Features:
- Collects forty-eight grouped contact inputs and controls twenty-four relay outputs through one Mark VI VME slot.
- Records contact transitions with 1 ms sequence-of-events timing for trip and permissive analysis.
- Supports simplex or triple modular redundant paths with terminal-board identification and online diagnostics.
TBCI boards bring the field contacts to J33 and J44, while two TRLY boards carry the commanded relay outputs through J3 and J4.
A TMS320C32 I/O processor runs scheduled acquisition tasks and exchanges input, command, and health data with the Mark VI controller over the VME data path.
Simplex projects can use DTCI and DRLY DIN-rail interfaces; TMR installations distribute the signal paths across the R, S, and T racks according to the approved control design.
Apter Power supports sourcing for the General Electric IS200VCRCH1B VME Discrete Input/Output Board used in installed SPEEDTRONIC Mark VI systems.
General Electric IS200VCRCH1B VME Discrete Input/Output Board Manuals, Datasheets, Links
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Sequence-of-events trail
- Time resolution: Contact transitions are stamped to 1 ms.
- Input scope: All forty-eight contact points can contribute event records.
- Sequence review: The stamps help separate initiating trips from later shutdown feedback.
- Controller context: Event data is transferred with the corresponding input state to the Mark VI controller.
- Alarm correlation: When a permissive chatters or a trip chain changes unexpectedly, compare the IS200VCRCH1B event sequence with controller alarms before disturbing the field wiring.
- Evidence quality: A reliable time trail depends on correct rack configuration, healthy excitation, and stable TBCI connections; timestamp evidence should therefore be reviewed together with the board diagnostics.
Field-interface choices
- Contact inputs: TBCI boards connect through the front J33 and J44 ports.
- Relay outputs: Two TRLY boards connect through J3 and J4 for twenty-four commands.
- Simplex alternatives: DTCI and DRLY DIN-rail boards are available for non-TMR layouts.
- Excluded option: The VCRC implementation does not accept the point-isolated TICI board.
- Identity check: Each terminal board carries identification data that the I/O processor compares with the downloaded hardware configuration.
- Replacement trace: Before replacing IS200VCRCH1B, trace the installed cables and confirm the terminal-board catalog and revision rather than assuming that another VCRC-family interface is interchangeable.
Signal-path organization
- Simplex mode: One I/O path acquires contacts and drives the assigned relays.
- TMR mode: Inputs and output commands are distributed across the R, S, and T racks.
- Configuration control: Downloaded topology must match the connected terminal boards and cable positions.
- Service boundary: Redundancy does not compensate for an incorrectly mapped field circuit.
- Voting path: The installed architecture determines how contact states are voted and how relay commands reach the TRLY assemblies; it is not set by the replacement board alone.
- Exchange control: For a controlled exchange, preserve rack position, connector assignment, and application configuration, then verify channel health after IS200VCRCH1B returns to RUN.
Fault-isolation checks
- Board state: Review RUN, FAIL, and STATUS indications after rack power is restored.
- Communication loss: Relay outputs are designed to move to the de-energized condition.
- Output path: Check the TRLY supply, fuses, command state, and relay feedback.
- Input path: Correlate TBCI excitation and wiring checks with latched channel diagnostics.
- Identity faults: Resolve terminal-board part-number or hardware-revision mismatches before service.
- Corrective sequence: If the new board does not enter RUN, de-energize the rack before reseating IS200VCRCH1B and securing its captive screws and front-cable latches. Use the diagnostics to distinguish a field-side failure from an I/O-processor or communication problem before changing relay hardware.