Pickering 45-542 User manual

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Issue 5.1 May 2021
45-542 User Manual
PXI Very High Density 6U Matrix Module

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any means without the written permission of Pickering Interfaces.
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.
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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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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
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 PXI Modules ..............................4.1
Programming For PXI............................................................4.1
General Card Architecture....................................................4.2
Module Architecture..............................................................4.3
Programming The Module ....................................................4.4
Setting an X-X Connection ...................................................4.5
Using Pickering Drivers in LabVIEW ...................................4.6
Section 5
Connector Information................................................................5.1
Section 6
Trouble Shooting .........................................................................6.1
Section 7
Maintenance Information............................................................7.1
Switching System Test Tools ...............................................7.1
Relay Fault Finding ............................................................... 7.2
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 module may contain hazardous voltages. Before removing the module from the rack remove all
supplies and disconnect user I/O signals.
Unused slots in the host 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.
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 specication, Secondary Circuit power supplies and the Device Under Test must
be fully isolated from the Mains Circuit and the safety earth.
The host chassis must be correctly installed and be connected to mains or factory safety ground,
please refer to your chassis installation manual.
Diagram Showing Separation Between The Mains Circuit and Secondary Circuit / DUT
For the purposes of this document, a Mains Circuit is an installation classied as Overvoltage
Category II up to 300V. Separation between the Secondary Circuit and Mains Circuit is achieved
by a transformer in which the primary windings are separated from the secondary windings by
reinforced insulation, double insulation, or a screen connected to the protective conductor terminal.
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.
PXI Switching
Module
Device
Under Test
Power
Supply
Power
Supply
Host Chassis
Secondary Circuit
Mains
Circuit
Mains
Circuit
Mains/Factory
Safety Ground

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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 6 U Very High Density Matrix 45-542
ISSUE 4.0 SEP 2018
y132x8 High Density Matrix in 6 U PXI Format
yUses Gold-Plated Contact Electro-mechanical Relays
ySwitch 1 A & up to 170 VDC/120 VAC With 60 W
Maximum Power
yVISA/IVI & Kernel Drivers Supplied for Windows
yEase of Maintenance & Repair Through the
Use of Leaded Relays
yPin Compatible With 45-541 Matrix
ySupported by eBIRST
y3 Year Warranty
The 45-542 is a very high density 6 U PXI electro-
mechanical relay matrix in 132x8 format with 1 pole
switching.
Typical applications include signal routing in functional ATE
and data acquisition systems. The matrix is constructed
using high reliability 2 A electro-mechanical relays, offering
>108 operations (under low power loads) to give maximum
switching confidence with long life and stable contact
resistance.
Larger matrices may be constructed by daisy chaining
the common signals from multiple modules. For larger
matrices the 3 U 40-565A or the range of 60-550 LXI
solutions can be considered.
Pickering Interfaces can supply cable assemblies for all its
modules, please refer to the Connection Solutions catalog
or contact sales office for further assistance.
X2 X4 X8 X1 X3 X5 X6 X7 X12 X9 X10 X11 X14 X16 X13 X15
X132 X130 X131
Y2
Y4
Y8
Y1
Y3
Y5
Y6
Y7
Matrix
Crosspoint
X18 X17 X20 X22 X19 X21 X24 X23 X26 X28 X25 X27 X30 X29 X32 X34 X31 X33
Supported by eBIRST
eBIRST test tools simplify switching fault-finding by quickly
testing the system and graphically identifying the faulty
relay.
For more information go to: pickeringtest.com/ebirst
45-542 132x8 Matrix Switching Diagram
The 45-542 supports 8 concurrent switch paths for X to X and
Y to X connections, however connections between different Y axis lines
(e.g. Y1 to any of Y2 to Y8) are not permitted by the driver.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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Specifications
Switching Specification
Relay Type: 2 A Electro-mechanical
Contact Type: Palladium-Ruthenium,
Gold plated, bifurcated
Maximum Switch Voltage: 170 VDC/120 VAC*
Maximum Power:
Maximum Switch Current:
Max. Continuous Carry
Current:
60 W/62.5 VA
1 A
1 A
Initial On Path Resistance:
Off Path Resistance:
Thermal Offset:
<1 Ω
>109 Ω
15 µV (X to X connection)
Switch Operate Time: 6.5 ms typical
Maximum number of
simultaneously operated
relays: 132
Expected Life (Operations)
Very low power load:
Low power load:
Medium power load:
Full power load:
>1x108
>1.5x107 (0.1 A 20 VDC)
>5x106 (1 A 30 VDC)
>1x105 (1 A 60 VDC)
* For full voltage rating, signal sources to be switched
must be fully isolated from mains supply and safety earth.
Power Requirements
+3.3 V +5 V +12 V -12 V
400 mA 2.64 A 0 0
Operating/Storage Conditions
Operating Conditions
Operating Temperature:
Humidity:
Altitude:
0°C to +55°C
Up to 90% non-condensing
5000m
Storage and Transport Conditions
Storage Temperature:
Humidity:
Altitude:
-20°C to +75°C
Up to 90% non-condensing
15000m
PXI & CompactPCI Compliance
The module is compliant with the PXI Specification
2.2. Local Bus, Trigger Bus and Star Trigger are not
implemented.
Uses a 33 MHz 32-bit backplane interface.
Safety & CE Compliance
All modules are fully CE compliant and meet applicable
EU directives: Low-voltage safety EN61010-1:2010,
EMC Immunity EN61326-1:2013,
Emissions EN55011:2009+A1:2010.
Matrix Functionality
Permits 8 concurrent X to X paths or 8 concurrent Y to X
paths. Any number of X connections can be connected to to
a Y axis (e.g. X1, X2, X3 .....X132 connected to Y1). The driver
prevents the connection of Y axis connections together (e.g.
Y1 to Y2).
Mechanical Characteristics
Single slot 6 U PXI (CompactPCI) module.
3D models for all versions in a variety of popular file
formats are available on request.
Chassis Compatibility
Pickering 6 U PXI modules will operate in any 6 U PXI
chassis, in addition they will also operate (with 100 %
compatibillity) in any 6 U CompactPCI chassis.
Connectors
PXI bus via 32-bit P1/J1 backplane connector.
Signals via 3 front panel 50-pin male D-type connectors, for
pin outs please refer to the operating manual.