MVME162-031 Basic Information & Technical Specifications

I. Basic Information

Model: MVME162-031

Brand: Motorola / Emerson

Product Type: 6U VME bus single-board computer SBC

Processor Architecture: Motorola 68040

Product Status: Out of Production (EOL), commonly used industrial spare parts

II. Core Hardware Parameters

Processor: MC68040, with a main frequency of 33 MHz, integrated MMU, FPU floating-point operation unit, 8KB internal cache

System Memory: Standardly equipped with 8MB DRAM, with parity check

Built-in SRAM: 512KB

Battery Backup and Power-off Persistence: Flash storage: 1MB, firmware program is fixedly embedded NVRAM: 8KB with real-time clock RTC, battery backup

III. Board-Built Interfaces

VME Bus: Supports A32/D32, master-slave mode, DMA, system controller, Ethernet: Dual 10Mbps Ethernet interfaces

Serial Ports: 2 paths of RS-232 serial ports

SCSI Interface: Narrow-body SCSI-2

IP Expansion Slot: 4 paths of IndustryPack expansion slots

Parallel Interface: 8-bit bidirectional parallel port

IV. Electrical Specifications

Power Supply: +5VDC as the main power supply, supplemented by ±12VDC

Typical Power Consumption: +5V approximately 5A

V. Environmental Parameters

Operating Temperature: 0℃ ~ +70℃ (forced air cooling) Storage Temperature: -40℃ ~ +85℃ Relative Humidity: 5% ~ 90% RH, no condensation

VI. Structural Specifications

Specification Size: 6U VME single board, standard size Installation Method: VME chassis slot installation

VII. Main Features 

Dual network port design, supporting network redundancy and network segment isolation

Industrial-grade real-time performance, supporting real-time operating systems such as pSOS, OS-9, and LynxOS

Full battery backup storage, ensuring no loss of critical data in case of power failure

Rich expansion interfaces, compatible with industrial control, testing equipment, and old systems of rail transit 

VIII. Application Scenarios

Old DCS control systems, industrial automation main controllers, ATE testing equipment, rail transit control, main control units of outdated semiconductor devices

IX. Differences in the Same Series

MVME162-030: Single network interface, 4MB memory

MVME162-031: Dual network interfaces, standard 8MB memory, all other hardware architectures are exactly the same.