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Pickering 60-901 User Manual

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Issue 1.3 January 2020

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  • Page 1 60-901 User Manual LXI Simulation Tool pickeringtest.com Issue 1.3 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. LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 REED RELAY MODULE 40-110/115/120/125 Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Connecting the Simulation Tool ...........4.3 Configuring the Simulation Tool ..........4.4 Section 5 Programming ................5.1 Programming Options for LXI Units ........5.1 Unit Architecture ..............5.2 Command Line Control of LXI Instruments ......5.4 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1 Unit Reset ................6.1 LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page (V)
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  • Page 7: Warnings And Cautions

    • Ensure the equipment is installed, operated and maintained by trained and authorised personnel. • For suitably equipped products in the event of an emergency press the red “emergency stop” button situated on the front of the unit. LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page (VII)
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  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    Embedded Ethernet Controller Pickering Card Library Simulation of Pickering Interfaces PXI modules using the 60-901 LXI Simulation Tool provides an application development platform. A simple Ethernet lead is the only physical control connection required. pickeringtest.com LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901...
  • Page 10 LXI Simulation Tool – 60-901 The 60-901 selected chassis provides soft front panels to enable manual operation through the web interface, in this example for a 40-726 matrix module. Configuration page for a modular chassis which allows a choice of virtual PXI modules pickeringtest.com...
  • Page 11 For a selection guide on the range of PXI modules capable of Manuals, drivers and product catalogs can be downloaded from being simulated by the 60-901 tool, please see the PXI Module the Pickering Interfaces website. Selection Guide in the LXI Product Guide. This is available as...
  • Page 12 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 13 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 14 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page 1.6...

  • Page 15: Technical Description

    SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The 60-901 LXI Simulation Tool is a self-contained unit capable of emulating all of Pickering’s PXI and LXI switching products, the only connections required are power and an Ethernet lead. The tool consists of an embedded controller powered from an external 5V mains power unit.
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  • Page 17: Installation

    INSTALLING THE SIMULATION TOOL Site Considerations The 60-901 is designed to be highly portable and operate on a desk top or any location near a power socket and LAN cable socket. Figure 3.1 - Top view of the 60-901-001 LXI Simulation Tool LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page 3.1...
  • Page 18 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page 3.2...

  • Page 19: Hardware Set

    5. A micro SD card (may already be inserted into the Simulation Tool) Remove your 60-901-001 Simulation Tool from its protective packaging. Next, if it has not already been fitted, insert the supplied micro SD card into the slot on the left hand side of the...
  • Page 20 If you are using an ethernet hub or switch, use the Ethernet cable marked “Straight-Through”. Connect one end to the RJ45 socket on the right hand side of your 60-901-001 Simulation Tool, and the other to a free socket on your hub or switch.
  • Page 21 CONNECTING THE 60-901-001 SIMULATION TOOL Control of the 60-901-001 Simulation Tool is through a web server at the devices IP address. From the web server the user can also access drivers, utility programs and documentation. So, it is important to first establish the IP address that your LXI device is using.
  • Page 22 CONFIGURING THE 60-901-001 SIMULATION TOOL SETTINGS When the 60-901 Simulation Tool is switched on it should display its IP address on the integral LED Matrix display, use your web browser to navigate to this IP address. The simulation tool will arrive configured as a 60-100 chassis containing a small number of Pickering PXI cards by way of example.
  • Page 23 Pickering LXI products. Shut Down the LXI - This is the preferred method of shutting the 60-901 down to prevent any data loss. * Warning: The bus and slot addresses used in a simulated chassis will not exactly match those in a real chassis.
  • Page 24 Modular Switching Chassis This panel allows you to configure the 60-901 to simulate an LXI modular chassis with a variety of Pickering PXI cards (selected from the integral firmware database) mounted in it. Use the following controls: Browse Device button - To return to the 60-901’s “Home page”.
  • Page 25 Non Modular Chassis This panel allows you to select and simulate a non modular LXI chassis from the 60-901’s integral database of Pickering chassis. Use the following controls: Browse Device button - To return to the 60-901’s “Home page”.
  • Page 26 Card and Sub Unit selection section Debug ON/OFF button - For Pickering support purposes only. This will toggle on and off a display which shows the status of the API calls being used by this panel. Version Numbers - These are useful if you need to report a problem with the simulator to Pickering.
  • Page 27 Sub unit map of buttons - Each button displays a switch state, press the button to change the switch state. If the current sub unit is type is “resistor”, the resistance attributes will be displayed together with a button and input control allowing you to set the resistance to a given value. LXI SIMULATION TOOL 60-901 Page 4.9...
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  • Page 29: Programming

    SECTION 5 - 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 30: Unit Architecture

    It is vital to know that location in order to specify the address of the switch to be controlled. Pickering provide software tools to help you discover the bus and device number of the cards in your LXI unit. Refer to the distribution disk that came with your unit in the folder LXI Products/Tools.
  • Page 31 0, device 20. For full details of how to access and use Pickering drivers the user is advised to refer to the individual documentation packs provided with the installed drivers, this can be found on the distribution disk that came with your unit.

  • Page 32: Command Line Control Of Lxi Instruments

    For more information see the “Command Line Control of Pickering LXI Instruments” manual. Detailed Device Programming Information For more specific guidelines on programming the Pickering card or device you are simulating, please download the manual for that product from the Pickering website: www.pickeringtest.com...

  • Page 33: Trouble Shooting

    SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING Refer to the Warnings and Cautions at the front of this manual 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...
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