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1. Issue 2 Sep 2005 ISO 9002 Reg No FM38792 COPYRIGHT 2005 PICKERING INTERFACES ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed translated or stored in any form or by any means without the written permission of Pickering Interfaces Technical details contained within this publication are subject to change without notice Page ii MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 gt gt gt TECHNICAL SUPPORT For Technical Support please contact Pickering Interfaces either by phone fax the website or via e mail WARRANTY All products manufactured by Pickering Interfaces are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for a period of two years excluding PXI chassis 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 fax the website or via e mail ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Pickering Interfaces operates under an environmental management system similar to ISO 14001 Pickering Interfaces strives to fulfil 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 t2. MOLEX 2 WAY RECEPTICAL E R3 sus BE 5 04 Se 8 5 5 00200 pickering RE e eee v i rofl rio a an Y QU uA rene g fee 813679 GETT Bp ee ies Figure 8 1 Microwave Relay Module Component Layout MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 8 3 SECTION 8 PARTS LIST a Es THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 8 4 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 zu pickering SECTION 9 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS WARNING DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS MODULE MAY CONTAIN HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES BEFORE REMOVING THE MODULE FROM THE RACK REMOVE ALL SUPPLIES CAUTION Handling of Electrostatic Sensitive Semiconductor Devices Certain semiconductor devices used in the equipment are liable to damage due to static voltage Observe the following precautions when handling these devices in their unterminated state or sub units containing these devices 1 Persons removing sub units from an 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 4 Printed Circuit Boards PCBs fitted with these devices must be stored and transported in a
3. gt Pickering gt gt PXI Utilities menu generates a diagnostic report of the system s PCI configuration highlighting any potential configuration problems Specific details of all installed Pickering switch cards are included the installed Pickering switch cards should be listed in the Pilpxi information section if one or more cards is missing it may be possible to determine the reason by referring to the PCI configuration dump contained in the report but interpretation of this information is far from straightforward and the best course is to contact Pickering support support pickeringtest com if possible including copy of the diagnostic report In the VISA information section if VISA is not installed it s absence will be reported This does not affect operation using the Direct I O driver and is not a problem unless you wish to use VISA VISA is a component of National Instruments LabWindows CVI and LabVIEW or is available as a standalone environment If VISA is present and is of a sufficiently recent version the section 40 information should present a listing similar to Pilpxi information Please note that the Diagnostic Utility cannot access cards if they are currently opened by some other application such as the Test Panels or Terminal Monitor MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 6 1 SECTION 6 TROUBLESHOOTING _Bigkering L THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 6 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780
4. 522 532 712 Pe l SECTION 7 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION SECTION 7 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION The Microwave Relay Module conforms to the 3U height 128mm Eurocard standard The module comprises the following e CPCI Ejector Handle Front Panel mounted 500 SMA connectors or 750 SMZ Type 43 connectors e Two Microwave Relays Compact PCI backplane connector PCI Bridge U1 Control Logic The front panel is secured to the PCB by two M2 5 x 6mm pan head posi drive screws MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 7 1 SECTION 7 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION pickering L FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION A functional block diagram is provided in Figure 7 1 The Microwave Relay Module is powered by 12V and 5 inputs via Compact PCI connector J1 The interface to the user test equipment is via the front panel mounted SMA or SMZ Type 43 connectors The module comprises a PCB populated with control logic and front panel mounted changeover Microwave Relays The relays are energised via control signals from relay driver U10 The relay driver is addressed by PCI bridge U1 via output register U8 to output the required signal PCI Bridge U1 is configured by EEPROM U2 RELAY CONTACTS RELAY COILS COMPACT PCI OUTPUT BU REGISTER CONNECTOR 08 TERMINATING PCI BRIDGE RESISTORS Ut R4 R15 MODULE CONFIGURATION U5 U6 AND U7 PCI BRIDGE CONFIGURATION 02 Figure 7 1 Microwave Relay Module Fu
