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Meilhaus Electronic Manual

ME-630

(PCI, PCI-Express, CompactPCI)

8/16 Relays, 16 TTL I/Os, TTL Inputs and/or

Opto-Isolated Inputs

Summary of Contents for ME-630 Series

Page 1: ...Meilhaus Electronic Manual ME 630 PCI PCI Express CompactPCI 8 16 Relays 16 TTL I Os TTL Inputs and or Opto Isolated Inputs ...

Page 2: ...information contained in this manual has been reviewed with great care and is believed to be complete and accurate Meilhaus Electronic assumes no responsibility for its use any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from use of this manual or the product Meilhaus Electronic assumes no responsibility for any problems or damage which may result from errors or omis...

Page 3: ... Software Installation 9 2 2 Power Supply for PCI Express Models 9 2 3 Test Program 10 3 Hardware 11 3 1 Block Diagrams 11 3 2 General Notes 14 3 3 Relays 15 3 4 Digital I O Section 18 3 4 1 TTL Inputs 18 3 4 2 Opto Isolated Inputs 19 3 4 3 Bidirectional TTL Ports 20 3 5 Interrupt Inputs 21 4 Programming 22 4 1 Relays 22 4 2 Digital I O Section 23 4 3 External Interrupt 24 5 Appendix 25 A Specific...

Page 4: ...B2 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 Standard PCIe 30 B3 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 x 0 31 B4 Auxiliary Connector ST2 32 C Accessories 33 D Technical Questions 34 D1 Hotline 34 E Index 35 ...

Page 5: ...nd CompactPCI versions of the ME 630 series if not otherwise noted 1 1 Important Notes 1 1 1 Use in Accordance with the Requirements The PC boards of the ME series are designed for acquisition and output of analog and digital signals with a PC Depending on type install the models of the ME series into a free PCI slot PCI versions or a free PCI Express slot PCIe versions or a free CompactPCI slot 3...

Page 6: ... tightened with both screws otherwise proper operation of the board cannot be guaranteed 1 1 2 Improper Application PC plug in boards for the PCI PCI Express or CompactPCI bus may not be taken into operation outside of the PC Never connect the devices with voltage carrying parts especially not with mains voltage Make sure that no contact with voltage carrying parts can happen by the external wirin...

Page 7: ...onnector 1 3 Features Model overview Model Relays Opto In TTL In TTL I Os IRQ ME 630 16 PCI PCIe cPCI 16 8 8 16 2 TTL ME 630 8 PCI PCIe cPCI 8 8 8 16 2 TTL ME 630 16 O PCI PCIe cPCI 16 16 16 2 isolated ME 630 8 O PCI PCIe cPCI 8 16 16 2 isolated The ME 630 series are universal relay boards designed for PCI PCI Express resp CompactPCI bus Common features to all models 8 resp 16 changeover relays Fo...

Page 8: ... be installed into any PC Intel Pentium processor with a free standard PCI PCI Express resp CompactPCI slot 32 bit 33 MHz 5 V The board is supported by the Meilhaus Electronic Intelligent Driver System ME iDS 1 5 Software Support The ME series is supported by the Meilhaus Electronic Intelligent Driver System ME iDS The ME iDS is a unique driver system covering different devices and operating syste...

Page 9: ...ME iDS Use the Meilhaus Electronic Intelligent Driver System ME iDS for programming your new data acquisition hardware For installation and operation of the driver system please follow the documentation in electronic form included with the software package 2 2 Power Supply for PCI Express Models Because of the PCI Express slot drive s insufficient current for operation of the board an additional s...

Page 10: ...2 3 Test Program For simple testing of the board use the corresponding test program provided with the ME iDS ...

Page 11: ... relays type C 2 IRQ inputs ME 630 8 PCI PCIe cPCI 8 relays type C 2 IRQ inputs All boards provide 8 TTL inputs 8 opto isolated inputs 16 bidirectional TTL I Os TTL I OS on all PCI Express as well as PCI and cPCI models with hardware revision 3 0 and higher ...

Page 12: ...30 16 O PCI PCIe cPCI 16 relays type C 2 opto isolated IRQ inputs ME 630 8 O PCI PCIe cPCI 8 relays type C 2 opto isolatedIRQ inputs All boards provide 16 opto isolated inputs and 16 bidirectional TTL I Os ...

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Page 14: ...tion of the cable It must join the Sub D jack completely and must be fixed with both screws Otherwise a proper operation of the board cannot be guaranteed All unused input channels should be grounded to avoid crosstalk between the input lines For the pin configuration of the 78 pin female D Sub see 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 Standard on page 29 In the following chapters you find a description for wir...

Page 15: ... ME 630 When using the connector cable ME AK D78 1 max 0 5 A per relay When using an external wiring with sufficient dimensioning Permanent load at 25 C environmental temperature max 2 A per relay Short term load max 3 5 A of single relays The total power dissipation PG of all relay channels of the board must not exceed 12 8 W The resistance Rn of the board per channel connector track relay contac...

Page 16: ...The following diagram shows a typical circuitry that could be used The values of the components used depend on the load and the relay properties The condensator CNC NO suppresses the discharge when contact opens and the resistor RNC NO limits the current when switching the next time The circuitry can be used for DC and AC operation The ME 630 offers a normally open contact as well as a normally cl...

Page 17: ... CNC NO use RNC NO 0 5 1 Ω per 1 V of switching voltage U CNC NO 0 5 1 µF per 1 A of switching current I Note If the computer is powered down and after power up the common contacts COM_x are connected with the normally closed contacts NC_x ...

Page 18: ...TTL Inputs The standard models of the ME 630 series provide 8 TTL inputs port A Make sure that the signals are within the TTL signal level specifications Low 0 V 0 8 V High 2 0 V 5 5 V and that a connection to PC ground Pin 1 exists ...

