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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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Tel: (800) 722-2528, (949) 859-8999; Fax: (949) 859-7139 atsinfo@astronics.com atssales@astronics.com atshelpdesk@astronics.com http://www.astronicstestsystems.com Copyright 1998 by Astronics Test Systems Inc. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher.
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This warranty does not apply to defects resulting from any modification(s) of any product or part without Astronics Test Systems express written consent, or misuse of any product or part. The warranty also does not apply to fuses, software, non-rechargeable batteries, damage from battery leakage, or problems arising from normal wear, such as mechanical relay life, or failure to follow instructions.
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This document and the technical data herein disclosed, are proprietary to Astronics Test Systems, and shall not, without express written permission of Astronics Test Systems, be used in whole or in part to solicit quotations from a competitive source or used for manufacture by anyone other than Astronics Test Systems.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY Before undertaking any troubleshooting, maintenance or exploratory procedure, read carefully the WARNINGS and CAUTION notices. This equipment contains voltage hazardous to human life and safety, and is capable of inflicting personal injury. If this instrument is to be powered from the AC line (mains) through an autotransformer, ensure the common connector is connected to the neutral (earth pole) of the power supply.
Power Dissipation – High Current/Voltage Open-Collector ............1-12 About MTBF ..........................1-13 Ordering Information ....................... 1-13 Chapter 2 ..........................2-1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....................2-1 Unpacking and Inspection ......................2-1 Installation ..........................2-1 Module Configuration ........................ 2-2 Front Panel Connectors ......................2-2 Astronics Test Systems...
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Operating In Message-Based Mode ..................3-4 Port Descriptors For The 1260-114 ..................3-4 Reply To The MOD:LIST? Command ..................3-5 Operating The 1260-114 in Register-Based Mode ..............3-5 1260-114 Example Code ..................... 3-14 Chapter 4 ..........................4-1 OPTIONAL ASSEMBLIES ......................4-1 Astronics Test Systems...
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Table 3-5, Control Register 1 Functionality of the 1260-114 Module ........... 3-10 Table 3-6, Control Register 2 Functionality of the 1260-114 Module ........... 3-11 Table 3-7, Control Register 3 Functionality of the 1260-114 Module ........... 3-12 Table 3-8, EPROM Descriptor Functionality of the 1260-114 Module ......... 3-12 Astronics Test Systems...
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Disclaimer to current standards. Removed No change 03/19/09 Reshipment Instructions in (Chap. 2-1) and removed (Chap 5). Information. Now appears in first 2 sheets behind cover sheet. Updated table of contents to reflect changes made. . Astronics Test Systems...
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The 1260-114TTL includes the following features: • Standard Adapt-a-Switch plug-in design, providing for ease of replacement • Data-Driven embedded descriptor, allowing immediate use with any Option-01T switch controller, regardless of firmware revision level. Figure 1-1, The 1260-114TTL Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-1...
15,000 feet Power Requirements +5 VDC 2.5 A maximum with all channels sourcing maximum current Weight 6 oz. (0.21 kg.) Mean Time Between >100,000 hours (MIL-HDBK-217E) Failures (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair < 5 minutes (MTTR) Specifications 1-2 Astronics Test Systems...
18Watts. Additionally, if fewer plug-in modules are used, more power may be dissipated by the remaining cards. By using a chassis with high cooling capacity, such as the 1261B, almost any configuration may be realized. Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-3...
The 1260-114CMOS includes the following features: • Standard Adapt-a-Switch plug-in design, providing for ease of replacement • Data-Driven embedded descriptor, allowing immediate use with any Option-01T switch controller, regardless of firmware revision level. Figure 1-2, The 1260-114CMOS Specifications 1-4 Astronics Test Systems...
15,000 feet Power Requirements +5 VDC 1 A maximum with all channels sourcing maximum loads Weight 6 oz. (0.21 kg.) Mean Time Between >100,000 hours (MIL-HDBK-217E) Failures (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair < 5 minutes (MTTR) Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-5...
2.5Watts. Additionally, if fewer plug-in modules are used, more power may be dissipated by the remaining cards. By using a chassis with high cooling capacity, such as the 1261B, almost any configuration may be realized. Specifications 1-6 Astronics Test Systems...
Collector Version • Standard Adapt-a-Switch plug-in design, providing for ease of replacement • Data-Driven embedded descriptor, allowing immediate use with any Option-01T switch controller, regardless of firmware revision level. Figure 1-3, The 1260-114OC Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-7...
Altitude Operating 10,000 feet Non-operating 15,000 feet Power Requirements +5 VDC 0.5 A maximum Weight 6 oz. (0.21 kg.) Mean Time Between >100,000 hours (MIL-HDBK-217E) Failures (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair < 5 minutes (MTTR) Specifications 1-8 Astronics Test Systems...
48Watts. Additionally, if fewer plug-in modules are used, more power may be dissipated by the remaining cards. By using a chassis with high cooling capacity, such as the 1261B, almost any configuration may be realized. Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-9...
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Current/Voltage Open-Collector • Standard Adapt-a-Switch plug-in design, providing for ease Version of replacement • Data-Driven embedded descriptor, allowing immediate use with any Option-01T switch controller, regardless of firmware revision level. Figure 1-4, The 1260-114HVOC Specifications 1-10 Astronics Test Systems...
Altitude Operating 10,000 feet Non-operating 15,000 feet Power Requirements +5 VDC 0.5 A maximum Weight 6 oz. (0.21 kg.) Mean Time Between >100,000 hours (MIL-HDBK-217E) Failures (MTBF) Mean Time to Repair < 5 minutes (MTTR) Astronics Test Systems Specifications 1-11...
