About the VMIVME-6015
VMIVME-6015
This unit is a part of the VMIC series of devices from General Electric’s industrial automation division, which were then purchased and acquired by Abaco Systems, and given widespread production there. These units are largely regarded as obsolete pieces of equipment, and have since been taken out of production entirely. The VMIVME-6015 module is a quad-serial input and output (I/O) Interface board module.
This four-channel multifunctional peripheral interface board, designed with several of the standard VMIC features within the unit. The VMIVME-6015 model is outfitted with the necessary components to satisfy a wide variety of serial data communication requirements in VMEbus systems. The basic function of the VMIVME-6015 is a serial to parallel/parallel to serial controllers.
The VMIVME-6015 module is software configurable so that the characteristics may be optimized for any given serial data communications application. The VMIVME-6015 module was designed to handle asynchronous protocols, synchronous byte-oriented protocols (such as an IBM BiSync), and synchronous bit oriented protocols (such as HDLC and IBM SDLC).
This Serial I/O Controller can also be used to support any type of serial protocol for applications other than data communications (cassette or floppy disk interface, for example). The VMIVME-6015 is able to generate and check CRC codes in any synchronous mode and may be programmed to check data integrity in various modes. The controller also has facilities for modem controls, and in applications where these controls are not needed the modem controls may be used for general-purpose I/O. The VMIVME-6015 is designed with two MK68564 SIO dual-channel multifunctional peripheral circuits that support a self-test capability. When the loop mode bit is set in the command register, the loop mode is activated to support built in testing and analysis functions.
