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  • Page 1 60-590 User Manual LXI High Density EMR Matrix pickeringtest.com Issue 5.2 January 2020...
  • Page 2 © COPYRIGHT (2020) 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

    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 HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Command Line Control ...........4.7 Using The Soft Front Panel ...........4.14 Variable Labels ............4.16 Section 5 Connections .................5.1 Pinouts - 40x20 Matrix (60-590-001) .......5.2 Pinouts - 40x40 Matrix (60-590-002) .......5.5 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1 LXI Status Indicators ............6.1 LAN Reset .................6.2 Section 7 Maintenance Information ............7.1...
  • Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page (VI)

  • Page 7: Warnings And 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 HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page (VIII)

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    • Switch up to 180VDC/130VAC and up to 60W Max Power The 60-590 is a high density single pole matrix available in 40x20 The 60-590 is designed in accordance with the LXI Standard 1.4 or 40x40 configurations and is suitable for signal routing in large and is supplied in a 1U high, full rack width case with 500mm ATE systems.
  • Page 10 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Overview LXI High Density Matrix – 60-590 Y21 to Y40 Loop-Thru Y1 to Y20 Loop-Thru Internal Connections Y21 to Y40 Y1 to Y20 60-590-002 Single 40x40 Matrix Switching Diagram pickeringtest.com LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590...
  • Page 11 LXI High Density Matrix – 60-590 Relay Type LAN Interface Compliant to LXI Standard 1.4, the 60-590 has a 1000Base-T The 60-590 is fitted with high quality electro-mechanical relays. Ethernet Interface via a standard RJ-45 connector mounted on the These relays are leaded types (not surface mount) so field rear panel with an LCD display showing the unit’s IP address.*...
  • Page 12 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Ordering Information LXI High Density Matrix – 60-590 Product Order Codes Mating Connectors & Cabling For connection accessories for the 60-590 please refer to the LXI High Density 40x20 Matrix 60-590-001 90-005D 50-pin D-type and 90-008D...
  • Page 13 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...
  • Page 14 Signal Routing Software Our signal routing software, Switch Path Manager, automatically selects and energizes switch paths through Pickering switching systems. Signal routing is performed by simply defining test system endpoints to be connected together, greatly accelerating Test System software development.

  • Page 15: Functional Description

    Y axis via isolation relays. The 60-590-001 has a similar architecture but has a matrix size of 40x20 and is only fitted with the lower matrix board. For a detailed illustration of the 60-590’s switching architecture, refer to the diagrams in Section 1 of this document.
  • Page 16 CONNECTOR - XLT1 to 40 CONNECTOR - Y21 to 40 CONNECTOR - YLT21 to 40 ONLY FITTED TO 60-590-002 (40x40 MATRIX) Figure 2-1. Block Diagram for the 60-590-002 LXI High Density 40x40 Matrix LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 2.2...

  • Page 17: Installation

    INSTALLING THE LXI UNIT The 60-590 may be mounted on a desk top or fitted into a standard 19 inch rack (rack versions are supplied with mounting flanges fitted to either side of the front panel). When fitting into a rack it is important to provide adequate support using side brackets or runners, the mounting holes in the front panel flanges are designed only for securing the unit in the rack and must NOT be used to support the weight of the whole unit.

  • Page 18: Setting The Ip Address

    SETTING THE IP ADDRESS To use the 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix 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

    SOFT FRONT PANEL OPERATION The 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix can be programmed using the Soft Front Panel. This can be run as a Java Applet from the device’s LXI home page. You must have the Java Runtime environment loaded from Sun Microsystems to use this facility.
  • Page 20 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 3.4...