23Watts. Additionally, if fewer plug-in modules are used, more power may be dissipated by the remaining cards. By using a chassis with high cooling capacity, such as the 1261B, almost any configuration may be realized. Specifications 1-12 Astronics Test Systems...
Installation of the 1260-114 Switching Module into a 1260-100 Installation Carrier assembly is described in the Installation section of the 1260-100 Adapt-a-Switch Carrier Manual. Astronics Test Systems Installation Instructions 2-1...
It has one pin for each input and one for each output. See Figure 2-1 for pin numbering. Table 2-1 shows the mapping of channel numbers to connector pins. Information about available mating connectors is provided immediately after Table 2-1. Installation Instructions 2-2 Astronics Test Systems...
Publication No. 980824-114 Rev. A 1260-114 User Manual a b c d e Figure 2-1, Front-Panel Connector Pin Numbering Astronics Test Systems Installation Instructions 2-3...
For the 1260-114OC and 1260-114HVOC, these pins connect to the fly-back protection diodes assigned to the indicated ports. Pins for Ports G-L are not connected in the 1260-114HVOC version. Installation Instructions 2-4 Astronics Test Systems...
P/N 990899. The 160-Pin Cable Assembly uses 24 AWG cable with crimp pins to mate with the 1260-114. The other cable end is un-terminated. Refer to Table 2-1 for channel-to-pin mapping information. Astronics Test Systems Installation Instructions 2-5...
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1 through 6. The module with address 1 is in the left slot of the top row. The plug-ins are addressed in the following pattern: Front View – Module Addresses for 1 through 6 Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-1...
0x804000A for example purposes and the 1260-114 occupies the module 0 slot, Figure 3-1 below provides a conceptual view of the message-based mode of operation for a read operation on port 1. Module Operation 3-2 Astronics Test Systems...
An added benefit of message-based operation is that it obviates the need to manually configure control registers on the 1260-114, controlling such things as port data direction, since these are handled automatically by the 1260-01T. Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-3...
A range of ports may be specified using the following channel descriptor syntax: @ <module address> ( <first port> : <last port> )) The following examples illustrate the use of the port descriptors for Module Operation 3-4 Astronics Test Systems...
VXIbus slot-0 controller vendor. The A24 Address Offset is placed into the “Offset Register” of the 1260-01T by the Resource Manager. 2. The <module address> of the 1260-114 module. This is a Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-5...
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Before explaining the particulars of reading and writing to port and control registers, it is necessary to understand how the registers interact with the 1260-114. Table 3-2 provides a detailed explanation of each register and how it interacts with the 1260-114 module. Module Operation 3-6 Astronics Test Systems...
Port K (Port 10) 0x15 0x15 Port L (Port 11) 0x17 0x17 Read Only 0x201 Control Register 1 0x19 0x203 Control Register 2 0x1B 0x205 Control Register 3 0x1D 0x207 EPROM Descriptor Read Only 0x301 Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-7...
If a port is read, the data will appear inverted from what was written to the register, assuming the external power supply pulls up the collector output of the transistor through the external load Module Operation 3-8 Astronics Test Systems...
1: Port G Output Port 0: Port H Input Port 1: Port H Output Port Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used OC and HVOC Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Module Operation 3-10 Astronics Test Systems...
Bits 4-7 enable synchronous mode for the port specified and all lower order ports while higher ports are set to asynchronous mode (i.e. 0x0 = all ports asynchronous, 0x6 = all ports synchronous, 0x3 = ports A-C synchronous) Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-11...
Adapt-a-Switch carrier for configuration HVOC purposes. Additionally, this data has the card identification string for the specific type of card (i.e. 1260-114TTL or 1260- 114CMOS). These identification strings are located at EPROM memory locations 0x23-0x34 Module Operation 3-12 Astronics Test Systems...
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8-bit byte to a control register, while viIn8() is used to read a single 8-bit byte from the control register. The following code example shows the use of viOut8() to update the 1260-114 module. Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-13...
= viOpen (hdlRM, RI1260_01_DESC, VI_NULL,VI_NULL, &hdl1260); if (error < 0) { /* error handling code goes here */ /* form the offset for control register 0 */ /* note that the base A24 Address for the 1260-01T */ Module Operation 3-14 Astronics Test Systems...
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= viOut8 (vi, VI_A24_SPACE, offset, DATA_ITEM); if (error < 0) return( error ); /* close the VISA session */ error = viClose( hdl1260 ); if (error < 0) { /* error handling code goes here */ Astronics Test Systems Module Operation 3-15...
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Publication No. 980824-114 Rev. A 1260-114 User Manual Chapter 4 OPTIONAL ASSEMBLIES 407664 Connector Kit, 160 Pin Crimp ............... 4-3 407408-001 Cable Assy, 160 Pin, 6 ft, 24AWG............4-4 Astronics Test Systems Optional Assemblies 4-1...
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Publication No. 980824-114 Rev. A 1260-114 User Manual Assembly 407664 Connector kit, 160 Pin, Crimp Rev Date 7/30/98 Revision A Component Description Qty Reqd. 602258-116 CON-CAB-RCP160C,100S -E EA 1.000 602258-900 TRMCRP-SNP-U-F26-20G -E EA 170.000 Astronics Test Systems Optional Assemblies 4-3...
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1260-114 User Manual Publication No. 980824-114 Rev. A DWG. NO. REV. 407408-001 Optional Assemblies 4-4 Astronics Test Systems...
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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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