Product Description
The DS200TCQBG1AFB is one of several available RST Analog I/O boards originally from General Electric that is now available from within AX Control’s surplus and reconditioned inventory. This board is used within the Mark V turbine control system, which is one of the more advanced Speedtronic systems for industrial turbine control released by General Electric. The Mark V Series that this DS200TCQBG1AFB printed circuit board or PCB for short belongs to is one of the more recently-developed General Electric product series that incorporates the patented Speedtronic technology into its assembly, which was first introduced alongside the rollout of the Mark I Series in the late 1960s. Mark V Series products tend to have specific applications in the management and control systems of wind, gas, and steam turbine assemblies. While the Mark V Series is a relatively newly-manufactured General Electric Speedtronic system, it is also considered a legacy series, as its manufacture has been discontinued by the original General Electric retailer in the years since its conception. This DS200TCQBG1AFB Extended Analog I/O Board is not the original product with its exact functionality to exist within the Mark V Turbine Control System Series; that would be the DS200TCQBG1 parent printed circuit board missing this DS200TCQBG1AFB product's three significant product revisions.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
The DS200TCQBG1AFB is a component-dense board, given its highly-specific intended Mark V Series functionality. It has been drilled at each corner to allow the board to be mounted within the rack system; each of theses factory-drilled installation holes have been insulated in observance of potentially-present dangerous surface voltages. The edges are marked to help with alignment/location and carry the board id, the GE logo, and several codes to help with proper wiring. Other DS200TCQBG1AFB board components include multiple resistor network arrays, resistors, FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), and other integrated circuits, capacitors, diodes, and heat sinks; typical of most Mark V Series printed circuit boards. Additionally, the DS200TCQBG1AFB board is equipped with several jumper pins. Jumpers are located across the board’s surface rather than being constrained to a single location; these jumpers allow circuits on the board to be individually configured. Review associated manuals for information on jumper pin settings. When replacing any board within your system, it is best to duplicate pin settings from your previous board. The DS200TCQBG1AFB also includes several vertical pin connectors and plug connectors. The majority of these are located along the bottom board edge and are used for ribbon cables to connect the board to the drive. Since ribbon cables can be easily damaged during mishandling, make sure to hold the cable only by the connector when disconnecting it from the board, and to align it carefully during reconnection.
Given the fact that this DS200TCQBG1AFB Extended Analog I/O Board is not a General Electric product well-detailed in original Mark V Series instructional manual materials available on the internet, the DS200TCQBG1AFB functional product number itself is a strong source of hardware component and specification information for this DS200 series PCB. The DS200TCQBG1AFB functional product number begins with the DS200 series tag detailing this DS200TCQBG1AFB PCB's normal Mark V Series assembly and domestic location of original manufacture. This series tag is followed in the DS200TCQBG1AFB functional product number by the TCQB functional acronym, which was created to exist as a convenient shortened promotional and conversational alternative to the lengthy DS200TCQBG1AFB product number. This TCQB functional acronym is followed by another dual-functional element in the DS200TCQBG1AFB product number; the G1 series grouping tag informing of this DS200TCQBG1AFB PCB's normal style of PCB protective coating and group one Mark V Series product grouping. The final three alphanumeric digits in the DS200TCQBG1AFB functional product number are reminiscent of this DS200TCQBG1AFB PCB's fully-used three-fold product revision history.
