Category: GE

Functional Description

The IS415UCVGH1AE is a VME controller card developed by GE. It is part of the Mark VI control system.

This motherboard is a high-performance, single-slot computing module designed for robust and efficient operation.

It is powered by Intel’s ultra-low voltage Celeron processors running at 650 MHz, ensuring reliable performance while maintaining low power consumption.

Equipped with 128 MB of Flash memory and 128 MB of Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), the board provides ample storage space and fast data access for seamless task execution.

Features

For network connectivity, the UCVG features two 10BaseT/100BaseTX-compliant Ethernet ports, each utilizing an RJ-45 connector. These Ethernet ports support a variety of communication functions.

The primary Ethernet port on the UCVG is designed for integration with the Universal Data Center (UDH), facilitating configuration tasks and peer-to-peer communications.

This ensures that the UCVG can be easily managed and can communicate efficiently with other devices or systems in the network, making it a suitable choice for a variety of applications that require stable and fast data transmission.

The IS200VTURH1B is GE’s main turbine protection plate for the Mark VI system.

The Mark VI is one of several gas/steam turbine management systems released by GE as part of the “Speedtronic” family.

The MKVI is built on a TMR (Triple Modular Redundancy) architecture and features a connected HMI (Human Machine Interface) that allows the user to access turbine data from a central location.

The IS200VTURH1B provides a variety of functions including monitoring the sensing shaft current/voltage (overshoot alarm), the

measuring turbine speed to generate a primary overspeed trip, and controlling the three primary overspeed trip relays belonging to the TRPx terminal board.

The board also monitors eight Geiger-Mueller flame detectors on the gas turbine.

The IS200VTURH1B has an attached single-slot panel with three LED indicators and a cable connector (J5).

The panel is connected to the PCB by three screw connections. the PCB consists of more than 60 integrated circuits, 13 transistors, hundreds of capacitors and resistors, as well as diodes and inductive coils.

The board has two backplanes, a multi-position female plug for connecting daughter boards, and several connectors made of conductive dots and traces.

The IS200SAMBH1A has an attached metal frame that surrounds the PCB on all four sides.

The frame has a flat-top flange along each long side of the board that has been drilled with mounting slots or holes, as well as other flanges.

Various codes, including FA/00. are written on the surface of the board.

Standoffs and screw mounts attach the board assembly to the frame described earlier.

The board measures 9.1 inches x 5.625 inches. Air convection is used to cool the room.

The IS200SAMBH1A is a circuit board assembly manufactured by GE for the Mark VI and Mark VIe systems.

Both systems are GE-designed platforms that serve as management tools for their heavy-duty turbines, with the advantage of GE-designed integrated software and hardware.

This IS200SAMBH1A is used as an acoustic monitoring terminal board. It is a dual terminal board that provides 18 inputs for the acoustic monitoring system.

The board has 36 terminals dedicated to 2-wire inputs. It also has 36 terminals for connecting external meters to the 2-wire buffered outputs.

This will provide 18 outputs. The outputs are used to monitor AC voltage signals.

The IS200SAMBH1A has an EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) filter to protect against very high frequency noise from external sources.

The IS200SAMBH1A is surrounded by a metal frame on all four edges. The frame has a flat top flange along both long sides of the plate.

Description

The IS215UCCCH4A is a VME controller board manufactured by General Electric as part of the Mark VIe family for gas turbine control systems.

It is a modular assembly consisting of the IS200 EPMC daughter board, IS215UCCC H4. 128 MB of flash memory, and 256 MB of DRAM.

Sometimes referred to as the 3U Compact PCI, there are six Ethernet-style ports on the panel. The labeling indicates the intended function of each port.

In addition, the panel has a number of LEDs. the controller detects certain system errors during startup, download, and normal operation.

Diagnostic alerts can be displayed and reset from the ToolboxST application and logged as history on WorkstationST.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GE Mark VIe IS215UCCCH4A?

The IS215UCCCH4A is a VME controller developed under the Mark VIe system.

What is the purpose of the interference suppressors on the VME controller?

These suppressors block the output of external power sources such as radios, cell phones and other similar devices.

What is a VME connector?

The Versa Module Eurocard bus is a computer bus standard used in embedded systems.

