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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.
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 HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page (IV) Page (IV)
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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• 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 HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page (VIII) Page (VIII)
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• Supported by PXI or LXI Chassis • Supported by eBIRST ™ • 3 Year Warranty X1.2 X1.1 X1.3 X2.2 The 40-592A FIBO (Fault Insertion Break-Out) Matrix Module X2.1 X2.3 is a large-scale high density switching matrix based on the Pickering BRIC™ format. X80.2 X80.1 X80.3...
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BRIC High Density FIBO Matrix – 40-592A Relay Type Width and Dimensions The 40-592A is fitted with high performance instrumentation Four or eight slot 3U PXI module (CompactPCI). grade ruthenium sputtered reed relays. These offer very long life 3D models for these modules in a variety of popular file formats are with good low level switching performance and excellent contact available on request.
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Dual 124x4 matrix 40-592A-014 40-592A-114 Mating Connectors & Cabling Dual 155x4 matrix 40-592A-115 For connection accessories for the 40-592A range please refer to the 90-006D 78-pin D-type Connector Accessories data sheet Dual 186x4 matrix 40-592A-116 where a complete list and documentation can be found for...
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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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BRIC High Density FIBO Matrix – 40-592A 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...
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 1.6...
High Density Matrix Daughter Cards. The chassis is provided with cooling slots, top and bottom. The backplane provides mounting for the 50-pin connectors (into which the Matrix Daughter Cards plug) and Control logic. Figure 2.1 - 40-592A BRIC4 Chassis Architecture BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A)
The matrix relays are energised via control signals from the relay drivers, which are addressed by the PCI bridge U2 and FGPA U4 mounted on the Backplane, to output the required signal. The PCI Bridge U1 is configured by EEPROM U1 and the FGPA by U6. BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.2...
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The 8-Slot Backplane is fitted with 8 connectors J2 to J9 RELAY DRIVERS 8 Matrix Daughtercard assemblies are U1 TO U10 fitted to the 8-Slot Backplane MEZZANINE BOARD Figure 2.2 - 40-592A BRIC High Density FIBO Module: Functional Block Diagram BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.3...
80x4 Fault Matrix Fault Insertion Example: Open Circuit on Break-Out 2 Fault Insertion Example 1: Open Circuit on Breakout 2 of a Dual 80x4 FIBO High Density Matrix Module With 3-pin Breakout BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.4...
Fault Insertion Example: Signal Short to Ground Using Y2 With Breakout 2 Connection Open Fault Insertion Example 3: Signal Short to Ground Using Y2 With Breakout 2 Connection Open Using a Dual 248x4 FIBO High Density Matrix Module With 2-pin Breakout BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.5...
Fault Insertion Example: Routing Signals To Two UUTs For Comparison Fault Insertion Example 5: Routing Signals to Two UUTs For Comparison Using a Dual 80x4 FIBO High Density Matrix Module With 3-pin Breakout BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.6...
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Fault Insertion Example: Adding Series Resistance Into Break-Out 1 Using Y1, Y5 Fault Insertion Example 7: Adding a Series Resistance Into Breakout 1 Using Y1 and Y5 On a Dual 248x4 FIBO High Density Matrix Module With 2-pin Breakout BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.7...
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SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 2.8...
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.
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 4 - PROGRAMMING 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...
The Following description applies to the 40-592A-114 (Dual 124x4 FIBO Matrix with 2-pin Breakout) other modules in the 40-592A range have the same architecture, but with different numbers of bits in the controlling sub-units. The 2-pin breakout version of the 40-592A consists of 3 Sub-units. SUB-UNIT 1 and SUB-UNIT 2 are (124x4) MATRICES whereas SUB-UNIT 3 consists of 124 Isolation Switches.
