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PCI Programmable Potentiometer Card
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  • Page 1 50-296A User Manual PCI Programmable Potentiometer Card pickeringtest.com Issue 1.2 May 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 PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Pre Operation Checks ............3.1 Hardware Installation ............3.2 Software Installation .............3.2 Testing Operation ..............3.3 Section 4 Programming Guide ..............4.1 Programming Options For Pickering PCI Cards ....4.1 Card Architecture ..............4.2 Programming The Card ............4.2 Sub-Units ................4.5 Section 5 Connector Information ..............5.1 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1...
  • Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page (VI)

  • Page 7: Warnings And Cautions

    Not to be used in safety critical circuits, refer to the Pickering Interfaces’ terms & conditions of sale. This card must not be used for the switching of Mains Circuits. For the switching of voltages up to the card’s full specification, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must be...
  • Page 8 • For suitably equipped products in the event of an emergency press the red “emergency stop” button situated on the front of the unit. PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page (VIII) PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110 / 115 / 120 / 125...
  • Page 9 8-Bit 0 Ω to 255 Ω Wiper 5 or 9 The 50-296A version of the card is configured as a 12-Bit 0 Ω to 4 kΩ Wiper 2 or 4 potentiometers with two end connections and a wiper for simulating adjustable components.

  • Page 10: Technical Specification

    Altitude: 5000 m Storage and Transport Conditions Storage Temperature: -20 °C to +75 °C Humidity: Up to 90 % non-condensing Altitude: 15000 m Soft Front Panel for the 50-295A Programmable Resistor Card pickeringtest.com PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 1.2...
  • Page 11 PCI Programmable Resistor, 50-295A/296A Other Resistor Cards High Density Resistor Card Order Codes Pickering Interfaces manufacture a range of variable 10 x 8 Bit (0 Ω to 255 Ω) 50-295A-021-10/8 resistor cards in the PXI and PCI formats. If you have a 18 x 8 Bit (0 Ω...
  • Page 12 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 13 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 14 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 1.6...

  • Page 15: Technical Description

    A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 2.1. Figures 2.2 and 2.3 provide examples of potentiometer chain schematic diagrams for the 50-296A-121-9/8 version of the card. The Programmable Potentiometer Card is powered by +5V inputs via the edge connector. The interface to the user test equipment is via the front panel mounted 37-pin D-type connector, J2.
  • Page 16 RL80 RL79 RL78 RL77 RL76 RL75 RL74 RL73 CH5 Wiper CH5 Terminal A RX80 RX79 RX78 RX77 RX76 RX75 RX74 RX73 RO10 LK10 Figure 2.2 - Programmable Potentiometer Card 50-296A-121-9/8: Motherboard Example Schematic Diagram PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 2.2...
  • Page 17 RL143 RL142 RL141 RL140 RL139 RL138 RL137 LK17 CH9 Wiper CH9 Terminal A RX144 RX143 RX142 RX141 RX140 RX139 RX138 RX137 RO18 LK18 Figure 2.3 - Programmable Potentiometer Card 50-296A-121-9/8: Daughterboard Example Schematic Diagram PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 2.3...
  • Page 18 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 2.4...

  • Page 19: Installation

    Modular products require installation in a suitable chassis. The card is designed for indoor use only. PREOPERATION CHECKS (UNPACKING) 1. Check the card 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

    8. Power-up the host system. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION First install the appropriate Pickering PCI switch card drivers by running the installer program Setup.exe (provided in a compressed zip file), either from the CD-ROM supplied, or by downloading the latest version from our website pickeringtest.com...

  • 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 PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 3.4...

