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  • Page 1 60-555/556 User Manual LXI High Density 2-Pole EMR Matrix pickeringtest.com Issue 4.6 June 2020...
  • Page 2 © COPYRIGHT (2020) 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

    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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Copyright Statement ..............II Technical Support and Warranty ..........III Product Safety ................IV Contents (this page) ..............V Warnings and Cautions .............. VII Section 1 Technical Specification ...............1.1 Section 2 Technical Desctiption ..............2.1 Section 3 Installation ..................3.1 Pre Operation Checks .............3.1 Hardware Installation ............3.1...
  • Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page (VI)

  • Page 7: Warnings And Cautions

    I/O signals that may be present. Blanking panels are available to order from Pickering. 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 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).

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    • 3 Year Warranty The 60-555 is a high density double pole 512x8 matrix suitable depth. It is programmable via the LAN interface using Pickering’s for signal routing in large ATE systems. It is easily expanded to generic switch driver. Standard (W3C) web browsers can be used produce larger sizes, for example, two units can be linked to create to change the configuration and access the soft front panels.
  • Page 10 Overview SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering High Density 512x8 2-Pole Matrix – 60-555/556 Matrix Expansion The 60-555/556 may be expanded to larger matrix sizes by using cabling to daisy-chain the Y signals. The illustrations below show four 60-555-008 512x8 2-pole matrices interconnected as a 2048x8 2-pole matrix using specially constructed cables.
  • Page 11 Specifications SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering High Density 512x8 2-Pole Matrix – 60-555/556 Relay Type LAN Interface Compliant to LXI Standard 1.4, the 60-555/556 has a 1000Base-T The 60-555/556 is fitted with high quality electro-mechanical Ethernet Interface via a standard RJ-45 connector mounted on the relays.
  • Page 12 60-556-004 Product Customization LXI High Density 320x4 2-Pole EMR Matrix 60-556-005 Pickering LXI units are designed and manufactured on our own LXI High Density 384x4 2-Pole EMR Matrix 60-556-006 flexible manufacturing lines, giving complete product control and LXI High Density 448x4 2-Pole EMR Matrix 60-556-007 enabling simple customization to meet very specific requirements.
  • Page 13 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 14 Signal Routing Software Our signal routing software, Switch Path Manager, automatically selects and energizes switch paths through Pickering switching systems. Signal routing is performed by simply defining test system endpoints to be connected together, greatly accelerating Test System software development.
  • Page 15 LAN interface from a remote computer using the unit’s unique Ethernet address. Programming documentation for the unit as well as data for Pickering’s other LXI compatible switching products is stored in the embedded processor and can be downloaded over the LAN interface. Status LEDs on the front of the chassis indicate the condition of the unit and the LAN connection.
  • Page 16 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering MATRIX ARCHITECTURE The following diagrams show the architecture of the 60-555 and 60-556 matrices in more detail than the basic diagram on Page 1-1. The 60-555 consists of up to eight 64x8 2-pole sub-matrices linked by two analog buses - see Figure 2-2.
  • Page 17 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering 2-Pole Isolation Switches All Matrix Crosspoints Are 2-Pole 64 x 4 2-POLE MARIX CARD 1 X128 2-Pole Isolation Switches 64 x 4 2-POLE MARIX CARD 2 X129 X192 2-Pole Isolation Switches 64 x 4 2-POLE MARIX CARD 3...
  • Page 18 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 2.4...

  • Page 19: Installation

    The product 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. 2. Ensure that the designated area for the product is of a flat and solid construction to support its weight.
  • Page 20 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering Figure 3-2. Front view of the High Density 2-Pole EMR Matrix showing the intake slots for cooling air SETTING THE IP ADDRESS To use the 60-555/556 High Density Matrix over a LAN connection it should be set up and configured as described in the “LXI Getting Started Guide”...

