Acromag AcroPack Series AP225 and AP235 mezzanine boards

Click2Contact

Acromag has added the AP225 and AP235 mezzanine boards to its PCIe-based AcroPack Series. The AP225 offers a 12-bit D/A converter and AP235 features a 16-bit D/A converter voltage waveform output model.

The mPCIe (Mini PCI Express)-based boards provide output signals to drive up to 16 devices. Each output channel has its own 12- or 16-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The benefits of individual DACs are said to include greater speed and the elimination glitches typically caused by the reacquisition process of sample and holds found on multiplexed output boards.

A 64K sample memory is shared between the 16 channels for waveform storage onboard. A down-facing, plug-in 100-pin connector enables a secure connection for the I/O without any cabling. Both modules plug into AcroPack PCIe, VPX and XMC carriers in any combination for embedded applications running on Linux, Windows or VxWorks operating systems.

For easy integration of the AcroPack modules with real-time software application programs, the company offers C libraries for Windows, Linux and VxWorks systems. The libraries provide generic routines (source code included) to handle reads, writes, interrupts and other functions. Demonstration programs enable the developer to quickly exercise the I/O modules before attaching the routines to the application program. This diagnostic tool can save hours of troubleshooting and debugging.

The COTS line of AcroPacks are SWaP-C optimised, ROHS compliant and suitable for scientific development labs, military and aerospace applications, the defence industry and automation applications.