The module includes BIRST (Built-In-Relay-Self-Test) capability that allows functional checks on all the reed relays to be conducted without the use of supporting test equipment.
The 45-542 is an electro-mechanical relay based matrix occupying just one slot of a 6U PXI chassis supporting a 132×8 matrix with 1A, 60W switching capacity. It is user pin compatible with the 45-541.
The new modules each provide the highest density single slot solutions available in the 6U PXI format and are ideal for those users who have selected the increased board area that 6U offers over 3U PXI, when compared to their previous generation VXI/VME modular platforms. Providing a solutions based on the faster operating speed of reed relays and of the higher capacity EMR’s gives users a choice of pin compatible switching solutions.