Keysight Technologies 34931A, User Manual

Page 1: ...Keysight 34931A 34933A Matrix Modules User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...cautions which must be taken to maintain safe operation of the instrument Alternating current AC Caution risk of electric shock Frame or chassis ground terminal Caution risk of danger refer to this manual for specific Warning or Caution information Standby supply Unit is not completely disconnected from ac mains when switch is off ...

Page 4: ...may be impaired if it is used in a manner not specified in the operation instructions Before Applying Power Verify that all safety precautions are taken Make all connections to the unit before applying power Ground the Instrument This product is provided with protective earth terminals To minimize shock hazard the instrument must be connected to the ac power mains through a grounded power cable wi...

Page 5: ...ng the instrument cover Do Not Modify the Instrument Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the product Return the product to an Keysight Sales and Service Office for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained In Case of Damage Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and secured against unintended operation ...

Page 6: ...a Monitoring and Control Instrument product The affixed product label is as shown below Do not dispose in domestic household waste To return this unwanted instrument contact your nearest Keysight Service Center or visit http about keysight com en companyinfo environment takeback shtml for more information Sales and Technical Support To contact Keysight for sales and technical support refer to the ...

Page 7: ...upport 6 Matrix Modules 9 Operating Considerations 10 SCPI Programming Examples for the Matrix Modules 11 Linking Multiple Matrix Modules 15 34931A Dual 4x8 Armature Matrix 17 34931A Simplified Schematic 18 34931A D Sub Connectors 19 34931T Terminal Block 21 34932A Dual 4x16 Armature Matrix 23 34932A Simplified Schematic 24 34932A D Sub Connectors 25 34932T Terminal Block 27 34933A Dual Quad 4x8 R...

Page 8: ...8 Keysight 34931A 34933A User s Guide 34933A D Sub Connectors for One Wire Mode 36 34933T 002 Terminal Block for One Wire Mode 38 ...

Page 9: ... has non latching reed switches which you can configure for differential 2 wire mode which has two dual matrices Each matrix is organized in a 4 row by 8 column configuration single ended 1 wire mode which has four quad matrices Each matrix is organized in a 4 row by 8 column configuration These matrix switch modules offer a convenient way for you to connect multiple instruments to multiple points...

Page 10: ...when the associated interlock pins on the D sub connectors faceplate lose continuity This prevents signals on the Analog Buses from being present on the D sub connector pins Optional terminal blocks available from Keysight automatically provide continuity for these interlock pins If cables are used you must provide continuity for the interlock pins in your DUT assembly See the pinout information l...

Page 11: ...ns having two digits See the example below One wire mode The channel numbers for the 34933A in 1 wire mode are derived from a specific matrix number and the crosspoint or intersection of rows and columns on that matrix See the example below For information on specific configurations refer to the simplified schematics for the matrix modules on page 18 page 24 page 30 and page 35 Displayed Channel M...

Page 12: ...The following commands close and open channels 311 and 312 through 315 of the 34933A module in 1 wire mode The module is in slot 4 The channel number represents the matrix and the matrix crosspoint of a row one digit and a column one digit For example channel 311 represents the crosspoint on matrix 3 at row 1 column 1 on a 34933A module in 1 wire mode ROUTe CLOSe 3311 3312 3315 ROUTe OPEN 3311 331...

Page 13: ...false state of channel 204 for a module in slot 3 ROUTe CLOSe 3204 ROUTe CLOSe 3204 Returns a 1 ROUTe OPEN 3204 Returns a 0 Configuring a Module Example Configuring the 34933A module for 2 wire or 1 wire mode The following command configures a matrix module in slot 4 for 1 wire measurements Because you can configure only the 34933A and the 34923A and 34925A MUX modules for either 2 wire or 1 wire ...

Page 14: ... for a matrix module in slot 3 DIAGnostic RELay CYCLes 3304 3308 Example Resetting module s to power on state The following command resets a module in slot 4 to its power on state SYSTem CPON 4 NOTE For the 34933A matrix module the query response may include a suffix to indicate a 1 wire configuration For example the response for the 34933A will be either 34933A differential mode or 34933A 1W sing...

Page 15: ...simplified schematics on page 18 34931A and page 24 34932A You must use external wiring whenever you connect Rows in Matrix 1 of separate modules Rows in Matrix 1 to rows in Matrix 2 on the same or separate modules Columns of two matrices on the same or separate modules You can expand upon these two module configurations and add up to eight modules to design your own large matrices From a programm...

Page 16: ...1 n can be 8 or 16 8 or 16 Columns 8 Rows Module 1 Module 2 Increase number of rows by connecting through columns 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 n n 1 1 2 3 n n 1 Analog Buses 4 Rows n can be 8 or 16 Module 1 Module 2 16 or 32 Columns Increase number of columns by connecting through rows ...

Page 17: ...are 04 See the simplified schematic on page 18 You can connect any combination of inputs and outputs at the same time However only Matrix 2 in this module connects to the Analog Buses By closing channels 921 and 922 you can connect rows 5 and 6 respectively to the internal DMM of the 34980A mainframe for voltage and resistance measurements You can connect multiple matrix modules externally and or ...

