03 | Keysight | General Purpose Switch Modules - Data Sheet
Easy Setup, Test and Maintenance
Hardware platform
Software applications
Keysight soft front panels provide easy-to-use instrument
communications. The PXI general purpose switch graphical user
interface guides developers through module setup so users
can quickly configure the switch states. Switch control is also
possible through the wide selection of instrument program
interfaces.
Compliance
The general purpose switch modules are PXI compliant with a J1
connector and can be used in PXI chassis with cPCI (J1), PXI-1
(J1 only), or PXIe hybrid slot connectors.
The PXI format offers high performance in a small, rugged
package. It is an ideal deployment platform for many automated
test systems. In addition, a wide selection of complementary PXI
products are currently available, such as multimeters, waveform
generators, local oscillators, and digitizers.
Software platform
IO Libraries
Keysight IO Libraries Suite offers fast and easy instrument
connections and now extends to modular instruments. IO
Libraries Suite 16 (or greater) adds support for PXI, helping
you display all of the modules in your system, whether they are
PXI, PXIe, or AXIe, as well as view information about installed
software. In addition, the new version allows you to more easily
find the right driver and start module soft front panels directly
with Keysight Connection Expert.
Drivers
Keysight Technologies, Inc. provides instrument drivers that work
with your choice of software, saving time and preserving software
and hardware investments. Keysight modular instruments
come with IVI-COM, IVI-C, and LabVIEW software drivers that
work in the most popular test and measurement development
environments including LabVIEW, MATLAB, LabWindows/CVI,
Visual Studio C, C++, C#, VEE, and Visual Basic.
Figure 1. General purpose switch soft front panel
With a broad selection of drivers already included, any Keysight
PXI general purpose switch can be swapped out, replaced, or
upgraded with the latest version, requiring only minimal software
adjustments.
Easy software integration
In addition, application code examples are included for LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, Visual Studio C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, and
MATLAB, providing switch setup and basic functionality. These
application code examples are easily modified to quickly integrate
the switch module into your measurement system.
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