PX3 - MVB Interface Card

PCI Express Mini Card

PX3 is an MVB Multifunction Vehicle Bus to PCIe Mini Card interface and consists of an MVB controller, a local CPU and a PCIe Mini Card slave interface.

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PX3 Mini PCI Express MVB Interface Card
PX3 Mini PCI Express MVB Interface Card with Cable Set

Main Features

32-bit RISC Processor
MVB Interface EMD/ESD+ according to IEC 61375 (TCN Standard)
MVB Bus Administrator
4096 Process Data ports
Message Data stack
Driver support for WinXP, Win7 32/64bit and Linux
-40°C to +85°C (qualified components)

Technical Data

MVB Multifunction Vehicle Bus Interface

Data rate: 1.5 Mbit/s
Data frame size: 16 - 256 bits
Cyclic transmission of process data (PD) (broadcast)
- Control and status information
- Periodic broadcast communication: 16-512 ms, 1 ms possible (real-time)
- Up to 4096 telegrams (ports), at max. 32 bytes each
Event driven message data transfer (MD) (point-to-point)
- For online diagnostics, passenger information in normal operation
- For firmware download and collecting debugging data in field service
- On demand communication
- Destination addressed
- Response time: > 0,5 sec
Bus Administrator communication manager (BA)
- Synchronous, time-multiplexed communication
- Transmission data sequence organization (master_frame - slave_frame)
Full redundancy support
Physical layers
- ESD + (Electrical Short Distance) or EMD (Electrical Middle Distance)
- 200 m (ESD+ and EMD), 32 nodes
- Galvanic isolation
- Compliant to TCN standard IEC 61375
MVB Connectors
- Two 9-pin D-Sub interfaces via cable connected to the PCIe Mini Card
- Both male (MVB 1) and female (MVB 2) D-Sub connectors
- M3 metric inner threading

Mini PCI Express Interface

One PCIe 2.0 Gen1 compliant lane (2.5 Gbps), x1
For data communication path between PX3 and host

Memory

16 MB SDRAM
8 MB Flash

Software Structure Configurations

MDFULL
- Passive interface
- Communication capabilities: PD and BA
SERVER
- Active interface
- Communication capabilities: PD, MD and BA

Miscellaneous

Reset Mechanism
- Onboard under-voltage supervision circuitry
Power Up (PLD Loading)
- Automatically loads the PLD chips after power-on

Mechanical Specifications

Dimensions (L x W x H): 51 mm x 30.2 ±0.1 mm x 12.5 mm
Weight Mini PCI Express card: 18 g
Weight MVB assembly: 14 g

Environmental Specifications

Temperature range (operation): -40..+85°C
Relative humidity: max. 95%
Altitude: Max 1800 m
Shock: 50 m/s² (duration 50 ms)
Vibration:
- 2 mm for 5 - 25 Hz
- 50 m/s² for 25 - 150 Hz
RFI susceptibility from 0,15 to 2000 MHz: 20 V/m (class FS2 in EN50155)
Conformal coating (standard)

Operating Systems

Windows 7
Linux (tested with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)
For information on additional operating systems, please contact our sales staff.
For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.

Standards Conformity

EN 50121-3-2:2006: Electromagnetic compatibility
IEC 61375-1:2007: MVB physical layer isolation
EN 50155:2007 12.2.9: Isolation measurement test/voltage resistance test
EN 50155:2007 4.1.3: Shock and vibration
IEC 61375-1:2007: MVB (Clause 3, Multifunction Vehicle Bus)
EN 60068-2-30:2006: Humidity

Ordering Information

Standard PX3 Models

15PX03A00

MVB ESD+ Device, Process Data, -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03A01

MVB ESD+ Device, Process and Message Data , -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03A02

MVB ESD+ Bus Administrator, Process Data, -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03A03

MVB ESD+ Bus Administrator, Process and Message Data , -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03B00

MVB EMD Device, Process Data, -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03B01

MVB EMD Device, Process and Message Data , -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03B02

MVB EMD Bus Administrator, Process Data, -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

15PX03B03

MVB EMD, Bus Administrator, Process and Message Data , -40 to +85°C with qualified components, conformal coating

Miscellaneous Accessories

05PX03-00

Cable set for PX3 MVB PCI Express Mini Card, length 100 mm, Y connection from PX3 onboard connector to two 9-pin D-Sub connectors (plug and receptacle)