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PRELIMINARY
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Issue D, November 2023

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  • Page 1 4x-890 User Manual PXI/PXIe Flexible Microwave Module PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY pickeringtest.com Issue D, November 2023...
  • Page 2 © Copyright (2023) 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

    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 PXI/PXIe Modules ..................4.1 Module Architecture ..............................4.2 Programming the Switches ............................4.3 Using Pickering Drivers in LabVIEW ........................4.6 Section 5 Switch Dimensions ................................5.1 Section 6 Trouble Shooting ................................6.1...

  • Page 6: Warnings And Cautions

    Unused slots in the PXI/PXIe/LXI 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 7: Technical Specification

    LED indicators and card. Choose from the extensive relay selection already graphical features such as components identifiers / logos to available in the Pickering microwave range to create a create a panel layout suited to the application. flexible solution.
  • Page 8 Alternately, to Due to the flexible nature of the product range it is assist with visualising the panel layout Pickering’s Microwave recommended that your local sales office is contacted to Switch Design Tool (MSDT) online application can be used to review your requirements as this will allow for the most define the relay quantities, types and positions.
  • Page 9 PXI/PXIe Flexible Microwave Module Section 1 - Technical Specification 4x-890 Available Switch Types Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 SPDT Switch Transfer Switch SP4T Switch SP6T Switch SP8T Switch SP10T Switch SP12T Switch Internally Terminated SPDT Switch...
  • Page 10 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications - Transfer Switches Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 SPDT Switch Transfer Switch Bandwidth 2.5 GHz 3 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz SP4T Switch...
  • Page 11 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications - Unterminated SPDT Switches Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 SPDT Switch Transfer Switch Bandwidth 2.5 GHz 12.4 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz 67 GHz...
  • Page 12 SP8T Switch Specifications 4x-890 SP10T Switch Section 1 - Technical Specification SP8T Switch Internally Terminated Specifications - Terminated SPDT Switches SPDT Switch SP10T Switch SP12T Terminated SP4T Switch Internally Terminated Externally Terminated SPDT Switch SPDT Switch 50 GHz 110 GHz Bandwidth 18 GHz 26.5 GHz...
  • Page 13 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications - Unterminated SP4T Switches Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 SPDT Switch Transfer Switch SP4T Switch SP6T Switch Bandwidth 2.5 GHz 6 GHz 12.4 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz...
  • Page 14 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification SP8T Switch SP10T Switch Specifications - Terminated SP4T Switches SP12T Switch Internally Terminated SPDT Switch Terminated SP4T Switch Terminated SP6T Switch Bandwidth 12.4 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz 67 GHz Characteristic Externally Terminated 50 Ω...
  • Page 15 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications - Unterminated SP6T Switches SPDT Switch SP4T Switch SP6T Switch Bandwidth 2.5 GHz 6 GHz 12.4 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz 67 GHz Characteristic 75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω...
  • Page 16 Specifications 4x-890 Section 1 - Technical Specification Switch SP10T Switch Specifications - Terminated SP6T Switches SP12T Switch Terminated Switch Terminated SP4T Switch Terminated SP6T Switch Bandwidth 12.4 GHz 18 GHz 26.5 GHz 40 GHz 50 GHz 67 GHz Characteristic Terminated 50 Ω...
  • Page 17 Internally Terminated SPDT Switch Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications 4x-890 Terminated Externally Terminated SPDT Switch SPDT Switch Transfer Switch Specifications - Unterminated SP8T Switches Specifications - Terminated SP8T Switches SP4T Switch SP6T Switch...
  • Page 18 Internally Terminated Position A: 1 to 2, 3 to 4 SPDT Switch Position B: 1 to 3, 2 to 4 Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications 4x-890 Terminated SP4T Switch Terminated SPDT Switch Transfer Switch Specifications - Unterminated SP10T Switches Specifications - Terminated SP10T Switches SP4T Switch SP6T Switch Externally Terminated...
  • Page 19 SP12T Switch Internally Terminated Section 1 - Technical Specification Specifications 4x-890 SPDT Switch DT Switch Specifications - Unterminated SP12T Switches Specifications - Terminated SP12T Switches Terminated SP4T Switch Terminated SP6T Switch SP4T Switch SP6T Switch Externally Terminated SPDT Switch SP10T Switch SP12T Switch Terminated SP8T Switch Terminated SP10T Switch...
  • Page 20 Bus, Trigger Bus and Star Trigger are not implemented. Product Customization Uses a 33 MHz 32-bit backplane interface. Pickering modules are designed and manufactured on our PXIe Compliance - 42-890 own flexible manufacturing lines, giving complete product control and enabling simple customization to meet very specific The module is compliant with the PXIe Specification 1.0.

