IBA ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard ExpressCard with ibaNet FO connectors

Description

Properties

 ExpressCard with 2 fiber optic connections for laptop computers

 Fast data transfer between card and computer’s memory by DMA technology

(CPU load relieving)

 Support for all ibaNet communication protocols (2 Mbit/s, 3.3 Mbit/s, 5 Mbit/s,

32 Mbit/s and 32Mbit Flex)

 Up to 512 analog and 512 digital signals to be sent/received over the fiber optic

link

 Sampling time between 10 µs and 2 ms

 Replacement for ibaCom-PCMCIA-F with FO-adapter ibaCom-FO-A

 Suitable for  ExpressCard slots with 34 mm or 54 mm

 Plug and Play

Usage

The card is a member of the ibaFOB-D card family and should be used with mobile

computers for measurement purposes. It can be used for connecting a notebook com

puter with iba field devices like ibaPADU analog-digital converter units, ibaNet750 de

vices, ibaLink system couplings and iba bus monitors.

The ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard with its integrated fiber optic adapter provides for higher

data transmission rates (up to 32 Mbit/s) compared with the former ibaPCMCIA-F card

and shows a performance like the ibaFOB-io-D card.

Considered this, a measurement with mobile computers can be of the same quality le

vel like with stationary systems.

ibaPDA-V6. version 6.24 or higher is required for operation of this card.

Communication protocols

All current and former ibaNet communication protocols are supported. Thus, data from

an old ibaPADU device (S/N < 1000) as well as from an ibaPADU-S-IT of the new gen

eration can be processed by this card.

Furthermore, the ibaNet protocol 5 Mbit/s for fast data acquisition (25 kHz) over de

vices ibaPADU-8-ICP, ibaPADU-8-M or -16-M is supported.

The valid ibaNet protocol of the fiber optic input data stream is detected automatically

by the card. The 32Mbit Flex protocol is supported with firmware version V2.00 (build

172 (C2)) or higher.

Fast data processing with reduced CPU load

Due to the DMA technology (DMA = Direct Memory Access) measured data are written

directly into the computer’s memory which is used by the software application for read

ing the data. It is a significant relief for the CPU load while data traffic is boosted.

iba field devices

Following, you‘ll find a listing of some iba field devices which can be connected to the

ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard:

 ibaPADU-8. -16. -32

 ibaPADU-8-ICP, -8-M, -16-M

 ibaPADU-S-IT

 ibaDIG-40

 ibaBM-DPM-S, -S-64 (Profibus DP)

 ibaBM-eCAT

 ibaBM-SiLink

 ibaBM-SLM (SIMOLINK)

 ibaBM-DDCS (DDCS Drive Bus)

 ibaBM-COL-8i-o

 ibaBM-DIS-i-8o

 ibaBM-FOX-i-3o-D

 ibaNet750-BM

 ibaPACO-4

 ibaLink-SM-64-i-o

 ibaLink-SM-64-SD16

 ibaLink-SM-128V-i-2o