The GE Speedtronic Mark VI Portable Trainer VME Chassis is an industrial-grade VME card rack enclosure designed to host the complete Mark VI control system for training and demonstration. It provides a platform that replicates real-world Mark VI operational environments, enabling realistic training scenarios across gas turbine control applications. The chassis supports triple modular redundancy (TMR) architecture with three independent Control Modules, power supplies, and IONets, ensuring fault tolerance characteristic of mission-critical turbine control.
Technical Specifications
Chassis Architecture
• VME (Versa Module Eurocard) standard
• Available in 13-slot and 21-slot configurations
• Accommodates Control Modules, I/O cards, communication cards, main processor cards, and flash disk cards
Processing & Control
• Controller Processor
• Turbine Simulator and Windows-operating Processor
I/O Capability
• Digital: 48 discrete inputs and 24 discrete outputs (via VCRC card)
• Analog inputs: 20 channels (VAIC card)
• Analog outputs: 4 channels (VAIC card) and 16 channels (VAOC card)
Termination & Field Wiring
• Barrier-type and box-type terminal blocks
• Wire gauge support up to 3.0 mm² (#12 AWG)
• 300-volt insulation rating
– Key Features
• Triple modular redundancy (TMR) support with independent control paths and power supplies
• VCMI (VME Communication Interface) card for inter-module communication
• IONet deterministic, high-speed network protocol integration
• Ethernet connectivity (10Base2 networks)
• Serial communication options: RS232 Modbus Slave/Master, Ethernet TCP-IP Modbus Slave
• VME backplane I/O data transmission between cards and VCMI interface
– Compatibility & Integration
Designed specifically for GE Speedtronic Mark VI control systems. Integrates IONet and Ethernet communications for distributed field device control and system interconnection. Supports standard VME module population for flexible configuration across training and operational deployment scenarios.
