Pickering Interfaces Inc.
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Autotestcon Pickering Interfaces, Booth #1017 Baltimore, Maryland - September 2011
Clacton-on-Sea, UK - IEEE AUTOTESTCON is the United States' largest conference focused on automatic test equipment for U.S. military systems, and has been held annually since 1965. The conference is held in Baltimore this September, all themes focused precisely on the current issues facing military automated test. Pickering Interfaces, a leading PXI/LXI Supplier, has continued in 2011 to...
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LXI Matrix Switch supports voltages up to 300 Vdc.
Available in 40 x 40 or 40 x 20 configurations, Model 60-590 has provisions for loop through connections and isolated Y-axis monitoring. Unit features current rating of 2 A and supports up to 60 W hot switching. Connections to matrix are made via D-Type connectors. Fully compliant with version 1.3 of LXI standard, Model 60-590 ensures control in Ethernet/LAN-based applications.
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PXI RF Switch targets military ATE systems.
Available in 2 different versions based on electro-mechanical relays, Model 40-755 Multiplexer Module supports up to 10 off SP4T RF switches. High-density version occupies 1 slot of 3U PXI chassis and uses high-density multi-way connector that is suitable for switching frequencies to 500 MHz. Using SMB connectors, higher frequency version is suited for switching signals to 1.8 GHz.
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PXI USB Switch provides 8 independent channels.
Suited for bulk testing of USB devices, model 40-737 uses USB Type B connector on common and USB Type A connector on 8 channels, allowing users to directly connect using industry standard USB leads. Each path is capable of supporting USB1.1 or USB2.0 with negligible impact on cabling distance supported by USB devices due to wide differential bandwidth. USB powered devices requiring highest...
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Electromechanical Relay Matrix optimizes switching capacity.
Implemented in 2U rack-mountable enclosure, Model 60-511 is intended for applications requiring low thermal EMF errors for DAQ and low voltage measurements. This 56x33 EMR (Electromechanical Relay) matrix has thermal EMF of less than 1.5 -µV typ and is pin compatible with Pickering Interfaces 60-510 low thermal EMF reed relay matrix. User connections are provided by 25-way and 37-way D Type...
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Battery Simulator emulates stacks used in electric vehicles.
Model 41-752 is 6-cell battery simulator that provides up to 300 mA of current from each cell, with output voltage from each adjustable up to 7 V. Each cell includes sense lines to optimize regulation performance and can be configured to operate as current sink in battery charging circuit of up to 100 mA. Independently controlled channels allow cells to be set to different output voltages to...
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RF Matrices switch signals up to 2.5 GHz.
Available in 32 x 8, 24 x 8, 16 x 8, and 8 x 8 configurations, 50 W Model 60-770 is contained within 3U rack mountable chassis with SMA front panel connectors. Housed in 6U rack mountable case, 75 W Model 60-730 comes in 32 x 16, 16 x 16, 16 x 8, and 8 x 8 configurations with F type front panel connectors, allowing device to be used in typical coaxial video applications. Both offer optimal...
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PXI Digital I/O Module has 32 digital input channels.
Available in 3 different modules, 40-413 suits applications in military, aerospace and automotive function test systems. Module 40-413-001 offers 32 high side output drivers each capable of sourcing up to 2 A from external power supply, while 40-413-002 provides 32 low side drivers each capable of sinking up to 2 A to ground. Module 40-413-003 includes both high and low side drivers. Variable...
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Precision Resistor Card is available in 3 configurations.
PCI-based precision resistor card Model 50-297 comes in 3 standard configurations having resistance ranges of 1-230 W, 2 W to 13.5kW and 3W to 1.5 MW with 18, 9 and 6 channels respectively. Six channel version has setting resolution of 0.125W. All versions have software interfaces for popular programming environments based on simple resistance calls for each channel, allowing users to request...
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Precision Resistor Modules occupy one 3U PXI slot.
Featuring software interfaces for each channel, Models 40-261 and 40-297 include calibration data that enables driver to select nearest value of resistance available. Model 40-261 is 2-channel unit with resistance ranges of 1.5 W to 2.9 kW or 10 W to 36 kW with setting resolutions of less than 2 and 15 mW respectively. Available in 3 configurations, Model 40-297 has resistance ranges of 1-230 W,...
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