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PXI Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix
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Issue 3.2 February 2020

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  • Page 1 40-525A User Manual PXI Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix pickeringtest.com Issue 3.2 February 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 SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page (IV) Page (IV)

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Pre Operation Checks ............3.1 Hardware Installation ............3.2 Software Installation .............3.2 Testing Operation ..............3.3 Section 4 Programming Guide ..............4.1 Programming Options For Pickering PXI Modules ....4.1 Module Architecture ..............4.2 Programming The Module ............4.3 Using Pickering Drivers in LabVIEW ........4.7 Section 5 Connector Information ..............5.1 Section 6 Trouble Shooting .................6.1...
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  • Page 7: Warnings And Cautions

    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...
  • Page 8 • For suitably equipped products in the event of an emergency press the red “emergency stop” button situated on the front of the unit. SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page (VIII) 2 AMP 1-POLE UHD MATRIX MODULES 40-575 / 576 / 577 / 578 / 579...

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    • Supported by eBIRST ™ • 3 Year Warranty The 40-525A is a matrix with switched pass thru connections on both X and Y axis. It is available in 34x4 or 16x4 formats and The matrix size can be expanded by linking Y connections across can be used for signal insertion and monitoring purposes on multiple modules.
  • Page 10 40-525A-001 FAULT INSERTION FAULT INSERTION SIGNAL INJECTION SIGNAL INJECTION Using the 40-525A-001 34x4 Signal Insertion and Monitor Cascading two 40-525A-001 34x4 Matrices to Matrix in a Typical Test Application Create a 68x4 Matrix For Larger Test Applications pickeringtest.com SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A...
  • Page 11 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering Specifications Insertion & Monitor Matrix – 40-525A Relay Type Power Requirements The 40-525A is fitted with high quality electro-mechanical relays, +3.3V +12V -12V palladium-ruthenium gold covered contacts. A spare relay is built typically <500mA onto the circuit board to facilitate easy maintenance with minimum downtime.
  • Page 12 Product Customization below. For more information go to: pickeringtest.com/ebirst Pickering PXI modules are designed and manufactured on our own Product Test Tool Adaptor flexible manufacturing lines, giving complete product control and...
  • 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 Insertion & Monitor Matrix – 40-525A 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...

  • Page 15: Functional Description

    PCI bridge U1 to output the required signal. Module configuration is determined by data stored in EEPROM U7. PCI Bridge U1 is configured by EEPROM U2. The 40-525A-002 has the same architecture but is configured as a 16x4 matrix and only has a mother PCB with no daughter PCB.
  • Page 16 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 2.2...

  • Page 17: Installation

    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.

  • Page 18: Hardware Installation

    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.

  • Page 19: Testing Operation

    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.
  • Page 20 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 3.4...

  • Page 21: Programming Guide

    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...

  • Page 22: Module Architecture

    The “Y” bus can be used for monitoring equipment such as a scope or DMM, and test voltages and fault conditions can be applied via the switched “LY” connections. The 40-525A-002 has the same architecture but with a 16x4 matrix. This is shown in Figure 4.2.

  • Page 23: Programming The Module

    PROGRAMMING THE MODULE Here are examples of using the drivers with the 40-525A Signal Insertion and Monitor Matrix: This example follows a possible test scenario where a signal is routed from the UUT on the X bus to test equipment on the LX bus. Next a matrix crosspoint is enabled to route the signal to the Y bus, then it is disconnected from the test equipment and routed to an LY bus terminal which could allow the connection of a load or a fault condition.
  • Page 24 // disconnecting LX2 from the X2 signal //SUB 3 pi40iv_Connect(vi, comC3, chC3); // Operates Y Isolation Switch 3 routing // the X2 signal to LY3 Note: The IVI Swtch driver specification contains no bulk setting capabilities. SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 4.4...
  • Page 25 Table 4.1 - Channel Name Table for Matrix Channel names highlighted in blue are applicable to both the 40-525A-001 (34x4) and 40-525A-002 (16x4) modules, those highlighted in yellow are only applicable to the 40-525A-001 (34x4). CROSSPOINT / CHANNEL NAME CROSS REFERENCE...
  • Page 26 Table 4.2 - Channel Name Table for Isolation Relays Channel names highlighted in blue are applicable to both the 40-525A-001 (34x4) and 40-525A-002 (16x4) modules, those highlighted in yellow are only applicable to the 40-525A-001 (34x4). ISOLATION RELAY / CHANNEL NAME CROSS REFERENCE...

  • Page 27: Using Pickering Drivers In Labview

    USING PICKERING DRIVERS IN LabVIEW Most Pickering drivers include a LabVIEW wrapper to permit full operation of the Pickering product from the LabVIEW environment. These wrappers are normally installed to the current LabVIEW folder system during installation of the Pickering driver.
  • Page 28 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 4.8...

  • Page 29: Connector Information

    FP_GND FP_GND LX31 LX32 LX33 LX34 LY1 LY2 LY3 LY4 Figure 5.1 - Pinouts: 34x4 Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix Module - 40-525A-001 (78-pin Male D-Type Connector Viewed From Front of Module) SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 5.1...
  • Page 30 LX13 LX14 LX15 LX16 LY1 LY2 LY3 LY4 FP_GND FP_GND Figure 5.2 - Pinouts: 16x4 Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix Module - 40-525A-002 (78-pin Male D-Type Connector Viewed From Front of Module) SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 5.2...

  • Page 31: Trouble Shooting

    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...
  • Page 32 SECTION 6 - TROUBLE SHOOTING pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK SIGNAL INSERTION & MONITOR MATRIX 40-525A Page 6.2...

  • Page 33: Maintenance Information

    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.
  • Page 34 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering RELAY LOOK-UP TABLES Relays highlighted in blue are fitted to the mother board (40-525A-001 & 40-525A-002), those highlighted in yellow are fitted to the daughter board (40-525A-001 only). RELAY LOOK-UP TABLE - 40-525A Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix...
  • Page 35 RL172 RL173 RL174 Spare Figure 7.1 - 40-525A Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix - Motherboard Component Layout (applicable to both 40-525A-001 & 40-525A-002) Figure 7.2 - 40-525A Signal Insertion & Monitor Matrix - Daughterboard Component Layout (applicable to 40-525A-001 only) SIGNAL INSERTION &...
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