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PXI 6 U Expandable 250 MHz 16x16 RF Matrix
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Issue 4.4 August 2021

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  • Page 1 45-720A User Manual PXI 6 U Expandable 250 MHz 16x16 RF Matrix pickeringtest.com Issue 4.4 August 2021...
  • Page 2 © COPYRIGHT (2021) PICKERING INTERFACES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, translated or stored in any form, or by any means without the written permission of Pickering Interfaces. Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 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.

  • Page 4: Product Safety

    If this product is heavy reference should be made to the safety instructions for provisions of lifting and moving. STATIC SENSITIVE To indicate that static sensitive devices are present and handling precautions should be followed. REED RELAY MODULE 40-110/115/120/125 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Sub-Unit Tables ..............4.4 Programming The Module 45-720A ........4.7 Section 5 Connector Information ..............5.1 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1 Section 7 Maintenance Information ............7.1 Relay Lookup Tables 45-720A ..........7.1 Component Layout 45-720A ..........7.5 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page (V)
  • Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page (VI)

  • Page 7: Warnings And Cautions

    Unused slots in the host chassis are populated with blanking plates to prevent access to user I/O signals that may be present. Blanking panels are available to order from Pickering in a variety of slot widths. If the product is not used in this manner for example by using an extender card then additional care must be taken to avoid contact with exposed signals.
  • Page 8 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page (VIII)

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    VISA/IVI Drivers Supplied for Windows y 3 Year Warranty The 45-720A module is a 6 U 16x16 RF Matrix suitable for switching frequencies beyond 250 MHz. It is available in 50 Ω and 75 Ω versions with a choice of coaxial connectors.
  • Page 10 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Overview 6 U 250 MHz 16x16 RF Matrix, 45-720A Matrix Expansion Larger matrices may be constructed by daisy-chaining the X signals from multiple modules, for example, six modules form a 96x16 matrix (1536 crosspoints). Expansion is achieved by interconnecting Xout (Loop-thru) of one matrix to Xin of the next using coaxial cables as shown below.
  • Page 11 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Specifications 6 U 250 MHz 16x16 RF Matrix, 45-720A Typical Insertion Loss For One Module Typical VSWR For One Module Typical Insertion Loss with Loop-Through For One Module Typical VSWR with Loop-Through For One Module...
  • Page 12 DifferentialThermal Offset: <30 µV Chassis Compatibility Charateristic Impedance: 50 Ω or 75 Ω Pickering 6 U PXI modules will operate in any 6 U PXI Operate Time: <3.0 ms chassis, in addition they will also operate (with 100 % Release Time: <3.0 ms...
  • Page 13 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Ordering Information pickering 6 U 250 MHz 16x16 RF Matrix, 45-720A Product Order Codes Mating Connectors & Cabling PXI 6 U Expandable 16x16 RF Matrix: For connection accessories for the 45-720A module range, please refer to the...
  • Page 14 To learn more, please go to: pickeringrelay.com 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 The VISA driver is also compatible with Real-Time Operating Systems such as LabVIEW RT.
  • Page 15 Three Year Warranty & Guaranteed Long-Term Support All standard products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of delivery to the original purchaser. Extended warranty and service agreements are available for all our modules and systems with various levels to suit your requirements.
  • Page 16 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 1.8...

  • Page 17: Functional Description

    CONTROL DRIVERS LOGIC U3, U4, U5, U6 TERMINATING RESISTORS R3 TO R14 BRIDGE MODULE CONFIGURATION PCI BRIDGE CONFIGURATION Figure 2.1 - 16 x 16 RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Functional Block Diagram 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 2.1...
  • Page 18 X ISOLATION RELAYS Y9 TO 12 TO ‘X’ CONNECTIONS TO ‘X’ CONNECTIONS X ISOLATION RELAYS Y13 TO Y16 45-720A 16x16 Matrix Figure 2.2 - 16 x 16 RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Schematic 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 2.2...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Modular products require installation in a suitable PXI/LXI chassis. The module is designed 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.

  • Page 20: Hardware Installation

    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.

  • Page 21: Testing Operation

    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.
  • Page 22 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 3.4...