  • Page 21: Soft Front Panel Operation

    SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering Figure 3-4. Example configuration window used to manually set the IP address of a Pickering LXI device INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE From the device web page, select ‘Driver Download’ from the menu at the left of the page. This will retrieve the driver from the instrument and install it on your PC.
  • Page 22 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 3.4...

  • Page 23: Programming Guide

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES LXI UNITS 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 60-555/556

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE 60-555/556 The 60-555 is a matrix which has a maximum size of 512 connections on its X axis and 8 on its Y axis. Smaller versions are also available. The x dimension is built using a set of 64 wide sub-matrix sections, each connected to one of two y-buses using a set of isolation relays, 16 per sub-matrix.

  • Page 25: Sub-Unit Allocations

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Sub-Unit Allocations The High Density Matrix is programmed using three sub-units; One for the entire matrix, one for all the Analog Bus A isolation switches, and one for all the Analog Bus B isolation switches. The following tables show the sub- unit allocations for each version of the 60-555 and 60-556 High Density Matrix.
  • Page 26 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Sub-Unit 2 - ya Sub-Unit 1 2-Pole Isolation Switches 512x8 2-Pole Matrix (X1-Y1 to X512-Y8) All Matrix Crosspoints Are 2-Pole Sub-Unit 3 - yb 2-Pole Isolation Switches 64 x 8 2-POLE MARIX CARD 1...
  • Page 27 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Sub-Unit 2 - ya Sub-Unit 1 2-Pole Isolation Switches 512x4 2-Pole Matrix (X1-Y1 to X512-Y4) All Matrix Crosspoints Are 2-Pole Sub-Unit 3 - yb 2-Pole Isolation Switches 64 x 4 2-POLE MARIX CARD 1...

  • Page 28: Direct I/O Driver

    The Direct I/O driver is in reality composed of a suite of separate libraries which interact to provide full control of a Pickering LXI device. In the case of a switch card the communications library picmlx, and the switching library piplx, are needed.

  • Page 29: Ivi Driver

    The following code snippet demonstrates the minimum steps required to operate a switch on a Pickering LXI unit. Firstly a device session is opened on the card located at bus 0, device 5 inside the LXI unit located at 192.168.1.100.
  • Page 30 SSH (Secure SHell) Interface Refer to the section “Command Line Control of Pickering LXI Instruments” on the following pages for details of how to open this interface and general information on the command set available. After opening an SSH session the 60-555/556 is controlled as follows:...

  • Page 31: Command Line Control

    LXI instrument from the Windows utility PILMon and provides identical functionality. Enabling the Command Line Control Utility Pickering LXI devices do not provide an SSH server in the normal configuration state, the service must be explicitly enabled.
  • Page 32 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Step 2 - Enable the SSH server Select the Diagnostics page from the main menu LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 4.10...
  • Page 33 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Click on Start SSH server The SSH server is now operative and instrument control access is available from an external SSH client application. NOTES: The password and state of the SSH server are stored in non-volatile memory within the LXI device and so will remain in effect even after a power cycle.
  • Page 34 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Instrument Control from an SSH Client In the following examples the SSH client PuTTY is used, the user will have to adapt the instructions for any other client. First start up the SSH client and enter the IP address of the LXI device. The user will be prompted for a login name and password.
  • Page 35 Before attempting to control a card it is important to understand the switch architecture of that card and to know how to address the required switch. Each Pickering switch card is represented as a set of one or more sub-units, each sub-unit containing one or more switches.
  • Page 36 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Commonly used mnemonic commands Will list all the open cards, providing the Card Number of each which is essential for further control of a card, also provided are the details of the card model number and architecture.
  • Page 37 = UNMASK|MASK an individual output MB <bit_pattern> = set OUTPUT sub-unit mask (to hex bit-pattern) = view sub-unit output mask (as hex bit-pattern) = take control of all Pickering switch cards = release control of all Pickering switch cards VO <bus> <slot> = open card at specified location VC <card>...

  • Page 38: Using The Soft Front Panel

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering USING THE SOFT FRONT PANEL LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 4.16...

