CH Tech i4000 User Manual

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i4000

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User Manual

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User Manual Version: 1.2

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.1. V

1.2. P

1.3. S

1.4. D

1.5. N

1.6. O

ALIDITY OF THE MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

URPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

COPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

EFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OTES CONCERNING THE NOMENCLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

VERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2. P

RODUCT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1. I

2.2. T

3. I

NSTALLATION AND SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3.1. U

3.2. C

4. VME

4.1. A

4.2. T

4.3. D

4.4. VME

5. F

UNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5.1. B

NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ECHNICAL OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

NPACKING THE HARDWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ONNECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.2.1. M

3.2.2. P2 C

3.2.3. M-

BUS INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

DDRESS INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

HE INTERRUPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

IPSWITCH LOCATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

LOCK DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5.1.1. R

5.1.2. A

5.1.3. C

5.1.4. V

5.1.5. I

OUNTING AN M-MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS (I4000/P2 ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MODULE INTERFACE CONNECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

BUS P1 CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

EGISTER DESCRIPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

DDRESS MAPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

ONTROL REGISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ECTOR REGISTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NTERRUPT CONTROLLER RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6. A

NNEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6.1. C

6.2. B

6.3. T

6.4. D

OMPONENT IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

IBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ECHNICAL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

OCUMENT HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. VALIDITY OF THE MANUAL

This is edition 1.2 of the i4000 user manual and applies to the following boards:

• The i4000 VME M-module carrier board without P2 of revision R4 ( i4000 Rev 4 )

• The i4000 VME M-module carrier board with P2 of revision R2 ( i4000/R2 )
The revision can be found on the printed circuit board.

1.2. PURPOSE

This manual serves as an instruction for the operation of the i4000 M-module carrier board with VMEbus
interface. Some examples for using the i4000 within an APIS software environment can be found in the APIS
programmers manual.

1.3. SCOPE

The scope of this manual is the usage of the i4000 M-module Carrier for VMEbus.

1.4. DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AcQ AcQuisition Technology bv
APIS AcQuisition Platform Interface Software
ESD Electronic Static Discharge
i4000 M-module carrier board for VMEbus
M-module Mezzanine I/O concept according to the M-module specification
VMEbus Versa Modular Eurocard bus

1.5. NOTES CONCERNING THE NOMENCLATURE

Hex numbers are marked with a leading “0x”-sign: for example: 0x20 or 0xff.

File names are represented in italic: filename.txt.

Code examples are printed in courier.

Active-low signals are represented by a trailing asterisks (i.e. IACK*).

1.6. OVERVIEW

In chapter 2 a description of the i4000 hardware can be found. Chapter 3 covers the installation and setup of
the card as well as mounting M-modules. The VMEbus interface can be found in chapter 4. In chapter 5 the
operation and the usage of the i4000 is described. Finally this document contains an annex containing a
bibliography, component image, technical data and the document history.

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2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

2.1. INTRODUCTION

The i4000 provides a compact high-performance VMEbus gateway to the M-module interface. The i4000 has
a 6U form factor. Four M-modules can be mounted on the i4000.

The M-module interface of the i4000 complies with the M-module Specification. The M-module specification is
ANSI approved. The M-module interface features A8, A24, D16 and D32 access types.

2.2. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Below an overview of the i4000 is listed.

VME interface

• A24/A16, D16/D08(EO)

• D08(O) (DYN) interrupt vector (vector unique per module)

• I(x) interrupt level (on the i4000/NP2 this is programmable per module)

M-module interface

• 4 M-module Interfaces (A08/A24, D16/D32)

• INTA software-end-of interrupt

• INTB hardware-end-of-interrupt

• INTC interrupt-vector-transfer

Connections

• Via 25 pole sub-D connector on the front of the M-module

• Via 24 pole I/O connector on the i4000 for rear I/O (only on the i4000/P2 version)

• Via P1 to VMEbus

• Via VME-P2 connector (only on the i4000/P2 version)

Note: The P2 on an i4000/P2 can be used to create an alternative I/O-path for M-modules placed on the

carrier board. The M-modules must support an alternative I/O-path (usually recognizable by a 24-pole
female header near the DSUB-25).

IMPORTANT: The i4000/P2 cannot be used in a VMEbus rack with monolithic backplane or a P2/J2

backplane. For these cases use an i4000/NP2 instead.

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3. INSTALLATION AND SETUP

3.1. UNPACKING THE HARDWARE

The hardware is shipped in an ESD protective container. Before unpacking the hardware, make sure that this
takes place in an environment with controlled static electricity. The following recommendations should be
followed:

• Make sure your body is discharged to the static voltage level on the floor, table and system chassis by
wearing a conductive wrist-chain connected to a common reference point.

