Product Description
This DS215UCVBG3AF printed circuit board product offering was originally manufactured by General Electric specifically for placement in their Mark V Turbine Control System Series. The greater Mark V Series that this DS215UCVBG3AF PCB belongs to is classifiable as a legacy product series due to its eventual manufacturing discontinuation in the years following its initial release. With this being true, this DS215UCVBG3AF Board's greater Mark V Turbine Control System Series additionally exists as one of the final General Electric product series to make use of their patented Speedtronic control system technology. This DS215UCVBG3AF printed circuit board or PCB for short is actually not a standard Mark V Series Board product at all; it exists a a modular assembly, and more specifically as a Genius Controller Module, as influenced by its DS215UCVBG3AF functional product number's possession of the DS215 special assembly tag. This DS215UCVBG3AF product offering's already-sophisticated assembly is further complicated by its possession of two crucial product revisions including an A-rated primary functional revision and an uncommon F-rated secondary functional revision.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
This DS215UCVBG3AF Mark V Turbine Control System Series product offering's functional role as a Genius Controller Module is accepted through its assembly's adoption of a unique series of hardware component adoptions and specifications. The GE Module Genius Controller DS215UCVBG3AF features one Ethernet connector, and multiple LED status indicators. The GE Module Genius Controller DS215UCVBG3AF is also populated with 2 blocks of configuration switches and a connector that enables the attachment to a hard disk drive. Using the Ethernet connector on the front panel, you can attach the controller to an Ethernet network. This might be a local area network (LAN). Ethernet technology allows the operator to control and monitor many devices connected to the network. The operator can monitor the operation of the controller and all the devices connected to it from a remote location. Some of the general features of this DS215UCVBG3AF product offering, as mentioned in its original instructional manual materials, include:
- A 4-slot VME mounting system
- A 586-133 Pentium Processor
- 16M or DRAM
- 4M of flash memory
- 2 DLAN+ ports
- 2 Genius LAN ports
- 2 Ethernet ports
One aspect of the controller that can be monitored remotely is the status indicators that are visible on the front panel of the controller. The controller is populated with 6 LEDs. Some of the LEDs provide information useful in troubleshooting while others are useful for monitoring the operation of the controller. For example, the ENET LED is lit when the Ethernet connection is active and functioning normally. The front panel of the controller also features a Reset button. If you find the controller is not functioning as normal, is functioning at a slower speed, or is having intermittent errors, the first troubleshooting step is to press the Reset button. This clears all processing and clears the memory. It also enables the controller to restart operations without restarting power. It reloads all firmware code and goes through the normal startup procedure. It often resolves problems that occur with the controller.