Page 18: ...Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 NOTE Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 are electrically separate from one another NOTE Matrix Relays Armature latching Analog Bus Relays Armature non latching NOTE Three digit channel numbers are derived from the intersection of the rows and columns columns having two...

Page 19: ...2H NC NC R2H R2L C8H C8L NC NC GND NC NC C3H C3L C1H C1L R3H R3L C6H C6L NC NC NC NC NC R1H R1L 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 NOTE In this diagram and the table below R represents row and C represents column 50 Pin D Sub Male Connector Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R1H 49 C2H 23 C7H 13 R1L 50 C2L 24 C7L 14 R2H 27 C3H 35 C8H 29 R2L 28 C3L 36 C8L 30 R3H 39 C4H ...

Page 20: ...esents column 50 Pin D Sub Male Connector Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R5H 49 C2H 23 C7H 13 R5L 50 C2L 24 C7L 14 R6H 27 C3H 35 C8H 29 R6L 28 C3L 36 C8L 30 R7H 39 C4H 1 Interlock 17 R7L 40 C4L 2 Interlock 33 R8H 5 C5H 7 No Connect pins 3 4 9 12 15 16 18 22 25 26 31 32 34 43 48 R8L 6 C5L 8 C1H 37 C6H 41 C1L 38 C6L 42 WARNING As a safety feature interlock pins 17 and 33 must be sho...

Page 21: ...me In addition space is available on the label for you to write the slot number NOTE All modules that connect to the internal DMM are interlock protected This means that when an installed module is exposed no terminal block or cable is connected the Analog Bus relays which are on Matrix 2 are open and disconnected from the Analog Buses See page 10 for further information ...

Page 22: ...module See the following drawing When using the 34931T terminal block be sure to wire your connections to the two sets of screw terminals closest to the 50 pin D sub connectors Although columns are numbered the same on Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 they are electrically separate from one another e g Col C8 Wire Size 20 AWG Typical 18 AWG Max ...

Page 23: ...re 15 See the simplified schematic on page 24 You can connect any combination of inputs and outputs at the same time However only Matrix 2 in this module connects to the Analog Buses By closing channels 921 and 922 you can connect rows 5 and 6 respectively to the internal DMM of the 34980A mainframe for voltage and resistance measurements You can connect multiple matrix modules externally and or t...

Page 24: ... Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 15 Col 16 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 Matrix 1 Matrix 2 Analog Buses H H L L NOTE Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 are electrically separate from one another NOTE Three digit channel numbers are derived from the intersection of the rows and columns columns having two digits The intersection shown here represents Channel 315 Row 3 Column 15 NOTE Matrix Relays A...

Page 25: ...9 30 31 32 33 C2L NC C11H C11L C9H C9L C2H C14H C14L R2H R2L C8H C8L NC NC GND 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 NC NC C3H C3L C1H C1L R3H R3L C6H C6L C10H C10L NC C16H C16L R1H R1L Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R1H 49 C2H 23 C7H 13 C12H 3 GND 33 R1L 50 C2L 24 C7L 14 C12L 4 No Connect pins 11 12 17 18 31 32 34 and 45 46 R2H 27 C3H ...

Page 26: ...in Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R5H 49 C2H 23 C7H 13 C12H 3 Interlock 17 R5L 50 C2L 24 C7L 14 C12L 4 Interlock 33 R6H 27 C3H 35 C8H 29 C13H 9 No connect pins 11 12 18 31 32 34 and 45 46 R6L 28 C3L 36 C8L 30 C13L 10 R7H 39 C4H 1 C9H 21 C14H 25 R7L 40 C4L 2 C9L 22 C14L 26 R8H 5 C5H 7 C10H 43 C15H 15 R8L 6 C5L 8 C10L 44 C15L 16 C1H 37 C6H 41 C11H 19 C16H 47 C1L 38 C...

Page 27: ...hat when an installed module is exposed no terminal block or cable is connected the Analog Bus relays which are on Matrix 2 are open and disconnected from the Analog Buses See page 10 for further information Although they have separate screw type connectors rows labeled the same on a matrix are electrically connected Therefore you can wire the same matrix rows in two locations Although columns are...

Page 28: ...n 2 wire mode the 34933A module contains two matrices each with 32 2 wire crosspoint non latching reed relays organized in a 4 row by 8 column configuration Every row and column are made up of two wires each a high H and a low L Each crosspoint relay has a unique channel number representing the row and column that intersect to create the crosspoint For example channel 308 represents the crosspoint...

Page 29: ...row 1 and column 8 See the simplified schematic on page 35 In 1 wire mode you can close no more than 40 channels simultaneously due to power dissipation For example with one Analog Bus relay closed you can close up to a maximum of 39 channel relays If you try to close more than the allowed number of channels you will receive an error message You can connect any combination of inputs and outputs at...

