VMIP/VM9000 Series High Density Switch/Measure
and Control Systems
The award winning VXI Modular Instrumentation Platform (VMIP™) provides customers with a level of modularity for instruments that is unmatched in the industry. The VMIP™ makes a single VXIbus card slot three times more powerful than single device solutions. Each VMIP™ instrument can be mixed and matched with other VMIP™ devices for added flexibility.

The VMIP™ is designed for high performance instrumentation, i.e., 6.5 digit DMMs, 1 ns counter/timers, 50 MSa/s AWGs. As such, the VMIP™ design supports all aspects of the VXI specification including access to all seven power supply lines, TTLbus triggers, and interrupts. Each VMIP™ product is an independent VXIbus device with its own unique logical address (ULA) and VXIplug&play drivers.


     VMIP
Up to 36 Independent instruments in a 12-slot 'C'-size mainframe

More than 20 unique instrument modules are available on the platform, bringing robust performance and design flexibility to ATE systems. Today, VMIP™ products are the choice of many system developers with over 1000 VM9000 base units shipped per year. For example, VMIP™ products have enabled designers of the following systems to leverage off the most popular modular mezzanine platform on the market:

  • Boeing 777 NxGen
  • Lockheed LMSTAR Avionics
  • Raytheon STEP Missile Testers
  • International Trucking ECM EITS
  • Dell Computer ESS Testing
  • Schlumberger Drill Head PCB
  • Delphi Research and Development
Product List

Analog input event detectors
VM4016 16-channel Analog Comparator/Interrupter
VM4018 16-channel Precision Analog Comparator

Carriers & Base Units
VM9000 VMIP Base Unit (holds three instruments)

Communication Interfaces
VM6068 4-channel, High-performance Serial Interface, 4MB RAM

Digital I/O
VM1548 48-channel TTL I/O
VM1548C 48-channel I/O, Open Collector

DMM
VM2710A 6.5 digit DMM
VM2716A 16-channel Differential 4.5 Digit Scanning Voltmeter

High speed Digitizer
VM2616 16-channel, 16-bit Digitizer Module
VM2601 80MSa/s 14-bit Digitizer/IF Receiver
VM2602 40MSa/s 14-bit Digitizer/IF Receiver
VM2603 20MSa/s 14-bit Digitizer/IF Receiver

Programmable Resistance loads
VM7004 4-channel Programmable Resistor

Signal generation / Stimulus
VM3608A 8-channel, 16-bit DAC/Waveform Generator
VM3616A 16-channel, 16-bit DAC/Waveform Generator
VM3618 8-channel Isolated 16-bit D/A
VM3640A 50 MSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator w/Power Down Feature
VM7510 DC Reference Standard

Signal switching & Distribution
VM8016 16-channel Low Thermal Multiplexer

Timing / Counter
VM1602 32-channel Time Stamp
VM2164 200 MHz, 1nS Universal Counter


Instrument upgrades
VT4101A 6.5 Digit DMM, 200 MHz Counter/Timer (VX4101A Upgrade)