• If a conductive wrist-chain is not available, touch the surface where the board is to be put (like table,
chassis etc.) before unpacking the board.

• Leave the board only on surfaces with controlled static characteristics, i.e. specially designed anti
static table covers.

• If handling the board over to another person, touch this persons hand, wrist etc. to discharge any
static potential.

IMPORTANT: Never put the hardware on top of the conductive plastic bag in which the hardware is

shipped. The external surface of this bag is highly conductive and may cause rapid static
discharge causing damage. (The internal surface of the bag is static dissipative.)

Inspect the hardware to verify that no mechanical damage appears to have occurred. Please
report any discrepancies or damage to your distributor or to AcQuisition Technology
immediately and do not install the hardware.

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3.2. CONNECTORS

3.2.1. MOUNTING AN M-MODULE

Four M-modules can be fitted on the i4000 carrier board. To plug in a module, position the 2-row 40 pole or
3-row 60-pole M-module interface connector of the module above the 2-row header P1 of the i4000. Then
push the module until the header connector is positioned and press the module with care in its place.

Note: With 3-row M-modules row C of the M-module interface connector is left unoccupied.

The module should be secured in its position using four screws (M3 * 5mm), refer to figure 1 for the positions
of the mounting screws.

Row a b c

20

Module component side

Module component side

Module component side

Module component side

1

20

1

20

1

20

1

Figure 1 M-module mounting screws

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3.2.2. P2 CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS (I4000/P2 ONLY)

Peripherals can be connected to M-modules in two ways. On the front of the M-module a 25-pole sub-D
connector (or mechanically equivalent) can be used to connect cables on the front panel of the VMEbus base
board. Alternatively a 24-pole header connector interfaces the I/O signals to the base board where they are
connected to the VMEbus P2 connector.

In 32-bit VMEbus systems the backplane for the P2 connector must either be removed for the i4000 slot or an
i4000 without the P2 connector must be ordered. In that case the peripherals only can be connected to the
M-module up front.

PIN24

Module component

side

PIN1

PIN2

Figure 2

Every M-module has 24 pins of the P2 connector assigned. This way four modules on a base board can use
this I/O path.

This division into four pads of the P2 connector enables the so called “module connector” to be plugged into
the back of a 96-way shroud, mounted on the “P2-backplane”. On the 96-way connector 3 pins are not used
for every module. Several manufacturers produce these “module connectors”, which can be coded and
sometimes have latches.

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Corresponding pins on the 96-way P2 to 24-way header connector on the module

pin Row c Row b Row a

01321

02654

03987

04 12 11 10

05 15 14 13

06 18 17 16

07 21 20 19

08 (24) (23) (22)

09321

10654

11987

12 12 11 10

13 15 14 13

14 18 17 16

15 21 20 19

16 (24) (23) (22)

17321

18654

19987

20 12 11 10

21 15 14 13

22 18 17 16

23 21 20 19

24 (24) (23) (22)

25321

26654

27987

28 12 11 10

29 15 14 13

30 18 17 16

31 21 20 19

32 (24) (23) (22)

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3.2.3. M-MODULE INTERFACE CONNECTOR

The following table provides signal names for the M-module male connector that is used by the i4000. The
connector consists of two rows of pins labelled rows A and B. The M-module specification also defines a third
row (C). This row is rarely used and not available on the i4000. When an M-module with row A, B and C is
used, row C is left unoccupied.

Pin

Number

01 CS* GND

02 A01 +5V

03 A02 +12V

04 A03 -12V

05 A04 GND

06 A05 DREQ*

07 A06 DACK*

08 A07 GND

09 D08 D00

10 D09 D01

11 D1 0 D0 2

12 D11 D03

13 D12 D04

14 D13 D05

15 D14 D06

16 D15 D07

17 DS1* DS0*

18 DTACK* WRITE*

19 IACK* IRQ*

20 RESET* SYSCLK

Row A Row B

Location of the 40 or 60 pole female header connector on the M-module: (60 pole shown)

Row A, B, C

20

Module component side

1

Figure 3 M-module Interface Connector

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4. VMEBUS INTERFACE

4.1. ADDRESS INTERFACE

The i4000 can be selected to accept either short addressing, using 16-bit addresses (A16) or standard
addressing, using 24-bit addresses (A24).

When using short addressing up to 32 i4000 boards can be put in a single VMEbus system since the lower 11
address lines (A0-A10) are used internally on the i4000. If standard addressing is used, a larger address
space is available to select the board.

The memory space occupied by the i4000 is 0x800 bytes long. This memory space is equally spread across
the four modules. So each module occupies 0x200 bytes. From these 0x200 bytes address space half is used
by the interrupt controller. The address space for each module is therefore 0x100 bytes long (8 bit
addressing).

