unrivaled boot sector virus protection

– Detailed boot configuration screens

– Comprehensive diagnostic capabilities

– Option to disable local boot

– Dual boot option allows user to select either network or local boot

Serial Ports – The VMIVME-7740 has two 16550-compatible serial ports on the front panel. The serial channel has a 16-byte FIFO and supports baud rates up to 56 kilobytes per second.

56 kilobytes per second. Two micro-DB9 to standard DB-9 adapters (VMIC P/N 360-010050-001) are required.

Keyboard and Mouse Interface – The VMIVME-7740 is equipped with a PS/2 combo keyboard and mouse interface. A Y adapter cable is included.

Flash Memory – The VMIVME-7740 provides up to 192 Mbytes of IDE CompactFlash flash memory, accessible through the auxiliary IDE port.The VMIVME-7740 BIOS includes an option to allow the board to boot from flash memory.

16-Bit Timers – The VMIVME-7740 provides the user with three 82C54-compatible 16-bit timers (in addition to the system timer). These timers are mapped to I/O space and are fully programmable by software.

Watchdog Timer – The VMIVME-7740 provides a software programmable watchdog timer.

The watchdog timer is enabled under software control. Once the watchdog timer is enabled, the on-board software must access the timer within the specified timer period or a timeout will occur. A user jumper allows the timeout to cause a reset.

Independent of the jumper, software can enable a watchdog timeout to cause a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) or VMEbus SYSFAIL.

Functions

– 64-bit differential or high voltage digital inputs

– Each group of 32 inputs can be monitored by jumper selection:

Contact closure, voltage source, current sink, or differential signal.

– Open provides logic zero dcs-sis.com or (jumper selectable) logic one.

– Input filter options

– On-board built-in test logic

– Front panel with fault LEDs

– Front panel with fault LEDs for fault detection and isolation

– User selectable input voltage thresholds (1.25 to 66V)

RS422/RS485-compatible differential line receiver provides ± 7V noise immunity

– 8-, 16-, or 32-bit data transmission

– Dual Eurocard form factor

– High-reliability DIN-type I/O connectors

– Compatible with GE Fanuc Embedded Systems’ family of intelligent I/O controllers (901x and 906x series)

– Boot Replacement Option

– Software compatible with VMIVME-1110

Functional Features

Compatibility: Compatible with VMEbus specification. Double height form factor.

Input Connector Type: Dual 64-pin connector – DIN 41612

Input/Output Organization Eight input ports; eight bits wide. Addressable to any address within the short-circuit monitor and/or short-circuit unprivileged I/O map. Control and Status Register (CSR) addresses are independently selectable.

Addressing Scheme: Each of the eight ports can be addressed on 8-, 16-, or 32-bit boundaries. One CSR can be addressed on 8-bit boundaries. 13 jumpers provide unlimited short data I/O address mapping options.

Differential Signal Input Characteristics: Common Mode Input Voltage Range: -30 to +66 V. Common Mode Input Voltage Range: -7 to +12 V. Input Sensitivity ± 100 mV. High Input Impedance (33 kΩ).

Single-Ended Signal Input Characteristics: High input impedance (33kΩ). Threshold accuracy of 1% (typical) over the entire 66V range.

Signal Conditioning Input Filter Terminator Option: The board can be ordered with an input signal filter circuit.

For differential inputs, the circuit consists of a series resistor and capacitor connected across the signal input. For single-ended inputs, the circuit provides an input dither filter with a user-selectable time constant.

Built-in Test: The board is designed with internal self-test logic to test all active components.

Special output registers are provided to generate 16-bit data words for worst-case bit patterns to be used as health tests during real-time or off-line operation.

A special test mode bit in the CSR enables the output test register to drive a differential receiver.

The front panel fault LED illuminates at power-up and can be programmed to go out after successful completion of user-defined diagnostics.

-64 optically coupled digital inputs

-5 V to 48 VDC input range

-High isolation, 1.000 V continuous, 7.500 V pulse voltage

-Filter input options

-Dual I/O connectors

-Contact closure sensing

-Voltage or current source input options

-Positive or negative true input options

-Dual Eurocard form factor with front panel

8-bit or 16-bit data transfer

-Unprivileged or supervisory I/O access

-Highly reliable DIN-compatible input connectors

Functional Features

Board Features:

This 64-bit optically coupled digital input board is designed and optimized for the VME bus.

The VMIVME-1150 is highly isolated and provides a flexible, low cost, high noise immunity 8-byte digital input port. The functional block diagram is shown below.

Compatibility:

The VMIVME-1150 is a standard double height printed circuit board that is electrically and mechanically compatible with the VME bus.

Input Organization:

Eight input ports, each eight bits wide. The ports are organized as eight consecutive 8-bit read-only registers.

Addressing Scheme:

Each 8-bit port is individually addressable anywhere within an 8-bit or 16-bit boundary.