  • Page 21: 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 22: Programming The 60-590

    PROGRAMMING THE 60-590 The 60-590-002 is a matrix which has a size of 40 connections on its X axis and 40 on its Y axis. The 60-590- 001 is a smaller version with 40 connections on its X axis and 20 on its Y axis. Isolation switches are included on the X Loop-Thru, Y-bus and Y Loop-Thru connections.
  • Page 23 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Y1 to Y20 Loop-Thru SUB-UNIT 4 Y Loop-Thru SUB- UNIT 1 Matrix SUB-UNIT 3 Y Isolation Y1 to Y20 Figure 4-1. 60-590-001 High Density Matrix (40x20 Version) Sub Unit Allocation LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.3...
  • Page 24 SUB-UNIT 4 Y Loop-Thru Y Loop-Thru SUB-UNIT 1 Matrix SUB-UNIT 7 SUB-UNIT 3 Y Isolation Y Isolation Y21 to Y40 Y1 to Y20 Figure 4-2. 60-590-002 High Density Matrix (40x40 Version) Sub Unit Allocation LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.4...
  • Page 25 The Direct I/O driver is in reality composed of a suite of separate libraries which interact to provide full control of a Pickering LXI unit. In the case of a switch card the communications library picmlx, and the switching library piplx, are needed.
  • Page 26 Soft Front Panel The 60-590 High Density Matrix can be programmed using the supplied Soft Front Panel. This can be run as a Java Applet from the devices LXI home page. An example of this is shown in Figure 4.3. For a description of the controls, refer to “Soft Front Panel Operation”...

  • 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 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Step 2 - Enable the SSH server Select the Diagnostics page from the main menu LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.8...
  • Page 29 LAN Reset button located at the rear of the device in the appropriate manner, refer to Section 7 of this manual for details of this process. Disabling security will stop the SSH service. LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.9...
  • Page 30 First start up the SSH client and enter the IP address of the LXI device. The user will be prompted for a login name and password. The username for instrument control is ‘sshuser’, the password is that defined by the user when setting security. LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.10...
  • 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 In the case of matrix sub-units, the XC and XO commands are useful, obviating the need for the user to calculate the bit position for a crosspoint in the matrix by allowing a point to be addressed by row and column address. LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.12...
  • Page 33 = show sub-unit status = show PSU type description = show PSU information PS <fp value> = set PSU output voltage PV = show PSU output voltage setting PE <0|1> = DISABLE|ENABLE the output of a PSU = show number of free cards LF = list bus/slot locations of free cards Q = quit the program LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.13...

  • Page 34: Using The Soft Front Panel

    SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering USING THE SOFT FRONT PANEL Figure 4-4. 60-590 Soft Front Panel LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.14...
  • Page 35 Scanner or Y Isolation Drop-Down to be pasted into the VISA Text interface use the “Connect” button application or “Disconnect All” button. Figure 4-5. 60-590 Display Control Panel LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.15...

  • Page 36: Variable Labels

    Please be aware that empty lines are not allowed and no line can be omitted! Rename one of the example label files to 60-590.labels and copy it to the root directory C:\ If C:\60-590.labels exists the data will automatically be loaded during the applet launch.
  • Page 37 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Figure 4-6. Example of the 60-590 Soft Front Panel With Custom Labels Added LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.17...
  • Page 38 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 4.18...