  • Page 23: Programming Guide

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PCI CARDS 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: Programming The Card

    MODULE ARCHITECTURE The 8-bit version of the 50-296A Potentiometer Card is available with 5 or 9 separate channels which can be programmed with values between 0Ω and 255Ω. 12-bit, 16-bit and 24-bit versions are also available which have fewer channels and a greater resistance range - see the Specifications section for details.
  • Page 25 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Here are examples of using the drivers with the 8-bit versions of the 50-296A. Other versions operate in the same way but have a different number of bits in their sub-units. Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpBit command or the WriteSub commands OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1;...
  • Page 26 ViUInt32 data[1]; data[0] = 0x3F03; // Operates bits 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 pipx40_setChannelPattern( vi, sub_unit, data); data[0] = 0; // Releases all bits of channel pipx40_setChannelPattern( vi, sub_unit, data); PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 4.4...

  • Page 27: Sub-Units

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.1 - 50-296A - 8-Bit Versions - Sub-Unit, Resistor & Relay Cross Reference Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor...
  • Page 28 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.2 - 50-296A - 12-Bit Versions - Sub-Unit, Resistor & Relay Cross Reference Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor...
  • Page 29 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.3 - 50-296A - 16-Bit Versions - Sub-Unit, Resistor & Relay Cross Reference Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor...
  • Page 30 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.4 - 50-296A - 24-Bit Versions - Sub-Unit, Resistor & Relay Cross Reference Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Sub- Channel/ Resistor Relay Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor Value Unit Resistor...
  • Page 31 Figure 5.1 - Potentiometer Card Pinout: Figure 5.2 - Potentiometer Card Pinout: 50-296A-021-1/24 50-296A-121-3/24 1 Channel, 24-Bit 3 Channels, 24-Bit (37-pin Male D-type Connector (37-pin Male D-type Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Viewed From Front of Card) PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 5.1...
  • Page 32 50-296A-021-2/12 50-296A-121-4/12 & 50-296A-021-2/16 & 50-296A-121-4/16 2 Channels, 12 & 16-Bit 4 Channels, 12 & 16-Bit (37-pin Male D-type Connector (37-pin Male D-type Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Viewed From Front of Card) PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 5.2...
  • Page 33 Figure 5.5 - Potentiometer Card Pinout: Figure 5.6 - Potentiometer Card Pinout: 50-296A-021-5/8 50-296A-121-9/8 5 Channels, 8-Bit 9 Channels, 8-Bit (37-pin Male D-type Connector (37-pin Male D-type Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Viewed From Front of Card) PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 5.3...
  • Page 34 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 5.4...

  • Page 35: 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 36 SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 6.2...

  • Page 37: Maintenance Information

    PCB. The tables can be used in the fault finding process and should be used in conjunction with the corresponding PCB layout diagrams to identify the position of faulty relays. PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110 / 115 / 120 / 125 PROGRAMMABLE POTENTIOMETER CARD 50-296A Page 7.1 Page 7.1...
  • Page 38 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.1 - 50-296A - 8-Bit Versions - Relay Look-Up Table (relays highlighted in blue are fitted to the motherboard, relays highlighted in yellow are fitted to the daughterboard) Resis- Resis- Resis- Resis- Chan.
  • Page 39 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.2 - 50-296A - 12-Bit Versions - Relay Look-Up Table (relays highlighted in blue are fitted to the motherboard, relays highlighted in yellow are fitted to the daughterboard) Resis- Resis- Resis- Resis- Chan.
  • Page 40 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.3 - 50-296A - 16-Bit Versions - Relay Look-Up Table (relays highlighted in blue are fitted to the motherboard, relays highlighted in yellow are fitted to the daughterboard) Resis- Resis- Resis- Resis- Chan.
  • Page 41 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.4 - 50-296A - 24-Bit Versions - Relay Look-Up Table (relays highlighted in blue are fitted to the motherboard, relays highlighted in yellow are fitted to the daughterboard) Resis- Resis- Resis- Resis- Chan.
  • Page 42 RL73 RL65 RL66 RL67 RL75 RL74 RL70 RL69 RL68 RL76 RL77 RL78 RL71 RL79 RL72 RL80 SPARE Figure 7.1 - 50-296A Motherboard Component Layout RL88 RL87 RL86 RL85 RL84 RL83 RL82 RL81 RL96 RL95 RL94 RL93 RL92 RL91 RL90 RL89...

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