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1260 VXI

SWITCHING CARD

1260-132

HIGH VOLTAGE PLUG-IN

PUBLICATION NO. 980824-132

RACAL INSTRUMENTS

Racal Instruments, Inc

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4 Goodyear St., Irvine, CA 92618-2002

 Tel: (800) RACAL-ATE, (800) 722-2528, (949) 859-8999; FAX: (949) 859-7139

Racal Instruments, Ltd.

480 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 6BE, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1628 604455; FAX: +44 (0) 1628 662017

Racal Systems Electronique S.A.

18 Avenue Dutartre, 78150 LeChesnay, France

Tel: +33 (1) 3923 2222; FAX: +33 (1) 3923 2225

Racal Systems Elettronica s.r.l.

Strada 2-Palazzo C4, 20090 Milanofiori Assago, Milan, Italy

Tel: +39 (0)2 5750 1796; FAX +39 (0)2 5750 1828

Racal Elektronik System GmbH.

Technologiepark Bergisch Gladbach, Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse, D-51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Tel.: +49 2204 8442 00; FAX: +49 2204 8442 19

Racal Instruments, Ltd.

Unit 5, 25F., Mega Trade Center, No 1, Mei Wan Road, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, PRC

Tel: +852 2405 5500, FAX: +852 2416 4335

http://www.racalinstruments.com

PUBLICATION DATE: Aug., 30, 2002

Copyright 2002 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.

Summary of Contents for 1260-132

Page 1: ...onica s r l Strada 2 Palazzo C4 20090 Milanofiori Assago Milan Italy Tel 39 0 2 5750 1796 FAX 39 0 2 5750 1828 Racal Elektronik System GmbH Technologiepark Bergisch Gladbach Friedrich Ebert Strasse D...

Page 2: ...designed and manufactured to exacting standards and in full conformance to Racal s ISO 9001 procedures This warranty does not apply to defects resulting from any modification s of any product or part...

Page 3: ...tion 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 I...

Page 4: ...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...

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Page 7: ...ation 2 2 Module Configurations 2 3 Front Panel Connectors 2 3 Mating Connectors 2 6 Chapter 3 3 1 MODULE OPERATION 3 1 Setting the Module Address 3 1 1256 Operation 3 1 VXI Operating Modes 3 1 Operat...

Page 8: ...1260 132 User Manual ii Product Support 5 1 Reshipment Instructions 5 1 Support Offices 5 2 Repair and Calibration Request Form 5 23...

Page 9: ...ctions 2 4 Figure 2 2 Relay Diagram 2 5 Figure 2 3 Block Diagram 2 6 Figure 3 1 Message Based Mode of Operation 3 2 Figure 3 2 Register Based Mode of Operation 3 2 Table 3 1 Control Register Channel A...

Page 10: ...1260 132 User Manual iv This page was left intentionally blank...

Page 11: ...100 Adapt a Switch Carrier and the 1256 Switch Controller The 1260 132 includes the following features Standard plug in design providing for ease of replacement Data Driven embedded descriptor allowi...

Page 12: ...AC 2 0 AACrms DC 2 0 A Switching Power AC 60 VA DC 60 W Minimum Breakdown 1 5 KV Initial Path resistance 5 Insulation resistance 109 Thermal EMF 40 uV Bandwidth 3dB 5 MHz Insertion Loss 1 MHz 0 2 dB 5...

Page 13: ...ally dissipate approximately 100 W Care must be taken then in the selection and loading of the plug in modules used in the carrier It is not possible to fully load the carrier energize every relay and...

Page 14: ...no more than a few hundred milliamperes and are able to energize all relays simultaneously should they so desire Additionally if fewer plug in modules are used more power may be dissipated by the rem...

Page 15: ...xpectancy Mechanical 100 000 000 operations Electrical 1 000 000 operations at full rated load resistive For additional relay specifications refer to the relay manufacturer s data sheet Ordering Infor...

Page 16: ...1260 132 User Manual Module Specification 1 6 This page was left intentionally left blank...

