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Issue 1.2 April 2022

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  • Page 1 65-200 User Manual LXI Scalable Chassis, 6-Slot pickeringtest.com Issue 1.2 April 2022...
  • Page 2 © COPYRIGHT (2022) 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 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 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page iv Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Using The Soft Front Panel ........4.12 Section 5 Sequence Service & Triggering.........5.1 Section 6 Troubleshooting ..............6.1 LXI Status Indicators ..........6.1 Troubleshooting Guide ..........6.2 LAN Reset ..............6.2 Section 7 Maintenance Information ...........8.1 Appendix A Fitting Rack Mounting Flanges ........A.1 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page v...
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  • Page 7: Warnings & 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 AND USERS SHOULD CONNECT TO THE FRONT PANEL CONNECTORS WITH CONNECTORS OR CABLE ASSEMBLIES THAT ENSURE OPERATORS WILL NOT INADVERTENTLY COME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGES. LXI HIGH VOLTAGE 2-POLE MATRIX 60-310 Page viii LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page viii...

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION INTRODUCTION The 65-200 Scalable Chassis is the basis of a modular switching system which is designed to provide a high density flexible solution by the addition of plug-in modules. Switching configurations are created by populating a 65-200 chassis with plug-in modules that form part of the overall configuration.
  • Page 10 PLUG-IN MODULES The plug-in modules used to populate the 65-200 chassis are in the part number series 65-xxx-xxx. The current range is summarised below and additional products are being introduced, for the latest product introduction refer to the website. For specifications, refer to the individual plug-in’s data sheet. These are available from the website and can be accessed via the link: pickeringtest.com/products/lxi/scalable-lxi-platforms...

  • Page 11: Functional Description

    SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The 65-200 chassis consists of a backplane, power supply and controller card housed in a 2U rack mountable chassis. The backplane is capable of hosting up to 6 plug-in modules and distributes power, control signals and user connections between the plug-ins.
  • Page 12 Y Bus n Matrix Y Connections The number of analog buses and front panel (Y-bus) access is dependent upon the model of plug-in Figure 2-2. Generic Architecture Diagram for a Matrix Plug-in Module Page 2.2 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200...

  • Page 13: Chassis Configuration

    1 to 6 in sequence (bottom left to top right) in order to maintain consistent bandwidth and path resistance. IP Address The 65-200 chassis is controlled over an LXI compliant Ethernet interface. The IP Address for the chassis is displayed on the rear panel of the chassis.
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  • Page 15: Installation

    General The 65-200 chassis may be mounted on a desk top or fitted into a standard 19 inch rack (rack mounting flanges are supplied with the unit and can be fitted to either side of the front panel). When fitting into a rack it is important to...
  • Page 16 Installation can be performed on a bench or in a rack, but if it is in a rack the 65-200 should be secure and the area to the front of the chassis must be free of cables or other obstructions.
  • Page 17 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 1 SLOT 2 Figure 3-4. 65-200 Chassis Slot Numbering If the unit is being used for the first time, refer to “Setting The IP Address” on the following pages. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 3.3...

  • Page 18: Setting The Ip Address

    SETTING THE IP ADDRESS To use the 65-200 LXI Scalable Chassis over a LAN connection it should be set up and configured as described in the “LXI Getting Started Guide” document. If the IP address is to be set manually and before connecting to a network, contact your IT department so they can give you the correct settings for: •...

  • Page 19: Installing The Software

    PC. Alternatively, the driver may be found on the DVD shipped with the product in the “Drivers_LXI” folder: ClientBridge. exe. This driver may also be found on the Pickering Interfaces web-site at: www.pickeringtest.info/downloads/drivers/Sys60/ or from the Software Downloads section at: www.pickeringtest.com...
  • Page 20 The Configure Chassis button should be used to configure if the plug-ins is different to the configured chassis. As shown in the following figures: Figure 3-8. Example Instrument Configuration Page for 65-200 Chassis Page 3.6 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200...
  • Page 21 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering Figure 3-9. 65-200 Chassis - Configuring the Instrument Figure 3-10. Instrument With New Configuration for 65-200 Chassis LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 3.7...
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  • 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 A Scalable Matrix

