IMS-BPE: Basic Port Expansion - IMS Module for Standard Output Signals

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Meinberg's new BPE8000 series will gradually replace the previous series of our Basic Port Expansion modules. Compared to the preconfigured 2000 series modules, the 8000 series provides flexible and customizable configuration of output signals at the physical connectors of the modules. There are eight variants available, offering different BNC and ST connection combinations.

With the new generation of BPE modules, the output signals can be selected via the web interface. An electronically controlled switch (multiplexer) on the module board allows the selection of signals distributed by the receiver module via the backplane. This not only provides the possibility to flexibly distribute the output signals to the existing physical connections, but also achieves a high degree of utilization of the modules, since no hardware update or an upgrade of the IMS system by further modules is required in case of new requirements by the application environment.

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Key Features

Large variety of output signals and programmable pulses: 10 MHz, TC-DCLS/-AM, 2.048 MHz, TTL, PPS, PPM, PPH ...
Flexible configuration of output signals through the web interface of your IMS system (BPE8000 series)
Pre-configured BPE modules with fixed outputs available (BPE2000 series)

Product Description

BPE8000 Series

The BPE8000 series with eight different BNC and ST connection combinations provides flexible configurations of output signals through the web interface of your IMS system. As requirements of application environments change, flexible and customizable combinations of output signals can easily be set up. An electronically controlled switch (multiplexer) on the module board allows the selection of signals distributed by the receiver module via the backplane.

BPE Module	Connectors	Signal Outputs
BPE8000	4x BNC female	TTL
BPE8100	4x ST	Fiber Optic - Multimode
BPE8200	2x ST, 2x BNC female	2x Fiber Optic - Multimode, 2x TTL
BPE8250	2x ST, 2x BNC female	2x Fiber Optic - Multimode, 1x TTL, 1x Modulated Time Code (TC-AM)
BPE8300	4x ST	Fiber Optic - Singlemode
BPE8400:	2x ST, 2x BNC female	2x Fiber Optic - Singlemode, 2x TTL
BPE8500	4x ST	2x Fiber Optic - Multimode, 2x Fiber Optic - Singlemode
BPE8600	4x BNC female	2048 kHz (ITU G.703-15 - 75 Ohm unbalanced) *
BPE8700	4x BNC female	3x TTL, 1x Modulated Time Code - TC-AM **
*	Fixed outputs, no signal selection possible
**	BNC sockets Out 1 - Out 3 are freely programmable, Out 4 is permanently set to TC AM

BPE2000 Series

From the previous 2000 series of our preconfigured BPE modules with fixed outputs, the following variants are still available:

BPE Module	Connectors	Signal Outputs
BPE2016	4x BNC female	4x Progr. Pulses PA
BPE2025	4x BNC female	4x 5 MHz Sine Wave
BPE2352	2x BNC female, 1x 3 pin DFK	1x TCA DCLS, 1x TC AM, 1x Relay Out
BPE2500	4x 2 pin DFK, 1x BNC female	4x Progr. Pulses PhotoMOS, 1x TC AM

Specification of signal levels:

PA: 10 V_pp into 50 Ohm
5 MHz / 10 MHz: 1 V_pp (5 dBm) into 50 Ohm
2048 kHz: 1 V_pp into 120 Ohm
TC AM: 3 V_pp (mark) / 1 V_pp (space) into 50 Ohm
TCA DCLS: 5 V / 250 mA
TTL: 2.5 V into 50 Ohm
Optocoupler: U_{CE max} = 55 V, I_{C max} = 50 mA, P_tot = 150 mW
PhotoMOS: 250 V AC/DC, 150 mA
Relay Out: AC 1 A (250 V); DC 0.1 A (250 V) / 1 A (30 V)
Fiber Optic - Multimode: 850 nm, 15 µW min.
Fiber Optic - Singlemode: 1310 nm, 30 µW min.

Characteristics

Status Info	LED Status Indicators LED St: BPE Status LED In: Status of the backplane's output signals LED A: BPE status - output signals (1 + 2) LED B: BPE status - output signals (3 + 4)
Operating Voltage	+5 V DC
Current Draw	5 V +-5%, 150 mA
Supported Temperature	Operational: 0 - 50 °C (32 - 122 °F) Storage: -20 - 70 °C (-4 - 158 °F)
Supported Humidity	Max. 85 % (non-condensing) at 40 °C
Warranty	Three-year warranty
RoHS Status of Product	This product is fully RoHS-compliant.
WEEE Status of Product	This product is handled as a B2B (Business to Business) category product. To ensure that the product is disposed of in a WEEE-compliant fashion, it can be returned to the manufacturer. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at end-of-life) must be covered by the end user, while Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself.