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Artisan Technology Group is your source for quality new and certified-used/pre-owned equipment SERVICE CENTER REPAIRS WE BUY USED EQUIPMENT • FAST SHIPPING AND DELIVERY Experienced engineers and technicians on staff Sell your excess, underutilized, and idle used equipment at our full-service, in-house repair center We also offer credit for buy-backs and trade-ins •...
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User Manual _____________________________________________ Broad Band Switching User Manual Part Number: 603000 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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3/6U Switching User Manual PX Instrument Technology Ltd., Unit 32 Beechwood Close, Boghall Road, Bray, Co Wicklow. Ph 353-1-2864221 Fax 353-1-2864223 Email : info@pxit.ie Web : http://www.pxit.com SW3U / SW6U Broad Band Switching User Manual Document Number: 603000 Description: SW3/6U Broad Band Switching...
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PX Instrument Technology is not responsible for any damage or loss caused to its product, or any other equipment caused by the use of PXIT product with any other product or equipment which is not certified as Year 2000 compliant.
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Safety Notice – Laser The Broad Band Switching products may be used to switch optical signals. As PXIT do not know what type of light sources will be used in different applications, all un- used ports on optical switches or equipment MUST be covered to prevent accidental leakage of optical signal.
3/6U Switching User Manual Introduction Company description. PX Instrument Technology Ltd. (PXIT) is an Irish Company situated in a modern manufacturing facility in Bray, Co Wicklow. PX Instrument Technology designs and manufactures PXI modules and systems. PXIT also produces GPIB optical and electrical switching systems.
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3/6U Switching User Manual 37 Way D-Type Connectors SW6U-RLY32 Relay Driver Card - 32 Channel 250mA / 30V Open Collector O/P's with internal Diode Protection. 37 Way D-Type Connectors (Male pin) SW6U-16x4 Relay Matrix Card 16 x 4, two pole contacts 250V, 2A 37 Way D-Type Connectors (Male pin) SW6U-MUX60 High Density 2 x 30 Channel Mux Card (Not Currently Available)
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3/6U Switching User Manual SW6U-TRIB120L 2M/Bit Tributary Switch Module for DS1 / E1 Specifications as per Trib 7120with channel loopback SW6U-4M50 50 Ohm RF Multiplexer Module Four 4:1 Switches , 600MHz SMB Connectors (20) SW6U-OPT2-XX-C Optical Switch Module 4 x SPDT Switches Specify mode, fiber and connectors SW6U-OPT3-XX-C Optical Switch Module 3 x SPDT Switches...
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3/6U Switching User Manual Specify mode and fiber; Available with LC Connectors only SW6U-OPT32-XX-LC Optical Switch Module Single 32:1 Switch Specify mode and fiber; Available with LC Connectors only Connector and switch type specifier:- -XX specifies mode / fiber: -S9 : Single Mode, 9/125mM fiber -M5 : Multimode, 50/125mM fiber -M6 : Multimode, 62.5/125mM fiber -C specifies connector...
3/6U Switching User Manual Other PXIT Products 1.3.1 PX2000-100 Series. The PX2000-100 series of modules consists of a range of electrical switching matrix, multiplexer, actuator and driver modules which are used for general purpose and high density switching, ATE applications. It also includes a breadboard development module.
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3/6U Switching User Manual Initial Setup Introduction The SW6U Chassis is a modular system utilizing the IEEE488 GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus). It comprises either a 3U high format o r a 6U high format, 19 inch rack-mount chassis. The 6U chassis is capable of housing up to 12 I/O cards and one Controller Module.
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3/6U Switching User Manual switch at the rear of the chassis. Switch positions 1 to 5 are used. Switches 6 to 8 should always be set to the ON position. When a switch is in the ON position, its Binary value is ZERO. The switch is normally factory set to address 7.
GPIB Controller module. Slots 1 to 12 contain the I/O modules. Any of the PXIT SW6U series of I/O switching module can be placed in any of the slot positions. There are NO jumpers to be configured. Each I/O module recognizes its unique slot position.
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3/6U Switching User Manual Programming Commands for Relay Cards Introduction The Switching Chassis System parses and executes simple ASCII command strings sent by the Controlling GPIB Computer Device. These commands allow various switches to be turned ON or OFF individually, or a complete card or complete chassis to be reset.
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3/6U Switching User Manual Examples: A:CL:$12 will close relay 12 on card 2:RSCARD will open all relays on Card two B:CL:$01;B:CL:$18 will close relays 01 and 18 on card eleven 1:RSCARD;1:CL:$18 will reset card1 and then close relay 18 on card 1 HP Basic Program Example : 1190 ! Close Relay 12 on Card 10...
3/6U Switching User Manual Broad Band Switching Modules SW6U-ACT32 : 32 Channel Actuator Card - (100V 2A SPDT Form C contacts) Relays are organised in four groups of 8 channels. Revision 3.0 Page 21 of 60 23 May 2001 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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3/6U Switching User Manual Programming Reference Relays are organised in two groups of 16 channels. The MUX32 is shipped with links fitted, commoning both groups, to form a single 32 channel multiplexer. I/O CONNECTIONS: See Schematic J2 RELAYS 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08, 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 J3 RELAYS 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38...
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.10 SW6U-TRIB120 - 8 Channel Daisy Chain Switch - 120Ω , 30 MHz Programming Reference Relays are organised in four groups : 8 TX inputs, 8 RX outputs, 7 Internal Daisy Chain connections and two Daisy Chain connections. I/O CONNECTIONS: TXcom,T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8 RXcom,R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8...
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3/6U Switching User Manual SW6U-TRIB120 Cont’d… The SW6U-TRIB120 card uses Tini-Q Connectors. Front panel 4 pin Tini-Q MINI DIN PLUG (Viewed from Front) TRIB120 Signal Pins Signal Pins DI (RX in) 3 & 4 DO (TX out) 1 & 2 3 &...
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.15 SW6U-OPT4 : Optical Switch Module (Dual 4:1 Optical Switch) OPT 4 SP4T Optical Relays are organised in two groups of 4:1 Switches. I/O CONNECTIONS: (See above) APPLICABLE COMMANDS: OP, CL, RSCARD, *RST VALID RELAY NUMBERS: 01, 02, 03 AND 11, 12, 13 APPLICATION NOTES: Before writing a CL command to a switch...
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.16 SW6U-OPT5 : Optical Switch Module (Dual 5:1 Optical Switch) OPT 5 SPST Optical Relays are organised in two groups of 5:1 Switches. I/O CONNECTIONS: (See above) APPLICABLE COMMANDS: OP, CL, RSCARD, *RST VALID RELAY NUMBERS: 01, 02, 03, 04 AND 11, 12, 13, 14 APPLICATION NOTES: Before writing a CL command to a switch...
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.19 SW6U-OPT8 8:1 Optical Multiplexer The SW6U-OPT8 Optical 8:1 multiplexer uses a Lightech LT 800 1X8 optical switch unit. This switch unit is an opto -mechanical switch that allows selection of an individual fibre channel direct alignment with a selected output fibre.
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3/6U Switching User Manual I/O CONNECTIONS: Common to 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 (positions 1-8) APPLICABLE COMMANDS: MU, RSCARD, *RST VALID RELAY NUMBERS: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 EXAMPLE: “6:MU:$04” (Connect Card 6 Channel 4 To Common – Displays 4) “A:MU:$08” (Connect card 10 Channel 8 to common –...
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.20 SW6U-OPT16 - 16:1 Optical Multiplexer The SW6U-OPT16 Optical 16:1 multiplexer uses a DiCon VX500 optical switch unit. This switch unit is an opto -mechanical switch that allows selection of an individual fibre channel by means of a high-resolution stepper motor.
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3/6U Switching User Manual Programming Reference: The switch is operated by using the MU command. To comply with current SW6U-GPIB Controller command structures, the switch positions are organised in four groups, 01-08 and 11-18, covering all 16 switch positions. These positions are identified on the front panel of the module.
3/6U Switching User Manual 4.21 SW6U-OPT32 32:1 Optical Multiplexer The SW6U-OPT32 Optical 32:1 multiplexer uses a DiCon VX500 optical switch unit. This switch unit is an opto -mechanical switch that allows selection of an individual fibre channel by means of a high-resolution stepper motor.
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3/6U Switching User Manual Programming Reference: The switch is operated by using the MU command. To comply with current SW6U-GPIB Controller command structures, the switch positions are organised in four groups, 01-08, 11-18, 21-28 and 31- 38, covering all 32 switch positions. These positions are identified on the front panel of the module.
3/6U Switching User Manual As the switch travels, optical noise may be transmitted through some of the optical channels. Allow a minimum of 1 Sec between commands to the switch from the controller. Revision 3.0 Page 54 of 60 23 May 2001 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
3/6U Switching User Manual Optical Fibre Care When using modules with optical fibre, care should be taken to ensure that the connections on the modules and on the connecting cables are kept clean and free of dust and dirt. It is important that persons handling fibre optic cables and equipment are s uitably trained in the handling and use of fibre optic equipment.
3/6U Switching User Manual 5.1.3 Cleaning Procedure (Cletop™ reel) Clean only one fibre optic connector end at a time. Remove the dust cap from the fibre cable connector, being careful not to touch or contaminate the end-face of the connector ferrule. Store the caps in an ESD bag so that they do not attract contamination.
3/6U Switching User Manual 5.1.6 Fibre Optic Cable Handling The most common forms of optical fibre are made of silica glass with a cladding with an outer diameter of 125 microns. This is commonly referred to as “bare fibre”. Because of the risk of breakage bare fibre is always protected by a buffer coating which has either a 250 micron or 900 micron diameter.
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3/6U Switching User Manual other assemblies slack buffered fibre and fibre optic cable should be stored in permanent supported loops within the enclosure, paying particular attention to the need to maintain minimum bend radii and minimise stress at all points. Connectors and optical components shall be supported during installation so as to minimise stress at the points where fibre enters or leaves the component...
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