THALES COMPUTERS INTRODUCES PMC-PIO, A NEW 64-CHANNEL PARALLEL I/O PMC INTERFACE CARD

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) April 24, 2003 -- Thales Computers, a leader in providing PowerPC and Pentium-based VME computing solutions to OEMs and system integrators, has introduced a new 64-channel parallel I/O PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC). The PMC-PIO is ideal for demanding I/O applications including ground support equipment, equipment health monitoring, and caution/warning systems.

PRODUCT DETAILS
The PMC-PIO provides 64 channels of 3.3V (5V-compatible) parallel I/O, each of which can be independently programmed as an input or output channel. The bi-directional I/O signals are TTL- and CMOS-compatible and voltage-protected. The PMC-PIO interfaces to a 33 MHz, 32-bit PCI bus through standard P1 and P2 connectors.

The new PMC enables 16 bits of I/O, configured as input, to be used to generate an interrupt on change of state. The edge-triggered change of state can be configured for activation on either a rising or falling edge. The PMC-PIO can function as a standard PMC I/O board or as a test card for a PMC site when the card is in test mode. The user can toggle each of the PCI interrupt pins by writing to a 4-bit register.

The new PMC-PIO is available in three environmental versions: convection-cooled industrial, convection-cooled rugged, and conduction-cooled militarized. On the convection-cooled versions, I/O is routed to a 68-pin front-panel connector, while the conduction-cooled version routes I/O to the PMC J4 connector.

The new card can also be modified by Thales Computers for use in specific applications.

Pricing for the PMC-PIO starts at $795 and is available immediately.

For more information about the new PMC-PIO 64-channel parallel I/O PMC, please visit Thales Computers web site at www.thalescomputers.com, or contact Thales Computers at
1-800-848-2330, fax 919-231-8001.

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About Thales Computers: Thales Computers, a Thales Group company, is headquartered in Toulon, France and Raleigh, North Carolina. Thales Group is a world leader in professional electronics for three broad markets: Aerospace, Defense, and Information Technology & Services. The Group employs some 65,000 people in 50 countries worldwide and generated revenues of more than €10 billion in 2001, 75% in international markets.

Thales Computers is the leading developer of commercial and ruggedized VMEbus hardware and software solutions based on PowerPC and Pentium microprocessors. The company's products are optimized for a wide variety of applications in military, aerospace, communications, transportation and industrial markets and are in active use by customers worldwide, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Toshiba, EADS, British Aerospace, Ericsson, BAE Systems, Alcatel and the Thales Group.