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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.
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 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page (IV) Page (IV)
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...
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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. 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page (VIII) 2 AMP 1-POLE UHD MATRIX MODULES 40-575 / 576 / 577 / 578 / 579...
Supported by PXI or LXI Chassis y Supported by eBIRST ™ y 3 Year Warranty The 40-183B has 6 off high current SPST switches in two PXI Supported by eBIRST slots. Each SPST switch uses a fully isolated solid state relay...
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60 operations/sec Hardware Interlock Expected Life (operations): Indefinite when used within The 40-183B modules are available with an optional hardware ratings interlock. The interlock, when activated, will return all relays * For full voltage rating, signal sources to be switched must to their default unpowered state (assuming the relays are be fully isolated from mains supply and safety earth.
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For a complete list of connection accessories and Please contact your local sales office to discuss. documentation for the 40-183B module, please refer to our 8-pin Power D-type datasheet (90-012D). PXI & CompactPCI Compliance The module is compliant with the PXI Specification 2.2.
HARDWARE INTERLOCK The 40-183B-011-HI modules have an interlock feature that can be used to return the relays (assuming they are fully functional) to their default unpowered state if the interlock connector is not in place or if the connection between the two interlock pins is open-circuit.
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Hardware Interlock Interlock Interlock Status Status Status PXI Gnd PXI Gnd PXI Gnd To Other Modules With Hardware Interlock Figure 2.2 - All 40-183B-011-HI Modules Enabled by a Common Signal Master +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V Module Module Module With With With...
Modular products require installation in a suitable PXI/LXI chassis. The module is designed for indoor use only. PREOPERATION 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.
For a system comprising more than one chassis, turn ON the last chassis in the system followed by the penultimate, etc, and finally turn ON the external controller or chassis containing the system controller. 9. For Pickering Interfaces modular LXI installation there is no requirement to use any particular power up sequence.
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 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page 3.4...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PXI 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: https://www.pickeringtest.com/support/software-drivers-and-downloads...
MODULE ARCHITECTURE The 40-183B-011 module is an array of 6 uncommitted SPST relays. In their default state, all signal paths are open circuit. Energising a particular relay creates a signal path between the C and A terminals. The relay module’s...
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE MODULE Here are examples of using the drivers with the 40-183B Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpBit command or the WriteSub commands OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1;...
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Using The Interlock Function The following functions are applicable to 40-183B-011-HI modules fitted with the optional hardware interlock. Get the status of Interlock Use the attribute “ATTR_INTERLOCK_STATUS”, to the get the status of the interlock.
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SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering CH1-3 CH4-6 Figure 5.1 - 6 x Solid State SPST Switch 40-183B-011: Pinouts Viewed From Front Panel, Connectors are 8-pin Power D-type Plugs. 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page 5.1...
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Figure 5.2 - Pinout: Hardware Interlock Connector Applicable to 40-183B-011-HI Modules With Hardware Interlock Option (4-pin 00 Series Female Connector Viewed From Front of Module) Refer to Appendix A for Wiring and Assembly Instructions Note 1: the maximum conductor size for the interlock connector is 30AWG...
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...
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.
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A2 to C2 Inner U7 & U8 A3 to C3 U1 & U2 40-183B-011 A4 to C4 U13 & U14 A5 to C5 Outer U7 & U8 A6 to C6 U1 & U2 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page 7.2...
1. Position back nut and collet on cable. 2. Strip outer jacket, braided screen and individual conductors. 4.0 mm Refer to the guideline stripping 0.5 mm dimensions shown. 2.5 mm 7.0 mm 3. Solder terminate each individual conductor. 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page A.1...
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Note alignment of orientation lug with colored dot on the housing. Thread 7. Apply suitable thread lock and secure the back nut to the recommended torque of 0.25 Nm. 30A SOLID STATE SPST SWITCH MODULE 40-183B Page A.2...
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