PMC450

Eight Channel RS422 Serial PMC

The PMC450 is a flexible solution for integrating multiple serial I/O channels onto a Single Board Computer (SBC), VMEbus, or CPCI system.

The PMC450 is a FPGA-based eight channel RS422 serial PMC card with front and rear I/O. The standard configuration consists of a PCI-core and eight 16C550-uart compatible cores. With the 32 onboard RS422 transceivers, eight serial RS422 channels (Rx, Tx, RTS and CTS) are created. The PMC450 features a 68-pin high dense connector at the front for the connection of all the RS422 channels. A PIM (PMC I/O Interface) for rear I/O is optional. Usage in ruggedised systems with conductive cooling is also possible.

Because of the fully FPGA-based design, custom protocol interfaces for RS422 and RS485 are available on request, including serial I/O, encoder interfaces, stepper motor controllers and more.

  • Single PMC slot (IEEE 1386.1-2001) with front I/O and rear I/O
  • Optional PIM450 (VITA 36) for rear I/O connections
  • Xilinx FPGA softcore PCI interface
  • 16C550 compatible host interface
  • FIFO Depth 16 bytes
  • Communication parameters 115Kb
  • PCI interface: PCI2.1 compliant, 33MHz, 32-bit interface, 3.3V and 5V signalling supported, 5V supply
  • Eight serial RS422 channels with Rx, Tx, RTS and CTS at 68-pin front or 64-pin rear connector
  • Dipswitch selectable line termination
  • Available in operating temperatures from 0°C to 60°C and -40°C to +85°C