Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 / VMIPCI-5565-010 Reflective Memory Interface
The Abaco Systems PCI-5565-010 is a reflective memory interface card. It allows multiple computers to share a common memory space for real-time data sharing and communication.
- Model
- Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010
- Calibration
- Available on request
- Price
- $1,099
- Status
- In stock
- RFQ ref
- PCI-5565-010
This unit
The Abaco Systems PCI-5565-010 is a reflective memory interface card enabling deterministic, low-latency data sharing across up to 256 networked nodes. The card broadcasts data written to onboard SDRAM to all connected systems transparently, eliminating host processor overhead and supporting real-time exchange between computers, workstations, PLCs, and embedded controllers regardless of architecture or operating system.
Technical Specifications
Network Architecture- Optical ring-based topology supporting up to 256 independent nodes
- Serial connection speed: 2.12 Gbaud
- Network transfer rate: 43 Mbyte/s to 174 Mbyte/s (packet-size dependent)
- Sustained data rate: up to 170 Mbyte/s
- Deterministic latency: approximately 450 to 500 nanoseconds between nodes Memory & Processing
- Onboard SDRAM: 64 Mbyte or 128 Mbyte configurations
- Configurable packet size: 4 to 64 bytes
- Transmit and receive FIFOs for peak-rate buffering
- One or two independent DMA channels (variant-dependent) Physical Interfaces
- PCI bus add-in card supporting 3.3V or 5V operation
- Multimode fiber connections: up to 300 meters
- Single-mode fiber connections: up to 10 kilometers Control & Reliability
- User-definable interrupt levels: four levels supported
- Unique node identification: 0-255 via jumper configuration
- Error detection and suppression including redundant transfer mode
- Interrupt propagation ensures reception acknowledgment before processing
Key Features
- Software-transparent data transfer with minimal processor involvement
- Broadcast mechanism automatically replicates writes across all network nodes
- Fast local SDRAM access times for onboard storage
- Fiber-optic connectivity enables extended network distances
Typical Applications Real-time distributed control systems, multi-node data acquisition networks, deterministic inter-processor communication, and heterogeneous system integration requiring synchronized memory spaces.
Compatibility & Integration Supports PCI bus environments with 3.3V or 5V signaling. Integrates with diverse processor architectures and operating systems through hardware-based memory sharing, eliminating software protocol overhead.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | 2.12 Gbaud | Voltage / Current Range: 3.3V or 5V |
Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 — Repair & Calibration Service
Aumictech offers NIST-traceable calibration and repair for the Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010. Calibration covers analog input channel accuracy and offset at all gain settings, analog output accuracy, digital I/O logic threshold verification, sample rate and timing accuracy, and trigger and synchronization bus functional verification. NI CompactRIO and PXI chassis also undergo backplane trigger line integrity check.. All calibrations ship with a NIST-traceable certificate. Turnaround is typically 1–3 business days after receipt.
Common Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 faults: power supply failure (cRIO-9073/9074), C-series slot connector wear, PXI chassis fan failure, GPIB interface failure on VXI controllers, BIOS/EEPROM corruption. NI CompactRIO most common faults are power supply failure on older cRIO-9073/9074 chassis and C-series module slot connector wear from repeated hot-swap cycles. PXI chassis fan failure is the most common wear item — chassis fans are field-replaceable. VXI embedded controllers most commonly develop EEPROM corruption and GPIB interface failure.
Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 price
This Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 is listed at $1,099. Calibration is available separately from $450. Contact us for volume pricing or if you need multiple units.
Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 calibration cost
NIST-traceable calibration for the Abaco Systems / VMIC PCI-5565-010 is $450 (standard — pass/fail certificate and calibration sticker) or $650 (full measured data at every test point, reference standards documented, traceability chain included). Calibration for this instrument covers analog input channel accuracy and offset at all gain settings, analog output accuracy, digital I/O logic threshold verification, sample rate and timing accuracy, and trigger and synchronization bus functional verification. NI CompactRIO and PXI chassis also undergo backplane trigger line integrity check.. Turnaround is 1 to 3 business days after receipt. See full calibration details →
