Measurement Computing releases PCIe DIO boards
-- Test & Measurement World, 10/1/2008
Measurement Computing recently released PCI Express versions of two of its PCI digital I/O boards. The PCIe-DIO24 provides 24 channels of digital I/O with selectable 3.3-V and 5-V logic levels. The PCIe-DIO96H, a 5-V-compatible digital I/O board, furnishes 96 bidirectional I/O channels in four independent port groups. Each group is divided into two 8-bit ports and two 4-bit ports. Outputs of the PCIe-DIO96H are high-drive TTL that can source 15 mA and sink 64 mA.
Both of the RoHS-compliant I/O boards offer software-selectable pull-up and pull-down resistor configurations and 82C55 mode zero emulation. Digital I/O lines are accessed through a 37-pin D-type connector on the PCIe-DIO24 and through a 100-pin connector on the PCIe-DIO96H.
The PCIe-DIO24 is connector- and software-compatible with the company’s PCI-based PCI-DIO24 and ISA-based CIO-DIO24 boards, for seamless migration of existing applications. Similarly, the PCIe-DIO96H is connector- and software-compatible with the company’s PCI-based PCI-DIO96H board. Since the boards are completely plug-and-play, there are no switches or jumpers. In addition, they are supported by the same external relay and solid-state I/O module racks as their predecessors.
Prices: PCIe-DIO24—$199; PCIe-DIO96H—$349. Measurement Computing, www.measurementcomputing.com.
