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It is not certain that it's only the CPLD that died. This is a programmed part, and the Jedec files for it are not public. The CPLD mostly breaks along with the two chips on the DisMo - and this happens mostly to users who do not observe the instructions and place this A500 product on an A1000 despite clear instructions not to do so. So for anyone reading this: The ACA500plus is a product for the A500 only.
Obviously, we need to have the card here in Germany to verify if it's just the CPLD, or also the DisMo that broke.
Since the defect is very characteristic and has happened to other users before, we have introduced protection diodes on the next production run. These diodes will short out the +12V and -12V rails that are damaging the 9572 CPLD and the DisMo, letting two resistors burn. These resistors are labelled "resistors of shame" - guess why 
We still need to test if the new circuitry really protects the more valuable semiconductors, or if it's just an indicator for us to show that the card was improperly connected.
Please read what I wrote: We need to have the card here in order to see if it's just the CPLD or also the DisMo that broke. So far, we're repaired every ACA500plus.
Just send the card to the company address. We're not *that* big, and if a parcel from Italy arrives, we'll know what to do. Please include your complete return address within the parcel.
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