Integrating Standard PC Cards

The Sicomp IPCI-COM590 adapter can integrate as many as four PC cards in PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) format in Sicomp industrial computers. This makes it possible to use the inexpensive PCI cards from the world of standard PCs in modular industrial computers with 19 in. packaging systems- in addition to modules in CPCI (Compact PCI) and IPCI (Industrial PCI) format specially developed for this type of computer.

Sicomp IPCI-COM590, like every other I/O module, plugs into the IPCI backplane bus of the 19 in. computer. The adapter can accommodate up to four standard PCI cards. The PCI-to-PCI bridge integrated in the adapter decouples the IPCI backplane bus from the PCI cards. This ensures safe, reliable operation of the adapter in any slot. The slot plates on the PCI cards are bolted onto the front of the adapter so that they are flush with the 19 in. housing.

The adapter offers the machine builder several advantages. If small quantities make the development of special IPCIs or CPCIs uneconomical, the machine builder can now solve automation task using standard PCI cards. And in the design-in phase of IPCI or CPCI cards the builder can also use standard PCI modules in order to be able to begin the integration test as early as possible. The development of an IPCI or CPCI card can be done in parallel.

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