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  • Page 1 40-561A User Manual PXI BRIC™ Multi-Slot Matrix Module pickeringtest.com Issue 6.6 November 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 BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1 Section 7 Maintenance Information ............7.1 Switching System Test Tools ..........7.1 Fuse Replacement ..............7.1 Relay Look-Up Tables ............7.2 PCB Layout Diagrams ............7.27 Daughter Board Removal/Replacement ......7.29 BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page (V)
  • Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) 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 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...
  • 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. 2 AMP 1-POLE UHD MATRIX MODULES 40-575 / 576 / 577 / 578 / 579 BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page (VIII) Page (VIII)

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    3 Year Warranty Leaded Reed Relays BRIC™ PXI Reed Relay Matrices The 40-561A PXI BRICs are designed to minimize the cost and complexity of cable assemblies to the device under The 40-561A PXI BRIC is an ultra high density matrix test and instrumentation.
  • Page 10 • Simplified cabling and interconnection for large matrix BRIC8 Up to 1104x4, 552x8, 276x16 solutions. 40-561A - 1-Pole or 2-Pole Matrix - 0.5 A Reed Relay • Extensive accessory support. BRIC2 Up to 90x8 or 45x16 • Built in self-test to find defective and degrading relays with full path resistance characterisation.
  • Page 11 BRIC Multi-Slot Matrix, 40-561A How to use the BRIC matrix to connect instrumentation to the UUT Single or Double Pole Matrices Single or double pole 40-561A matrices extend from 30x16 configurations to 360x8 configurations. X360 pickeringtest.com BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A)
  • Page 12 Connectors Relay Type PXI bus via 32-bit P1/J1 backplane connector. The 40-561A BRIC modules are fitted with ruthenium sputtered reed relays, these offer very long life with good Signals via front panel connectors, for pin outs please low level switching performance and excellent contact refer to the operating manual: resistance stability.
  • Page 13 180x8 Matrix office. -210x8 210x8 Matrix -240x8 Mating Connectors & Cabling 240x8 Matrix 270x8 Matrix -270x8 For connection accessories for the 40-561A series BRIC -300x8 300x8 Matrix modules please refer to the 90-015D 68-pin micro-D or 330x8 Matrix -330x8 90-016D...
  • Page 14 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...
  • Page 15 BRIC Multi-Slot Matrix, 40-561A 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 16 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 1.8...

  • Page 17: Technical Description

    Single width - one Matrix Daughter PCB is attached using two M2.5 x 6mm pan-head posi-drive screws. This front panel also provides mounting for a male micro D-type connector, either 96-pin or 68-pin, as shown in Figures 2.2 and 2.3. BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 2.1...
  • Page 18 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering Figure 2.2 - 96/68-pin Micro-D Connectors used on the 30x8 Daughterboard Figure 2.3 - 68-pin Micro-D Connectors used on the 15x16 Daughterboard BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 2.2...

  • Page 19: Functional Description

    FRONT PANEL 68-PIN RELAYS RELAYS MICRO-D FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR MICRO-D CONNECTOR SLOT 1 MATRIX DAUGHTER CARD SLOTS 2 TO 8 MATRIX DAUGHTER CARD Figure 2.4 - Matrix Daughter Cards: Relay Schematic BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 2.3...
  • Page 20 8-Slot Backplane, 3 Matrix Daughter cards the 2-Slot Backplane is fitted with 3 connectors J2 to J4. are fitted to the 2-Slot Backplane. Figure 2.5 - BRIC Module: Functional Block Diagram BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 2.4...

  • Page 21: 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 22: 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 23: 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 24 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 3.4...

  • Page 25: Programming Guide

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PXI 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 26: Module Architecture