Page 19: ...the external wiring is done by the various GND pins of the D Sub connector ST1 On the standard models these are the pins 21 and 40 Note on the models with O option that for the higher and lower significant half byte separate grounds are used Depending on the wiring you must connect the pins 1 6 21 and 40 separately see also table 2 and the pinout on page 19 If the inputs are open a logical 0 is re...

Page 20: ...ogramming refer to chapter 4 2 Digital I O Section on page 23 Both ports C and D are available by the 25 pin D sub female connector ST2 With the PCI PCI Express and CompactPCI models the additional mounting bracket ME AK D25F S is required see pinout on page 28 It is important that the voltage levels of the digital input output wiring is within the TTL level limits see specifications on page 25 an...

Page 21: ...hich require a reference to PC ground PC_GND and are assembled with pull up resistors on the board On models with option O the IRQ inputs are opto isolated and designed for 24 V level Low 0 V 12 V High 13 V 24 V The ground reference must refer to pin 45 GND_IRQ As soon as a positive edge occurs an interrupt is initiated condition interrupt enabled by software The interrupt sources are processed se...

Page 22: ...ssed via the ME iDS Control Center in the info area of the task bar as a rule in the lower right corner of the screen or via the Windows start menu If you do not want to program your board with the ME iDS but with the legacy driver you can find the last revision of the old function reference in the ME 630 manual Rev 2 3 see www meilhaus com download ME 630 Please note that we cannot support this d...

Page 23: ...vice Port A and B are always input ports whereas the TTL ports C and D are bi directional The assignment of the ports to the subdevices can be found in the ME iDS help file see ME iDS Control Center The input output of single digital values is done in operation mode Single Each digital port is accessed as a subdevice of type ME_TYPE_DI Port A B resp ME_TYPE_DIO Port C D subtype ME_SUBTYPE_SINGLE N...

Page 24: ...bus directly Programming is done by the functions Each of both interrupt channels is considered to be an independent subdevice of type ME_TYPE_EXT_IRQ IRQ_1 subdevice 5 IRQ_2 subdevice 6 After enabling the external interrupt by the function an interrupt can be triggered by a rising edge Note the order of operation as described in the ME iDS manual For wiring the interrupt channels please read chap...

Page 25: ... VAC 2 A Peak load short time up to 30 V 3 5 A see also chapter 3 3 Relays Resistance per relay channel type typ 200 mΩ max 250 mΩ Isolation resistance min 103 MΩ at 500 VDC Breakdown voltage contact to contact 1 000 V contact to coil 4 000 V Operating time ca 5 ms depends on contact rating Release time ca 3 ms depends on contact rating Switching cycles 5 x 106 Monitoring Relay registers can be re...

Page 26: ..._GND Port type bidirectional TTL ports Output level UOL max 0 5 V at 24 mA UOH min 2 4 V at 24 mA Input level UIL max 0 8 V at Vcc 5 V UIH min 2 V at Vcc 5 V Input current 1 µA Interrupt Channels PCI PCIe cPCI models Number 2 Input level ME 630 x Standard see TTL inputs ME 630 x O see opto isolated inputs Reference to ground ME 630 x Standard PC_GND ME 630 x O GND_IRQ General Information PCI PCIe ...

Page 27: ...pactPCI board Connectors 78 pin D Sub female connector ST1 25 pin D Sub female connector ST2 by extra mounting bracket Common Specifications Operating temperature 0 70 C Storage temperature 40 100 C Relative humidity 20 55 non condensing Certification CE ...

Page 28: ...TTL resp opto isolated GND_A0_3 ME 630 O reference to ground for opto isolated inputs DI_A0 3 GND_A4_7 ME 630 O reference to ground for opto isolated inputs DI_A4 7 GND_B0_3 ME 630 O reference to ground for opto isolated inputs DI_B0 3 GND_B4_7 ME 630 O reference to ground for opto isolated inputs DI_B4 7 GND_B0_7 ME 630 Standard reference to ground for opto isolated inputs DI_B0 7 GND_IRQ ME 630 ...

Page 29: ...B1 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 Standard PCI cPCI The pins of the relays 8 15 are not connected on the ME 630 8 Signals shaded with the same color use a common reference to ground ...

Page 30: ...B2 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 Standard PCIe The pins of the relays 8 15 are not connected on the ME 630 8 Signals shaded with the same color use a common reference to ground ...

Page 31: ...B3 78 pin D Sub ST1 ME 630 x 0 The pins of the relays 8 15 are not connected on the ME 630 8 Signals shaded with the same color use a common reference to ground ...

Page 32: ...unting bracket with an adapter cable from 20 pin IDC connector to 25 pin D Sub female connector is required comes with the board Attention When connecting the mounting bracket make sure to plug in pin 1 of the flat ribbon cable red marked line as shown above to the IDC connector ST2 ...

Page 33: ...commend to use high quality connector cables with single shielded lines per channel For further accessories please refer to the current Meilhaus Electronic catalog and the internet www meilhaus de en pc boards accessories ...

Page 34: ...Mail support meilhaus de Download Server and Driver Update To download current driver versions for Meilhaus Electronic devices as well as manuals in PDF format please go to www meilhaus org driver Service Department with RMA Process In case you need to return a board for repair purposes we strongly ask you attach a detailed description of the error as well as information regarding your computer sy...

Page 35: ... 18 23 E External Interrupt 24 F Features 7 G General Notes 14 H Hardware 11 I Important Notes 15 Interrupt Inputs 21 Introduction 5 O Opto Isolated Inputs 19 P Package Contents 7 Pinout 28 Programming 22 R Relays 15 22 S Software Support 8 Specification 25 Starting up 9 System Requirements 8 W wiring 15 ...

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