About the DS3800HMPK1N1K
This DS3800HMPK1N1K printed circuit board product offering from General Electric was originally manufactured specifically for the Mark IV Turbine Control System Series. The Mark IV Series that this specific DS3800HMPK1N1K printed circuit board or PCB belongs to has to be described as one of the lastly-developed GE Mark product series to make use of the company's patented Speedtronic control system technology, with this technology first being seen with the introduction of the Mark I Series way back in the later 1960s. This Speedtronic nature of the Mark IV Series means that the Mark IV Series is able to attract a consistent niche market demand within the greater automated industrial promotional community. This is in spite of the Mark IV Turbine Control System Series' legacy product series attribution, which is correct due to its eventual mass-scale manufacturing discontinuation that took place in the many years beyond its original release due to a General Electric-highlighted full-series functional obsolescence. This DS3800HMPK1N1K product may or may not exist as the originally-produced device of its specific GE Mark product series functionality.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
The GE Microprocessor Board DS3800HMPK1N1K is designed for quick installation in the drive. The board features a modular connector on 1 end and retention levers on the other end. The GE Microprocessor Board DS3800HMPK1N1K also is populated with 3 red indicator LEDs and 1 amber LED which are visible from the front of the board. The board also is populated with a microprocessor, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) modules, and a 34-pin connector. It also is populated with 2 50-pin connectors. All of the previously-described DS3800HMPK1N1K Board hardware component and component specification details have been pulled from a diligent service technician-led visual inspection of the DS3800HMPK1N1K product itself, which was deemed necessary given the Mark IV Series' status as a now-obsolete legacy product series and its related lack of viable research materials online. Given this lack, the DS3800HMPK1N1K functional product number itself can be treated as a decent primary source of DS3800HMPK1N1K Board hardware information; coding for different DS3800HMPK1N1K Board details in a series of functional naming segments. For example, the DS3800HMPK1N1K functional product number begins with the dual-functional DS3800 series tag delegating this DS3800HMPK1N1K product's normal Mark IV Series assembly as well as its domestic original manufacture location. Some of the other relevant hardware details revealed in this manner include this DS3800HMPK1N1K PCB's:
- HMPK functional product acronym
- Group one Mark IV Series product grouping
The red indicator LEDs are a useful indicator of the health of the GE Microprocessor Board DS3800HMPK1N1K. The operator can see the red indicator LEDs while power is applied to the drive and the drive is in operation. The red indicator LEDs are each associated with a circuit on the board. Each circuit performs a function. When a red indicator LED is lit, the circuit is experiencing a fault and the function has stopped operating on the board. A standard first step to resolve the issue is to power off the drive, open the retention levers, and remove the board from the modular connector. Then, connect the board to the connector, close the levers, and restart the drive. When the GE Microprocessor Board DS3800HMPK1N1K is first powered on to start processing, the board performs some basic diagnostic tests before starting. This is to verify that the board is functional. When the amber LED is lit, the board has passed the basic diagnostic tests and is functional. The amber LED also indicates that power is applied to the board.
