Racal Instruments 1260-30 Series User manual

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1260 VXI
SWITCHING CARD
1260-30
SIGNAL / MULTIPLEXER
PUBLICATION NO. 980673-005
RACAL INSTRUMENTS
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PUBLICATION DATE: April 6, 2000
Copyright 1997 by Racal Instruments, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved.
This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher.
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WARRANTY STATEMENT
All Racal Instruments, Inc. products are designed and manufactured to exacting standards and in full
conformance to Racal’s ISO 9001 procedures.
For the specific terms of your standard warranty, or optional extended warranty or service agreement, contact
your Racal customer service advisor. Please have the following information available to facilitate service.
1. Product serial number
2. Product model number
3. Your company and contact information
You may contact your customer service advisor by:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone] (USA)
[phone] (UK)
[phone] (Hong Kong)
Fax: [phone] (USA)
[phone] (UK)
[phone] (Hong Kong)
RETURN of PRODUCT
Authorization is required from Racal Instruments before you send us your product for service or calibration. Call
your nearest Racal Instruments support facility. A list is located on the last page of this manual. If you are
unsure where to call, contact Racal Instruments, Inc. Customer Support Department in Irvine, California, USA at
1-800-722-3262 or 1-949-859-8999 or via fax at 1-949-859-7139. We can be reached at:
[email protected].
PROPRIETARY NOTICE
This document and the technical data herein disclosed, are proprietary to Racal Instruments, and shall not,
without express written permission of Racal Instruments, be used, in whole or in part to solicit quotations from a
competitive source or used for manufacture by anyone other than Racal Instruments. The information herein has
been developed at private expense, and may only be used for operation and maintenance reference purposes or
for purposes of engineering evaluation and incorporation into technical specifications and other documents which
specify procurement of products from Racal Instruments.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY
Before undertaking any troubleshooting, maintenance or exploratory procedure, read carefully the
WARNINGS and CAUTION notices.
This equipment contains voltage hazardous to human life and safety, and is capable of inflicting
personal injury.
If this instrument is to be powered from the AC line (mains) through an autotransformer, ensure the
common connector is connected to the neutral (earth pole) of the power supply.
Before operating the unit, ensure the conductor (green wire) is connected to the ground (earth)
conductor of the power outlet. Do not use a two-conductor extension cord or a three-prong/two-
prong adapter. This will defeat the protective feature of the third conductor in the power cord.
Maintenance and calibration procedures sometimes call for operation of the unit with power applied
and protective covers removed. Read the procedures and heed warnings to avoid “live” circuit
points.
Before operating this instrument:
1. Ensure the instrument is configured to operate on the voltage at the power source. See
Installation Section.
2. Ensure the proper fuse is in place for the power source to operate.
3. Ensure all other devices connected to or in proximity to this instrument are properly grounded or
connected to the protective third-wire earth ground.
If the instrument:
-fails to operate satisfactorily
-shows visible damage
-has been stored under unfavorable conditions
-has sustained stress
Do not operate until performance is checked by qualified personnel.
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Amendment Page 6/98 1
NOTE FOR SYSTEMS WITH 1260-OPT 01T
The “Module-Specific Syntax” section of this manual shows the command syntax for the
1260-01S Smart Card. If you are using the newer 1260-01T Smart Card, the commands
will NOT work as shown.
Consult the 1260-01T Manual for a description of the commands that may be used with the
1260-01T Smart Card.
The channel numbers described in this manual are valid for the 1260-01T. The channel
numbers continue to be used for the 1260-01T.
The syntax of the commands that use channel numbers has changed for those cards
controlled by the 1260-01T.
The new syntax used to close a channel is:
CLOSE (@ <module address> ( <channel> ) )
For example, for a relay module whose <module address> is set to 7, closing <channel> 0
is performed with the command:
CLOSE (@7 (0))
Using the older 1260-01S, the command would be (as shown in this manual):
CLOSE 7.0
Many other command syntax differences exist. Please consult chapter 2 of the 1260-01T
manual for a description of the commands that are available for the 1260-01T.
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Control Information for the 1260-30A
The following information describes the control-register-to-relay-channel mapping for a 1260-30A Relay
Module. This information may be used to control a 1260-30A when using a 1260-01T in the register-based
mode of operation.
Each relay on this module is controlled by setting or clearing a single bit within a Control Register. Control
Registers on the module operate 8 channels simultaneously. There are eight control bits per Control Register.
Setting the bit to a 1 closes the relay; setting the bit to a 0 opens the relay.
The table below shows the mapping from logical channels to control bits. The logical channels are used when
operating the relay module in message-based mode. The control bits within the Control Registers are used to
operate the module in register-based mode.