Hardware Tips and Specifications

The IS215UCVEM06A is an Ethernet connected board. The IS215UCVEM06A then uses multiple ports on the front of the device.

These ports vary in shape and size. These ports are used to connect Ethernet cables and COM ports.

The IS215UCVEM06A uses various components such as capacitors, diodes, resistors, SD cards, batteries, and integrated circuits.

Each component works separately to help the board function as a whole. The condenser saves a variety of energy for the board.

Diodes direct energy in one direction instead of another. Resistors are a way for the board to get rid of energy that the board is not using.

SD cards are used as information and data storage. Integrated circuits are used to control the board. They hold all the data that tells the board how to perform.

The IS215UCVEM06A slides into place and has male terminals on the back for connecting this board to your system. There are other connection locations on the circuit board.

The IS215UCVEM06A has a large cooling unit that takes up half of the circuit board.

As mentioned earlier, this IS215UCVEM06A product of the larger Mark VI turbine control system family is a product family that rarely comes with a lot of original instruction manual material available online;.

With this concerted lack of identification, the IS215UCVEM06A Functional Product Number itself can be viewed as a fairly robust primary source of IS215UCVEM06A Board hardware information.

This is because it actually encodes a series of functionally named segments of uniquely relevant IS215UCVEM06A Board details.

About the IS220PDIOH1B

The IS220PDIOH1B unit is a Discrete I/O Pack part of the General Electric Speedtronic Mark VI/VIe/VIeS gas turbine control modules with accessory combinations approved for use in hazardous locations. When the IS220PDIOH1B model is being operated in the chosen system, it is used with several terminal boards; some of the terminal boards used are labeled as follows:

ISx0yTDBSH2A

ISx0yTDBSH8A

ISx0yTDBTH2A

ISx0yTDBTH8A

These terminal boards extend the PDIO packs functionality, as the previous PDIO pack can only work with two accessory terminal boards. The terminal boards are labeled as Intrinsically Safe Apparatus Relay Contact terminal boards.

This unit contains two Ethernet ports, a local processor, and a data acquisition board for use within the GE Mark VI Speedtronic Series. The electronics technology for the Mark VIe I/O packs introduced in 2004 is obsolete. The front panel of the IS220PDIOH1B includes LED indicators for both ethernet ports for the unit’s power and an “attn” LED. Additional LEDs are related to relay connections.

The IS220PDIOH1B has a minimum voltage rating of 27.4 VDC, while the nominal rating is 28.0 VDC. The unit and its associated terminal boards have specific field wiring connection instructions that must be followed, including wire size and screw torque.

There are twenty-four field terminals when using the TDBS or TDBT boards on the IS220PDIOH1B. All of the positive terminals are labeled as contact-wetting inputs. Each of the terminals on the model differs between negative and positive terminals. For more information on the terminals, refer to the last page of the data sheet above.

Features

The VMIVME-1182 features are outlined below.

• 64 optically isolated inputs

• Multiple-functions available per channel:– SOE reporting– Pulse accumulation reporting– Time tag reporting– Programmable debounce times

• Available in 5 to 250VDC or 4 to 240VAC options

• Available in contact sensing or voltage sensing options

• 1500VDC or 1100VRMS channel-to-channel and channel-to-VME isolation (1minute)

• Pulse accumulation for up to 65.535 pulses per channel

• SOE monitoring on a channel-by-channel basis

• Debounce time software controlled on a channel-by-channel basis

• COS monitoring software controlled on a channel-by-channel basis

• A24/A16 addressing capability

• Supervisory bus access, nonprivileged bus access, or both

• Release-On-Acknowledge (ROAK) interrupts on all VME levels

The board is initialized with the following default conditions:

• Fail LED is ON

• All interrupts are disabled

• All flags are cleared

• Test mode is enabled

• Interrupt Vector Register (IVR) is cleared

• COS registers are cleared

• Pulse Accumulation Interrupt (PAI) registers are cleared

• Input Debounce/Select Registers (DSRs) are cleared

• Input Pulse Accumulation Count (PAC) registers are cleared

• Time tag clock is set to zero (0) and stopped

• SOE maximum count is cleared

• SOE count is cleared

• SOE buffers contain test data, if self-test fails. If self-test passes, then the SOE buffers are cleared.