The address space of the i4000 is selectable using dip switches (SW1 and SW2) which are accessible even
when the four module slots are occupied. When a switch is “on” the corresponding address line is a logical
“zero” and when a switch is “off” the corresponding address line is “one”.

Address modifier AM4 can be used to select either standard or short memory addressing. If AM4 is “one” (the
switch is in the off position) standard addressing is selected. If AM4 is “zero” (switch on) short addressing is
selected. When using short addressing the address lines A16-A23 are don’t cares.

Figure 4 Address Selection

EXAMPLE:

Off On

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1

2

3

4

6

7

O ff A 2 3

O n A 2 2

O n A 2 1

O ff A 2 0

O n A 1 9

O n A 1 8

O n A 1 7

O n A 1 6

O n A 1 5

O n A 1 4

O n A 1 3

O n A 1 2

O ff A 1 1

O ff A M 4

Base Adress 0x900800

(standard address space)

SW2

SW3

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4.2. THE INTERRUPTER

The i4000 has a interrupter which is largely compatible with the MC68C153. The interrupter is a so called
D08(O) type interrupter which means that the interrupter during an interrupt acknowledge cycle will put a
status byte on the data lines D0-D7.

The interrupter uses a fixed interrupt level (IRQ1-IRQ7 set by SW1) for all M-modules. The i4000/NP2 also
can be set to “software programmable level”, the interrupt level for an M-module has to be programmed using
the control registers. Each M-module can generate its own vector.

L2 L1 L0 Interrupt level

on on on software programmable level (only i4000/NP2)

on on off level 1

on off on level 2

on off off level 3

off on on level 4

off on off level 5

off off on level 6

off off off level 7

There are two classes of interrupters which are both supported by the i4000: release on acknowledge (ROAK)
or release on register access (RORA). The ROAK interrupter negates its interrupt request line in response to
an interrupt acknowledge cycle. This mechanism will work with all handlers. The RORA interrupter releases
its request when the handler accesses an on-board register during the interrupt service routine. The handler
performs the acknowledge cycle but the interrupter does not immediately negate its request. Sometime during
the service routine the handler will have to write to a register on the interrupter which causes it to negate the
request.

Example

Off On

1

2

3

SW1

4

Interrupt Level 0x1

Figure 5 Interrupt request level

Off L0
On L1
On L2
Off Reserved

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4.3. DIPSWITCH LOCATIONS

The location of the dip switches to select the base address (SW2 and SW3) and the dip switch to select the
interrupt request level (SW1) can be found at the following locations:

i4000/NP2

SW 1

SW 2SW 3

i4000/P2

SW 2SW 3

SW 1

Figure 6

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4.4. VMEBUS P1 CONNECTOR ASSIGNMENTS

The following table provides signal names for the VMEbus P1 connector as used by the i4000. The connector
consists of three rows of pins labelled rows A, B and C.

Pin Row A Row B Row C

01 D00 D08

02 D01 D09

03 D02 D10

04 D03 BG0IN* D11

05 D04 BG0OUT* D12

06 D05 BG1IN* D13

07 D06 BG1OUT* D14

08 D07 BG2IN* D15

09 GND BG2OUT* GND

10 SYSCLK BG3IN*

11 GND BG3OUT*

12 DS1* RESET*

13 DS0* LWORD*

14 WRITE* AM5

15 GND A23

16 DTACK* A22

17 GND A21

18 AS* A20

19 GND A19

20 IACK* GND A18

21 IACKIN* A17

22 IACKOUT* A16

23 AM4 GND A15

24 A07 IRQ7* A14

25 A06 IRQ6* A13

26 A05 IRQ5* A12

27 A04 IRQ4* A11

28 A03 IRQ3* A10

29 A02 IRQ2* A09

30 A01 IRQ1* A08

31 -12V +12V

32 +5V +5V +5V

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5. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

5.1. BLOCK DIAGRAM

Figure 7 i4000 block diagram

The interrupt controller used on the i4000 is largely compatible with the MC68153 interrupt controller from
Motorola.

The interrupt controller provides means for the modules to ask for an interrupt of the processor activity and
receive service from the processor. The interrupt controller on the i4000 acts as an interface device
requesting and responding to interrupt acknowledge cycles for up to 4 independent modules.

5.1.1. REGISTER DESCRIPTION

The interrupt controller of the i4000 contains 8 programmable registers. There are four control registers (CR0­CR3) that control the operation of the interrupt controller and four vector registers (VR0-VR3) that contain the
vector data used during an interrupt acknowledge cycle. Every module is assigned one register pair.

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5.1.2. ADDRESS MAPPING

As mentioned before the address space occupied by the i4000 board is 0x800 bytes (A0-A10). These 0x800
bytes are divided into 4 identical spaces. Every 0x200 bytes block is assigned to a module slot. The first
0x100 bytes address space are assigned to the module itself and the second 0x100 bytes are used for the
access part of the interrupt controller.

