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Model 10KU

Model 10KU-KD

Model 10KU-EL

Offering four "A-card" slots, the "10KU" is the smallest of the System 10 "A-sized" mainframes.  It is intended for high-speed front-end data acquisition and logging applications where a relatively small number of transducer inputs and analog/logic control signals are involved (up to 32 analog I/O, up to 64 logic I/O), and where optimum portability is desired (including optional DC-powered vehicle operation).

There are two basic "10KU" types: the standard Model 10KU (shown right) and the Model 10KU-KD, which is equipped with a front-panel keypad and two-line LCD "billboard" display (described below).  When equipped with the Satellite Operation ("S") Option, either "10KU" version may act as a standard "node" within a System 10 Satellite Network.

The Model 10KU-EL (also described below) represents a special 10KU-based "Entry-Level" package that includes your choice of "10A" Conditioner Card. 

The following diagrams show the basic physical layout of the "10KU" mainframes.

"10KU" Mainframes  [Top ] (Click here for General System 10 Mainframe Specifications)
Architecture
Dimensions in inches (cm), plus Optional Accessories
(click on image to enlarge) Model 10KU Model 10KU-KD NOTE: The Model RMK-10KU Rackmount Kit lets you install any "10KU" mainframe in a standard 19" instrument rack.
Available Analog Conditioner ("A Card") Slots	Four (4)
Available Digital Processing ("B Card") Slots	None
Maximum Number of Analog Channels*	160
Analog I/O Capacity**	32
Maximum Number of Logic Bits	1000
Logic I/O Capacity***	64
Mainframe Options	Satellite Operation ("S"); Vehicle Operation ("V12" or "V28")
Keyboard / Keypad Provisions  (click here for keypad functions)
10KU	OPTIONAL extended or operator's keyboard with 2-line LCD "billboard" display (Model 10P80D or 10P25D) OPTIONAL remote multichannel VFD display with extended keyboard (Model 10VFD-R with 10P80A) OPTIONAL front-panel LCD "billboard" display with keypad (Model 10DISU)
10KU-KD	INTEGRAL front-panel keypad OPTIONAL extended or operator's keyboard, with or without 2-line LCD "billboard" display (Model 10P80A, 10P80D, 10P25A, or 10P25D)
Data Display Capabilities  (click here for a general description of System 10 Data Display)
10KU	OPTIONAL remote 8-line, 12-channel vacuum fluorescent (VFD) display, 140 x 35 mm, up to 25 feet (Model 10VFD-R) OPTIONAL front-panel or keyboard 2-line LCD "billboard" display (Model 10DISU, 10P80D, or 10P25D)
10KU-KD	INTEGRAL front-panel 2-line LCD "billboard" display
* Up to 1000 channels can be handled when the "S" (Satellite) Option is present. ** Assumes all "A Slots" are dedicated to analog I/O only (with eight channels per slot). *** Assumes all "A Slots" are dedicated to logic I/O only; requires one optional Model 10AIO-16 Logic I/O Card for every group of 16 bits to serve as logic I/O.

Through simple keypad entries, the operator of a Model 10KU-KD mainframe—or a Model 10KU with the Model 10DISU Display Option—can invoke instant "live" readout of a selected system channel or bit on the unit's convenient two-line LCD "BILLBOARD" display, and can also set bits to desired states.  Channel display includes a user-specified engineering-unit legend of up to four characters.

The integral keypad greatly simplifies system setup by letting the operator review in sequence all basic "configuration parameters" for any selected channel or bit, for the system itself, or for the mainframe's Computer Interface Port.  The specific parameters displayed for a given data channel will depend on the channel's "type" designation.  A channel or bit sequence may in turn be "stepped" through an entire range of channels or bits.

Parameters involving only numerical values (decimal or hexadecimal) may be immediately reset via the keypad, as prompted by a cursor in the billboard.

In addition, there's a connector in the rear of the 10KU-KD mainframe for plugging in an optional Extended or Operator's Keyboard (not supplied with the mainframe itself).  This allows rapid manual entry of any standard command recognized by the system.  The front-panel LCD will display any and all keyboard command entries, and all system responses to keyboard-entered interrogations.

A special "FUNCTION" key lets the operator communicate any of up to five prespecified command MNEMONICS to the system, thus allowing entry of selected commands from the keypad alone.

The low-cost Model 10KU-EL package includes

	the Model 10KU mainframe
	customer's choice of one standard "10A" Conditioner Card (additional cards can be ordered to fill the two remaining slots)
	one Model 10AIO-16 Universal Logic I/O Card
	standard RS232 Interface Cable

Software interface packages for use with the Model 10KU-EL are available free of charge.  They may be downloaded from this web site or installed from the latest Daytronic Resource CD.