  • Page 39: Connections

    SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering SECTION 5 - CONNECTIONS X449 to X512 X193 to X256 X129 to X192 X385 to X448 & Y1B to Y8B X321 to X384 X65 to X128 X1 to 64 X257 to X320 & Y1A to Y8A Figure 5-1.
  • Page 40 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering Ethernet Port LAN Reset Service Port (for Pickering diagnostics only) IP Address Display Mains Inlet Fuses Power Switch Figure 5-2. Rear Panel Connector Layout for the 60-555/556 LXI High Density 2-Pole EMR Matrix LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556...
  • Page 41 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering The following diagrams show the connector pin-out information for a fully populated 60-555 High Density 2-Pole Matrix with a size of 512x8. The variants with smaller matrix sizes have pin numbering in the same sequence as shown in the following diagrams up to the maximum X or Y count specified.
  • Page 42 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering X129-X192, Y1B-Y8B X193-X256 X131.1 X132.1 Y1.1B X195.1 X196.1 X129.1 X130.1 X193.1 X194.1 X131.2 X132.2 Y1.2B X195.2 X196.2 X129.2 X130.2 X193.2 X194.2 X134.1 X135.1 X136.1 Y2.1B X198.1 X199.1 X200.1 X133.1 X197.1 X133.2 X134.2 X135.2 X136.2 Y2.2B...
  • Page 43 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering X257-X320 X321-X384 X259.1 X260.1 X323.1 X324.1 X257.1 X258.1 X321.1 X322.1 X259.2 X260.2 X323.2 X324.2 X257.2 X258.2 X321.2 X322.2 X262.1 X263.1 X264.1 X326.1 X327.1 X328.1 X261.1 X325.1 X261.2 X262.2 X263.2 X264.2 X325.2 X326.2 X327.2 X328.2 X265.1...
  • Page 44 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering X385-X448 X449-X512 X387.1 X388.1 X451.1 X452.1 X385.1 X386.1 X449.1 X450.1 X387.2 X388.2 X451.2 X452.2 X385.2 X386.2 X449.2 X450.2 X390.1 X391.1 X392.1 X454.1 X455.1 X456.1 X389.1 X453.1 X389.2 X390.2 X391.2 X392.2 X453.2 X454.2 X455.2 X456.2 X393.1...

  • Page 45: Trouble Shooting

    Refer to the Warnings and Cautions at the front of this manual INSTALLATION PROBLEMS The Plug & Play functionality of Pickering switching products generally ensures trouble-free installation. If you do experience any installation problems you should first ensure that all cables are properly connected.

  • Page 46: Lan Reset

    Q All of my device’s lights are on, why don’t I see a green Ready light, even after a few minutes? Your device has a fault, contact your local sales office. Please contact your local Pickering Interfaces sales office for any further support or email: Lxisupport@pickeringtest.com You can also visit our website for product updates, help and downloadable materials at: http://www.pickeringtest.com...

