National Instruments 784227-01 Industrial Controller

The part number 784227-01 from National Instruments is the identifying part number for the IC-3173 Industrial Controller. This industrial controller features a core i7-5650U processor with a processing base frequency of 2.2 GHz which can be turbo clocked to 3.1 GHz. This controller supports 4 MB of cache memory and features 8 GB of DDR3L RAM running at 1600 mega transfers per second, allowing this controller to handle tasks swiftly without much hindrance. 

The 784227-01 Industrial Controller has storage options ranging from 4 GB up to 64 GB of storage for saving processed data. This controller module features Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K160T FPGA, with 202,800 flip-flops, 101,400 6-input LUTs, and 600 DSP48E1 slices. The FPGA’s embedded block RAM of 11,700 kilo-bits and external DRAM of 2 GB allow this controller to process data quickly and handle efficient data transfer. The maximum theoretical data rate this module can achieve is 5.33 GB/s.

This module features 4 PoE-capable network ports which are IEEE 802.3af compliant and can reach a maximum data transfer speed of 1000 MB/s allowing for faster data transfer over an ethernet connection. This industrial controller features 2 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 2.0 port. The controller also features 2 display ports which have supporting resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 with a refresh rate of 60 Hz per second. The 784227-01 also has an RS-485/422/232 serial port which allows the communication baud rate to reach up to 115,200 bits per second. 

For I/O connections, this module features 8 TTL-compatible bi-directional channels with a maximum pulse rate of 2 MHz. The controller also features 2 differential I/O channels that support RS-422/RS-485 or single-ended input with a maximum pulse rate of 5 MHz. The controller module also features 8 electrically isolated input channels and eight electrically isolated output channels, with input voltage ranging from 0 Volts to 24 Volts and output current draw of up to 80 mA. This module can withstand temperature conditions ranging between 0 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius. The controller is also IP 67 rated protecting it from dust and water jets.