PC/104-Plus CAN, Analog IO and Timer I/O card0 pages
RATI
PowerPC controlled intelligent
PC/104-Plus l/O-Module
General Description
The PowerPC controlled Analog- and
Timer-I/O Intelligence (PATI) board is
based on the widely used MPC555 Pow-
erPC from Motorola. This CPU is com-
bined with a PCI bus bridge making the
superb MPC555 peripherals available on
any PC/104-Plus host system. So firm-
ware update, parameter passing to the
on board SDRAM and debugging via the
PCI bus is possible. Further more the
MPC555 gets access to the host memory
via PCI bus master cycles. Up to 8MB
Flash and 16MB SDRAM enables the
PATI to run complex and memory con-
suming applications. Allowing to control
various processes over 8 Analog/Digital
channels, 32 timing channels, 2 serial
lines and 2 CAN interfaces.
Applications developed and tested in a
host environment can be executed on the
PATI in the stand-alone mode without any
code modification.
PATI specialties
■ MPC555 PowerPC™ with FPU (40MHz)
■ 8 differential 10-bit ADC channels
■ 32 timing channels (TPU3)
2 x Serial RS232 interfaces
■ 2 x CAN 2.OB (TouCAN) interfaces
■ Extended temp. -40°C to + 85°C
32-bit 33MHz PCI Interface
- PATI is PCI Bus Master capable
These features make
PATI an ideal choice if you need an in-
telligent l/O-module for controlling and/
or supervising various processes. The
integration of the PCI bridge brings the
MPC555 peripherals to a fast and widely
used interface, which enables features
like process visualization, online param-
eter adjusting, event logging etc. on a
standard host system.
I/O
Connector!
50-pin Dual
Row 2.54mm
TPU &
RS232
PC/104-P/us
connector
32 channel TPU
PowerPC
MPC555
Analog Filter
8 ch Analog In
CANO
CAN 1
I/O
Connector2
50-pin Dual
Row 2.54mm
Analog &
CAN
System
Controller
16MByte
SDRAM
Power /Reset
Connector
PCI Bridge
PLX9056
SDRAM
Controller
Power
Supply
Module
Up to 8MByte
Flash
For further versions please contact MPL.
MPL
High-Tech • Made in Switzerland
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