5. R lt 40GHz Isolation lt 40GHz lt 0 8dB lt 1 1 9 gt 50dB Expected Life 1 107 operations Additional Specification 50GHz amp 65GHz Versions Insertion Loss lt 50GHz V S W R 50GHz Isolation 50GHz lt 1 1dB lt 1 1 9 gt 50dB Expected Life gt 1x10 operations Insertion Loss 65GHz V S W R lt 65GHz Isolation lt 65GHz lt 1 1dB lt 1 1 9 gt 50dB Expected Life Programming 1x10 operations All PXI cards are supplied with complete Windows 98 2000 NT XP drivers these perform the following functions e Write word s to card to set relay pattern e Write bit to card to operate an individual relay e Full relay status reporting Card identification and location information e Set and read card calibration information Up to date driver software is available from our web site at www pickeringtest com MICROWAVE RELAV MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Power Requirements Power consumption from the backplane supply is as follows 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 0 0 5A typ 0 34 0 0 Width and Dimensions 40 780 Single slot PXI CompactPCI 40 782 Double slot 3U PXI CompactPCI card PXI 4 CompactPCI Compliance All Pickering Interfaces PXI cards comply with the PXI Specification 2 1 Local Bus Interrupts Trigger Bus and Star Trigger are not implemented Supplied soft front panels and driver software are fully Windows 98 20
6. svstem followed bv the penultimate etc and finallv turn ON the PC or chassis containing the svstem controller MICROWAVE RELAV MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 delas SECTION 3 INSTALLATION Sena La PXI Chassis Injector Ejector Rail Figure 3 1 Installing the module into a PXI Compact PCI Chassis TESTING OPERATION Start the Test Panels application from the Programs gt gt Pickering gt gt PXI Utilities menu If you a LabVIEW user run Test Panels LabVIEW VI if not run Test Panels A selector panel will appear listing all installed Pickering PXI switch cards Click on the card you wish to control and a graphical control panel is presented allowing operation of the card Panels can be opened simultaneously for all the installed cards IE Card 1 40 560 021 0 1 00 Help Pickering Interfaces System 40 tas Board Bus Slt Hin 0 Status Flag ma 40 550 021 0 1 00 0 14 0 1 20 operato Row Column State matrix LF g gi Mo A 1 183 1 151 Col 171 1 133 1 184 Figure 3 2 Typical Test Panel Display ae MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 E pickering SECTION 3 INSTALLATION As an alternative to the Test Panels the simple Terminal Monitor program PILMon again on the Programs gt gt Pickering gt gt PXI Utilities menu allows access to all functions of Pickering switch cards through a co
7. 00 NT XP compatible Connectors PXI bus via 32 bit P1 J1 backplane connector Signals via front panel mounted coaxial connectors Product Order Codes 20GHz Microwave Relays 500 SMA 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 512 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 522 26 5GHz Microwave Relays 500 SMA 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 532 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 532 40GHz Microwave Relays 500 SMA 2 9 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 542 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 542 50GHz Microwave Relays 500 5 2 4 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 552 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 552 65GHz Microwave Relays 500 SMA 1 8 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 562 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 562 2GHz Microwave Relays 750 SMZ Type 43 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 711 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 522 4GHz Microwave Relays 750 mini SMB 1 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 512 2 x Changeover SPDT 40 780 712 18GHz Microwave Transfer Switch 500 SMA 1 x Transfer Switch 40 782 521 2 x Transfer Switch 40 782 522 Mating Connectors amp Cabling Please refer to the Pickering Interfaces Interconnection Solutions catalog for a full list of connector cabling options including drawings photos and specifications This is available in either print or as a download Alternatively our web site has dynamically linked connector cabling options including pricing for all Pickering PXI modules Latest Details Please refer to our Web Site for Latest Product Details
8. Nordstr msv g 31 432 53 Varberg Sweden Tel 46 340 69 06 69 Fax 46 340 69 06 68 E Mail ndsales pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces s r o Smetanova 525 Trinec 739 61 Czech Republic Tel 42 0558 339 168 Fax 42 0558 339 168 E mail cesales pickeringtest com Page iii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page iv MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Picker gt gt gt CONTENTS Copyright ii Technical Support and Warranty iii Contents this Page Section 1 INTOUCHON cr 1 1 Section 2 Technical SpecifiCatlon seen 2 1 Section 3 Installation iiris aaa anneta 3 1 Section 4 Programming 4 1 Section 5 Connector Pin Dis 5 1 Section 6 Troubleshooting en 6 1 Section 7 Functional 4 22 7 1 Section 8 Parts USE sen een 8 1 Section 9 Warnings and Cautions 9 1 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page v THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page vi MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 a il pickering SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION GENERAL 40 780 522 532 712 Microwave Relay Module forms part of the System 40 Programmable Switching system The Microwave Relay Module is provided in the following con