Page 30: ...l 1H Col 1L Col 2H Col 2L Col 8H Col 8L Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 ABus1 DMM MEAS ABus2 DMM SENS ABus3 ABus4 922 923 924 921 H H H H L L L L Analog Buses NOTE Three digit channel numbers are derived from the intersection of the rows and columns columns having two digits The intersection shown here represents Channel 308 Row 3 Column 8 NOTE Although columns are numbered the sam...

Page 31: ...ass C7L bypass C2L NC C2H R2H R2L C8H C8L NC NC GND C3H bypass C1L bypass C1H bypass C3L bypass C6L bypass C6H bypass C6L NC C3H C3L C1H C1L R3H R3L C6H NC R1H R1L NC C2H bypass C2L bypass C8H bypass C8L bypass 50 Pin D Sub Male Connector Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R1H 49 C1H 37 C5H 7 C1H bypass 21 C5H bypass 9 GND 33 R1L 50 C1L ...

Page 32: ... Sub Male Connector Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin R5H 49 C2H 23 C7H 13 C4H bypass 3 Interlock 17 R5L 50 C2L 24 C7L 14 C4L bypass 4 Interlock 33 R6H 27 C3H 35 C8H 29 C5H bypass 9 No Connect pins 11 12 18 31 32 34 and 45 46 R6L 28 C3L 36 C8L 30 C5L bypass 10 R7H 39 C4H 1 C1H bypass 21 C6H bypass 25 R7L 40 C4L 2 C1L bypass 22 C6L bypass 26 R8H 5 C5H 7...

Page 33: ...rotected This means that when an installed module is exposed no terminal block or cable is connected the Analog Bus relays which are on Matrix 2 are open and disconnected from the Analog Buses See page 10 for further information NOTE If you are using an Keysight terminal block to connect your DUT to this module be sure to use the 34933T 001 terminal block that corresponds to the 2 wire configurati...

Page 34: ...umns are numbered the same on Matrix 1 and Matrix 2 they are electrically separate from one another e g Col C2 COLUMN Wire Size 20 AWG Typical 18 AWG Max Terminal marked Connects to Terminal marked Connects to C9H C1Hbypass C13H C5H bypass C9L C1L bypass C13L C5L bypass C10H C2H bypass C14H C6H bypass C10L C2L bypass C14L C6L bypass C11H C3H bypass C15H C7H bypass C11L C3L bypass C15L CC7L bypass ...

Page 35: ... 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Analog Buses Row 1 Row 1 Row 2 Row 2 Row 3 Row 3 Row 4 Row 4 L L L L L L L L NOTE Matrix Relays Reed non latching Analog Bus Relays Armature non latching NOTE Although rows are numbered the same across the matrices they are electrically separate from one another Channel 218 Matrix 2 Row 1 Column 8 NOTE All serie...

Page 36: ... bypass 2C8 bypass 50 Pin D Sub Male Connector Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin 1R1 49 1C2 23 1C7 13 1C4 bypass 3 GND 33 1R2 27 2C2 24 2C7 14 2C4 bypass 4 No connect pins 11 12 17 18 31 32 34 and 45 46 1R3 39 1C3 35 1C8 29 1C5 bypass 9 1R4 5 2C3 36 2C8 30 2C5 bypass 10 2R1 50 1C4 1 1C1 bypass 21 1C6 bypass 25 2R2 28 2C4 2 2C1 bypass 22 2C6 bypass 26 2...

Page 37: ...in Description Pin 3R1 49 3C2 23 3C7 13 3C4 bypass 3 Interlock 17 3R2 27 4C2 24 4C7 14 4C4 bypass 4 Interlock 33 3R3 39 3C3 35 3C8 29 3C5 bypass 9 No connect pins 11 12 18 31 32 34 and 45 46 3R4 5 4C3 36 4C8 30 4C5 bypass 10 4R1 50 3C4 1 3C1 bypass 21 3C6 bypass 25 4R2 28 4C4 2 4C1 bypass 22 4C6 bypass 26 4R3 40 3C5 7 3C2 bypass 43 3C7 bypass 15 4R4 6 4C5 8 4C2 bypass 44 4C7 bypass 16 3C1 37 3C6 4...

Page 38: ...ule is exposed no terminal block or cable is connected the Analog Bus relays and current channels are open and disconnected from the Analog Buses See page 10 for further information NOTE If you are using an Keysight terminal block to connect your DUT to this module be sure to use the 34933T 002 terminal block that corresponds to the 1 wire configuration mode Note that an error will not be generate...

Page 39: ...23 linking multiple modules 15 programming examples 11 simplified schematic 24 terminal block 27 wiring log 27 34933A channel numbering 11 connector pinouts 31 36 description 28 linking multiple modules 15 programming examples 11 simplified schematic 30 35 terminal block 33 38 wiring log 33 38 C connector pinouts 34931A 19 34932A 25 34933A 31 36 D D sub pinouts 34931A 19 34932A 25 34933A 31 36 O o...

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Page 41: ...ion is subject to change without notice Always refer to the Keysight website for the latest revision Keysight Technologies 2008 2019 Edition 3 July 1 2019 Printed in Malaysia 34980 90031 34980 90031 www keysight com ...