Description
Key Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | General Electric |
| Model Number | IS210BPPBH2CAA |
| Functional Acronym | BPPB |
| Product Type | Printed Circuit Board |
| Control System | GE Mark VI |
| System Family | IS200 / Mark VI |
| Prime Mover | Gas or steam turbine |
| Redundancy Applications | Simplex or TMR Mark VI configurations |
| Connectors | 8 female plug connectors |
| Connector Pin Range | 2 to 18 pins |
| Protection Components | 6 metal-oxide varistors |
| Humidity | 5–95% non-condensing |
| Weight | Less than 2 lb according to GE board references |
| Typical Installation | Mark VI turbine-control cabinet |
The available technical references agree that IS210BPPBH2CAA is a Mark VI BPPB printed circuit board, but some secondary listings incorrectly describe it as a power supply, I/O processor, or standalone controller. Those descriptions should not be used for engineering approval.
IS210BPPBH2CAA
Application Scenarios & Pain Points
A Mark VI replacement board has to fit the existing architecture, not merely the connector footprint. In turbine service, an incorrect card can create startup diagnostics, communication faults, or unexpected redundancy behavior at exactly the wrong time.
Typical Applications
- Gas Turbine Control: Used within GE Mark VI control systems supporting gas-turbine prime movers. The BPPB board is part of the control hardware rather than a standalone turbine controller.
- Steam Turbine Control: The same board family can support steam-turbine applications, making it useful for legacy power-generation control cabinets.
- TMR Mark VI Systems: Mark VI installations can use triple-modular-redundant architectures. Replacement planning therefore has to consider the specific rack position and redundancy arrangement.
- Planned Outage Spare: Keeping an exact BPPB spare on site can reduce troubleshooting time when an aging Mark VI cabinet develops a board-level fault.
Field Case:
A plant technician may see an intermittent turbine-control alarm and immediately suspect the processor. Before replacing it, inspect the BPPB connectors, board contamination, cabinet airflow, and adjacent card connections. On an older rack, oxidation or a marginal connector can produce symptoms that look like a failed PCB.
Related Products
- GE IS210BPPBH2C — Closely associated base designation for the IS210BPPBH2CAA board. The complete H2CAA suffix should still be matched before replacement; do not assume every H2C variant is electrically identical.
- GE IS210BPPBH2B — Related BPPB board from the Mark VI family. Similar architecture does not establish direct interchangeability, so hardware revision and application documentation must be checked.
- GE IS210BPPCH1A — Mark VIe I/O Pack Processor Card. This belongs to a different generation and architecture; it should not be substituted for the IS210BPPBH2CAA simply because both use an IS210 prefix.
- GE IS210BPPCH1AC — BPPC processor/daughterboard hardware associated with Mark VIe. Its processing/interface role differs from the BPPB board.
- GE IS215VCMIH1B — VCMI-related controller hardware used within GE turbine control architecture. It operates at a higher system-control level and is not a direct BPPB replacement.
- GE IS200TTURH1B — Mark VI turbine terminal/interface hardware. It serves turbine-specific field signal interfacing rather than performing the same board function as the BPPB.
- GE DS200DSPCH1ADA — Mark VI processor/controller board. This is a fundamentally different component, useful when troubleshooting a system-level processor fault rather than a BPPB board fault.
- GE IS220UCSH1A — Mark VIe processor/controller hardware. It belongs to the newer Mark VIe architecture and should be considered in migration projects, not as a plug-in replacement for an IS210 Mark VI board.
