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The CompactPCI board described in this manual operates with the PCI bus architecture to support additional I/O and memory-mapped devices as required by various industrial applications.
For detailed information concerning the CompactPCI standard, please consult the complete
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and CompactPCI Specifications. For further information regarding these standards and their use, visit the home page of the PCI Industrial Comput-
er Manufacturers Group (PICMG).
Many system relevant CompactPCI features that are specific to Kontron Modular Computers
CompactPCI systems may be found described in the Kontron CompactPCI System Manual.
Please refer to the section “Related Publications” at the end of this chapter for the relevant ordering information.
The CompactPCI System Manual includes the following information:
• Common information that is applicable to all system components, such as safety information, warranty conditions, standard connector pinouts etc.
• All the information necessary to combine Kontron’s racks, boards, backplanes, power
supply units and peripheral devices in a customized CompactPCI system, as well as configuration examples.
• Data on rack dimensions and configurations as well as information on mechanical and
electrical rack characteristics.
• Information on the distinctive features of Kontron CompactPCI boards, such as functionality, hot swap capability. In addition, an overview is given for all existing Kontron CompactPCI boards with links to the relating data sheets.
• Generic information on the Kontron CompactPCI backplanes, such as the slot assignment, PCB form factor, distinctive features, clocks, power supply connectors and signalling environment, as well as an overview of the Kontron CompactPCI standard backplane
family.
• Generic information on the Kontron CompactPCI power supply units, such as the input/
output characteristics, redundant operation and distinctive features, as well as an overview of the Kontron CompactPCI standard power supply unit family.
The CP383 Digital Input and Digital Output Controller is part of a comprehensive concept to
provide CompactPCI system integrators with a complete range of CompactPCI I/O products
which include the functions of analog input, analog output, digital input, and digital output implemented as separate individual boards. This concept ensures a maximum degree of system
design flexibility thus allowing efficient and effective usage of available resources.
As an enhancement to this concept, the CP383 combination board has been designed to implement digital input and digital output functions on one board. The CP383 is a 3U / 4HP CompactPCI board which provides 32 channels that are organized into 3 separate clusters, one
cluster consisting of 16 channels for digital input, and two clusters consisting of 8 channels
each for digital output.
The basic functions of this board are on the one hand to provide interfacing to the application
(process), perform D/D signal conversions, and to make raw digitized data available for further
processing via the 16 input channels, and on the other hand to provide a large number of automatically controlled, flexible digital outputs within a ruggedized board equipped with features
for electrical protection, such as overtemperature thermal shutdown, and overcurrent and undervoltage protection via the output channels. Each of the two digital output clusters can be
configured for its own external supply voltage as required.
The major components involved in these processes are the front end (process side) signal conditioning (digital input and digital output), the High Side Driver (HSD) switches (digital output),
and the Digital Input and Output Process and Communications (DIO ProComm) Controller
which is realized in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The DIO ProComm Controller is
designed to provide effective and efficient control of the digital input and output processes as
well as interfacing to the CPCI system controller.
ter may be set to operate at different voltages for different loads within the prescribed output voltage limits. The output is realized via the HSD switches.
The output channels are isolated from the system side and share common GND and
VCC within the clusters. The two output clusters are galvanically isolated from each
other.
front panel and a single CompactPCI connector at the rear.
The digital input and output interface connector supports up to 16 digital input and
16 digital output channels. The connector pins are subdivided into 3 clusters or
groups.
The CompactPCI connector is the standard CPCI type connector for CON1.
IndicatorsOne green LED (Run) and one red LED (Fail), which are user configurable
Temperature RangeThe board is qualified to operate over a wide range of temperatures as follows:
1.3Board Overview
1.3.1Board Introduction
The CP383 is a digital input and digital output board which provides 32 channels grouped into
one digital input cluster consisting of 16 channels and two digital output clusters consisting of
8 channels each.
The digital input cluster consists of 16 input channels. The source of the digital inputs must be
a voltage generator. The board accepts only differential voltages up to a maximum of +30V. The
input current is limited to 5 mA over the specified input voltage range.
Input signal processing begins with the presentation of the signal to the front panel connector.
Signal conditioning prior to the signal reaching the DIO ProComm Controller includes: overvoltage protection, ESD, low-pass filtering, inverse polarity protection, defined low and high ranges, current limitation, optoisolation and buffering.
After signal conditioning, all parallel digital data is routed to the DIO ProComm Controller,
where the control and status registers are set.
The DIO ProComm Controller controls the interface with the CompactPCI bus and the dedicated software.
Input signal types and ranges are as follows:
• Edge frequency:
• Maximum 10 kHz
• Voltage Ranges:
• High range: +11V to +30V (+24V nominal)
• Low range: -3V to +5V
• Channel isolation
• The input channels are isolated from the system side and do not share common GND
or VCC.
• Differential input
Output data
The following outputs are routed from the DIO ProComm Controller to the CompactPCI bus:
• Input data for all channels as a 32-bit value (each bit from 0 - 15 represents the status of
• Flag set information from the control and status registers
• Interrupts
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1.3.1.2Board Introduction - Digital Output
The two digital output clusters consist of 8 output channels each. The digital output requests
from the system controller are processed accordingly by the DIO ProComm Controller and are
then routed to the HSD switches, which in turn perform output signal conditioning using the external supply voltage as the power source.
An external reset input is provided to simultaneously switch off all the outputs per cluster and
sets all the HSD switches to open. Each cluster has its own separate reset signal input.
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the respective input channel)
This reset can be used by the application to keep the inputs low after a fault condition.
1.3.2Board Specific Information
Specific board components involved in the digital output process:
• One front panel connector (62-pin, female, D-sub type)
• 16 channels of output signal conditioning: 4 HSD switches (4 channels per switch,
2 switches per cluster)
• Optoisolation for each input and output channel from the system side
• One FPGA (the DIO ProComm Controller)
• One CompactPCI bus connector (CON1, board to backplane, 132-pin, female, six row)
• One EEPROM (CapROM)
1.4System Relevant Information
The following system relevant information is general in nature but should still be considered
when developing applications using the CP383.
Table 1-2: System Relevant Information
SUBJECTINFORMATION
System ConfigurationThe CP383 operates with a system clock frequency of 33 MHz.
The number of CP383s which can be installed in any one system depends
solely on the number of carrier interfaces available.
Master/ Slave FunctionalityThe CP383 functions only as a slave. As such it requires a System Master for
servicing.
System ControllerThe CP383 cannot function as a system controller.
Digital InputsDigital inputs to the CP383 must be conform to the inputs specifications set
forth in this manual for the CP383. In most cases, some form of signal conditioning will be required on the process side prior to a signal being presented
to the CP383.
Digital OutputsThe voltage source for the digital outputs of CP383 must conform with the
specifications set forth in this manual.
1.4.1System Configuration
When implementing applications, precautions must be taken to ensure that the input signals
presented to the CP383 comply with the specifications set forth in this manual. For this reason
it will be necessary for most applications to provide signal conditioning prior to presenting the
digital inputs to the CP383.
The external supply voltage (VCC) used as the output voltage on the CP383, must be within
the specified supply voltage range. In addition, it should be a DC supply with good ripple and
noise characteristics. Please refer to chapters 4 and 5 for further information.
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1.4.2Driver Software
The CP383 is supplied with appropriate driver software which provides software interfacing
with the System Master.