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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.
PRODUCT SAFETY SAFETY SYMBOLS The following safety symbols may be used on the product and throughout the product documentation. MEANING / DESCRIPTION SYMBOL PROTECTIVE EARTH (GROUND) To identify any terminal which is intended for connection to an external conductor for protection against electric shock in case of a fault, or the terminal of a protective earth (ground) electrode.
Not to be used in safety critical circuits, refer to the Pickering Interfaces’ terms & conditions of sale. This module must not be used for the switching of Mains Circuits. For the switching of voltages up to the module’s full specification, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must...
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CAUTION - PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION SYMBOL Suitably qualified & trained users should ensure that the accompanying documentation is fully read and understood before attempting to install or operate the product. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All cleaning and servicing requires the equipment to be isolated and disconnected from the power source and user I/O signals (refer to the Maintenance Section).
Pickering can construct custom cables for all of our PXI relay. For more information go to: pickeringtest.com/ebirst modules, please contact sales office for further assistance The 40/42-588 is a 2-pole matrix with a size of 32x8 occupying 2 PXI Slots pickeringtest.com...
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Initial Path Resistance On (Single Module): <450 mΩ (X-Y connection) Off (Single Module): >10 Ω Minimum Voltage: 100 μV 40-588-222 Typical Insertion Loss Plot Differential Thermal Offset: <10 μV Operate Times Crosspoint Relay: <3 ms Crosspoint & Isolation Relay: <6 ms...
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Specifications 2-Pole High Density Matrices, 40/42-588 Maximum Crosspoint Count Operating/Storage Conditions The 40/42-588 has a suggested maximum number of Operating Conditions simultaneously operated crosspoints of 50 (please contact Operating Temperature: 0 °C to +55 °C factory for applications requiring higher closure counts).
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Accessories data sheets where a complete list and using just the following items: documentation can be found for accessories, or refer to • 40-588-222, 32x8 2-pole Switching Matrix, qty 1 the Connection Solutions catalog. • 60-104-001, LXI/USB Modular Switching Chassis, 2-slot, qty 1 •...
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We provide a full range of supporting cable and connector solutions for all our switching products—20 connector families with 1200+ products. We offer everything from simple mating connectors to complex cables assemblies and terminal blocks. All assemblies are manufactured by Pickering and are guaranteed to mechanically and electrically mate to our modules. Connectors & Backshells...
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2-Pole High Density Matrices, 40/42-588 Programming Pickering provide kernel, IVI and VISA (NI & Keysight) drivers which are compatible with all Microsoft supported versions of Windows and popular older versions. For a list of all supporting operating systems, please see: pickeringtest.com/os...
SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION The 40/42-588 matrix is a 2-slot wide PXI/PXIe module comprising a mother card and two matrix daughter cards (32x8 version) or one matrix daughter card (16x8 version). The mother card contains the PXI/PXIe bus interface and is connected to the daughter cards via ribbon cables.
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SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering 16x8 2-Pole Matrix Daughter Card 1 Y Bus Y Isolation Relays RL129 to RL136 2-Pole Matrix RL1 to RL128 Relay Coils Mother Card Relay X Bus Ribbon Drivers Cable U1 to U9 Connection PCB/PCB...
Modular products require installation in a suitable PXI/PXIe/LXI chassis. The module is for indoor use only. PREOPERATION CHECKS (UNPACKING) 1. Check the module for transport damage and report any damage immediately to Pickering Interfaces. Do not attempt to install the product if any damage is evident.
For a system comprising more than one chassis, turn ON the last chassis in the system followed by the penultimate, etc, and finally turn ON the external controller or chassis containing the system controller. 9. For Pickering Interfaces modular LXI installation there is no requirement to use any particular power up sequence.
Figure 3.2 - General Soft Front Panel Icon A selector panel will appear, listing all installed Pickering PCI, PXI or LXI switch cards and resistor cards. Click on the card you wish to control, and a graphical control panel is presented allowing operation of the card.
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SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PXI/PXIe 2-POLE HIGH DENSITY MATRIX (40/42-588) Page 3.4...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PXI/PXIe MODULES For information on the installation and use of drivers and the programming of Pickering’s products in various software environments, please refer to the Software User Manual. This is available as a download from: https://www.pickeringtest.com/support/software-drivers-and-downloads...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering MODULE ARCHITECTURE The 40/42-588 is a high density 2-pole switching matrix constructed from 16x8 matrix daughter cards linked with an analog bus. It can be fitted with 1 or 2 matrix daughter cards and connections are made by operating crosspoint relays between X and Y lines allowing single X-Y connections, or X-X connections using a Y line as a path.
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE MATRIX The entire matrix is treated as a single programming sub-unit designated as Sub-Unit 1. Operating an X/Y crosspoint creates a signal path through the matrix. At the same time the corresponding isolation switch is automatically operated routing the Y signal to the analog bus.
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Once the drivers are installed the manual “Sys40Prg.pdf” and driver help files which fully describes these functions can be found in the Pickering folder(s) or the Pickering entries on your Start Menu. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls: Direct I/O Driver - Open with PIL_OpenCards or PIL_OpenSpecifiedCard and close with PIL_CloseCards or PIL_CloseSpecifiedCards respectively.
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...
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SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PXI/PXIe 2-POLE HIGH DENSITY MATRIX (40/42-588) Page 6.2...
For PXI modules which are supported in one of Pickering Interfaces’ Modular LXI Chassis (such as the 60-102B and 60-103B) no module software update is required. If the module was introduced after the LXI chassis was manufactured the module may not be recognized, in this case the chassis firmware may need upgrading.
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Replacement of relays should only be carried out by qualified personnel using the correct equipment. If qualified personnel are not available, or the location of a defective relay cannot be positively determined it is recommended that the module is returned to Pickering Interfaces or a replacement daughter card is ordered.
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