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- Page 1 50-350 User Manual PCI High Voltage Multiplexer Module pickeringtest.com Issue 3.4 May 2021...
- Page 2 © COPYRIGHT (2021) 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.
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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 HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page (IV) Page (IV) -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Hardware Installation ............3.2 Software Installation .............3.2 Soft Front Panel Installation ..........3.3 Section 4 Programming Guide ..............4.1 Programming Options For Pickering PCI Cards ....4.1 Module Architecture - 50-350 ..........4.2 Module 50-350 Sub-Units ............4.3 Programming The Module ............4.4 Using The Soft Front Panel ..........4.6 Section 5 Connector Information ..............5.1... - Page 6 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page (VI)
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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 card must not be used for the switching of Mains Circuits. For the switching of voltages up to the card’s full specification, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must be... - 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. HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page (VIII) PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110 / 115 / 120 / 125...
- Page 9 Test Lead Maximum 50 Ohm Bandwidth For TDR RL 2 Operation The 50-350 is a high voltage multiplexer for use in a TDR Input submarine cable testing application in a short PCI card Isolation Switch format. RL 3 It is designed to allow the dynamic connection of various LCR Input test instruments to 1 of 16 test points.
- Page 10 PCI High Voltage Multiplexer, 50-350 Relay Type WARNING The 50-350 is fitted with rhodium high voltage reed relays, these offer very long life with good switch performance and good contact resistance stability. SPST Reed Relay Pickering Electronics Type: 106-1-A-5/487D (custom design)
- Page 11 Mating Connectors & Cabling • Alternative reed relay types • Mixture of reed relay types The 50-350-001 is shipped with a mating mixed contact • Alternative number of relays D-type connector (with 25 pins and 2 coaxial inserts). • Different performance specifications...
- Page 12 To learn more, please go to: pickeringrelay.com 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 The VISA driver is also compatible with Real-Time Operating Systems such as LabVIEW RT.
- Page 13 Three Year Warranty & Guaranteed Long-Term Support All standard products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of delivery to the original purchaser. Extended warranty and service agreements are available for all our modules and systems with various levels to suit your requirements.
- Page 14 SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 1.6...
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Page 15: Technical Description
The safety interlock facility is provided across pins 9 and 21 of connector J2 and across pins 9 and 10 of connector J3. In both cases the pins are isolated from all other connections and are shorted together. HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 2.1... - Page 16 LabView® driver. A 3-pin connector J5 allows ‘Daisy Chain’ connection to other High Voltage PCI Multiplexer modules. HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 2.2...
- Page 17 SECTION 2 - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION pickering Figure 2.1 - High Voltage Multiplexer Module 50-350: Functional Block Diagram HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 2.3...
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Page 19: Installation
Modular products require installation in a suitable chassis. The card is designed for indoor use only. PREOPERATION CHECKS (UNPACKING) 1. Check the card for transport damage and report any damage immediately to Pickering Interfaces. Do not attempt to install the product if any damage is evident. -
Page 20: Hardware Installation
8. Power-up the host system. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION First install the appropriate Pickering PCI switch card drivers by running the installer program Setup.exe (provided in a compressed zip file), either from the CD-ROM supplied, or by downloading the latest version from our website pickeringtest.com... - Page 21 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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Page 23: Programming Guide
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE PROGRAMMING OPTIONS FOR PICKERING INTERFACES PCI CARDS 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 24: Module Architecture 50-350
1 to 44 respectively. For example to operate relay 6 (DMM Input V,R - see Figure 2.1 and Table 4.1) you would program bit 6 on sub unit 1. Sub Unit 2 (J4 see Table 4.1) Each of the TTL outputs 1,2 and 3 are programmed via bit numbers 1,2 and 3 respectively. HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 4.2... - Page 25 SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering TABLE 4.1 - Module 50-350: Sub-Units Sub-Unit IVI Channel Relay Description chA1/comA1 Test Lead chA2/comA2 TDR Input chA3/comA3 LCR Input chA4/comA4 HV Input chA5/comA5 Diode Test Input chA6/comA6 DMM Input (V,R)) chA7/comA7 DMM Input (I) 1...
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Page 26: Programming The Module
SECTION 4 - PROGRAMMING GUIDE pickering PROGRAMMING THE MODULE Here are some examples of using the drivers with the 50-350: Using PILPXI To operate a relay the user could use the simple OpBit or the WriteSub commands OpBit DWORD sub_unit = 1; //select J2 PIL_OpBit( card_num, sub_unit, 2, 1);... - Page 27 // Disconnects the TDR input from the RF bus pi40iv_Connect(vi, comB2, chB2); // set digital output 2 (J4 - see Figure 2.1) on The IVI Swtch driver specification contains no bulk setting capabilities. HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 4.5...
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Page 28: Using The Soft Front Panel
USING THE SOFT FRONT PANEL The 50-350 Multiplexer Module can also be programmed using the Soft Front Panel. This provides a graphical representation of the module’s relays and allows the user to energize and de-energize a particular signal path simply by clicking on a button corresponding to the relay number. - Page 29 HV Input - Pole 2 TDR Input (Mixed Contact D Connector; 25 Signal Contacts, 2 Coax Inserts) Test Lead (SMA) Figure 5.1 - Pinouts: High Voltage PCI Multiplexer Module 50-350-001 (Viewed From Front of Module) HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 5.1...
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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 HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 6.2...
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Page 33: Maintenance Information
PCB. The tables can be used in the fault finding process and should be used in conjunction with the corresponding PCB layout diagrams to identify the position of faulty relays. PCI REED RELAY CARD 50-110 / 115 / 120 / 125 HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 7.1 Page 7.1... - Page 34 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering High Voltage PCI Multiplexer Module (50-350-001) Switch Function. Relay Switch Function. Relay “Test Lead” connector to Analog Bus “Cable 2 SHLD” connection to Analog Bus 1 RL24 “Analog Input” connector to Analog Bus “Cable 2 SHLD” connection to Analog Bus 2 RL25 “LCR Input”...
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Page 35: Component Layout
SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering Figure 7.1 - 50-350 Component Layout HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 7.3... - Page 36 SECTION 7 - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION pickering THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK HIGH VOLTAGE PCI MULTIPLEXER MODULE 50-350 Page 7.4...
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