GE Intelligent Platforms has announced the release of the VME-6500, the first in a new family of multifunction I/O boards.
The boards have been designed specifically to address problems caused by the growing constraints on size, weight and power in industrial platforms.
It can deliver 48 analog/digital inputs/outputs in a single 6U VME slot and is able to operate over wide temperature ranges and to withstand serious shocks and vibrations.
The VME-6500 features eight analog input channels, eight analog output channels, 16 digital input channels and 16 digital output channels.
Each analog input channel is equipped with a 16-bit ADC (analog-to-digital converter), and each analog output channel with a 16-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter).
Analog inputs are software-programmable to provide exceptional flexibility in sample rates, gains, filters and current ranges, while analog outputs are similarly flexible with programmable voltage and current rates, together with waveform generation.
Digital input channels are capable of multiple voltages and current ranges, and feature programmable input thresholds and de-bounce times.
Digital outputs support high voltage and current drivers, and are protected for short circuit, over current and over temperature conditions.
The VME-6500 is supported by Windows, Linux and VxWorks.