Summary of Contents for Pickering PCI CONVENTIONAL 50-110-021
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USER MANUAL GENERAL PURPOSE REED RELAY MODULE (MODEL Nos. 50-110 / 115-021 / 121) Issue 4.0 April 2012 www.pickeringtest.com ISO 9002 pickering Reg No. FM38792 GENERAL PURPOSE REED RELAY MODULE 50-110/115-021/121 Page 1 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com...
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Pickering Interfaces strives to fulfil all relevant environmental laws and regulations and reduce wastes and releases to the environment. Pickering Interfaces aims to design and operate products in a way that protects the environment and the health and safety of its employees, customers and the public. Pickering Interfaces endeavours to develop and manufacture products that can be produced, distributed, used and recycled, or disposed of, in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
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SW17 SW18 SW19 SW20 SW21 SW22 SW23 SW24 All of the reed relays used in our PCI cards are manufactured by our sister company Pickering Electronics. Pickering reed SW25 SW26 SW27 SW28 SW29 SW30 SW31 SW32 relays offer very high reliability (over 10...
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Humidity: Up to 90% non-condensing Spare Relay Kits Altitude: 5000m Kits of replacement relays are available for the majority of Pickering’s PXI switching modules, simplifying servicing and reducing down-time. Storage and Transport Conditions The relay kits for the 50-110 range are as follows: Storage Temperature: -20°C to +75°C...
SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 2.1. The Reed Relay Module is powered by a +5V input via the edge connector. The interface to the user test equipment is via the front panel mounted 200-way SCSI type connector, J1.
SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION CAUTION Electrostatic discharge can damage the components on the card. To avoid such damage in handling the card, touch the anti-static bag to a metal part of the chassis before removing the card from the bag.
If you are a LabVIEW user, run “Test Panels (LabVIEW VI)”; if not, run “Test Panels (EXE)”. A selector panel will appear, listing all installed Pickering PXI switch cards. Click on the card you wish to control, and a graphical control panel is presented allowing operation of the card.
IVI Driver for Windows - pi40iv The pi40iv IVI (Interchangeable Virtual Instrument) driver supports all Pickering Interfaces PXI switch cards that are consistent with the Iviswtch class model - as are the great majority of cards in the System 40/45/50 ranges. It integrates well with LabWindows/CVI and LabVIEW, and is fully compatible with Switch Executive.
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With most drivers, before programming a Pickering card it is important to understand the basic architecture of Pickering cards. The switches on a Pickering card are organized into logical sub-units, each sub-unit containing a set of objects of similar type and use. These objects may be switches, digital outputs, digital inputs, resistors, power supplies etc, depending on the nature of the specific card.
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering MODULE ARCHITECTURE The Modules utilise up to 64 SPST or SPDT relays depending on the option. In the default state the relays are either open circuit (SPST) or to the ‘B’ terminal (SPDT). Energising a particular relay creates a signal path between the ‘C’...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE MODULE Here are some simple examples of using the drivers with the 50-110-121 (64 Channel SPDT) module. Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpBit command or the WriteSub commands OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1;...
SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION Figures 5.1 and 5.2 provide the Pin-Out information for the General Purpose Reed Relay Module. 50-110-021 50-110-121 Figure 5.1 - General Purpose Reed Relay Module (50-110-021/121): Pin-Outs Page 5.1 GENERAL PURPOSE REED RELAY MODULE 50-110/115-021/121 Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ...
PCI configuration, highlighting any potential configuration problems. Specific details of all installed Pickering switch cards are included. All the installed Pickering switch cards should be listed in the “Pilpxi information” section - if one or more cards is missing it may be possible to determine the reason by referring to the PCI configuration dump contained in the report, but interpretation of this information is far from straightforward, and the best course is to contact Pickering support: support@pickeringtest.com, if possible including a copy of the...
SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION SOFTWARE UPDATE For PCI modules operating in a PCI system, no module software updates are required. For the latest version of the driver please refer to our web site www.pickeringtest.com...
SECTION 8 - CAUTIONS pickering SECTION 8 - WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS WARNING – HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS This product is not specifically designed for use in hazardous environments, for example in explosive atmospheres. If the product is to be used in hazardous environments we recommend that the user ensures suitable protective measures are taken.
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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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