The AMC-210 is a PCI based Systems Monitor Module for use within industrial rackmount chassis', offering intelligent I/O and monitoring capabilities. The AMC-210 brings you:

The SYSMON's operation can be functionally decomposed into four system modules:

1. Sensing - monitors internal and external system operations and environments
2. Alarm - generates warnings when user defined thresholds are met or errors are detected
3. Control - activation of internal and external devices
4. Reporting - communication with user from any location

An on-board micro-controller can be configured to log alarm events and conditions, and diagnose system integrity on demand. System status can be accessed for updates or alarm priority reconfiguration from either a web-based URL or via a GSM modem.

Features at a glance

• Half size connectors
• Dual board configuration
• Low cost connectors
• Standard PCI
• Outputs connected by ribbon cable to chassis mounted connectors

• Parallel I/O
• Serial I/O
• Analogue I/O
• Fan control monitoring
• DPDT Relays
• Isolated I/O
• ARM Comms Bus
• Power Management
• Micro-controller CPU

• Modular Approach Shortens Time to Market
• Highly modular design.We can provide exactly what you need!
• We can produce customer-specific layouts with ease
• Benefit from our efforts with substantially lower NRE's
• Quickly Add Comms and I/O to your products
• One stop shop for custom systems
• Save time and money!

• PCI Interface: The AMC-210 is compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification V2.2 with bus slave, bus master and host capabilities
• External I/O:
  
  • 44-pin high density 'D' Type connector
    
  • 8 changeover relay contacts 1A 24VDC. Other relay options available
    
  • 8 TTL compatible digital outputs - capable of directly driving LEDs
    
  • 4 optically isolated digital outputs
    
  • External DC power source input
    
  • 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface via RJ-45 connector
    
  • GSM modem providing a GPRS 'immediate' service
    
  • 8 relay outputs (DPDT)

• Internal I/O:
  
  • Modular Approach Shortens Time to Market
    
  • Highly modular design.We can provide exactly what you need!
    
  • We can produce customer-specific layouts with ease
    
  • Benefit from our efforts with substantially lower NRE's
    
  • Quickly Add Comms and I/O to your products
    
  • One stop shop for custom systems
    
  • Save time and money!

• User Inputs: 4 optically debounced inputs. Reverse polarity and over voltage protection are provided. These inputs are available on an IDC connector
• Fan Sensing: 8 tacho sensing outputs
• Onboard Micro-controller: 16-bit micro. It communicates with the higher performance elements of the board via a synchronous serial bus using the SPI format. It has direct control of the lower performance input/output devices (e.g relays, TTL, I/O etc)
• Real-Time Clock:Provides a watchdog timer and alarm interrupt
• Local Battery Operation:Utilises off-board battery sources when the main power source is offline
• RS-232 Interface:The serial communication channel is an RS-232 interface
• Ethernet Interface:A network interface via an RJ-45 rear panel connector
• Optional modem:An optional modem with a dial-in/dial-out interface. During shutdown, a ring detection by the modem will wake up the micro-controller for remote communication. When complete the micro-controller can shut itself down. The modem connects to a telephone line via a rear panel RJ-11 connector
• Accessories:SME Toolkit. Contains the components for development of user-customised alarm definitions. Includes SME in hex format, host side loader for SME, Windows NT Host Application, SME software manual and hardware manual
• Dimensions:8.4" x 4.1"

Operation

• Onboard or user-supplied alarms:Prioritised via user definable parameters, stored locally in EEPROM. The parameters can be reconfigured using the onboard micro-controller. The micro-controller provides Intelligent I/O management, Dynamic event response and extensive interrogation facilities.
• Communication with the AMC-210: Can be achieved in several ways due to the versatile and dynamic design of its communications interface. Depending on location and requirement any of the following protocols can be utilised with ease: RS232, PSTN, GSM, GPRS, Ethernet or just the local PCI bus.

• The System Monitor Executive (SME):Manages user inputs, monitors hard and soft alarms and performs message logging. Using programmable prioritisation, alarms can be monitored and handled via a hierarchical intelligent interrupt structure. This enables multiple event association, logging and control routines. Typical events are generated by such errors as fan failure, power supply failure, over temperature, software flags etc. One or more actions can be assigned to the occurrence of an event such as: recheck of failing event after a delay, activate an audio alarm, display event message to console, notification via modem, reset an event counter or perform a soft reset of the SME.
• Message Logging: Achieved by the use of a circular buffer of entries that can be managed and displayed by date/time, message type or event occurrence. Entries can be arranged as specified and removed after a predefined time period or when storage is low.
• Remote Programming: Allows reconfiguration of all user specific/definable features such as alarms, thresholds, BIOS upgrades, I/O functionality, warning messages, communication settings, security levels etc.
• Built-in self-test: Offers a comprehensive front line resilience monitor. This tests the integrity of the memory using CRC, Real-time clock (RTC) integrity, loop-back of communication ports, onboard logic testing and thermometer configuration testing.
• Motherboard Monitoring Redundancy: Maintained using 2 integrated buses. Provides constant motherboard status information on component temperature, condition, failure, usage etc (PCI or IPMI).
• Local Memory: Available in 3 forms to provide a dynamic rang to suit all applications: 2MB SRAM, 2MB Flash memory and 16MB SDRAM (all mounted on AMC-210).

• Operating power:Powered from any of the following sources:
• Main system power
• ATX +5V standby
• +12V off-board battery
• Power supply monitors: Provides analogue comparator circuitry that monitors specific system and local power supplies. The system supplies monitored are +5V, +3.3V, +12V, -12V. Operating power from onboard supplies are also monitored along with the battery output. Both upper and lower voltage limits are monitored and an alarm is generated when the voltage exceeds either limit.
• Low power operating modes: The board has a series of power down modes that successively decrease the board power requirements to extend battery life. Estimated power requirements in these modes are: