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VERSATILE MULTIPLEXER MODULE 40-630A/632A
pickering SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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PXI Dual 16/24 Channel Multiplexer 40-630A/632A
ISSUE 1.1 MAR 2020
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• Versatile Multiplexer With Single & Dual Operation
• 40-630A Dual 16-Channel 2-Pole Multiplexer,
Available In 4 Other Configurations
• 40-632A Dual 24-Channel 1-Pole Multiplexer,
Available In 2 Other Configurations
• 1, 2 & 4-Pole Switching Formats
• Uses High Reliability Pickering Reed Relays
• Fast Operating Speed 500μs Typical per Relay
• Switch up to 150V, 1.2A with 20W Max Power
• Automatic Isolation Switches Reduce Capacitive
Loading in Large Systems
• VISA, IVI & Kernel Drivers Supplied for Windows
• Supported by PXI or LXI Chassis
• Supported by
eBIRST
™
• 3 Year Warranty
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2
3
4
31
32
Common
Single: 16, 32 or
64-Channel
1
2
3
4
15
16
MUX Bank 1
1
2
3
4
15
16
MUX Bank 2
Common
Common
Dual: 16 or 32-Channel
1
2
3
4
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48
Common
Single: 24 or
48-Channel
1
2
3
4
23
24
MUX Bank 1
1
2
3
4
23
24
MUX Bank 2
Common
Common
Dual: 24-Channel
Overview of 40-630A/632A Multiplexer Configurations
(see overleaf for detailed diagrams)
The 40-630A/632A general purpose multiplexer modules feature a
wide range of switching congurations. They are based on 1-pole
or 2-pole reed relays and typical applications include signal routing
in ATE and data acquisition systems. User connections are made
via a front panel 68-pin socket.
The 40-630A/632A can be operated as conventional multiplexers
with break-before-make action when a new channel is selected.
Alternatively, product variants can be supplied that allow multiple
channels to be simultaneously selected.
The 630A/632A channel selection congurations have been revised
from the 40-630/632. The 40-630A/632A defaults to single channel
selection with the multiple channel selection variant dened by use
of a sufx.
Automatic isolation switching (see diagrams overleaf) connects
only the currently active multiplexer bank to the common terminal.
This minimizes capacitive loading and leakage current in large
multiplexer systems. Larger multiplexers may be constructed by
daisy chaining the common signals from multiple modules.
Automatic isolation switching only applies to single channel
selection mode, for versions with multi channel selection, the
isolation relays are controlled separately from the channel relays.
To prolong contact life of the isolation relays it is strongly advised
that they are cold switched.
