M43 - 8 Relay Outputs

NO (normally open), NC (normally closed) and common contacts

Ratings

Maximum switching voltage: 48V

Maximum switching current: 3A

Maximum operation current: 1A

Maximum switching power: 60W

Switching Time

2ms typ. for NO and NC

Miscellaneous

Relay status can be read out - "read-modify-write" accesses possible

Low heat development by use of CMOS components

Peripheral Connections

Via front panel on a shielded 25-pin D-Sub receptacle connector

Via carrier board (rear I/O)

M-Module™ Characteristics

A08, D08, IDENT

Electrical Specifications

Supply voltage/power consumption: +5V (-3%/+5%), 700mA typ. (all relays active)

MTBF: 1,000,000h @ 50°C (derived from MIL-HDBK-217F)

Mechanical Specifications

Dimensions: conforming to M-Module™ Standard

Weight: 98g

Environmental Specifications

Temperature range (operation):
• 0..+60°C
• Industrial temperature range on request
• Airflow: min. 10m³/h

Temperature range (storage): -40..+85°C

Relative humidity range (operation): max. 95% non-condensing

Relative humidity range (storage): max. 95% non-condensing

Altitude: -300m to + 3,000m

Shock: 15g/11ms

Bump: 10g/16ms

Vibration (sinusoidal): 2g/10..150Hz

Conformal coating on request

Safety

PCB manufactured with a flammability rating of 94V-0 by UL recognized manufacturers

EMC

Tested according to EN 55022 (radio disturbance), IEC1000-4-2 (ESD) and IEC1000-4-4 (burst)

Software Support

MEN Driver Interface System (MDIS™ for Windows®, Linux, VxWorks®, QNX®, OS-9®)

For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Downloads.

Article No.	Description	More
Linux
This product is designed to work under Linux. See below for potentially available separate software packages from MEN.
13M043-06	MDIS4™/2004 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M43 Requires a compatible MDIS™ system package	Download Details
Windows
This product is designed to work under Windows®. See below for potentially available separate software packages from MEN.
13M043-70	MDIS4™/2004 Windows® driver (MEN) for M43 Requires a compatible MDIS™ system package	Download Details
VxWorks
This product is designed to work under VxWorks®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
13M043-06	MDIS4™/2004 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M43 Requires a compatible MDIS™ system package	Download Details
QNX
This product is designed to work under QNX®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
13M043-06	MDIS4™/2004 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M43 Requires a compatible MDIS™ system package	Download Details
OS-9
This product is designed to work under OS-9®. For details regarding supported/unsupported board functions please refer to the corresponding software data sheets.
13M043-06	MDIS4™/2004 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M43 Requires a compatible MDIS™ system package	Download Details

For operating systems not mentioned here contact MEN sales.