  • Page 47: Maintenance Information

    USING BIRST ™ (BUILT-IN RELAY SELF TEST) 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 48 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL45 RL46 RL47 RL48 RL49 RL50 RL51 RL52 RL53 RL10 RL54 RL11 RL55 RL12 RL56 RL13 RL57 RL14 RL58 RL15 RL59...
  • Page 49 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table (continued) 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL89 RL133 RL90 RL134 RL91 RL135 RL92 RL136 RL93 RL137 RL94 RL138 RL95 RL139 RL96 RL140 RL97 RL141 RL98 RL142...
  • Page 50 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table (continued) 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL177 RL221 RL178 RL222 RL179 RL223 RL180 RL224 RL181 RL225 RL182 RL226 RL183 RL227 RL184 RL228 RL185 RL229 RL186 RL230...
  • Page 51 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table (continued) 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL265 RL309 RL266 RL310 RL267 RL311 RL268 RL312 RL269 RL313 RL270 RL314 RL271 RL315 RL272 RL316 RL273 RL317 RL274 RL318...
  • Page 52 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table (continued) 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL353 RL397 RL354 RL398 RL355 RL399 RL356 RL400 RL357 RL401 RL358 RL402 RL359 RL403 RL360 RL404 RL361 RL405 RL362 RL406...
  • Page 53 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-1. Relay Look-Up Table (continued) 64x8 High Density 2-Pole Matrix Boards Relay Relay RL441 RL485 RL442 RL486 RL443 RL487 RL444 RL488 RL445 RL489 RL446 RL490 RL447 RL491 RL448 RL492 RL449 RL493 RL450 RL494...
  • Page 54 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Figure 7-1. PCB layout for one 64x8 Matrix Board with relay positions highlighted LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 7.8...
  • Page 55 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering 60-555/556 CHASSIS PARTS LIST The 60-555 LXI High Density 2-Pole Matrix chassis contains two main Base boards and, depending upon the specific variant, up to two further Base boards and four Matrix Daughter boards. As well as the matrix boards, the chassis houses a Power Supply, Power Distribution Board, Bridge Board and a Microcontroller assembly.
  • Page 56 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-2. 60-555/556 LXI High Density Matrix Chassis Parts List for a fully loaded matrix (items highlighted in yellow are fitted to the 60-555 only and items highlighted in blue are fitted to 60-556 only)
  • Page 57 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering LXI STATUS LED BOARD BIRST DAUGHTER BOARD FPGA BRIDGE MATRIX DAUGHTER BOARD - 64x8 2-POLE DAUGHTER BOARD MICROCONTROLLER MATRIX BASE BOARD “B” MIDDLE LEFT - 64x8 2-POLE MATRIX DAUGHTER BOARD - 64x8 2-POLE MATRIX BASE BOARD “A” LOWER LEFT - 64x8 2-POLE...
  • Page 58 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering MATRIX DAUGHTER BOARD (PCB 2) MATRIX BASE BOARD “A” (PCB 1) LEFT RIGHT 192x8 2-POLE MATRIX (60-555-023 MATRIX DAUGHTER BOARD (PCB 2) & 60-556-023) MATRIX BASE BOARD “A” (PCB 1) MATRIX BASE BOARD “A” (PCB 3)

  • Page 59: General Maintenance

    Figure 7-5 provides a diagram of how the boards are interconnected for a fully populated 512x8 2-pole matrix, and gives Pickering part numbers for the various assemblies. The different variants of the 60-555 are essentially the same but with different numbers of matrix boards fitted into the chassis. The 60-556 has the same construction as the 60-555 but is fitted with a different build of matrix board, giving a maximum overall size of 512x4.
  • Page 60 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering The Matrix Base Boards “A” receive serial data for the relay drivers via ribbon cables from the FPGA Bridge Daughter Board, and power for the Base Board is fed from the PSU via the Distribution Board. The Left and Right Base Boards connect directly together allowing Y signals to be fed between the different sections of the matrix.
  • Page 61 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering External LAN Connection Microcontroller Board (A-PC-1004) Ribbon Cable (C-CN-951) LXI Status LED Board (A-PC-481 Board B) Ribbon Cable (C-CN-991) BIRST Daughter 64x8 2-Pole Matrix Base Board “A” - Left (A-PC-1193-L) Board (A-PC-615) Ribbon Cable...
  • Page 62 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page 7.16...

  • Page 63: Fitting Rack Mounting Flanges

    APPENDIX A - FITTING RACK MOUNTING FLANGES Pickering’s LXI devices are supplied with mounting flanges to enable fitting into a standard 19 inch rack. The following procedure describes the attachment of the flanges to the unit’s side extrusions, a No.1 cross head screwdriver will be required.
  • Page 64 APPENDIX A - FITTING RACK MOUNTING FLANGES pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY 2-POLE EMR MATRIX 60-555/556 Page A.2...

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