Each Control Register is located 2 addresses from the previous Control Register. That is, each Control
Register is located at an odd address. This is shown in Table 2-2 of the 1260-01T manual. Control Register 0
is located at the “Base A24 Address” for the module. Consult the “Register-Based Operation” Section of
Chapter 2 of the 1260-01T manual for a description of calculating control register addresses
Channel Control Register Control Bit
000
101
202
303
404
505
606
707
810
911
10 1 2
11 1 3
12 1 4
13 1 5
14 1 6
15 1 7
16 2 0
17 2 1
18 2 2
19 2 3
20 2 4
21 2 5
22 2 6
23 2 7
24 3 0
25 3 1
26 3 2
27 3 3
28 3 4
29 3 5
30 3 6
31 3 7
32 4 0
33 4 1
34 4 2
35 4 3
36 4 4
37 4 5
38 4 6
39 4 7
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Control Information for the 1260-30B
The following information describes the control-register-to-relay-channel mapping for a 1260-30B Relay
Module. This information may be used to control a 1260-30B when using a 1260-01T in the register-based
mode of operation.
Each relay on this module is controlled by setting or clearing a single bit within a Control Register. Control
Registers on the module operate 8 channels simultaneously. There are eight control bits per Control Register.
Setting the bit to a 1 closes the relay; setting the bit to a 0 opens the relay.
The table below shows the mapping from logical channels to control bits. The logical channels are used when
operating the relay module in message-based mode. The control bits within the Control Registers are used to
operate the module in register-based mode.
Each Control Register is located 2 addresses from the previous Control Register. That is, each Control
Register is located at an odd address. This is shown in Table 2-2 of the 1260-01T manual. Control Register 0
is located at the “Base A24 Address” for the module. Consult the “Register-Based Operation” Section of
Chapter 2 of the 1260-01T manual for a description of calculating control register addresses
Channel Control Register Control Bit
000
101
202
303
404
505
606
707
810
911
10 1 2
11 1 3
12 1 4
13 1 5
14 1 6
15 1 7
16 2 0
17 2 1
18 2 2
19 2 3
100 2 4
101 2 5
102 2 6
103 2 7
104 3 0
105 3 1
106 3 2
107 3 3
108 3 4
109 3 5
110 3 6
111 3 7
112 4 0
113 4 1
114 4 2
115 4 3
116 4 4
117 4 5
118 4 6
119 4 7
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Control Information for the 1260-30C
The following information describes the control-register-to-relay-channel mapping for a 1260-30C Relay
Module. This information may be used to control a 1260-30C when using a 1260-01T in the register-based
mode of operation.
Each relay on this module is controlled by setting or clearing a single bit within a Control Register. Control
Registers on the module operate 8 channels simultaneously. There are eight control bits per Control Register.
Setting the bit to a 1 closes the relay; setting the bit to a 0 opens the relay.
The table below shows the mapping from logical channels to control bits. The logical channels are used when
operating the relay module in message-based mode. The control bits within the Control Registers are used to
operate the module in register-based mode.
Each Control Register is located 2 addresses from the previous Control Register. That is, each Control
Register is located at an odd address. This is shown in Table 2-2 of the 1260-01T manual. Control Register 0
is located at the “Base A24 Address” for the module. Consult the “Register-Based Operation” Section of
Chapter 2 of the 1260-01T manual for a description of calculating control register addresses
Channel Control Register Control Bit
000
101
202
303
404
505
606
707
810
911
100 1 2
101 1 3
102 1 4
103 1 5
104 1 6
105 1 7
106 2 0
107 2 1
108 2 2
109 2 3
200 2 4
201 2 5
202 2 6
203 2 7
204 3 0
205 3 1
206 3 2
207 3 3
208 3 4
209 3 5
300 3 6
301 3 7
302 4 0
303 4 1
304 4 2
305 4 3
306 4 4
307 4 5
308 4 6
309 4 7
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Control Information for the 1260-30D
The following information describes the control-register-to-relay-channel mapping for a 1260-30D Relay
Module. This information may be used to control a 1260-30D when using a 1260-01T in the register-based
mode of operation.
Each relay on this module is controlled by setting or clearing a single bit within a Control Register. Control
Registers on the module operate 8 channels simultaneously. There are eight control bits per Control Register.
Setting the bit to a 1 closes the relay; setting the bit to a 0 opens the relay.
The table below shows the mapping from logical channels to control bits. The logical channels are used when
operating the relay module in message-based mode. The control bits within the Control Registers are used to
operate the module in register-based mode.
Each Control Register is located 2 addresses from the previous Control Register. That is, each Control
Register is located at an odd address. This is shown in Table 2-2 of the 1260-01T manual. Control Register 0
is located at the “Base A24 Address” for the module. Consult the “Register-Based Operation” Section of
Chapter 2 of the 1260-01T manual for a description of calculating control register addresses
Channel Control Register Control Bit
000
101
202
303
404
100 0 5
101 0 6
102 0 7
103 1 0
104 1 1
200 1 2
201 1 3
202 1 4
203 1 5
204 1 6
300 1 7
301 2 0
302 2 1
303 2 2
304 2 3
400 2 4
401 2 5
402 2 6
403 2 7
404 3 0
500 3 1
501 3 2
502 3 3
503 3 4
504 3 5
600 3 6
601 3 7
602 4 0
603 4 1
604 4 2
700 4 3
701 4 4
702 4 5
703 4 6
704 4 7
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