Acromag AcroPack Series AP471 PCIe bus interface boards

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Acromag has announced an addition to its PCIe-based AcroPack Series. The AP471 offers 48 general-purpose, bidirectional I/O points to monitor and control a large quantity of digital devices. Inputs and outputs are CMOS and TTL compatible.

Programmable polarity event interrupts are software programmable for change-of-state, positive or negative input level transitions on all 48 channels. For safety, outputs go to a failsafe state upon power-up or reset without any instantaneous toggling to prevent false alarms.

A down-facing plug-in 100-pin connector ensures a secure connection for the I/O without any cabling. The 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 modules with real-time software application programs, Acromag 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 is SWaP-C optimised, RoHS compliant and suitable for scientific development labs, military and aerospace applications, the defence industry and automation applications.