9. ONALLY BLANK Page 4 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 SECTION 5 PIN OUTS ie pickering SECTION 5 CONNECTOR PIN OUTS Figure 5 1 provides pin outs for the Microwave Relav Modules in the 40 780 522 532 712 model range pickering N C Figure 5 1 Microwave Relay Module 40 780 522 532 712 Pin Outs MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 5 1 SECTION 5 PIN OUTS ka THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK diim MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Per SECTION 6 TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION 6 TROUBLESHOOTING INSTALLATION PROBLEMS The Plug amp Play functionality of Pickering switch cards generally ensures trouble free installation If you do experience any installation problems you should first ensure that all cards are properly seated in their slots Improperly mated cards may go undetected by the operating system or may be detected as a card of an unknown type They can also cause the computer to freeze at various stages in the boot sequence If your system employs MXI 3 you should check the integrity of all MXI 3 links When the system is powered up and during Windows start up you should expect to see periodic activity on the MXI 3 RX TX yellow indicators clearing to leave only the PWR LNK green LEDs illuminated The RX TX indicators should show activity when you attempt to access a card DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY The Pickering Diagnostic Utility accessible through the Programs gt
10. figurations 20GHz 2 x Changeover SPDT Microwave Relays 50 Q SMA Coaxial Connector 40 780 522 25 6GHz 2 x Changeover SPDT Microwave Relays 50 Q SMA Coaxial Connector 40 780 532 4GHz 2 x Changeover SPDT Microwave Relays 75 Q SMZ Type 43 Coaxial Connector 40 780 712 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 1 1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTON pickerng L THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK TE MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 pickering SECTION 2 SPECIFICATION pra SECTION 2 SPECIFICATION Specification 20GHz Version Characteristic Impedance 500 Maximum Frequency Rise Time Insertion Loss lt 20GHz V S W R lt 20GHz Isolation lt 20GHz 20GHz 3ps 0 5dB SIS gt 60dB Maximum Power lt 3GHz Maximum Power 3 12GHz Maximum Power 12 20GHz 100W 60W 30W Maximum Voltage Maximum Switch Current 100Vd c 1A On Path Resistance Off Path Resistance 200mO gt 1090 Vibration Sine 1mm 5 60Hz Sine 10g 60 2000Hz Expected Life Low Power Expected Life Max Power 1x10 operations gt 5x10 operations Switching Time 15ms Additional Specification 26 5GHz amp 40GHz Versions Insertion Loss lt 26 5GHz V S W R s26 5GHz Isolation lt 26 5 lt 0 7dB 15107 gt 55 Expected Life gt 1 107 operations Insertion Loss lt 40GHz V S W
11. hat 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 Observe the Electrical Hazard Warning detailed in Section 9 Observe the Electrostatic Sensitive Device Caution detailed in Section 9 Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information http www pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces Headquarters Stephenson Road Clacton on Sea CO15 4NL United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1255 687900 44 0 1255 475058 sales pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces Inc 2900 Northwest Vine Street Grants Pass Oregon 97526 USA Tel 1 541 471 0700 Fax 1 541 471 8828 E Mail ussales pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces Inc East Coast Regional Office 12 Alfred Street Suite 300 3 Woburn Massachusetts 01801 USA Tel 1 781 897 1710 Fax 1 781 897 1701 E mail useastsales pickeringtest com MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Pickering Interfaces GmbH Buchenstrasse 15 D 77880 Sasbach Germany Tel 49 7841 66 49 10 Fax 49 7841 66 49 12 E Mail desales pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces GmbH Office Munich Feringastrasse 6 D 85774 M nchen Germany Tel 49 8999 216 160 Fax 49 8999 216 200 E mail desales pickeringtest com Pickering Interfaces AB Karl
