Pickering 40-570A User manual

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Issue 1.1 February 2020
40-570A User Manual
PXI High Density Multiplexer BRIC™ Module

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© 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.
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
Mechanical 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
Module Architecture..............................................................4.2
Programming The Module ....................................................4.3
Using Pickering Drivers in LabVIEW ...................................4.5
Section 5
Connector Information................................................................5.1
Section 6
Troubleshooting ..........................................................................6.1
Section 7
Maintenance Information............................................................7.1
Fuse Replacement.................................................................7.1
Relay Look-Up Tables ...........................................................7.1
PCB Layout Diagrams...........................................................7.16
Module Removal From Chassis ...........................................7.18
Card Removal From BRIC.....................................................7.20
Card Replacement.................................................................7.22
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 High Density MUX BRIC™ 40-570A
ISSUE 1.0 FEB 2019
• High Density Multiplexer With Multiple
Configuration Options
• Wide Range of Sizes up to 6-Channel/160-Pole,
12-Channel/80-Pole, 24-Channel/40-Pole,
48-Channel/20-Pole, & 96-Channel/10-Pole
• Scalable (up to 6 relay cards)
• Expandable Via Common Loop-Thru Connector
With Isolation Switching for Optimal Signal
Integrity in Larger Systems
• Maximum Switch Current of 1A
• Switch up to 100V and up to 60W Max Power
• VISA, IVI & Kernel Drivers Supplied for
Windows
• Supported by PXI or LXI Chassis
• 3 Year Warranty
Switching Diagram for 40-570A High Density MUX In
6-Channel 160-Pole Format
CH1.1
CH5.2
CH5.160
CH1.2
CH1.160
CH5.1
CH6.2
CH6.160
CH6.1
CH2,2
CH2.160
CH2.1
CH3.2
CH3.160
CH3.1
CH4.2
CH4.160
CH4.1
COM.1
COM.2
COM.160
160 Poles
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 3
Channel 4
Channel 5Channel 6
Common Loop-Thru
COM-LT.2
COM-LT.160
COM-LT.1
Common
The 40-570A is a High Density Multiplexer designed to simplify
the connection of a common set of test equipment to one of a
number of different devices for testing. It is ideal for applications
where the equipment needs to conduct the same test process
on a series of similar devices one at a time. It is available in a
variety of congurations that allow testing with differing number
of devices to be tested and different connection widths to suit
differing test equipment pin counts.
The 40-570A can be operated as a conventional multiplexer
with break-before-make action when a new channel is selected.
Alternatively, variants of the multiplexer can be supplied that
allow multiple channels to be simultaneously selected.
The 40-570A channel selection congurations have been
revised from the 40-570. The 40-570A module defaults to single
channel selection with multiple channel selection variants
dened by use of a sufx.
All versions of the 40-570A are supported in a BRIC8 format
that occupies 8 PXI 3U mechanical slots, one of which provides
the PXI interface and power.
MUX size can be ordered with different widths (pole counts)
and with different numbers of relay cards to support varying
number of devices to be tested. For example, the fully
populated 40-570A can be ordered in congurations supporting:
• 6 test devices with 160 connections
• 12 test devices with 80 connections
• 24 test devices with 40 connections
• 48 test devices with 20 connections
• 96 test devices with 10 connections
The pin layout of user connection is arranged to simplify the
cabling design. All versions use high quality electro-mechanical
relays with palladium-ruthenium gold covered contacts.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
High Density MUX BRIC – 40-570A
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CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
CH5
CH6
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
160
CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
CH5
CH6
CH7
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
CH8
80 80
CH9
80 80
CH10
80 80
CH11
80 80
CH12
80 80
CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
CH5
CH6
CH7
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
CH8
40 40
CH9
40 40
CH10
40 40
CH11
40 40
CH12
40 40
CH13
40 40
CH14
40 40
CH15
40 40
CH16
40 40
CH17
40 40
CH18
40 40
CH19
40 40
CH20
40 40
CH21
40 40
CH22
40 40
CH23
40 40
CH24
40 40
CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
CH5
CH6
CH7
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
CH8
20 20
CH41
20 20
CH42
20 20
CH43
20 20
CH44
20 20
CH45
20 20
CH46
20 20
CH47
20 20
CH48
20 20
CH1
CH3
CH2
CH4
CH5
CH6
CH7
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
CH8
10 10
CH89
10 10
CH90
10 10
CH91
10 10
CH92
10 10
CH93
10 10
CH94
10 10
CH95
10 10
CH96
10 10
COM
160
LOOP-
THRU
160
COM
80
LOOP-
THRU
80
COM
40
LOOP-
THRU
40
COM
20
LOOP-
THRU
20
COM
10
LOOP-
THRU
10
6-Channel, 160-pole
Multiplexer
12-Channel, 80-pole
Multiplexer
24-Channel, 40-pole
Multiplexer
48-Channel, 20-pole
Multiplexer
96-Channel, 10-pole
Multiplexer
Switching Diagrams for the Five Possible Fully Populated Switching Configurations Available for the
40-570A High Density BRIC Multiplexer