  • Page 23: Programming Guide

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PXI 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...

  • Page 24: Module Architecture 45-720A

    MODULE ARCHITECTURE 45-720A The 45-720A is an array of 384 SPST RF relays. In the default state all relays are open circuit. Energising a particular relay creates a signal path between its C and A terminals. The relay module’s switching architecture is detailed in Figure 2.2 with typical SPST relay terminations as below:...
  • Page 25 8 x 4 Sub-unit Isolation (8) Isolation (8) Sub-unit Isolation (8) Isolation (8) Matrix Matrix 8 x 4 8 x 4 Figure 4.2 - RF Matrix Module: Switching Block Diagram (Matrix) 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 4.3...
  • Page 26 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.1 - RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Global Isolation and Loop Through Relays Funct Relay Funct Relay Funct Relay Funct Relay X1 ISO RL354 X1 LT RL353 X9 ISO RL370 X9 LT RL369 X2 ISO...
  • Page 27 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.4 - RF Matix Module 45-720A: Crosspoints (Y1-X1 to Y8-X16) Relay Relay Relay Relay Y1-X1 Y3-X1 RL37 Y5-X1 RL73 Y7-X1 RL109 Y1-X2 Y3-X2 RL38 Y5-X2 RL74 Y7-X2 RL110 Y1-X3 Y3-X3 RL39 Y5-X3 RL75...
  • Page 28 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.5 - RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Crosspoints (Y9-X1 to Y16-X16) Relay Relay Relay Relay Y9-X1 RL177 Y11-X1 RL213 Y13-X1 RL249 Y15-X1 RL285 Y9-X2 RL178 Y11-X2 RL214 Y13-X2 RL250 Y15-X2 RL286 Y9-X3 RL179 Y11-X3...

  • Page 29: Programming The Module 45-720A

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE MODULE Here are some simple examples of using the drivers with the 45-720A (384 x SPST) module. Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpCrosspoint and OpBit, or the WriteSub commands OpCrosspoint / OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1;...
  • Page 30 “comH1”, “chH1”); // Release internal xA1 from x1 connector pi40iv_Connect(vi, “comI1”, “chI1”); // Connect x1 connector to x1 Loop Thru The IVI Switch driver specification contains no bulk setting capabilities. 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 4.8...

  • Page 31: Connector Information

    SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION Figure 5.1 provides pin outs for the 45-720A Module. X1-LT X2-LT X3-LT X4-LT X5-LT X6-LT X7-LT X8-LT X9-LT X10-LT X11-LT X12-LT X13-LT X14-LT X15-LT X16-LT Figure 5.1 - Module 45-720A: Connector Positions 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 5.1...
  • Page 32 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 5.2...

  • Page 33: Trouble Shooting

    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...
  • Page 34 SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 6.2...

  • Page 35: Maintenance Information

    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.
  • Page 36 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.1 - RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Global Isolation and Loop Through Relays Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay X1 ISO RL354 X5 ISO RL362 X9 ISO RL370 X13 ISO RL378 X1 LT...
  • Page 37 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.4 - RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Crosspoints Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay Y1-X1 Y3-X1 RL37 Y5-X1 RL73 Y7-X1 RL109 Y1-X2 Y3-X2 RL38 Y5-X2 RL74 Y7-X2 RL110 Y1-X3 Y3-X3 RL39 Y5-X3...
  • Page 38 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.5 - RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Crosspoints (Continued) Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay Function Relay Y9-X1 RL177 Y11-X1 RL213 Y13-X1 RL249 Y15-X1 RL285 Y9-X2 RL178 Y11-X2 RL214 Y13-X2 RL250 Y15-X2 RL286 Y9-X3...
  • Page 39 RL366 RL365 RL368 RL367 RL370 RL369 RL372 RL371 RL374 RL373 RL376 RL375 RL378 RL377 RL380 RL379 RL382 RL381 RL384 RL383 SPARE Figure 7.1 - 16x16 RF Matrix Module 45-720A: Component Layout 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 7.5...
  • Page 40 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Figure 7.2 - 16x16 RF Matrix Module: 45-720A 16 x 16 RF MATRIX MODULE 45-720A Page 7.6...

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