TEWS introduces high-density simulation PMC

The TPMC543 offers high density channels with current inputs, current outputs, high-voltage inputs, and standard voltage outputs in a single PMC module. Support of sensors for two, three, and four-wire current transmitters and support of higher voltage analogue inputs are featured.

The TPMC543-10R features four multiplexed multi-channel 16bit ADC devices, each device providing either eight single-ended or four differential A/D channels.

On the TPMC543-10R the A/D channels are hardware-configured to provide:

• Eight differential bipolar analogue current input channels with input range ±25mA
• Sixteen single-ended / eight differential bipolar analogue high-voltage input channels with single-ended up to ±48V and differential up to ±96V

The TPMC543-10R also features two multi-channel 16bit DAC devices, providing a total of:

• Eight single-ended multi-mode analogue output channels

Each individual D/A channel is programmable for one of the following modes:

• Bipolar Voltage Output ±5V, ±6V, ±10V, ±12V
• Unipolar Voltage Output 0-5V, 0-6V, 0-10V, 0-12V
• Unipolar Current Output 4-20mA, 0-20mA, 0-24mA

Additionally, the TPMC543-10R provides eight ESD protected tristate capable 5V-tolerant LVTTL/TTL digital input/output channels.

The TPMC543 provides dedicated A/D and D/A sequencer units for periodic analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue conversions at a configurable conversion rate.

In sequencer mode, A/D conversion data is temporarily stored in an on-board data buffer and is transferred to system memory by PCI master DMA transfer while D/A conversion data is fetched from buffers in system memory by PCI master DMA transfer and is temporarily stored in an on-board data buffer.

The sequencers provide a frame mode for repetitive frames of A/D and D/A conversions upon an internal or external trigger signal event. Conversion clock (conversion rate) and frame trigger signals may be generated on-board for internal use and may also be driven out on P14 rear I/O if the card is operating as a master card in a multi-board configuration.

The conversion clock (conversion rate) and frame trigger signals may also be sourced externally via the P14 rear I/O interface if the card is operating as a slave card in a multi-board configuration. Each of the ESD protected digital I/O lines has a dedicated line transmitter with individual output enable control and a dedicated line receiver.

The line receivers are always enabled, so the digital I/O line level can always be monitored. Each digital I/O line input can generate an interrupt triggered on rising edge, falling edge or both.

Additionally, a glitch filter can be configured to get rid of bouncing on the digital I/O inputs. The individual digital I/O lines have a pull resistor to a common reference. The common pull resistor reference is programmable by software to +3.3V, +5V or GND. Each TPMC543 is factory calibrated.

The correction data is stored in an on-board serial EEPROM unique to each PMC module. The correction data values may be used for hardware correction for any A/D channel and input range and any D/A channel and output range.

The analogue input, analogue output and digital I/O signals are accessible via a Mini D Ribbon (MDR68) type front I/O connector. Extensive software support for major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, VxWorks, Integrity and QNX is available.