12. mmand line interface In PILMon enter for help on it s commands Please note that both the Test Panels and Terminal Monitor gain exclusive access to the cards and so only one of them can be operational at any time MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 SECTION 3 INSTALLATION ee La THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 pickering SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING System 40 System 45 and System 50 cards are supported by comprehensive Windows software drivers and can also be programmed at register level There are two separate Windows drivers one accessing cards by Direct I O and the other through VISA Virtual Instrument Software Architecture Both are fully documented by ReadMe and HTML help files accessible through shortcuts on the Programs gt gt Pickering menu The following programming environments are supported for both drivers Microsoft Visual Basic Microsoft Visual C Borland C e National Instruments LabWindows CVI National Instruments LabVIEW Support for all these environments is included in the standard installation Please refer to the Switching Programming Manual for complete programming information This manual is available on the Pickering Interfaces website at http www pickeringtest com MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 SECTION 4 PROGRAMMINS piekering L THIS PAGE INTENTI
13. nctional Block Diagram Page 7 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Pickering L____SECTION 8 PARTS LIST SECTION 8 PARTS LIST The following pages provide a parts list and a component layout diagram for the Microwave Relay Module MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 8 1 SECTION 8 PARTS LIST a E Table 8 1 provides a parts list and Figure 8 1 a component layout diagram for the 40 780 522 532 712 Multiplexer Module TABLE 8 1 Microwave Relay Module 40 780 522 532 712 Parts List C RS 079 RESISTOR N W 4 x 10k 1206 C RS 085 RESISTOR 10k 0805 R4 to R15 C RS 102 RESISTOR N W 4 x 10R 1206 Relays C RL 022 C CN 305 TWO WAY CONNECTOR MOLEX C1 C2 C5 to C23 C CP 034 CAPACITOR 100nF 0603 C3 C4 C24 C25 C CP 024 CAPACITOR 10uF TANT SMD C CN 355 JI CONNECTOR 098 PCI9050 099 93 546 035 8 DIP SKT 056 7705 SOP 087 74HCT32 SOP 100 74HCT273 SOP 101 74HCT244 SOP C IC 090 93 56 SOP 038 UDN2931A Page 8 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 q Piotr a BASS UT 45V C13 111 1 BBG Su 3 b Ba 12 5 0 0 BBB Pr me a di ES HEN NES m m Plo ja U7 C25 mum KURRENT ENT ee S 5 c6 w 5
14. nti static bags MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 Page 9 1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 9 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712
15. ti static bag to a metal part of the chassis before removing the board from the bag Ensure that there is adequate ventilation in accordance with the Specification The module should be installed in accordance with the following procedure 1 Ensure that the system is turned OFF but still connected to mains so that it remains grounded 2 Choose an appropriate slot in the rack 3 Remove the blanking plate for the chosen slot 4 Ensure that the injector ejector handle is in its downward position Align the module with the card guides on the top and bottom of the slot CAUTION Do not raise the injector ejector handle whilst inserting the module The module will not insert unless the handle is in its downward position 5 Hold the handle whilst slowlv sliding the module into the card guides until the handle catches on the injector ejector rail refer to Figure 3 1 6 Raise the injector ejector handle until the module firmly seats into the backplane The front panel of the module should be flush with the front panel of the chassis 7 Screw the front panel of the module to the front panel mounting rail 8 In a svstem emploving 3 to connect a desktop PC to a PXI chassis or to link multiple chassis power up the svstem as follows a For a svstem comprising a PC and one chassis power up the chassis before powering up the PC b Fora svstem comprising more than one chassis turn ON the last chassis in the
16. www pickeringtest com Page 2 1 SECTION 2 SPECIFICATION piekering L THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page 2 2 MICROWAVE RELAY MODULE 40 780 522 532 712 zu pickering SECTION 3 INSTALLATION SECTION 3 INSTALLATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION First install the appropriate Pickering PXI switch card drivers by running the installer program Setup exe either from the CD ROM supplied or by downloading the latest version from our website http www pickeringtest com the recommended method There are different versions of the Setup program to suit different Windows versions and software environments Setup is accompanied by a ReadMe file containing additional installation information single installation covers all cards in the System 40 System 45 and System 50 ranges When installation completes the installed drivers file is offered for display It can also be displayed later using shortcut on the Programs gt gt Pickering menu If you are not a LabVIEW user you should choose the full version and once that has been installed run the LabVIEW Runtime Engine installer via the shortcut on the Programs gt gt Pickering menu In the absence of LabVIEW the Runtime Engine is required to support the Pickering Test Panels application HARDWARE INSTALLATION CAUTION Electrostatic discharge can damage the components on the module To avoid such damage in handling the board touch the an
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