MEN Micro’s new 3U CompactPCI Universal Interface Board combines the flexibility of user-defined FPGA technology tailored to specific application requirements with compact universal SA-Adapters boards, which provide the physics for legacy serial I/O, fieldbus interfaces and other small I/O functions.  The new F215 board provides the most diverse set of I/O configurations available for embedded computing systems.

The combination of these two technologies enables a host of different I/O interfaces on one board, including RS232/422/485, HDLC, InterBus-S, CAN bus and binary I/O, making the F215 ideal for a virtually unlimited number of embedded applications. In addition, the board’s -40°C to +85°C operating temperature and soldered components enables the F215 to perform particularly well in rugged applications.  

Two SA-Adapters, each connected using a 9-pin D-Sub connector, can be mounted directly on the F215. If additional adapters are needed for more front-panel space, up to six can be added, connected to the carrier via a ribbon cable. The F215 comes in a standard configuration with five pre-defined functions on a two-slot front panel: two CAN interfaces, two UARTs and one eight-channel binary I/O interface.