electronica 2016: USB/LXI chassis set for Munich

21st September 2016

Mick Elliott

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A host of products will be showcased by Pickering Interfaces at electronica 2016 in Munich (Noveber 8-11). The 2-slot USB/LXI Modular Chassis offers a small lightweight form factor, making it ideal for portable, benchtop and space restrictive applications. It supports one or two 3U PXI modules and accepts the majority of Pickering’s PXI products.

The USB compatible and LXI compliant interfaces enable the chassis to be controlled directly through standard interfaces found on most personal computers—allowing for a very cost effective route into the modular test and measurement market.

The Millivolt Thermocouple PXI Simulator Module is a low-voltage source module ideal for simulating the operation of a thermocouple. This module supports up to 32 channels from a single-slot 3U PXI module, each with an independent output of -100mV to +100mV and a remote sense that allows for the correction of ground voltages on each channel.

A High-Density 2 Amp PXI Multiplexer is available in 20 configurations. These modules use high-quality electro-mechanical signal relays allowing each channel to switch current up to 2A and voltage up to 300VDC/250VAC and are supported by Pickering’s eBIRST switching system test tools.

These multiplexers are suitable for signal routing in ATE and data acquisition systems.

The portable LXI Simulation Tool provides users with a simple and highly portable platform for application development.

Supported products include Pickering Interfaces’ PXI & LXI switching modules as well as partial support of their PXI simulation and instrumentation products.

This tool allows programmers to develop and debug test code for Pickering's LXI switching devices prior to receiving the devices or before installing the LXI switching in a test system.