Product Description
This DS215UCVBG3AD printed circuit board product offering from General Electric was originally, as mentioned before, manufactured for placement specifically in their Mark V Turbine Control System Series; one of the final General Electric product series to make use of the Speedtronic control system technology. The Speedtronic technology seen in the internal assembly of this DS215UCVBG3AD PCB and many other Mark V Series products was first introduced alongside the rollout of the Mark I Series in the later 1960s. This DS215UCVBG3AD Modular Assembly product offering's greater Mark V Turbine Control System Series, while updated in terms of its Speedtronic technology use, is still considered a now-obsolete legacy product series, as it has been discontinued for manufacture during the many years following its initial release. This DS215UCVBG3AD product offering from General Electric is not the original Mark V Series device of its specific intended functionality to exist; that would be the DS215UCVBG3AD parent UC2000V Module missing both of this DS215UCVBG3AD product offering's two significant functional product revisions.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
As with any Mark V Turbine Control System Series product, this DS215UCVBG3AD device's intended functionality is introduced alongside a specific series of necessitated functional Mark V Series hardware components. The GE Module Genius Controller DS215UCVBG3AD features one Ethernet connector, and multiple LED status indicators. The GE Module Genius Controller DS215UCVBG3AD is also populated with 2 blocks of configuration switches and a connector that enables attachment to a hard disk drive. As a Mark V Series product offering with a special DS215-indicated assembly version, this DS215UCVBG3AD PCB is more accurately describable as a Mark V Series modular assembly product. This is most likely due to this DS215UCVBG3AD product offering's necessitated installation involving the non-standard number of four slots in the greater Mark V Series VME Rack mounting assembly. With this true, it is also the case that this may be because of this DS215UCVBG3AD Board's status as a Mark V Series motherboard assembly, as several optional daughterboards have been attached to its base circuit board. Some of this DS215UCVBG3AD assembly's included daughterboards include:
- The IV-586 Board
- Two DS200UCVAG1 Boards
- Two MicroGeni Boards
When you configure the rack and install components in it, you will also install fans and other air devices to cool the rack. This is necessary because of the density of the equipment and the fact that they generate heat while operating. When you plan to install the rack it is important to choose a location that is cool and free of dust, dirt, and oil. The location must be removed from other equipment that generate excessive heat. Also, the environment must have access to free flowing cool air. If other heavy equipment is in the same room, consider moving the equipment to another location or planning on having at least 48 inches of space between them to allow the heat to dissipate between the devices. Another possibility is to use the equipment at different times of the day, if possible. When you plan the electric supply for the equipment, plan to install emergency shut off devices. The drive and other equipment will have multiple sources of current so more than 1 emergency shut off might be necessary. The emergency shut off devices must be within easy reach of a servicer or installer. They must also be easy to use in an emergency situation. Also, the floor of the installation space must be free of moisture, standing water, dirt, dust, and debris.
