Acromag AcroPack Series AP226 and AP236 rugged 8-channel isolated analog output modules

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Acromag has announced the expansion of its AcroPack Series with the AP226 and AP236. The modules provide built-in isolated voltage output signals to drive up to eight devices.

Designed for COTS (commercial off-the-shelf), the modules deliver high density and high performance. They support six independent software-selectable output ranges plus capabilities to monitor the status of each output along with the same functionality and memory map of existing Industry Pack (IP) modules.

AcroPack modules improve on the mini PCIe form factor by adding a down-facing connector that securely routes I/O signals through the host carrier card without any extra cabling. Carrier cards are available in PCIe, VPX, XMC and other formats. These carriers provide direct access to the field I/O signals through front-panel CHAMP connectors or the rear backplane. At 30 x 70 mm per module, up to four AcroPacks can plug into a single carrier card in any I/O combination.

For easy integration of the AcroPack modules with real-time software application programs, Acromag offers C libraries for Windows, Linux and VxWorks systems. These 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.

This 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.