Product Description
The DS200LDCCH1AFA card is a drive control local area network (LAN) communications board. General Electric developed this device as a member of the Mark V Turbine Control System drive board series. Cards from this series interface well with GE’s DIRECTO-MATIC 2000 exciters and drives. A number of board functions are provided to the host drive, including I/O, device, and motor control functions. As you have probably picked up based on its full extended series name, the Mark V Series that this DS200LDCCH1AFA printed circuit board or PCB for short is considered a member of has specific applications in both the management and control systems of compatible and popular steam, gas, and wind turbine automated drive assemblies. With the alternative energy focus of this DS200LDCCH1AFA device's greater Mark V Series in mind, it is something of a surprise that it exists as a Legacy General Electric product series that was discontinued due to obsolescence in one of the many years following its initial GE release. The Mark V Turbine Control System Series housing this DS200LDCCH1AFA product, while a generally-obsolete legacy series, does happen to exist as one of the final General Electric Mark product series to make use of the retailer's patented Speedtronic control system technology first seen alongside the release of the Mark I Series in the later 1960s. This DS200LDCCH1AFA printed circuit board is not the original product developed for its intended Mark V Series functional role; that would be the DS200LDCCH1 parent LAN Communications Board missing all three of this DS200LDCCH1AFA PCB's three significant product revisions.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
The specific LAN Communications Board functionality of this DS200LDCCH1AFA product offering is introduced with its normal Mark V Series assembly's acceptance of a specific series of functionally-necessary hardware components and hardware component specifications. For starters, it should be noted that this DS200LDCCH1AFA PCB is more accurately described as a printed circuit card and therefore a LAN Communciations Card; given its small general stature and basic dimensions. Onboard software necessary for the normative functioning of this DS200LDCCH1AFA product is stored through a series of six flash PROM modules containing configuration data, as well as an EEPROM component responsible for the storage of this DS200LDCCH1AFA Board's field-adjustable parameters. Four microprocessors are housed in the DS200LDCCH1AFA communications board. A drive control processor (DCP) is present to perform digital and analog I/O conversions as well as control peripheral I/O devices. A LAN control processor (LCP) is also available on the board. This component is used to accept five different bus LAN systems. The two remaining microprocessors are the motor control processor (MCP) and the co-motor processor (CMP). The MCP is used to process digital I/O communications. If any calculations are too strenuous for the MCP, the CMP will provide the additional processing speed needed to complete the request. A GE programmer keyboard is also found on the board for direct user access to system diagnostics and error codes.
Any part shipped by AX Control will be protected by a standard static cling plastic wrapping. Before removing the DS200LDCCH1AFA board, be sure to review all installation parameters provided by the manufacturer. Wiring instructions for the card is available in the series manual as well as the device datasheet. General Electric originally provided technical support to all members of the Mark V series. Our trained sales staff at AX Control is always available via phone or email to assist with all of your automation needs. Our team can provide pricing information for the DS200LDCCH1AFA as well as any other needed part or repair. This DS200LDCCH1AFA LAN Communications Card is a versatile Mark V Series product that can handle a range of different compatible voltages, signals, and even product types. For example, this DS200LDCCH1AFA printed circuit board is considered compatible with up to five different bus systems, including:
- The DLAN+, GE’s ARCNET®-based drive LAN protocol Bus System
- The DLAN, GE’s drive LAN used for smaller drives and earlier larger drives Bus System
- The Genius® bus via an interface board, such as the DS200ADGI Bus System
- The CPL (Control Party Line) serial link via an interface board, such as the DS200ADCI Bus System
- The C-bus, a parallel differential bus, via an interface board, such as the DS200ADCI Bus System
