General Electric IS215UCCCH4A Mark VIe VME Controller Board

Description

The IS215UCCCH4A is a VME controller board manufactured by General Electric as an integral component of the Mark VIe Series control architecture. This module assembly is designed for installation inside gas turbine control systems, providing the core computational resource needed to run application software blocks and process telemetry. Occasionally referred to as a 3U compact PCI form factor board, the IS215UCCCH4A integrates an Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz microprocessor along with a memory subsystem composed of 256 MB DRAM and 128 MB flash memory. The processing hardware runs the deterministic QNX Neutrino operating system to handle real-time sequencing and process computations. Equipped with six Ethernet-style ports mounted directly onto the faceplate, the board provides multi-channel network connectivity to distribute and sync operations across turbine components. Diagnostic capabilities embedded within the processor detect system errors during startup routines, application downloads, and normal execution states, routing alarm flags directly to the master suite.

Features

• Hosts an embedded 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M microprocessor for real-time turbine calculations
• Utilizes a deterministic multi-board assembly including the base card and an attached IS200 EPMC daughterboard
• Outfitted with six dedicated Ethernet-style network interfaces positioned directly across the front faceplate
• Features an array of faceplate-mounted diagnosis LEDs to indicate real-time module status changes
• Tracks, flags, and saves startup and runtime operational faults into historical engineering databases
• Supports comprehensive parameter downloading, diagnostic visualization, and resetting through ToolboxST software utilities

Applications

• Utility-scale gas turbine primary process computation and control loops
• Distributed power plant control network and VME bus data bridging
• Real-time industrial sequence execution under simplex or triple modular redundant arrangements

Technical Specifications

Power Requirements

Connections/Interfaces

Installation Guidelines

• Rack Insertion: Align the board edges with the VME chassis tracks, slide the module in firmly until the backplane pins are seated, and secure the faceplate fasteners.
• Network Cabling: Connect the system communications buses to the six faceplate Ethernet-style ports based on the specific network designations printed on the faceplate labels.
• Jumper Verification: Review and adjust the on-board UCCC jumper positions and hardware settings relative to the active engineering system topography before powering the VME rack.
• Alarm Synchronization: Connect via the ToolboxST software tool to verify configuration download status, initialize QNX Neutrino operational runtimes, and clear any historical startup alarms recorded on WorkstationST.