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50-510A/511A/512A/513A User Manual PCI High Density Matrix Card pickeringtest.com Issue 1.3 January 2022...
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Pickering Interfaces. Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice. ISO 9001 Reg No. FM38792 PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A REED RELAY MODULE 40-110/115/120/125 Page (II) Page (II)
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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.
STATIC SENSITIVE To indicate that static sensitive devices are present and handling precautions should be followed. REED RELAY MODULE 40-110/115/120/125 PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page (IV) Page (IV)
Not to be used in safety critical circuits, refer to the Pickering Interfaces’ terms & conditions of sale. This card must not be used for the switching of Mains Circuits. For the switching of voltages up to the card’s full specification, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must be...
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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. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page (VIII) PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110 / 115 / 120 / 125...
50-511A Dual 20x4 Matrix (Available as 1-Pole or 2-Pole) 50-512A 22x8 2-Pole Matrix (Available as 1-Pole or 2-Pole) 50-513A Single 44x4 Matrix (Available as 1-Pole or 2-Pole) pickeringtest.com PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 1.1...
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* For full voltage rating, signal sources must be fully isolated from mains supply and safety earth. Power Requirements +3.3 V +5 V +12 V -12 V 220 mA 1.5 A Max pickeringtest.com PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 1.2...
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90-016D 96-pin micro-D Connector Accessories data sheet where a complete list and documentation can be found for accessories, or refer to the Connection Solutions catalog. pickeringtest.com PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 1.3...
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To learn more, please go to: pickeringrelay.com 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 The VISA driver is also compatible with Real-Time Operating Systems such as LabVIEW RT.
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Three Year Warranty & Guaranteed Long-Term Support All standard products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of delivery to the original purchaser. Extended warranty and service agreements are available for all our modules and systems with various levels to suit your requirements.
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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 1.6...
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.
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...
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 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...
CARD ARCHITECTURE The 50-510A series of matrices includes single 22x4, dual 20x4, single 22x8 and single 44x4 configurations. Each configuration is available with single pole or dual pole switching. Connections are made by operating the relays at the crosspoints between X and Y lines allowing single X-Y connections, or X-X connections using a Y line as a path.
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.1 - 50-510A Single 22x4 Matrix: Sub-unit/Bit Cross Reference Unit Unit Unit Unit PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 4.3...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.2 - 50-511A Dual 20x4 Matrix: Sub-unit/Bit Cross Reference Unit Unit Unit Unit PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 4.4...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.3 - 50-512A Single 22x8 Matrix: Sub-unit/Bit Cross Reference Unit Unit Unit Unit PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 4.5...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Table 4.4 - 50-513A Single 44x4 Matrix: Sub-unit/Bit Cross Reference Unit Unit Unit Unit PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 4.6...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE CARD Here are some simple examples of using the drivers with the 50-510A-021 module (22x4 Single Pole Matrix). Other modules in the range operate in a similar way. Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpCrosspoint, OpBit or the WriteSub commands OpCrosspoint DWORD sub_unit = 1;...
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Figure 5.1 - 50-510A-021 Pinout (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.1...
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Y2.1 Y3.2 Y3.1 (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Y4.1 Y4.2 Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.2...
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Figure 5.3 - 50-511A-021 Pinout Y202 Y203 (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Y204 Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.3...
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Y202.1 Y203.1 Y203.2 (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Y204.2 Y204.1 Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.4...
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Figure 5.5 - 50-512A-021 Pinout (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.5...
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Y6.1 Y7.2 Y7.1 (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Y8.1 Y8.2 Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.6...
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Figure 5.7 - 50-513A-021 Pinout (96-pin Male Micro-D Connector Viewed From Front of Card) Note: Internal PCB shield plane is connected to the connector’s outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.7...
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X44.2 Viewed From Front of Card) Y1.2 Y1.1 Y2.2 Y2.1 Note: Internal PCB shield plane Y3.1 Y3.2 is connected to the connector’s Y4.2 Y4.1 outer shell. PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 5.8...
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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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 PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 7.1 Page 7.1...
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Not Fitted RL174 Not Fitted RL43 Not Fitted RL87 Not Fitted RL131 Not Fitted RL175 Not Fitted RL44 Not Fitted RL88 Not Fitted RL132 Not Fitted RL176 PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 7.2...
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Not Fitted RL174 Not Fitted RL43 Not Fitted RL87 Not Fitted RL131 Not Fitted RL175 Not Fitted RL44 Not Fitted RL88 Not Fitted RL132 Not Fitted RL176 PCI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX CARD 50-510A / 511A / 512A / 513A Page 7.4...
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