    Depending upon the mechanical size, (BRIC2, 4 or 8) between 2 and 12 sub-matrix cards can be fitted to the 40-561A BRIC module. Connections are made by operating the relays at the crosspoints between X and Y lines allowing single X-Y connections, or X-X connections using a Y line as a path. Y signals are routed between sub-matrix cards via the analog backplane, versions with 8 Y connections include isolation switches between the Y bus and the backplane.
  • Page 27 Using The IVI Driver, Direct I/O Driver or VISA Driver This section provides some code fragments which show how to control the 40-561A BRIC Matrix using the IVI Driver, Direct I/O Driver or the VISA Driver. 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.
  • Page 28 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 4.4...
  • Page 29 The Diagrams on the following pages show the connector pinouts for fully populated BRIC modules. Use the table below to find the slot numbers used in the connector diagrams for a particular 40-561A BRIC model number. MODEL NUMBER / CONNECTOR DIAGRAM LOOK-UP TABLE...
  • Page 30 S. Gnd S. Gnd Figure 5.1 - Single Pole 2 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-221-90x8 (Slots 1 to 3), Single Pole 4 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-021-180x8 (Slots 1 to 6) & 8 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-121-360x8 (Slots 1 to 12): Pinouts BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™...
  • Page 31 S. Gnd S. Gnd Figure 5.2 - Two Pole 2 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-222-90x8 (Slots 1 to 3), Two Pole 4 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-022-180x8 (Slots 1 to 6) & Two Pole 8 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-122-360x8 (Slots 1 to 12): Pinouts BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™...
  • Page 32 S. Gnd S. Gnd Figure 5.3 - Single Pole 2 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-221-45x16 (Slots 1 to 3), Single Pole 4 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-021-90x16 (Slots 1 to 6) & Single Pole 8 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-121-180x16 (Slots 1 to 12): Pinouts BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™...
  • Page 33 S. Gnd S. Gnd Figure 5.4 - Two Pole 2 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-222-45x16 (Slots 1 to 3), Two Pole 4 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-022-90x16 (Slots 1 to 6) & Two Pole 8 Slot BRIC Module 40-561A-122-180x16 (Slots 1 to 12): Pinouts BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™...
  • Page 34 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 5.6...

  • 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 BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 6.2...

  • Page 37: Maintenance Information

    The Pickering Interfaces BIRST (Built-In Relay Self Test) Tool provides a simple means of testing selected Pickering Interfaces switching products, including this model. The tool can be used to find relay faults or to provide confirmation that a product is operating correctly, either as part of the regular system calibration or because a system fault is suspected and the switch system needs to be eliminated from the fault finding procedure.
  • Page 38 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.
  • Page 39 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.3...
  • Page 40 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.4...
  • Page 41 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.5...
  • Page 42 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.6...
  • Page 43 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.7...
  • Page 44 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.8...
  • Page 45 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.9...
  • Page 46 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.10...
  • Page 47 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.11...
  • Page 48 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.12...
  • Page 49 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.13...
  • Page 50 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.2 - 30x8 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.14...
  • Page 51 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.15...
  • Page 52 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.16...
  • Page 53 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.17...
  • Page 54 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.18...
  • Page 55 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.19...
  • Page 56 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.20...
  • Page 57 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.21...
  • Page 58 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.22...
  • Page 59 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.23...
  • Page 60 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.24...
  • Page 61 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.25...
  • Page 62 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering TABLE 7.3 - 15x16 Daughterboard Relay Look-Up Table (continued) Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- Cross- point point point point point BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.26...

  • Page 63: Pcb Layout Diagrams

    SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering PCB LAYOUT DIAGRAMS Figure 7.1 - 30x8 Matrix Daughterboard: Component Layout BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.27...
  • Page 64 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Figure 7.2 - 15x16 Matrix Daughterboard: Component Layout BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.28...

  • Page 65: Daughterboard Removal/Replacement

    LEFT, i.e. start removing daughterboards from the LEFT of the BRIC chassis. Release the four cross-head screws securing the BRIC chassis to the PXI chassis. Push down the CPCI ejector handle and pull out the BRIC Chassis. BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.29...
  • Page 66 Remove the remaining three cross-head screws securing daughterboards 1 and 2 to the BRIC Chassis. Remove the four cross-head screws securing the front panel to daughterboards 1 and 2. Remove the front panel. BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.30...
  • Page 67 Remove the two cross-head screws securing the front panels to both daughterboards and remove the front panels from both. Release the two securing screws to the front of both side panels. Clip the removal tool over the daughterboard front panel connector. Pull out the daughterboard. BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.31...
  • Page 68 This is a very high density design, as a consequence removal of the relays can be awkward since there is no access to the relay sides to grip them during de-soldering. Further guidance on removal can be obtained on our Knowledgebase http://wiki.pickeringtest.net/Replacing+Relays or search the Knowledgebase for “Replacing Relays”. BRIC INTEGRATED PXI MATRIX SYSTEM WITH BIRST™ (40-561A) Page 7.32...

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