Pickering 40-914 User manual

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Issue 6.3 July 2023
40-914 User Manual
PXI 14-Slot Chassis

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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.
ISO 9001
Reg No. FM38792

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For Technical Support please contact Pickering Interfaces either by phone, the website or via e-mail.
WARRANTY
All products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of
three years, excluding programmable power supplies, from the date of delivery to the original purchaser. Any product found to be
defective within this period will, at the discretion of Pickering Interfaces be repaired or replaced.
Products serviced and repaired outside of the warranty period are warranted for ninety days.
Extended warranty and service are available. Please contact Pickering Interfaces by phone, the website or via e-mail.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Pickering Interfaces operates under an environmental management system similar to ISO 14001.
Pickering Interfaces strives to full 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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MEANING / DESCRIPTION SYMBOL
PROTECTIVE EARTH (GROUND)
To identify any terminal which is intended for connection to an external conductor for
protection against electric shock in case of a fault, or the terminal of a protective earth
(ground) electrode.
DANGEROUS VOLTAGE
To indicate hazards arising from dangerous voltages.
WARNING / CAUTION
An appropriate safety instruction should be followed or caution to a potential hazard
exists.
Refer to the relevant instructions detailed within the product manual.
HEAVY
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.
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kg
SAFETY SYMBOLS
PRODUCT SAFETY
The following safety symbols may be used on the product and throughout the product documentation.

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Copyright Statement ...................................................................II
Technical Support and Warranty................................................III
Product Safety .............................................................................IV
Contents (this page)....................................................................V
Warnings and Cautions ..............................................................VII
Section 1
Technical Specication...............................................................1.1
Section 2
Technical Description .................................................................2.1
Backplane...............................................................................2.1
Power Supply.........................................................................2.3
Mechanical .............................................................................2.4
Section 3
Installation and Operation ..........................................................3.1
Getting Started.......................................................................3.1
Installing The Chassis...........................................................3.2
Fan Speed Setting .................................................................3.3
Installing & Identifying a PXI Chassis in NI MAX ................. 3.5
Installation of Individual Modules........................................3.5
Section 4
Maintenance.................................................................................4.1
CONTENTS

