Overview

The 60-100 and 60-101 chassis are fully compliant with Functional Class C of the LXI standard. They allow 3U PXI switching modules to be supported in a LXI compliant environment. The 60-100 is suitable for modules occupying 7 or less slots and the 60-101 can support up to 13 slots.

The chassis allows any of the large number of 3U PXI modules from Pickering Interfaces to be installed and controlled through a standardized Ethernet interface. The chassis are supplied with a generic IVI driver to control the PXI modules in accordance with the LXI specification, but can also be controlled through a kernel driver.

Modules available for installation in the 60-100/101 chassis cover a large variety of switching functions. They include simple switches, matrices and multiplexers based on reed relay and electromechanical technology which can switch from micro Amps to 40 Amps. A range of RF, microwave and optical switching functions are supported as well as some instrument functions such as variable resistor cards. This makes the 60-100 and 60-101 chassis into universal switching platforms.