• Self-Test Complete bit is set in the CSR

FEATURES:

Topology: ARCNET supports both bus and star topologies. In a bus topology, all devices share a common communication medium, while in a star topology, each device is connected to a central hub.

Data Transfer Rate: ARCNET typically operates at speeds of 2.5 Mbps (Megabits per second) or 10 Mbps, depending on the version and implementation. It might not be as fast as some modern LAN technologies but was suitable for its time.

Medium Access Control: ARCNET uses a token-passing protocol for medium access control. A token is passed from one node to another, allowing the node holding the token to transmit data.

Cabling: The cabling used in ARCNET can vary, but it commonly employs coaxial cables. The type of cable and connectors used may depend on the specific implementation and version of ARCNET.

Network Size: ARCNET networks can support a limited number of nodes, typically ranging from a dozen to a few dozen devices. This makes it suitable for smaller networks.

Addressing: ARCNET devices are assigned unique addresses to enable communication within the network. These addresses are used to identify the source and destination of data packets.

Reliability: ARCNET is known for its deterministic and predictable behavior, making it suitable for real-time applications. The token-passing protocol helps ensure controlled access to the network.

Protocol Stack: ARCNET has its protocol stack, which includes the physical layer, data link layer, and a portion of the network layer. It is not directly compatible with the more common TCP/IP protocol stack.

DS200IIBDG1A Board Replacement

The board is mounted in the drive’s printed circuit board cabinet. Since the cabinet contains multiple boards and multiple cables routed throughout the cabinet, it is critical to follow some basic guidelines to prevent board damage.

When inserting or removing boards, avoid touching other boards in the cabinet and breaking components.

In some cases, you may need to remove a board to access a board that needs to be replaced.

Install the board back in the same position it was in when you removed it. Then reconnect all cables.

The board has multiple connectors and you must ensure that the cables are connected to the same connectors when installing the replacement board.

To reconnect them to the same connectors, inspect the defective boards and make a note of the connector identifier that indicates the connector to which the cables have been connected.

Then, make labels and attach them to the cables to indicate where the devices should be connected on the new board.

The board contains a 32-pin ribbon cable connector, and you must consider how the ribbon cable will be disconnected and reconnected during the replacement process.

If any of the thin wires are cut, the signal it carries will not be sent to or received by the board.

Two tabs on either side of the ribbon cable hold the connector in place.

To remove the ribbon cable, grasp the connector on both sides while releasing the two tabs. Then, remove the connector from the board.

In addition, the board contains one or more jumpers that configure the board to handle drive data in a particular way.

Other jumpers are set at the factory for testing purposes only. The board’s documentation identifies the jumpers and describes the jumper settings and how they affect the board’s behaviour.

Functional Description

The DS200TBQBG1ACB is an input termination module developed by GE. It is part of the Mark V control system.

The input termination module (TBQB) is strategically located in position 7 within the R2 and R3 cores of the system.

This terminal block plays a key role in processing and handling the various input signals that are critical for monitoring and controlling operating parameters.

Features

Location and Connectivity: In the R2 core, the terminal board connects to the TCQA and TCQC boards located in the R1 core.

This connection facilitates the transfer of data and signals between cores for coordinated monitoring and control operations.

Similarly, in the R3 kernel, the terminal boards are connected to the TCQA and TCQC boards within the same kernel.

This setup ensures localised processing and integration of the input signals required for R3 kernel operation.

Input signals processed: The terminal blocks receive and process various types of input signals that are essential for operational monitoring:

Voltage signals: These signals provide insight into electrical parameters such as voltage levels within the system.

Vibration signals: Vibration monitoring signals help to assess mechanical integrity and performance and are essential for preventing equipment failure and optimising maintenance schedules.

Pulse rate signals: Pulse rate inputs indicate the frequency or rate of a specific event or process, helping to make precise monitoring and control adjustments.

Integration with TCQA and TCQC boards: Integration with TCQA and TCQC boards allows the TBQB Terminal Block to seamlessly interface with control and acquisition systems.

This integration supports real-time data acquisition, processing, and transmission, thus enhancing overall system responsiveness and reliability.

Operational Impact: By integrating these input signals on the board, the system benefits from centralised data processing and streamlined communication between cores.

This setup optimises operational efficiency, facilitates predictive maintenance strategies and ensures timely response to operational anomalies.