Pickering 40-761 Series User manual

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Issue 1.1 June 2021

40-761/3/5/7 User Manual

PXI 50Ω 600MHz Terminated RF Multiplexer Modules

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Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice.

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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.

Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information

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Germany

Tel: +49 89 125 953 160

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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.

SAFETY SYMBOLS

PRODUCT SAFETY

The following safety symbols may be used on the product and throughout the product documentation.

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Technical Support and Warranty................................................III

Product Safety .............................................................................IV

Contents (this page)....................................................................V

Warnings and Cautions ..............................................................VII

Section 1

Technical Specications.............................................................1.1

RF Performance Plots...........................................................1.6

Section 2

Technical Description .................................................................2.1

Functional Description..........................................................2.1

Relay Congurations ............................................................2.2

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 Pickering PXI Modules ............4.1

Programming The RF Multiplexer........................................4.2

Section 5

Connector Information................................................................5.1

Section 6

Trouble Shooting.........................................................................6.1

Section 7

Maintenance Information............................................................7.1

CONTENTS

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WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS

WARNING - HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS SYMBOL

atmospheres. If the product is to be used in hazardous environments we recommend that the user

ensures suitable protective measures are taken.

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.

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.

anti-static bags.

CAUTION - PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION SYMBOL

and understood before attempting to install or operate the product.

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 50 Ω 600 MHz Terminated RF Multiplexer 40-761/3/5/7

ISSUE 1.1 JUN 2021

yRange of 600 MHz RF Multiplexers

yAvailable as Dual, Quad & Octal SP4T,

Single, Dual & Quad SP8T,

Single & Dual SP16T or Single SP32T

yAll Versions With Automatic Termination of

Unused MUX Channels

ySMB Connectors

yVISA, IVI & Kernel Drivers Supplied for

Windows

ySupported by PXI or LXI Chassis

y3 Year Warranty

Channel Terminations

Common

Termination

Channel

Terminations

Common

Termination

Channel

Terminations

Common

Termination

Channel

Terminations

Common

Terminations

SP4T (2, 4 or 8 Banks)

SP4T Terminated

(2, 4 or 8 Banks)

SP8T (1, 2 or 4 Banks)

SP8T Terminated

(1, 2 or 4 Banks)

SP16T (1 or 2 Banks)

SP16T Terminated

(1 or 2 Banks)

SP32T

SP32T Terminated

off

Bank 1

off

Bank 1

off

40-761 Terminated RF Multiplexer Range Overview

The 40-761 series is a range of 50 Ω RF multiplexers

available in SP4T, SP8T, SP16T and SP32T formats. All

multiplexers have automatic termination which offers the

advantage of reducing standing waves which can cause

degradation in isolation and crosstalk.

All versions have low insertion loss and VSWR through

the use of modern RF relay technology at an affordable

cost. The multiplexers have been carefully designed

to ensure excellent and repeatable RF characteristics

to 600 MHz with each path having a nominally equal

insertion loss. The injection of noise and unwanted

signals into the signal paths has been minimized by

careful attention to the mechanical and electrical design.

The 40-761 range is supplied with drivers that allow

users to support the module in all popular PXI software

environments. In addition, the 40-761 range can be

supported in all Pickering’s LXI Modular Switching

chassis, allowing the use of a PXI or LAN controlled

switching solution with the same high levels of

performance.

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SECTION 1 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

600 MHz Terminated RF MUX, 40-761/3/5/7

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Speciﬁcations

RF Speciﬁcation

RF Frequency Range: DC to 600 MHz

Impedance 50 Ω

Insertion Loss: Typically <0.5 dB to 100 MHz

Typically <3 dB to 600 MHz

VSWR: Typically <1.3:1 to 100 MHz

Typically <1.6:1 to 600 MHz

Isolation (all channels

off):

Terminated versions:

Typically >80 dB to 100 MHz

Typically >70 dB to 600 MHz

Unterminated versions:

Typically >75 dB to 100 MHz

Typically >50 dB to 600 MHz

Crosstalk: Typically <-60 dB to 100 MHz

Typically <-45 dB to 600 MHz

Maximum RF Power: 0.25 W (terminated versions)

Power Requirements

+3.3 V +5 V +12 V -12 V

0.18 A 1.15 A 0 0

Operating/Storage Conditions

Operating Conditions

Operating Temperature:

Humidity:

Altitude:

0 °C to +55 °C

Up to 90 % non-condensing

5000 m

Storage and Transport Conditions

Storage Temperature:

Humidity:

Altitude:

-20 °C to +75 °C

Up to 90 % non-condensing

15000 m

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.

Mechanical Characteristics

Single or dual slot 3 U PXI (CompactPCI card).

3D models for all versions in a variety of popular ﬁle

formats are available on request.

Connectors

PXI bus via 32-bit P1/J1 backplane connector.

Signals via front panel SMB connectors as detailed in User

Manual.

Switching Speciﬁcation (excluding terminations)

Switch Type: Electro-mechanical

Contact Type: Palladium-ruthenium, Gold

Covered Bifurcated contact

Maximum Switching

Voltage:

30 VDC

Maximum Current: 1 A

Operate Time: 10 ms typical

Expected Life (operations)

Very low power load:

Low power load:

Full power load:

>1x108

>1.5x107 (0.1 A, 20 VDC)

>5x106 (1 A, 30 VDC)

RF Performance Plots

RF plots up to 1 GHz for all versions in the 40-761 range

are shown in the User Manual for:

• Insertion Loss

• VSWR

• Crosstalk

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