Switch Matrix Handles 2 Amps

September 11th, 2007

The Pickering 40-566 Switch Matrix is a 2 Amp 2 pole switch matrix based on the company’s BRIC architecture. The new module is available in a variety of 2 pole matrix configurations ranging from 55×4 to 385×4. Each version supports 2 A hot switching and voltages up to 250 VAC.

The BRIC4 form factor occupies 4 slots of a PXI chassis and supports up to a165×4 2 pole matrix while the BRIC8 supports up to a 385×4 2 pole matrix and occupies 8 PXI slots. All versions use high density DIN41612 connectors.

The integrated backplane arrangement maximizes the matrix BW and ensures users have a fully configured product with no need for terminal blocks that need time consuming wiring.

The 40-566 is supplied with VISA and IVI drivers and can be operated in any PXI chassis. BRIC4’s can be operated in a an LXI environment using Pickering ’s 60-100 chassis.

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