About the IS200CTBCG1A
The IS200CTBCG1A board, a member of the Mark VI GE I/O terminal board modules; is used within systems for turbine and plant controls. Its I/O modules possess a wide range of types and the flexibility to distribute them individually or in groupings. This particular model of IS200CTBC module is revised to the IS200CTBCG1A product through an inclusion of an "A"-rated functional revision. This IS200CTBCG1A printed circuit board product offering's greater Mark VI Turbine Control System Series, as some may have been able to deduce based off of its full extended series name alone, is specifically applicable to functional roles in the management systems and control systems of popular General Electric-compatible gas, steam, and even wind turbine automated drives. This must be described as a massive functional upgrade upon the previously-existing Mark V Turbine Control System Series of a similar full title, as the Mark V Series pertained to more-restricted gas and steam turbine settings alone.
Hardware Tips and Specifications
The IS200CTBCG1A is a rectangular shaped terminal board and has a large plug and two strips located in the middle of the board. While many component PCBs in the Mark V series are compatible with both dual and single redundant systems, the DS200FPSAG1A model here was manufactured specifically for use with triple modular redundant or TMR-style systems. In addition to four available programmable outputs, this Mark VI GE I/O series drive provides three more application outputs on the terminal board. These applications outputs, while not programmable, are mapped to some commonly used signals within the drive itself. IS200CTBCG1A's various outputs can be classified as solid-state relay drivers, which can be used to drive 24 V dc, 10 mA relays. Mark VI GE I/O series drives such as this model are mounted with an I/O pack to run algorithms, digitize the assembly's sensor signal, and communicate using a separate controller which this PCB possesses within its main processing unit. The IS200CTBCG1A's I/O pack has a data acquisition board that is unique to the specific I/O application and a local processor board and is able to run a real-time operating system. The local processor runs algorithms at faster speeds than the normal control system; including the regulation algorithm for servo valves performed within a servo module. The Mark VI GE I/O series features a controller with a compact and flexible design for processing and network communications. This controller’s features include a number of highlighted benefits, such as:
- Flexible frame rate (10, 20, 40, 80, 160, or even 320 ms)
- speed of either 600 MHz or 1200 MHz
- 5 Ethernet ports
- 1 USB port
- 1 COM port
- flexible configuration processes (simplex, dual, triple)
- 18 to 32 V dc for power
- a series of status LEDs
- cooling of up to 1200 MHz using redundant fans
- IEC-61508 compliant safety features
- Level 1 Achilles™ certified security.
All of these aforementioned features serve to increase the functionality and efficiency of the IS200CTBCG1A terminal board, which is protected by a layer of protective circuit board coating. As designated by the "G" grouping evident in IS200CTBCG1A's product number, this Mark VI GE I/O module is protected by a layer of normal-type PCB coating. This normal coating is significantly thicker than the alternative conformal type PCB coating, although it does not offer the same complete coverage. Please note before making a purchase of the IS200CTBCG1A terminal board that this product is a child product of the earlier IS200CTBC parent printed circuit board, and that any manual information available online for this product truly applies to the unrevised version without the important "A"-type functional revision.
