About the DS200MBHAG2AFC
The DS200MBHAG2AFC board is a part of General Electric's Mark V series and serves as a Multi-Bridge Hub Communications Board (MBHA). Its primary purpose is to establish connections between adjacent drive and multi-bridge systems using a fiber-optic communications link.Within the MBHA board, there are three groups available, and the DS200MBHAG2AFC board belongs to the G2 group. The G2 board has a different function for its JP1 jumper, which is utilized for normal operations as well as special settings for factory board resets. The specific jumper configurations can be found in table one of the GEI-100172A MBHA Multi-Bridge Hub Communications Board Instruction Guide.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
Now that some of the series information and Mark V grouping options for this DS200MBHAG2AFC Multi-bridge Hub Communications Board have been exposed, it is possible to discuss the hardware inclusions and specifications this General Electric product necessitates. The DS200MBHAG2AFC board offers up to seven pairs of fiber-optic transmitters and receivers. These pairs are responsible for Mbaud data links and are located on the edge of the MBHA board. To access the receiver and transmitter pairings, duplex fiber-optic cables are utilized in the internal assembly of this Mark V Series product offering. Data links control one through control five facilitate communication with the Mark V's related Multi-Bridge Signal Processing Card (SPCB) board, which can consist of up to six drives. The power supply inputs for the DS200MBHAG2AFC board are received via the TBPSA and TBPSB terminal board connectors. Finally, a stab connector labeled as GSTAB is present on this board.
The DS200MBHAG2AFC board incorporates twenty-two test points for diagnostic testing usage, each with a unique description. For instance, TP13 represents the test point responsible for transmitting signals to the fourth bridge of the board. These aforementioned test points are located within the middle and along the bottom half of the MBHA board. While one jumper has been incorporated into the assembly of this General Electric printed circuit board product; this is for factory testing purposes only and should not be accessed by the prospective buyer from AX Control. On a final note, this DS200MBHAG2AFC Multi-bridge Hub Communications board exists as an edited version of an already-existing Mark V Series product; altering the DS200MBHAG2 Multi-bridge Hub Communications Board through its inclusion of three significant product revisions.
