The TCP460 is a standard 3U 32 bit CompactPCI module and offers 16 channels of high performance asynchronous serial interface.
Five different standard modules are available: The TCP460-10R provides 16 RS232 interfaces. The TCP46011R provides 16 RS422 interfaces. The TCP46012R provides 8 RS232 and 8 RS422 interfaces. The TCP460-13R provides 12 RS232 and 4 RS422 interfaces. The TCP460-14R provides 4 RS232 and 12 RS422 interfaces.
Other configurations are available as factory option on a per channel base.
All modules offer front panel I/O with a HD68 connector. The TCP460-2xR modules offer additional J2 rear I/O. Each RS232 channel supports RxD, TxD, RTS and CTS. Each RS422 supports RxD+/- and TxD+/-.
A transparent 32 bit / 66 MHzPCI-to-PCI Bridge provides access to the two Exar XR17D158 octal PCI-UARTs. The PCI-to-PCI Bridge allows 32 bit accesses on the local PCI bus and permits the high data throughput necessary for the high performance serial interfaces.
Each channel has 64 byte transmit and receive FIFOs to significantly reduce the overhead required to provide data to and get data from the transmitters and receivers. The FIFO trigger levels are programmable and the baud rate is individually programmable up to 921.6 kbps for RS232 channels and 5.5296 Mbps for RS422 channels. The UART offers readable FIFO levels.
Interrupts are supported. For fast interrupt source detection each octal UART provides a special Global Interrupt Source Register.
All serial channels use ESD protected transceivers up to ±15KV according to IEC 1000-4-2.
The TCP460 can operate with 3.3V and 5.0V PCI I/O signaling voltage.
Software Support (TDRV002-SW-xx) for different operating systems is available.
Mechanical Interface |
Standard 3U 32 Bit CompactPCI module conforming to PICMG 2.0 R3.0 |
Electrical Interface |
PCI Rev. 2.3 compliant, 33 MHz / 32 bit PCI, 3.3V and 5V PCI Signaling Voltage |
PCI -to-PCI Bridge |
PCI2050B (Texas Instruments) |
Octal UART |
Exar XR17D158 (Exar) |
Transceiver |
RS232: MAX3225E (or equivalent)
RS422: MAX3077E (or equivalent) |
Interface Type |
Asynchronous serial interface |
Number of Channels |
16 (2x 8 channels) |
Physical Interface |
TCP460-x0R: 16 RS232
TCP460-x1R: 16 RS422
TCP460-x2R: 8 RS232, 8 RS422
TCP460-x3R: 12 RS232, 4 RS422
TCP460-x4R: 4 RS232, 12 RS422 |
Serial Channel I/O Signals |
RS232: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, GND
RS422: TxD+/-, RxD+/-, GND |
Termination |
RS422: 120 ohms between RxD+ and RxD- of each channel |
Programmable Baud Rates |
RS232: up to 921.6 kbps
RS422: up to 5.5296 Mbps |
ESD Protection |
RS232: ±15kV – Human Body Model, ±8kV – IEC 1000-4-2, Contact Discharge, ±15kV – IEC1000-4-2, Air-Gap Discharge
RS422: ±15kV – Human Body Model |
I/O Interface |
HD68 SCSI-3 type female connector (e.g. AMP#787082)
TCP460-2xR: additional 110 pol. CompactPCI back I/O (J2) |
Power Requirements |
TCP460-x0R: 80 mA typical @ +3.3V DC (no load)
TCP460-x0R: 70 mA typical @ +5V DC
TCP460-x1R: 120 mA typical @ +3.3V DC (no load)
TCP460-x1R: 70 mA typical @ +5V DC
TCP460-x2R: 100 mA typical @ +3.3V DC (no load)
TCP460-x2R: 70 mA typical @ +5V DC
TCP460-x3R: 90 mA typical @ +3.3V DC (no load)
TCP460-x3R: 70 mA typical @ +5V DC
TCP460-x4R: 110 mA typical @ +3.3V DC (no load)
TCP460-x4R: 70 mA typical @ +5V DC |
Temperature Range |
Operating: -40 °C to +85 °C
Storage: -55 °C to +125 °C |
MTBF 1) |
390 000 h to 510 000 h |
Weight |
135 g |
Humidity |
5 – 95% non-condensing |
1) depends on variant, for further details see User Manual