Pickering 60-901 User manual

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Issue 1.3 January 2020
60-901 User Manual
LXI Simulation Tool

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Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice.
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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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.
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environment. Pickering Interfaces aims to design and operate products in a way that protects the environment and the health and
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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
Functional Description..........................................................2.1
Section 3
Installation....................................................................................3.1
Installing The Simulation Tool..............................................3.1
Section 4
Conguration And Set-Up ..........................................................4.1
Hardware Set-Up....................................................................4.1
Connecting the Simulation Tool...........................................4.3
Conguring 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
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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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 device.
• Should a fault occur with the device, immediately isolate and disconnect it from the incoming power.
• 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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LXI Simulation Tool 60-901
ISSUE 1.2 APR 2018
• Simulates All Pickering PXI & LXI Switching
Products
• More Than 1000 Switching Product
Configurations Available
• Supports Over 18 Simulated PXI Slots
• Allows Code Development Independently
From The Application Hardware
• Ethernet 100base T Interface
• Powered From Standard 5V Inline Power Supply
• Highly Portable
• 3 Year Warranty
The 60-901 simulates of all Pickering’s PXI and LXI switching
products, and most of the simulation and instrumentation range
in one highly portable package. Each product is supported as
a virtual LXI device allowing code development with minimal
hardware, it also has the ability to show real-time switching and
debug information and comes complete with a driverless soft front
panel that provides complete control of the module’s functions. The
60-901 provides the user with a simple and highly portable platform
for application development.
Supported Products
The 60-901 allows the user to simulate any of Pickering Interface’s
PXI switching modules tted into a virtual Modular LXI Chassis,
over 18 virtual PXI card slots can be supported. There is also
partial support for Pickering’s simulation and instrumentation
modules including programmable resistors. All Pickering’s LXI
switching products are also supported.
Software
The tool provides a link to a downloadable generic IVI driver
to control the PXI and LXI products in accordance with the LXI
specication, but can also be controlled through a kernel driver.
A library of PXI and LXI products and rmware is installed on
the Simulation Tool on a removable memory card, allowing easy
upgrades.
Code Development
Our standard LXI driver and debug panel are provided to assist
application development. An 8x8 LED matrix on the tool along with
a web panel displays the switch status of the simulated module
for debug purposes. With the 60-901 you can code and test your
LXI control application before purchasing or connecting to your
Pickering LXI test system.
Ethernet Control
The Ethernet interface enables control through standard LAN
interfaces found on all system PC/host controllers. The 60-901 can
be easily congured using any standard web browser. The interface
can be used to load a Java based soft front panel for any of the
products simulated by the tool, permitting users to access products
without the need for drivers on the PC/host.
Pickering Card Library
Virtual PXI Modules
LAN Interface
and Embedded
Controller
External 5V
Power Supply
60-901-001
LXI Simulation
Tool
1 2 3 4 5 N
Ethernet
PC
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.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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Overview
Configuration page for a modular chassis which allows a choice of virtual PXI modules
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.