  • Page 21: Drive Current

    Section 1 - Technical Specification Drive Current All relays are fitted with +12V coils and 1A can be drawn from the PXI backplane to power the switches. The current requirements for the various relay types are as follows: Switch Type Drive Current (Typical) Per Relay SPDT, unterminated 250mA...

  • Page 22: Technical Description

    Section 2 - Technical Description Functional Description A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 2.1. The module is powered by +5 V and +3.3 V (PXI) or +3.3 V and +12 V (PXIe) supplies via PCI Bus connectors mounted on the mother board. The interface to the user test equipment is via the microwave relay’s coaxial connectors.

  • Page 23: Installation

    Modular products require installation in a suitable PXI/PXIe/LXI chassis. The module is designed for indoor use only. Pre-operation 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 24: Hardware Installation

    If you are not a LabVIEW user you should choose the “full” version, and once that has been installed run the LabVIEW Runtime Engine installer via the shortcut on the Programs>>Pickering menu. In the absence of LabVIEW the Runtime Engine is required to support the Pickering Test Panels application.

  • Page 25: Testing Operation

    Figure 3.2 - General Soft Front Panel Icon A selector panel will appear, listing all installed Pickering PCI, PXI/PXIe 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. Panels can be opened simultaneously for all the installed cards.
  • Page 26 Section 4 - Programming Programming options for Pickering Interfaces PXI/PXIe 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: pickeringtest.com/support/software-drivers-and-downloads...

  • Page 27: Module Architecture

    Section 4 - Programming Module Architecture The 4x-890 module is a user defined combination of SPDT, SPnT or Transfer switches. The switching architectures for the different switch types are shown in their default states in the diagrams below. SPDT switches are microwave changeover relays. In the default state the signal path is between the Com and the NC position, energizing the relay creates a signal path between the Com and NO position.
  • Page 28 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. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls:...
  • Page 29 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. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls:...
  • Page 30 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. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls:...

  • Page 31: Using Pickering Drivers In Labview

    Section 4 - Programming 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.

  • Page 32: Switch Dimensions

    Section 5 - Switch Dimensions 75Ω SPDT Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 42 mm 12.85 mm 38.1 mm 91-200-003 SPDT Unterminated 2.5 GHz 1.6/5.6 75Ω SP4T & SP6T SP4T SP6T Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector...
  • Page 33 Section 5 - Switch Dimensions 50Ω SP4T & SP6T- N-Type SP4T SP6T Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 91-202-201 SP4T Unterminated 12.4 GHz N-Type 91-202-201-TI SP4T Terminated 12.4 GHz N-Type 91-200-301 SP6T Unterminated 3 GHz N-Type 63.5 mm 63.5 mm 60 mm (Circular)
  • Page 34 Section 5 - Switch Dimensions 50Ω SP12T - N-Type Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 91-200-601 SP12T Unterminated 3 GHz N-Type 127 mm 127 mm 67 mm (Circular) (Circular) 91-201-601 SP12T Unterminated 8 GHz N-Type 50Ω Transfer - N-Type Depth Width Height...
  • Page 35 Section 5 - Switch Dimensions Term Term 50Ω SPDT Terminated - SMA Internally Terminated Externally Terminated Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 91-203-000-TI SPDT Terminated (Int) 18 GHz 91-203-000-TX SPDT Terminated (Ext) 18 GHz 91-204-000-TX SPDT Terminated (Ext) 26.5 GHz SMA-2.4 51.5 mm...
  • Page 36 Section 5 - Switch Dimensions 50Ω SP4T & SP6T Terminated - SMA SP4T SP6T Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 91-203-200-TI SP4T Terminated 18 GHz 91-204-200-TI SP4T Terminated 26.5 GHz 91-205-200-TI SP4T Terminated 40 GHz SMA-2.9 91-206-200-TI SP4T Terminated 50 GHz...
  • Page 37 Section 5 - Switch Dimensions 50Ω SP10T - SMA Depth Width Height Assembly Ref Format Term/Unterm Frequency Connector 91-203-500 SP10T Unterminated 18 GHz 91-203-500-TI SP10T Terminated 18 GHz 63.5 mm 63.5 mm 61 mm (Circular) (Circular) 91-204-500 SP10T Unterminated 26.5 GHz 91-204-500-TI SP10T Terminated...

  • Page 38: 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 support@pickeringtest.com...

  • Page 39: 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.

This manual is also suitable for:

Pxi 40-890Pxie 42-890

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