About the DS200STCAG1A
The DS200STCAG1A is a Turbine Communication Board. This board was initially created by GE for the Speedtronic Mark V LM series of control panel hardware. This board is not being supported by GE anymore and is a little hard to find, as it exists as a member of a now-obsolete General Electric legacy series. Please consult AX Control for the availability of the DS200STCAG1A. This DS200STCAG1A PCB truly exists as an ARCNET LAN Driver Board, although the original Mark V Turbine Control System Series product offering of this functional role is the DS200STCAG1 parent printed circuit board missing this DS200STCAG1A product's A-rated functional revision.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
The DS200STCAG1A, as a turbine communication board (STCA), has the ability to be an IONET specific master for the I/O cores in the <R> core. This board has hardware that does need to be configured once it has been installed. There is a JP2 jumper that can allow the board to be factory tested. Jumper JP4 has the ability to use the flash EPROM to select the voltage that the device needs. There is software that also needs to be configured for this board. On the operator interface, the I/O configuration of the compressor stall, the pulse rate constants, and the synchronization settings all need to be set. Within the Mark V turbine control enclosure cabinet, the DS200STCAG1A is typically mounted at the top with the other I/O control boards. It is normally mounted in the top slot with four other boards that can be one of the following: TCCA, TCQA, TCQC, TCQE, TCPS, TCPS, TCCA, or a TCCB. Within an enclosure cabinet, there can be four different I/O control sections for a maximum of four STCA boards. Several different styles of connectors are made available to the assembly of this DS200STCAG1A ARCNET LAN Driver Board, each of which has crucial interfacing potentials with the above compatible Mark V Series offerings. Some of the connectors in this DS200STCAG1A PCB's assembly specifically include:
- The APL AAHA1 Board ARCNET Communication Link
- The BPL AAHA2 Board ARCNET Communication Link
- The P1 LBC586P Board Bus Connection
- The P2 LPC586P Board Bus Connection
All of the above connectors in this DS200STCAG1A ARCNET LAN Driver Board's assembly have been named through a combination of their factory-printed nomenclature labels, Mark V Series interfacing potentials, and their specific intended application in terms of the DS200STCAG1A PCB's grater Mark V Series automated drive assembly. The aforementioned AAHA board in the names of this DS200STCAG1A PCB's APL and BPL connectors is available for repair or replacement today, along with all of the Mark V Series component circuit boards and products listed on this personalized product page. The DS200STCAG1A contains a pulse rate input circuit and a synch check circuit. The pulse rate circuit has the ability to read the pulse rate inputs that are coming from the TCQC board and then scale and condition those readings. The synch check circuit has the ability to check the synchronization on the STCA board and then pass that information to the TCTG board. Once the TCTG board has that information it can then use it with additional information to create generator breaker commands.
