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- Page 1 50-671A User Manual PCI Very High Density Multiplexer Card pickeringtest.com Issue 1.2 May 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.
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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 VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page (IV) Page (IV) -
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 PCI Cards ....4.1 Card Architecture ..............4.2 Card Sub-Units ..............4.3 Programming The Card ............4.5 Section 5 Connector Information ..............5.1 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1... - Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page (VI)
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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. VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page (VIII) 2 AMP 1-POLE UHD MATRIX MODULES 40-575 / 576 / 577 / 578 / 579...
- Page 9 Drivers Supplied for Windows & Linux, Plus Support for Real-time Systems y Supported by eBIRST ™ y 3 Year Warranty The 50-671A is a 24-channel 2-pole very high density multiplexer with 4 separate banks. Typical applications include signal routing in ATE and data acquisition systems. Isolation...
- Page 10 Specifications 50-671A Relay Type Connections The 50-671A is fitted with ruthenium sputtered reed relays, Signals via a 200-pin female LFH* connector, for pin outs these offer very long life with good low level switching please refer to the operating manual.
- Page 11 For further assistance, please contact your local Pickering sales office. Customization can include: Mating Connectors & Cabling • Alternative reed relay types For connection accessories for the 50-671A card please refer • Mixture of reed relay types to the 90-002D 200-pin LFH Connector Accessories data •...
- Page 12 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. These accessories are detailed in Connector Accessories data sheets, where a complete list and documentation can be found for each accessory.
- Page 13 Supporting Products & Software 50-671A 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 more information go to pickeringtest.com/os The VISA driver support is provided for LabVIEW Real Time Operating Systems (Pharlap and Linux-RT). For other RTOS support contact Pickering.
- Page 14 To view, download or request any of our product resources go to pickeringtest.com/resources © Copyright (2023) Pickering Interfaces. All Rights Reserved. Pickering Interfaces maintains a commitment to continuous product development, consequently we reserve the right to vary from the description given in this data sheet. pickeringtest.com Page 6 VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 1.6...
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Page 15: Functional Description
200-PIN LFH CONNECTOR RELAY CONTACTS RELAY COILS REGISTERS U8 TO U20 EDGE CONNECTOR PCI BRIDGE MODULE CONFIGURATION U5, U6 AND U7 PCI BRIDGE CONFIGURATION Figure 2.1 - PCI Multiplexer 50-671A-022-Q/24/2: Functional Block Diagram VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 2.1... - Page 16 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 2.2...
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Page 17: Installation
Modular products require installation in a suitable chassis. The card is designed for indoor use only. PREOPERATION CHECKS (UNPACKING) 1. Check the card for transport damage and report any damage immediately to Pickering Interfaces. Do not attempt to install the product if any damage is evident. -
Page 18: Hardware Installation
8. Power-up the host system. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION First install the appropriate Pickering PCI switch card drivers by running the installer program Setup.exe (provided in a compressed zip file), either from the CD-ROM supplied, or by downloading the latest version from our website pickeringtest.com... -
Page 19: 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 20 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 3.4...
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Page 21: Programming Guide
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PCI 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 22: Card Architecture
CARD ARCHITECTURE The 50-671A Card utilises 100 DPST relays. In the default state the relays are open circuit. Energising a particular relay creates a signal path between the ‘C’ and ‘A’ terminals. The relay module’s switching architecture is detailed... - Page 23 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.1 - PCI Multiplexer 50-671A-022-Q/24/2 (4 Bank 24 Channel, 2-Pole): Sub-Units Bank Channel Pole Bank Channel Pole Number Number 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 13.1 13.1 13.2...
- Page 24 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.2 - PCI Multiplexer 50-671A-022-Q/24/2 (4 Bank 24 Channel, 2-Pole): Sub-Units (continued) Bank Channel Pole Bank Channel Pole Number Number 10.1 10.2 10.1 11.1 10.2 11.2 11.1 12.1 11.2 12.2 12.1 13.1 12.2 13.2...
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Page 25: Programming The Card
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE CARD Here are some simple examples of using the drivers with the 50-671A-022-Q/24/2 (4 Bank 24 Channel 2 Pole) PCI multiplexer card. Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpBit command or the WriteSub commands OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1;... - Page 26 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 4.6...
- Page 27 3.24.1 4.24.2 2.24.2 3.24.2 1.24.2 C4.1 C3.1 C2.1 C1.1 C4.2 C3.2 C2.2 C1.2 Figure 5.1 - Quad 24-Channel, 2-Pole Multiplexer Card 50-671A-022-Q/24/2: Pinout (200-pin female LFH connector viewed from front of card) VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 5.1...
- Page 28 SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 5.2...
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Page 29: 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 30 SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 6.2...
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Page 31: Maintenance Information
PCB layout diagrams to identify the position of faulty relays. Users of eBIRST switching system test tools do not need to use this information to locate faulty relays. PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110A /115A VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 7.1 Page 7.1... - Page 32 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.1 - PCI Multiplexer 50-671A-022-Q/24/2 (4 Bank 24 Channel, 2-Pole): Relays Bank Channel Pole Bank Channel Pole Number Number 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 13.1 13.1 13.2...
- Page 33 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7.2 - PCI Multiplexer 50-671A-022-Q/24/2 (4 Bank 24 Channel, 2-Pole): Relays (continued) Bank Channel Pole Bank Channel Pole Number Number 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 13.1 13.1...
- Page 34 RL29 RL13 RL94 RL78 RL62 RL46 RL30 RL14 RL95 RL79 RL63 RL47 RL31 RL15 RL96 RL80 RL64 RL48 RL32 RL16 LINK GROUP A Figure 7.1 - PCI Multiplexer Card 50-671A: Component Layout VERY HIGH DENSITY MULTIPLEXER CARD 50-671A Page 7.4...
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