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The Following description applies to the 40-592A-108 (Dual 160x4 FIBO Matrix with 3-pin Breakout) other modules in the 40-592A range have the same architecture, but with different numbers of bits in the controlling sub-units. The 3-pin breakout versions of the 40-592A consists of 4 Sub-units. SUB-UNIT 1 and SUB-UNIT 2 are (160x4) MATRICES whereas SUB-UNIT 3 consists of 160 Isolation Switches and SUB-UNIT 4 contains the 160 Changeover Switches.
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering USING THE MODULE UNDER IVI - 2-PIN BREAKOUT Figure 4.2 below displays the IVI channel names for the 40-592A-114 (Dual 124x4 Matrix with 2-pin Breakout). ComC1 ncC1 X1.1 X1.2 ComC2 ncC2 X2.1 X2.2 ComC124...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering 40-592A-114 IVI Channel Name Look-Up Table - Continued IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel Name Name Name Name Name Name Name Name X25.1 xA25 X51.1 xA51 X77.1 xA77 X103.1 xA103 X25.2 xB25 X51.2...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering USING THE MODULE UNDER IVI - 3-PIN BREAKOUT Figure 4.3 below displays the IVI channel names for the 40-592A-108 (Dual 160x4 Matrix with 3-pin Breakout). ncD1 ComC1 ncC1 ComD1 X1.2 X1.1 noD1 X1.3 ncD2...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering 40-592A-108 IVI Channel Name Look-Up Table - Continued IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel Name Name Name Name Name Name Name Name X22.2 ncD22 X40.1 xA40 X57.3 noD57 X75.2 ncD75 X22.3 noD22 X40.2...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering 40-592A-108 IVI Channel Name Look-Up Table - Continued IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel IVI Channel Name Name Name Name Name Name Name Name X93.1 xA93 X110.3 noD110 X128.2 ncD128 X146.1 xA146 X93.2 ncD93 X111.1...
This section provides some code fragments which show how to control the Fault Insertion Breakout (FIBO) BRIC using the Direct I/O Driver or the VISA Driver. The module 40-592A-114 (Dual 124x4 Matrix with 2-pin Breakout) is shown. Other modules in the range operate in the same way but with different sub-unit/bit allocations, refer to the "Module Architecture"...
USING PICKERING DRIVERS IN LabVIEW Most Pickering drivers include a LabVIEW wrapper to permit full operation of the Pickering product from the LabVIEW environment. These wrappers are normally installed to the current LabVIEW folder system during installation of the Pickering driver.
— — — — — — — Figure 5.1 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 3-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 1 40-592A Daughter Board 2 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.3 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 3-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 3 40-592A Daughter Board 4 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.5 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 3-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 5 40-592A Daughter Board 6 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.7 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 3-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 7 40-592A Daughter Board 8 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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X31.2 — — — — — — Figure 5.9 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 2-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 1 40-592A Daughter Board 2 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.11 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 2-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 3 40-592A Daughter Board 4 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.13 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 2-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 5 40-592A Daughter Board 6 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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— — — — — — — Figure 5.15 - Pinout for Versions of The 40-592A High Density FIBO Matrix With 2-Pin Breakout - Daughter Board 7 40-592A Daughter Board 8 - 78-pin Male D-type Signal Signal Signal Signal Number...
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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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.
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.
CARD REMOVAL FROM BRIC The following procedure should be followed for the extraction of a matrix relay card from the 40-592A BRIC module. The card extraction handle supplied with the module is required for this process as shown in Figure 7.5. It should be noted that individual matrix cards can be removed from the BRIC sub-chassis without removing the entire BRIC from the host chassis.
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4. Carefully pull the relay card free from the BRIC chassis using the extraction handle as shown in Figure 7.8. Once the card is removed the extraction handle can be unscrewed from the relay card’s connector. Figure 7.8 - Removing The Relay Card BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 7.31...
(Note: There is 0.5 mm approx of “free play” on the relay card between the back plane and the front panel. When tightening the front panel screws the inserted relay card could be pulled out about 0.5 mm. This does not effect the interconnection on the backplane) Tighten all screws. BRIC HIGH DENSITY FIBO MATRIX MODULE (40-592A) Page 7.32...
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