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WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
WARNING - HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS SYMBOL
This product is not specically designed for use in hazardous environments, for example in explosive
atmospheres. If the product is to be used in hazardous environments we recommend that the user
ensures suitable protective measures are taken.
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WARNING - DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK SYMBOL
This chassis may be populated with modules that contain hazardous voltages. Before removing any
module from the rack remove all supplies and disconnect user I/O signals.
Unused slots in this chassis are populated with blanking plates to prevent access to user I/O signals
that may be present. Blanking panels are available to order from Pickering in a variety of slot widths.
If the product is not used in this manner for example by using an extender card then additional care
must be taken to avoid contact with exposed signals.
CAUTION - HANDLING OF ELECTROSTATIC-SENSITIVE DEVICES SYMBOL
Certain semiconductor devices used in this equipment are liable to damage due to static voltage.
Observe the following precautions when handling these devices in their unterminated state, or
sub-assemblies containing these devices:
1. Persons removing sub-assemblies from equipment using these devices must be earthed by a
wrist strap and a resistor at the point provided on the equipment.
2. Soldering irons used during the repair operations must be low voltage types with earthed tips and
isolated from the mains voltage by a double insulated transformer.
3. Outer clothing worn must be unable to generate static charges.
4. Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) tted with these devices must be stored and transported in
anti-static bags.
CAUTION - PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION SYMBOL
Suitably qualied & trained users should ensure that the accompanying documentation is fully read
and understood before attempting to install or operate the product.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
All cleaning and servicing requires the equipment to be isolated and disconnected from the power source and user I/O
signals (refer to the Maintenance Section).
• Appropriate manual handling procedures should be followed as dictated by the weight of the individual module or
the combined weight of the modules & chassis.
• Should a fault occur with the module or chassis, immediately isolate and disconnect the incoming power to the
chassis and the user I/O signals.
• 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.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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PXI High Performance Mainframe, 14 Slot 40-914
ISSUE 6.3 JUL 2023
yHigh Performance 14 Slot PXI/cPCI
Backplane
yDual Modular Supplies
yCompact Benchtop Footprint
yLow Profile 4U Rugged Design
yVoltage Monitoring Included
yPower Supplies Hot Swap
Capable
yLow Audible Operating Noise
Versions Available
y3 Year Warranty
Pickering Interfaces’ 40-914 PXI Chassis features an
industry-standard, fourteen-slot PXI/cPCI backplane
integrated into a 3U cardcage.
The 41-914 includes all the features and performance
required by the PXI standard and supports a control
interface or embedded controller and up to 13 additional
3U peripheral modules.
It can be controlled from a PC using Pickering Interfaces
PCI to PXI Control Interface 41-921.
The 40-914 chassis is provided with two removable
modular power supplies on the left of the chassis. Power
supply voltage status and fault monitoring is via front
panel LEDs. Replacement power supply modules are
available from Pickering.
Four 56 cfm fans (total 224 cfm) ensure maximum cooling
with minimal noise. Quick filter media and fan maintanence
is provided by a removable fan tray.
For applications such as office or laboratory environments
where acoustic noise levels are critical, the chassis can
be supplied with either lower speed fans or with fans
whose speed can be set to full, medium or slow with easily
accessed internal switches.
Pickering’s Range of PXI & PXIe Chassis
Chassis Type Slots Chassis Size Model No.
PXI 8 4U Full Rack 40-908
PXI 14 4U Full Rack 40-914
PXI 19 4U Full Rack 40-923A
PXI 8 4U Half Rack 40-924
PXIe Hybrid (Gen 3) 8 4U Half Rack 42-924
PXIe Hybrid (Gen 3) 18 4U Full Rack 42-925
PXIe Hybrid (Gen 2) 18 4U Full Rack 42-926
PXI with LXI Control* 7 4U Half Rack 60-102D
PXI with LXI Control* 18 4U Full Rack 60-103D
PXI with LXI/USB Control 2 1U Half Rack 60-104
PXI with LXI/USB Control 4 2U Half Rack 60-105
PXI with LXI/USB Control* 6 1U Full Rack 60-106
*Includes Scan List Sequencing and optional Triggering function.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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Specifications & Ordering Information
Operating/Storage Conditions
Operating Conditions
Operating Temperature:
Humidity:
Altitude:
0 °C to +55 °C
Up to 95 % non-condensing
5000 m
Storage and Transport Conditions
Storage Temperature:
Humidity:
Altitude:
-20 °C to +70 °C
Up to 95 % non-condensing
15000 m
Safety & CE Compliance
All modules are fully CE compliant and meet applicable EU
directives: Low-voltage safety EN61010-1:2001,
EMC Immunity EN61000-6-1:2001,
Emissions EN55011:1998.
Product Order Codes
14-Slot, 3U, 350 W PXI Chassis 40-914-001
Chassis with 3 speed fans 40-914-101
Chassis with low noise fans 40-914-201
PCI to PXI Control Interface Kit 41-921-001-KIT
(for full details of our fast PCI to PXI control Interface
see the 41-921 data sheet).
Accessories
Replacement Power Supply Module 44-910-004
Specifications
Chassis
Backplane:
Incorporates all the features of the
PXI specification. The backplane
is 64-bit with PXI triggers, Star
Trigger, Local Bus & internal PXI
clock.
Cooling
Airflow:
Fans:
Acoustic Noise:
Air Filter:
Low Acoustic
Noise
Versions:
Bottom intake, side/rear exhaust,
pressurized cardcage.
4 off 55 cfm fans (224 cfm total).
56.5 - 58.2 dB @ 1 m
(A weighting).
Bottom accessible, washable media.
Available with selectable fan speed
(3 speeds set by internal switches).
Available with low noise fans.
Power Supply
Input Voltage
Range:
Cooling:
90 - 264 VAC, universal input,
Line Fuse protected.
Convection, with chassis forced air.
Supplied with two 175 W power supplies (Type 59102)
with the following total capacity:
DC Outputs
+3.3 V
+5 V
+12 V
-12 V
Dual Supplies
50 A
50 A
6 A
2 A
Note: Combined 3.3 V and 5 V current, 54 A Maximum.
Power Factor:
Efficiency:
0.99 (typical).
70 % (typical).
Power Supply Monitoring
Interface:
Functions:
Indicators:
Front panel LED indicators.
Power supply DC output voltage
verification (90 % nominal).
Green LEDs for Power OK,
Red LED for Fault.
Mechanical Specification
Cardcage: Front loading 3U x 160 mm, flush,
14 slots, IEEE 1101.1, 1101.10 and
1101.11
Dimensions: Depth: 257.8 mm (10.53”)
Width: 442.2 mm (17.41”)
without rack mount flanges.
Width: 482.6 mm (19.00”)
with rack mount flanges.
Height: 177 mm (6.97”)
Weight: 8.5 kg (18.6 lbs) without PXI modules