Programmable I/O Card performs any I/O function.
Press Release Summary:
General-purpose 5120 for PCI bus uses 200 K gate Xilinx FPGA for all logic. FPGA configuration is downloadable from PCI bus side, allowing creation of any kind of specialized I/O function. Product offers pre-made functions and uses three 50-pin connectors with I/O module rack-compatible pin-outs and interleaved grounds. Each connector provides 24 I/O bits; all I/O bits are 5 V tolerant and can sink 24 mA. Card utilizes 4-layer circuit card construction to minimize radiated EMI.Original Press Release:
New Product Release: 5120 PCI "Anything I/O"
The MESA 5120 is a general purpose programmable I/O card for the PCI bus. The 5120 uses a 200K gate Xilinx FPGA for all logic, so it is truly an "Anything I/O" card. The FPGA configuration is downloadable from the PCI bus side, allowing creation of almost any kind of specialized I/O function, even including micro-controllers in the FPGA.
Several pre-made functions are provided, including a 12 axis host based servo motor controller, a 24 channel quadrature counter, an 8 axis micro-controller based servo motor controller (SoftDMC), a 4 axis micro-controller based stepper motor controller with 1/256 micro-stepping, a simple 72 bit parallel I/O port, and a 12 channel, 32 bit timer counter card capable of running at 100 MHz. VHDL source is provided for all functions.
the 5120M uses three 50 pin connectors with I/O module rack compatible pin-outs and interleaved grounds. Each connector provides 24 I/O bits for a total of 72 programmable I/O bits. All I/O bits are 5V tolerant and can sink 24 mA. Pull-up resistors are provided for all pins so that they may be connected directly to opto-isolators, contacts etc. A 50 Mhz crystal oscillator provides a reference clock which can be multiplied by the FPGAs DLLs for higher clock speeds.
Four layer circuit card construction is used to minimize radiated EMI and provide optimum ground and power integrity. Price of the 5120 in 100's is $133.
MESA ELECTRONICS
4175 Lakeside Drive, Ste. 100
Richmond, CA 94806-1950
www.mesanet.com - sales@mesanet.com
phone 510.223.9272 - fax 510.223.9585
