Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001 Fiber-Optic Reflective Memory with Interrupts
Fiber-Optic Reflective Memory with Interrupts
- Model
- Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001
- Calibration
- Available on request
- Price
- $5,499
- Status
- In stock
- RFQ ref
- VMIPCI-5576-001
This unit
The Abaco Systems VMIPCI-5576-001 is a PCI-based fiber-optic reflective memory board that enables transparent, zero-overhead data sharing across up to 256 networked nodes in distributed computing systems. Data written to local SDRAM is automatically broadcast to corresponding memory addresses on all connected nodes over a daisy-chained fiber-optic ring, eliminating I/O bottlenecks in real-time control and data acquisition environments.
Technical Specifications
Memory & Data Transfer- Configurable on-board SDRAM: 256 Kbyte, 512 Kbyte, or 1 Mbyte
- Memory access widths: D32:D16:D8
- Network data rate: 6.2 Mbyte/s (standard) or 3.2 Mbyte/s (redundant transfer mode)
- PCI target burst rate: 44 Mbyte/s
- PCI master DMA rate: 132 Mbyte/s
- Serial baud rate: 170 Mbaud Network Architecture
- Maximum nodes: 256
- Maximum inter-node distance: 2,000 m (6,560 ft)
- Topology: Daisy-chained fiber-optic ring
- Fiber type: Multimode, 62.5 µm core
- Connector: ST-style bayonet
- Transmitter wavelength: 1,300 nm
- Attenuation range: 0.5 dB to 9 dB between nodes Interrupt Architecture
- Three user-definable interrupts per node
- Any node can trigger interrupts to any other node or broadcast to all nodes
- Interrupts follow data delivery - acknowledgment only after reception confirmed
- Masked at power-up; enabled under software control
Key Features
- Transmit and receive FIFOs buffer peak data rates, reducing CPU and bus overhead
- Error detection via TAXI chipset and parity encoding with redundant transmission support
- Configurable endian conversion for multi-architecture networks
- No processor overhead required for network operation
Typical Applications
- Real-time distributed control systems
- Multi-node data acquisition networks
- applications requiring deterministic latency
- High-speed inter-system synchronization
Compatibility & Integration Networks with VMIC 5576 family boards (VMIVME-5576, VMIMBI-5576) and supports mixed-architecture systems combining PCI, VME, and Multibus platforms.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | 170 Mbaud | Wavelength Range: 1, 300 nm |
Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001 — Repair & Calibration Service
Aumictech offers NIST-traceable calibration and repair for the Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001. 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 VMIPCI-5576-001 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 VMIPCI-5576-001 price
This Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001 is listed at $5,499. Calibration is available separately from $450. Contact us for volume pricing or if you need multiple units.
Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001 calibration cost
NIST-traceable calibration for the Abaco Systems / VMIC VMIPCI-5576-001 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 →
