ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard Manual
Issue 1.2
9
5.6
Modes of operation
The table below gives an overview of the available operation modes, link speed, num-
ber of signals, data sampling time and typical devices:
Link speed
Max. number of signals
per FO link
Sampling time
Typical device
Single fiber input-only modes
2.0 Mbit/s
32 INT + 32 Digital
≥
1 ms
ibaPADU16/32
(old, S/N < 1000)
64 INT + 64 Digital
≥
1 ms
ibaPADU8/16/32
3.3 Mbit/s
64 REAL + 64 Digital
≥
1 ms
ibaLink-SM-64-i-o
5.0 Mbit/s
8 INT + 8 Digital
≥
50 µs
SIMATIC TDC LO5
64 INT + 64 Digital
≥
50 µs
SIMATIC TDC LO6
128 INT + 128 Digital
≥
100 µs
SIMATIC TDC LO6
512 REAL + 512 Digital
≥
800 µs
ABB AC 800PEC (1 ms)
DPM-S mode
≥
800 µs
ibaBM-DPM-S (1 ms)
32 Mbit/s
8 x (64 INT + 64 Digital)
≥
1 ms
ibaBM-COL-8i-o (1 ms)
Bidirectional fiber modes (output link required)
5 Mbit/s
8 INT + 8 Digital
≥
40 µs
ibaPADU-8-M
ibaPADU-8-ICP
32Mbit Flex
variable*
≥
10 µs
ibaPADU-S-IT
Single fiber output-only modes (output link required)
3.3 Mbit/s
64 REAL + 64 Digital
≥
1 ms
ibaNet750BM
32 Mbit/s
Not supported by PC software yet
*Example: transmission of 72 Byte at 25 µs sample time or 3147 Byte at 1 ms.
Beside the mere hardware parameters the usability of card and devices in combination
with a certain operational mode depends also on the iba software application.
Not all of iba application software products support all modes or cards at the time.