  • Page 39: Connections

    Figure 5-1. Front Panel Figure 5-2. Front Panel Figure 5-3. Rear Panel Layout for the 40x20 High Layout for the 40x40 High Layout for the High Density Matrix (60-590-001) Density Matrix (60-590-002) Density Matrix LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 5.1...
  • Page 40 Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name SGND Figure 5.4 - 40x20 Matrix (60-590-001) Left Hand End Connector “Y1-20” 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 50-pin Male D-Type - “X1-40”...
  • Page 41 XLT19 XLT20 XLT21 XLT22 XLT23 XLT24 XLT25 XLT26 XLT27 XLT28 XLT29 XLT30 XLT31 XLT32 XLT33 XLT34 XLT35 XLT36 XLT37 XLT38 XLT39 XLT40 SGND Figure 5.7 - 40x20 Matrix (60-590-001) Middle Right Connector “XLT1-40” LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 5.3...
  • Page 42 Signal Name YLT1 YLT2 YLT3 YLT4 YLT5 YLT6 YLT7 YLT8 YLT9 YLT10 YLT11 YLT12 YLT13 YLT14 YLT15 YLT16 YLT17 YLT18 YLT19 YLT20 SGND Figure 5.8 - 40x20 Matrix (60-590-001) Right Hand End Connector “YLT1-20” LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 5.4...
  • Page 43 Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name SGND Figure 5.9 - 40x40 Matrix (60-590-002) Lower Left Hand End Connector “Y1-20” 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 50-pin Male D-Type - “X1-40”...
  • Page 44 YLT1 YLT2 YLT3 YLT4 YLT5 YLT6 YLT7 YLT8 YLT9 YLT10 YLT11 YLT12 YLT13 YLT14 YLT15 YLT16 YLT17 YLT18 YLT19 YLT20 SGND Figure 5.12 - 40x40 Matrix (60-590-002) Lower Right Hand End Connector “YLT1-20” LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 5.6...
  • Page 45 Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name SGND Figure 5.13 - 40x40 Matrix (60-590-002) Upper Left Hand End Connector “Y21-40” 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 50-pin Male D-Type - “XLT1-40”...
  • Page 46 YLT21 YLT22 YLT23 YLT24 YLT25 YLT26 YLT27 YLT28 YLT29 YLT30 YLT31 YLT32 YLT33 YLT34 YLT35 YLT36 YLT37 YLT38 YLT39 YLT40 SGND Figure 5.16 - 40x40 Matrix (60-590-002) Upper Right Hand End Connector “YLT21-40” LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 5.8...