Page 17: ...ge sources are off and locked out prior to inserting removing or servicing this card in the chassis The card retention screws should be tightened to the chassis and all chassis grounds should be verif...

Page 18: ...4 Have a qualified person check the instrument for safety before use Reshipment Instructions 1 Use the original packing material when returning the switching module to Racal Instruments for servicing...

Page 19: ...insulation resistance for large multiplexer configurations Front Panel Connectors The 1260 132 has a 48 pin front panel connector labeled J200 It is a 48 pin DIN style See Figure 2 1 for pin numberin...

Page 20: ...J200 E22 K6 06 J200 A24 J200 C24 K7 07 J200 A26 J200 C26 K8 08 J200 E20 J200 E18 K9 09 J200 A18 J200 C18 K10 10 J200 A20 J200 C20 K11 11 J200 A22 J200 C22 K12 12 J200 E16 J200 E14 K13 13 J200 A12 J200...

Page 21: ...ns 2 5 Figure 2 2 Relay Diagram LO 00 01 HI LO 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI 12 LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO...

Page 22: ...s inserted into the housing and will snap into place providing positive retention The suggested hand tool for the crimp pins is Racal Instruments P N 990898 The corresponding pin removal tool is Racal...

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Page 25: ...o 980855 Numbering of Plug In Slots section in Chapter 2 1256 Operation For a detailed description of the use of the 1260 132 when it is being used in a 1256 Switch Controller refer to the 1256 User M...

Page 26: ...le in this mode A conceptual view of the register based mode is shown in Figure 3 2 below Figure 3 2 Register Based Mode of Operation Since the 1260 01T switch controller does not keep track of relay...

Page 27: ...register based modes of operation Operating In VXI Message Based Mode Channel Descriptors For The 1260 132 The standard 1260 01T commands are used to operate the 1260 132 module These commands are des...

Page 28: ...is to be open on power up The 1260 01T controller or the 1256 will set this state by default This may or may not be what the user desires In the event that the user would like to change the state of...

Page 29: ...gister operates channels 16 through 23 etc When a control register is written to all channels controlled by that register are operated simultaneously The control registers are located in the VXIbus A2...

Page 30: ...ter 2 So for our example the three control registers are located at 205C01 Control Register 0 controls channels 0 through 7 205C03 Control Register 1 controls channels 8 through 15 205C05 Control Regi...

Page 31: ...l register bit for the relay to change 4 To open No operation required To close OR in the bits for the relays to close 5 Write the modified value back to the control register For example to close chan...

Page 32: ..._ADDR_132 7 void example_operate_1260_132 void ViUInt8 creg_val ViBusAddress creg0_addr ViBusAddress creg1_addr ViBusAddress creg2_addr ViSession hdl1260 VISA handle to the 1260 01T ViSession hdlRM VI...

Page 33: ...e invert the bits to get the present control register value creg_val creg_val AND to leave every channel except 14 unchanged creg_val 0x40 OR in the bit to close channel 14 creg_val 0x40 write the upd...

Page 34: ...r Manual Module Operation 3 10 error viOut8 hdl1260 VI_A24_SPACE creg2_addr creg_val if error 0 error handling code goes here close the VISA session error viClose hdl1260 if error 0 error handling cod...

Page 35: ...1260 132 User Manual Optional Assemblies 4 1 Chapter 4 OPTIONAL ASSEMBLIES 407664 001 Mating Connector Kit 4 2...

Page 36: ...1260 132 User Manual Optional Assemblies 4 2...

Page 37: ...artment When sending your instrument in for repair complete the form in the back of this manual For worldwide support and the office closes to your facility refer to the Support Offices section on the...

Page 38: ...Electronique S A 18 Avenue Dutartre 78150 LeChesnay France Tel 33 1 3923 2222 FAX 33 1 3923 2225 Racal Systems Elettronica s r l Strada 2 Palazzo C4 20090 Milanofiori Assago Milan Italy Tel 39 02 575...

Page 39: ...Technical Contact Phone Number Purchasing Contact Phone Number 1 Describe in detail the problem and symptoms you are having Please include all set up details such as input output levels frequencies w...

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