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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 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B 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. 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B Page (VIII) 2 AMP 1-POLE UHD MATRIX MODULES 40-575 / 576 / 577 / 578 / 579...
Supported by eBIRST ™ y 3 Year Warranty Supported by eBIRST The 40-666B is a high current multiplexer available in dual 3-channel or single 6-channel configurations occupying two eBIRST switching system test tools simplify switching system PXI slots. Fully isolated solid state relays are used which offer...
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+3.3 V Front Panel Hardware Interlock Connector External The 40-666B modules are available with an optional Wire Link Interlock hardware interlock. The interlock, when activated, Daisy-chain Interlock Connector will return all relays to their default unpowered state...
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Mating Connectors & Cabling control and enabling simple customization to meet very specific requirements. For a complete list of connection accessories and documentation for the 40-666B module, please refer to our Customization can include: 8-pin Power D-type datasheet (90-012D). • Alternative relay types •...
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HARDWARE INTERLOCK The 40-666B-01x-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 40-666B-01x-HI Modules Enabled by a Common Signal Master +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V Module Module Module With With With...
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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 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 40-666B is a single pole multiplexer available with two banks of three channels or one bank of six channels. Connections are made by operating a channel relay to make a connection between the common terminal and the corresponding channel terminal.
Once the drivers are installed the manual “Sys40Prg.pdf” and driver help files which fully describes these functions can be found in the Pickering folder(s) or the Pickering entries on your Start Menu. The card must be opened before use and closed after using the following function calls: Direct Driver - Open with PIL_OpenCards or PIL_OpenSpecifiedCard and close with PIL_CloseCards or PIL_CloseSpecifiedCards respectively.
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SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering Using The Interlock Function The following functions are applicable to 40-666B-01x-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 Figure 5.1 - Dual 3-Channel Solid State Multiplexer 40-666B-011: Pinouts Viewed From Front Panel, Connectors are 8-pin Male Power D-types. 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B Page 5.1...
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SECTION 5 - CONNECTOR INFORMATION pickering pickering Figure 5.2 - Single 6-Channel Solid State Multiplexer 40-666B-012: Pinouts Viewed From Front Panel, Connectors are 8-pin Male Power D-types. 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B Page 5.2...
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Figure 5.3 - Pinout: Hardware Interlock Connector Applicable to 40-666B-01x-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...
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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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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.
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. 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B Page A.1...
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6. Insert sub-assembly into the plug housing. 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. 10A SOLID STATE MUX MODULES 40-666B Page A.2...
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