M31 - Mezzanine Card with 16 Digital Inputs, High-Side Switching
M-Module
The M31 is an M-Module with 16 digital high-side switch inputs that connect or disconnect a load to ground. It is designed for industrial automation, medical computers, in-vehicle computers, and embedded computers in transportation.
Main Features
Technical Data
- Input load on ground
- FET constant current source inputs
- Input voltage: Logical low max. 1 V
- Input voltage: Logical low min. 0 V
- Input current: Logical low max. 0.2 mA
- Input current: Logical low min. 0 mA
- Input voltage: Logical high max. 40 V
- Input voltage: Logical high max. 155 V (M-Module version for extended temperature range)
- Input voltage: Logical high min. 5 V
- Input current: Logical high max. 3.5 mA
- Input current: Logical high min. 2.5 mA
- Switching time for input change: 3µs typ.
- Debouncing time: 14ms (defined by PLD programming)
- Digital I/O
- 16x digital input, isolated, D-Sub, 25-pin, receptacle
- 16x digital input, isolated, board to board
- M-Module
- 1x A08/D16/INTA/INTB/IDENT, board to board
- Supply voltage
- +5 V (-3 % / +5 %)
- Power consumption
- 0.25 W typ.
- Isolation voltage
- 500 V DC between isolated side and digital side
- Voltage between the connector shield and isolated ground is limited to 180 V using a varistor; AC coupling between connector shield and isolated ground through 47 nF capacitor
- Dimensions standard: M-Module: (W) 149 mm, (D) 53 mm
- Weight: 67.5g
- Operating temperature
- 0 °C to +60 °C, or
- -40 °C to +85 °C
- Airflow: min. 10 m³/h
- Storage temperature: -40 °C to +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
- UL 94 V-0
- EN 55022 (radio disturbance)
- IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD)
- IEC 61000-4-4 (burst)
- Linux
- Windows
- VxWorks
- QNX
- For more information on supported operating system versions and drivers see Software.
Ordering Information
16 binary sink inputs, 0..+60°C
16 binary sink inputs, -40..+85°C with qualified components
Software

MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M31, M32 and M82
MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for Linux.
This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.

MDIS5 Windows driver (MEN) for M31, M32 and M82

MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M31, M32 and M82
MDIS5 System (and Device Driver) Package (MEN) for VxWorks. This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.

MDIS5 low-level driver sources (MEN) for M31, M32 and M82
MDIS4 system (and device driver) package (MEN) for QNX, source code. This software package includes most standard device drivers available from MEN.