AcroPack Series APCe7012E-LF
PCI Express Carrier Board
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vendors in a wide variety of input/output configurations to meet the needs of
varied applications.
Board Identification –
A unique carrier number can be set by a DIP switch.
This feature provides the capability to distinguish a particular AcroPack
module from others when multiple instances of the same module are used in
a system.
JTAG Programming Header –
A standard 14-pin Xilinx JTAG programming
header is provided for programming and debugging the FPGA on some
AcroPack modules.
Individually Fused Power
- Fused +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and -12V DC
power is provided. A fuse is present on each supply line serving each AcroPack
module. Fuses F1 - F3 (+12V, +5V, -12V) are user replaceable. Fuses F4 and F6
(+3.3V, +1.5V) are not user replaceable, you must return the board to
Acromag to replace these fuses.
SIGNAL INTERFACE PRODUCTS
This AcroPack carrier board will mate directly to all industry standard mini-
PCIe and AcroPack modules. Acromag provides the following interface
products (all connections to field signals are made through the carrier board
which passes them to the individual AcroPack modules).
Cable
Model 5028-420 Round cable, shielded, SCSI-2 to CHAMP 0.8mm, 2 meters
long.
Termination Panel
Model 5025-288 DIN-rail mountable panel provides 68 screw terminals for
universal field I/O termination, SCSI-3 connector.
Software Support
The AcroPack series products require support drivers specific to your
operating system. Supported operating systems include: Linux
, Windows
,
and VxWorks
Windows
Acromag provides software products (sold separately) to facilitate the
development of Windows
applications interfacing with AcroPack modules.
This software (model APSW-API-WIN) consists of low-level drivers and
Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) that are compatible with a number of
programming environments. The DLL functions provide a high-level interface
to boards eliminating the need to perform low-level reads/writes of registers,
and the writing of interrupt handlers.
VxWorks
Acromag provides a software product (sold separately) consisting of
VxWorks
software. This software (Model APSW-API-VXW) is composed of
VxWorks
(real time operating system) libraries for all AcroPack modules,
VPX I/O board products, and PCIe I/O Cards. The software is implemented as a
library of “C” functions which link with existing user code to make possible
simple control of all Acromag AcroPack modules.
