ACCES I/O Products debuts mini PCI Express digital I/O cards
San Diego, CA. ACCES I/O Products Inc. has released a new family of mini PCI Express (mPCIe) digital I/O cards—the mPCIe-DIO family with digital integration features. These PCI Express cards feature a selection of digital I/O functions for compact control and monitoring applications. Choose up to 24 channels offering various voltage, isolation, speed, and counter/timer options. Easily integrate additional I/O functions in systems without board modifications or customization. The flexible and efficient design provides system integrators numerous off-the-shelf I/O configurations for new and existing embedded systems.
All ACCES mPCIe cards offer high-retention latching connectors for shock and vibration mitigation as well as an extended operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. The cards have been designed for use in harsh and rugged environments such as military and defense along with applications such as health and medical, point of sale systems, kiosk design, retail, hospitality, automation, and gaming. The small size (50.95 mm x 30 mm) allows for maximum performance in applications where space is a valuable resource.
The Digital Integration line of cards encompasses a variety of digital I/O types, including
- 24 channels of 3.3-V LVTTL (optional 5-V TTL) high-current digital I/O;
- 4-, 8-, or 16-channel optically-isolated inputs at up to 31 VDC or VAC RMS;
- 4- or 8-channel solid-state (FET) or electromechanical relays; and
- 4- or 8-channel 32-bit counters supporting both pulse and quadrature signals.
All the cards share features such as memory-mapped registers for low-latency operation. Output channels support pulse-train, PWM, frequency, and quadrature generation. Input channels support quadrature encoders, flexible measurement of pulse duration, frequency measurement, and event counting, with optional debouncing, IRQ generation, and more.
Available accessories include cable kits as well as screw terminal breakout adapter boards. Customization options include conformal coating, custom software, and custom product-labeling.
A complete driver support package is provided including an easy-to-use Windows sample program for testing your DIO devices. The cards install easily in all operating systems including DOS, Linux, macOS, and 32- and 64-bit Windows. Embedded support includes VxWorks 7 and Windows Embedded Standard. Third-party support includes a Windows standard DLL interface usable from the most popular application programs and includes LabVIEW VIs. Additional software may be available for a variety of operating systems including Windows CE and QNX. Contact ACCES for compatibility with your specific OS.