    Programming a Matrix - Card Handle 1 A matrix hosted by the 65-200 chassis can be programmed as “Card Handle 1” where it is divided into a sub-unit for the matrix and a sub-unit for the isolation switches. This is summarised in Table 4-1 below - see the manual for a particular plug-in module for specific information.
  • Page 25 Depending upon the plug-in type, this is automatic or has to be done by the programmer for the required analog bus. Similarly, depending on the plug-in architecture, isolation switch connections have to be enabled to route X or Y signals to the front panel connectors. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.3...
  • Page 26 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 a typical matrix is controlled as follows:...

  • Page 27: 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 28 LAN Reset button located at the rear of the chassis in the appropriate manner, refer to Section 6 of this manual for details of this process. Disabling security will stop the SSH service. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.6...
  • Page 29 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. Press Open for launch. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.7...
  • Page 30 The username for instrument control is ‘sshuser’, the password is that defined by the user when setting security. Once the username and password have been supplied, the LXI device will enter an application providing a command line interface to the switch cards within the device. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.8...
  • Page 31 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 32 0 otherwise. <bit(int)> Mask switch on selected subunit of index <bit>. Switch cannot be SwitchMask operated until unmasked. SwitchUnmask <bit(int)> Clear mask of switch on selected subunit of index <bit>. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.10...
  • Page 33 <column(int)> <row(int)> Get state of switch on selected matrix subunit in XpointView position <column> <row>. Returns 1 if coil is energized 0 otherwise.” <column(int)> <row(int)> Mask switch on selected matrix subunit in position XpointMask <column> <row>. Switch can’t be operated until unmasked.” LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.11...
  • Page 34 Show help about all commands. Help <command> shows more detailed Help explanation of syntax and meaning of commands. Ends work with pilmon. All resources will be freed but states of cards remain Quit unchanged. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.12...

  • Page 35: Using The Soft Front Panel

    Through the General SFP application you can display and manage several cards at the same time in separate windows. The application can be launched from the Windows Start menu (All Programs - Pickering Interfaces Ltd - General SFP <version> - General SFP) or from the application folder with GeneralSFP.exe.
  • Page 36 For a matrix configuration, tabs on the SFP can be selected to display the main matrix or the matrix that represents the isolation switches. These are shown in Figures 4-6 and 4-7 on the following page. Within the matrix displays, individual switches can be activated and deactivated by clicking on the corresponding boxes. LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.14...
  • Page 37 This is a matrix made up from all the banks of Y isolation switches on all plug-in modules. Each column represents a bank of isolation switches connecting Y signals to the analog bus (applicable to matrices with multiple analog buses). LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.15...
  • Page 38 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 4.16...

  • Page 39: Sequence Service & Triggering

    Ethernet traffic is greatly reduced, so the overall system latency is reduced. The 65-200 features a software reset line which provides the ability for a user supplied reset to be applied to the unit, triggering a software reset of the relays, returning all relays in the unit to their default state.
  • Page 40 SECTION 5 - SEQUENCE SERVICE & TRIGGERING pickering Table 5.1 - 65-200 Chassis DIO/Trigger Connector Signal Descriptions Output Stage Signal Type Sink/Source Function (see images) Voltage Current Source 600µA GPIO(0-15) Open Drain (4.7kΩ pull-up), General purpose IO for trigger functions.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    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 42: Troubleshooting Guide

    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: support@pickeringtest.com You can also visit our website for product updates, help and downloadable materials at: http://www.pickeringtest.com...

  • Page 43: 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. Page 7.1 LXI HIGH DENSITY EMR MATRIX 60-550/551 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200 Page 7.1...
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  • Page 45: 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 46 APPENDIX A - FITTING RACK FLANGES pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page A.2 LXI SCALABLE CHASSIS, 6-SLOT 65-200...

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