The VPX4500 is a 3U VPX carrier for Acromag AcroPack (AP) mezzanine board modules. The carrier board provides a modular approach to system assembly since each carrier can be populated with any combination of analog input/output, digital input/output, communication, AP modules. The modularity allows the user to create a board which is customized to the application. This saves money and space; a single carrier board populated with AP modules may replace several dedicated function VPX boards. The VPX4500 carrier board provides impressive functionality at low cost.
Model VPX4500E-LF is an air-cooled product that supports three AcroPack sites. Two of the sites provide field I/O connections through front panel mounted 50 pin shielded connectors. The third site provides field I/O connections through the VPX backplane.
Model VPX4500-CC-LF is a conduction-cooled product that supports three AcroPack sites. Two of the sites provide field I/O connections through 50 pin ribbon cable connectors. The third site provides field I/O connections to the VPX backplane.
Model VPX4500 RTM LF is a rear transition module used with both the VPX4500 E LF and the VPX4500 CC LF carriers to provide access to the slot C AcroPack field I/O signals.
The AcroPack® product line updates our popular Industry Pack I/O modules with a PCIe interface format. This tech-refresh design offers a compact size, low-cost I/O, the same functionality and memory map of the existing Industry Pack modules.
Select I/O modules from Acromag’s offering or use some third-party mPCIe compliant module.
Features
- Three AcroPack or mini-PCIe module slots support any combination of I/O functions
- PCI Express version 2.1 compliant
- Fused +1.5V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, and -12V DC power is provided. A fuse is present on each supply line serving each AcroPack module
- Front panel SCSI-2 connectors for the field I/O signals using VPX4500E-LF
- Extended temperature range
- Standard 14-pin Xilinx JTAG programming header
- Software development tools for VxWorks, Linux, and Windows environments
| Manuf. Part No | | Part Description |
| VPX4500E-LF | | VPX Bus AcroPack® carrier, holds 3 AcroPack modules. Air-cooled version. |
| VPX4500-CC-LF | | VPX Bus AcroPack® carrier, holds 3 AcroPack modules. Conduction-cooled version. |
Accessories
| Manuf. Part No | | Part Description |
| VPX4500-RTM-LF | | Rear transition module for the VPX4500 |
| 5028-372 | | Round cable, shielded, SCSI-2 to CHAMP. 0.8mm, 2 meters long. |
| 5028-378 | | Termination panel, SCSI-2 connector, 50 screw terminals |
| 5025-552 | | Termination panel, DIN-rail mountable panel |
| 5025-550-3 | | Non-shielded cable, 3 feet long |
| 5025-550-7 | | Non-shielded cable, 7 feet long |
| 5025-550-10 | | Non-shielded cable, 10 feet long |
Software
| Manuf. Part No | | Part Description |
| APSW-API-LNX | | Linux example libraries for AcroPack modules and PCIe carriers. See the Documents & Downloads tab above to download software. |
| APSW-API-VXW | | Deluxe Library (I/O function routines for VxWorks® environments) on CD-ROM |
| APSW-API-WIN | | 64-bit and 32-bit Windows® DLL driver and demonstration software for AcroPack Modules and PCIe carriers on CD ROM. |
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