The AcroPack architecture, explained
Acromag's mezzanine format: PCI Express Mini Card electricals with a dedicated I/O connector, composing modular acquisition on PCIe, XMC, VPX and CompactPCI Serial carriers. Here you find the concept and the catalog.
What AcroPack is: I/O composed from modules
AcroPack is the mezzanine format with which Acromag miniaturized industrial I/O: compact modules on the electrical base of the PCI Express Mini Card, with a dedicated connector carrying the field signals.
The logic is that of a miniature instrumentation stack: a carrier hosts several AcroPack modules side by side, each carrying one function — analog inputs, outputs, digital I/O, serial, avionics buses. Carriers exist for PCI Express, XMC, VPX and CompactPCI Serial: the same I/O module follows the project when the platform changes, from industrial PC to conduction-cooled rugged system.
In the catalog the family lives alongside PMC, XMC and VITA 93 QMC in the mezzanine category: it is the most compact option when channels are many and space is scarce, with extended-temperature versions for harsh environments. GOMA distributes Acromag in Italy and integrates the modules on catalog platforms.
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What the specification says
The concept, item by item
The module, the carrier and the functional families.3 entries
Il modulo
mPCIe + field I/O
The Mini Card's standard electricals speak PCIe to the host; the additional connector brings out field signals without flying leads on the module. One function per module, dense channels.
La carrier
1 to 4 modules
Carriers place several AcroPacks side by side and route field signals to the platform's front connectors or rear I/O: the same I/O composition moves between industrial PC, XMC, VPX and CompactPCI Serial.
Le famiglie
A/D · D/A · DIO · serial · buses
Analog acquisition, outputs, digital I/O, RS232/422/485 serial, CAN and avionics buses: the functional families cover the acquisition and control that used to require a full-size board.
Where AcroPack works
Dense acquisition and control, from the research bench to the deployed system.
Nearby architectures
The other mezzanines and the platforms that host them.
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