Using this method of address decoding provides an identical address map of each module on the i4000
board. This makes writing the software easier since just the base address of the module, not the base
address of the i4000 has to be known. Every module has its own Interrupt-Vector and Interrupt-Control
register. The 0x100 bytes from each module used to access the interrupt controller are not completely
decoded. Both registers of the interrupt controller are mirrored several times within the 0x100 bytes address
space. Decoding of the M-module’s 0x100 bytes of address space is done on the used M-module.

Address map of the i4000

0x000..0x0ff
0x101
0x103

0x200..0x2ff
0x301
0x303

0x400..0x4ff
0x501
0x503

0x600..0x6ff
0x701
0x703

The base address of a module can be calculated using the following formula:

ModuleBaseAddress = i4000BaseAddress + ModuleNumber * 0x200

EXAMPLE:

The installed base address of the i4000 is 0x800000. A module is fitted into slot 2. The module base address
is then 0x800000 + 2 * 0x200 = 0x800400. When using a 32 bit master, which accesses the standard address
space at address 0xff??????, the module will be accessed at address 0xff800400. The corresponding
interrupt control register address is then 0xff800501.

Module
Control register (CR0)
Vector register (VR0

Module
Control register (CR1)
Vector register (VR1)

Module
Control register (CR2)
Vector register (VR2)

Module
Control register (CR3)
Vector register (VR3)

Module 0

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

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5.1.3. CONTROL REGISTER

Control Register

76 543210

RES RES X/IN IRE IRAC L2 L1 L0

Reset:

uu uuuuuu

Write only

L2-L0 (Interrupt level)

The least significant 3-bit field of the register determines the level at which an interrupt will be
generated. These three bits are only used in the i4000/NP2 interrupt controller, if the interrupt level
dipswitches are set to software irq level (all “on”). The level can be programmed from “1 to 7”.

Note: The i4000/P2 only supports interrupt levels set by dipswitches, it is advisable to program the level, set

by dipswitches, also in the register. This to maintain software compatibility with other similar boards.

IRAC (Interrupt Auto-Clear)

If the IRAC is set (bit 3), IRE (bit 4) is cleared during an interrupt acknowledge cycle responding to
this request. This action of clearing IRE disables the module interrupt request. To re-enable the
module interrupt request associated with this register, IRE must be set again by writing to the control
register.

IRE (Interrupt enable)

This field (bit 4) must be set (high level) to enable the module interrupt request associated with the
control register. If the module asserts IRQ, but IRE is cleared, no interrupt request to the VMEbus will
be generated.

X/IN* (External/Internal)

Bit 5 of the control register determines the response of the i4000 interrupt controller during an
interrupt acknowledge cycle. If the X/IN* bit is cleared (low level) the interrupt controller will respond
with vector data and a DTACK* signal, i.e., an internal response. If X/IN* is set, the vector is not
supplied and no DTACK* is given by the interrupt controller, i.e., an external module should respond.

RESERVED

These two bits are not used in the current implementation of the interrupt controller and are reserved
for future use.

5.1.4. VECTOR REGISTERS

Each module interrupt has its own associated vector register. Each register is 8 bits wide and supplies a data
byte during its interrupt acknowledge cycle, if the associated External/Internal (X/IN*) control register bit is
clear (zero). This data can be status, identification, or address information depending on system usage. The
information is programmed by the system user.

5.1.5. INTERRUPT CONTROLLER RESET

When a VMEbus reset is applied, the control registers of the i4000 interrupt controller are set to all zeros
(low). The vector registers however are uninitialized and should be programmed before use.

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6. ANNEX

6.1. COMPONENT IMAGE

Figure 8 i4000/NP2 component view

6.2. BIBLIOGRAPHY

M-Module Standard: ANSI/VITA 12-1996, M-Module Specification;

VITA, PO Box 19658, Fountain Hills, AZ 85269, USA
Phone [phone]

http://www.vita.com

APIS Programmer’s Manual

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6.3. TECHNICAL DATA

Slots on the base-board:

Up to four modules can be plugged onto the baseboard. A huge number of baseboards in one VME
system is supported.

Connection:

To base-board via VME connector.
4 x M-module interface.
M-module I/O-connector accessible through VME bracket.

Power supply:

+5VDC (+-5%), typical 300mA (without modules).
+12VDC, 0mA (without modules)

-12VDC, 0mA (without modules)

Temperature range:

o

Operating: 0..+60

Storage: -20..+70

Humidity:

Class F, non-condensing.

C.

o

C.

6.4. DOCUMENT HISTORY

• Version 1.0
First release

• Version 1.1
New layout

• Version 1.2
General update

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