Short-circuit monitoring or short-circuiting anywhere within unprivileged I/O space.

Board Address:

The board address is selected by the on-board DIP switches. Runs in any available slot on the VMEbus backplane except slot 1.

VMEbus Access:

The address modifier bits are decoded to support short supervised or unprivileged short I/O access. A jumper is provided to support this option. The board is factory configured for short supervised I/O access.

VME Bus Reply:

The DTACK reply is a response to a data select (DS0 or DS1) and the decoded board address.

Board Address.

Data Transfer Type:

D8. D16

Access Time

Maximum 250 milliseconds

Data Polarity

Sorted by positive or negative true. This depends on the input assertion of the board. To assert an input, current must flow through the LED in the optocoupler.

For positive “true” boards, this current will indicate a logic “1” to the VME bus. If the board is ordered with negative true logic, the board will display a logic zero to the VMEbus when current is flowing through the LED.

Input Characteristics

Signal Conditioning:

The input can be either a voltage or current source with a voltage range of 5 to 48 V. The input can be either a voltage or current source with a voltage range of 5 to 48 V.

Hardware Tips and Specifications

This IS215AEPAH1A Alternative Energy Power Assembly may be best understood when its hardware elements are contextualized according to the intended function of this printed circuit board.

The first descriptor for the function of this AEPA-abbreviated product is present in its functional description as an alternative energy power supply assembly.

This functional description happens to be an exact match to the AEPA functional acronym for this product, a rare blessing for a specialized Mark VIe series product.

The series to which this IS215AEPAH1A board belongs actually provides additional insight into the functionality of this product.

Considering the place of the IS215AEPAH1A dcs-sis.com PCB in the Mark VIe family of wind turbine control systems, it is not surprising that this GE Energy board is dedicated to wind turbine applications.

Now that the functional status of this IS215AEPAH1A PCB as an alternative energy power supply assembly has been described.

Then it is possible to highlight some of the hardware specifications available for this Mark VIe wind turbine series product.

Considering this product’s place in the specialized and recently developed Mark VIe wind turbine family, little original product-specific instruction manual material detailing the hardware of this IS215AEPAH1A PCB exists online.

That said, this initial Mark VIe series label identifies the board as an alternative energy power supply assembly with special component versions.

This IS215 series label has dual naming capabilities for this IS215AEPAH1A product; it also outlines its status as a domestic GE printed circuit board.

The original manufacturing location of this PCB can be traced more specifically to GE’s plant location in Salem, Virginia.

In this IS215AEPAH1A part number, the IS215 series label is followed by an example of the AEPA functional acronym.

It is itself followed by the H1 series grouping label, which, like the IS215 series label mentioned earlier, provides a dual naming convention for this product.

This H1 grouping label indicates that the product is a conformal coated printed circuit board with Mark VIe series grouping.

While the conformal style of PCB coating specific to this power supply assembly is well documented, given its widespread use on General Electric circuit boards, the first Mark VIe grouping of this part is the Mark VIe grouping.

The true meaning of the first set of Mark VIe series alignments for this component has been lost.

The last A digit of the IS215AEPAH1A part number is a reference to a Class A functional revision of this part, which may significantly affect the performance specifications and original measured dimensions of this IS215AEPAH1A product.

Functional Description

The IS215VCMIH2CC is a GE-developed bus master controller module that is part of the Mark VI control system.

It is part of the Mark VI control system.The VCMI bus master controller plays a key role in the system architecture as an integrated communications interface that coordinates the exchange of data and commands.

As the link between the master dcs-sis.com controller and the array of I/O boards, the VCMI ensures smooth and efficient communication channels and facilitates seamless integration of the various components.

In addition, VCMI’s importance is reflected in its connection to the wider system control network, known as the IONet, which plays a vital role in coordinating communications across the network infrastructure.  

Features

A distinctive feature of the VCMI is that it acts exclusively as a VMEbus master within the control and input/output racks.

The VCMI is responsible for the VMEbus, a standardized computer bus structure, and oversees the coordination of data transfer and control signals within these racks.

The VCMI manages the assignment of unique identification (ID) to all boards in the rack and their associated terminal boards.

This ID management function ensures that the various components within the rack are identified and interacted with in a systematic and organized manner, thereby increasing the overall efficiency and reliability of the system.

The VCMI Bus Master Controller is a multifaceted communications hub that seamlessly connects controllers, I/O boards and the broader system control network.

As a VME Bus Master Controller in a given rack, it enhances its ability to manage and optimize the flow of information, ultimately improving the performance and cohesiveness of the integrated system.

Board Type: 6U High VME Boards

The boards specified are classified as 6U High VME boards and are dimensioned to meet the widely adopted VME standard. At 6U high, the boards conform to a standard form factor and are compatible with a range of systems and platforms that meet the same specifications.

At 0.787 inches wide, this VME board integrates seamlessly into the VME chassis, contributing to the modularity and scalability of the overall system.