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1256E User Manual
Racal Instruments
©
2002
Introduction 1-1
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Overview
The 1256 Switching System is a high
-
performance switching and
control system in a compact 2U rack-mountable package. The
1256 can contain up to eight Adapt-a-Switch plug-ins for switching
and digital I/O. These plug-ins provide a wide range of switching
capability:
•
High-current to 13A,
•
High-voltage to 1kV,
•
RF and microwave to 18GHz,
•
Digital I/O with 96 channels per plug-in.
The user can easily insert these plug-ins into the 1256 Switching
System to meet the needs of nearly any switching application.
Figure 1-1 shows a picture of the 1256.
Figure 1-1, 1256 Switching System