  • Page 47: Trouble Shooting

    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 48: Lan Reset

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

  • Page 49: Maintenance Information

    PCB layout diagrams to identify the position of faulty relays. The 40x20 version of the matrix (60-590-001) has only the lower matrix board fitted, the 40x40 verson of the matrix (60-590-002) is fitted with both upper and lower matrix boards. The relay numbers of both the upper and lower matrix boards are shown in Table 7-1 as well as the number of the programming sub-unit used to control them.
  • Page 50 RL117 X37 X37 Y23 RL38 X38 Y21 RL78 X38 Y22 RL118 X38 X38 Y23 RL39 X39 Y21 RL79 X39 Y22 RL119 X39 X39 Y23 RL40 X40 Y21 RL80 X40 Y22 RL120 X40 X40 Y23 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.2...
  • Page 51 X38 Y24 RL198 X38 X38 Y25 RL238 X38 X38 Y26 RL159 X39 X39 Y24 RL199 X39 X39 Y25 RL239 X39 X39 Y26 RL160 X40 X40 Y24 RL200 X40 X40 Y25 RL240 X40 X40 Y26 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.3...
  • Page 52 X38 Y27 RL318 X38 X38 Y28 RL358 X38 X38 Y29 RL279 X39 X39 Y27 RL319 X39 X39 Y28 RL359 X39 X39 Y29 RL280 X40 X40 Y27 RL320 X40 X40 Y28 RL360 X40 X40 Y29 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.4...
  • Page 53 RL478 X38 Y12 X38 Y32 RL399 X39 Y10 X39 Y30 RL439 X39 Y11 X39 Y31 RL479 X39 Y12 X39 Y32 RL400 X40 Y10 X40 Y30 RL440 X40 Y11 X40 Y31 RL480 X40 Y12 X40 Y32 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.5...
  • Page 54 RL598 X38 Y15 X38 Y35 RL519 X39 Y13 X39 Y33 RL559 X39 Y14 X39 Y34 RL599 X39 Y15 X39 Y35 RL520 X40 Y13 X40 Y33 RL560 X40 Y14 X40 Y34 RL600 X40 Y15 X40 Y35 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.6...
  • Page 55 RL718 X38 Y18 X38 Y38 RL639 X39 Y16 X39 Y36 RL679 X39 Y17 X39 Y37 RL719 X39 Y18 X39 Y38 RL640 X40 Y16 X40 Y36 RL680 X40 Y17 X40 Y37 RL720 X40 Y18 X40 Y38 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.7...
  • Page 56 RL838 Isolation S38 Isolation S78 RL759 X39 Y19 X39 Y39 RL799 X39 Y20 X39 Y40 RL839 Isolation S39 Isolation S79 RL760 X40 Y19 X40 Y39 RL800 X40 Y20 X40 Y40 RL840 Isolation S40 Isolation S80 LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.8...
  • Page 57 Isolation X38 RL918 Isolation Y18 Loop-Thru Isolation Y38 Loop-Thru RL879 Isolation X39 Isolation X39 RL919 Isolation Y19 Loop-Thru Isolation Y39 Loop-Thru RL880 Isolation X40 Isolation X40 RL920 Isolation Y20 Loop-Thru Isolation Y40 Loop-Thru LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.9...
  • Page 58 RL840 RL839 RL838 RL837 RL836 RL835 RL834 RL833 RL832 RL831 RL830 RL829 RL828 RL827 RL826 RL825 RL824 RL823 RL822 RL821 RL920 RL919 RL918 RL917 RL916 RL915 RL914 RL913 RL912 RL911 RL910 RL909 RL908 RL907 RL906 RL905 RL904 RL903 RL902 RL901 Figure 7-1. Relay Locations - LXI High Density 40x20 Matrix PCB LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.10...
  • Page 59 60-590 CHASSIS PARTS LIST The 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix chassis contains one (40x20 version) or two (40x40 version) Matrix PCBs, a Power Supply, Power Distribution Board, Bridge Board and a Microcontroller assembly. The following pages provide a parts list for a chassis populated as a 40x40 matrix. The 40x20 version is basically the same but has only the lower Matrix PCB fitted.
  • Page 60 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Table 7-2. 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix Chassis Parts List Pickering Manufacturer Description Value/Type Part Number Part Number Multi-Rail Power Supply ±12V, +5V, +3.3V C/PS/009 VLT-130-4100 Mains Inlet Connetor IEC, fused with C/CN/1195 illuminated switch...
  • Page 61 CONNECTOR ONLY FITTED TO 60-590-001 40x20 VERSION POWER SUPPLY UPPER MATRIX BOARD (40x20 MATRIX) (ONLY FITTED TO 60-590-002 40x40 VERSION) LOWER MATRIX BOARD (40x20 MATRIX) Figure 7-3. 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix: Chassis Layout LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.13...

  • Page 62: General Maintenance

    X signals, X Loop-Thru, Y Loop-Thru and the S buses. In the case of the 60-590-002, where an Upper Matrix Board is fitted, the X Loop-Thru connections link the X bus between the two boards, and the associated isolation switches serve to connect signals between the two 40x20 matrices.
  • Page 63 The Fan Controller Board is fed with 12 volts via the DC Distribution Board and provides a regulated supply for the fans with a preset speed control. LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.15...
  • Page 64 Cooling Fan Assembly Power Connector and (A/MS/314) Switch (C/CN/1195) Cooling Fan With Fuse Drawer (C/CN/1196) Assembly (A/MS/314) 60-590 CHASSIS Mains Power Input Figure 7-4. Internal Wiring For the 60-590 LXI High Density Matrix LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.16...

  • Page 65: Diagnostics

    External Loop-Back Connectors The 60-590 is fitted with the ability to perform self diagnosis of its switching matrix. This diagnostic tool requires the user to remove all front panel cabling from the unit and fit loop-back connectors to enable the routing of internally generated test signals.
  • Page 66 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page 7.18...

  • Page 67: 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 68 APPENDIX A - FITTING RACK MOUNTING FLANGES pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI HIGH DENSITY MATRIX 60-590 Page A.2...

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