GX SERIES GROUP SWITCHING MATRICES and MULTIPLEXERS0 pages

BULLETIN
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GX SERIES
SWITCHING MATRICES
MULTIPLEXERS
GROUP SWITCHING MATRICES and MULTIPLEXERS
Standard CYTEC Switch Modules are available that can switch 8, 16 or 32 signal wires simultaneously. These modules can be custom configured as Group
Switches to handle large number of signals per switched crosspoint.
GROUP MULTIPLEXERS switch any one of several Groups of Input signals to a single Output
Group, or the reverse, that is, one Input Group to one of several Output Groups.
GROUP MATRICES switch selected Groups of Inputs to selected Output Groups in an NxM matrix
configuration.
Remote computer control via IEEE488 and RS232 is standard. Optional computer controls include Parallel TTL, Ethernet LAN and USB. Manual Controls are also optionally available on both
the GX Mainframes or the GX Control Units.
The Group Switch concept is best illustrated by a practical application such as the one shown
below.
ANALYSIS
DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM
Vibration Data collected on four Tape Recorders are to be analyzed by two Instruments. Each Tape Recorder has 28 channels. All 28 channels from any of the four Tape Recorders
must be switched as a group to either of the two Instruments
as shown below. The data frequency is 0 to 300 kHz, and the
wiring is coaxial cable with BNC connectors.
28 Channel
28 Channel
Tape Recorder #1
Tape Recorder #2
28 Wires
28 Wires
The switch module selected is the LX8B/4x2, a four Input to
two Output coaxial switch module with BNC Inputs and Outputs. Twenty-eight Modules driven in parallel are needed to
switch the 28 coaxial signals in a 4x2 matrix configuration.
These modules can be assembled in two GX/16-E Expansion Chassis and controlled from one GX/8 Control Chassis.
28 Channel
28 Channel
Tape Recorder #3
Tape Recorder #4
28 Wires
28 Wires
4x2 GROUP MATRIX with 28 CHANNELS per GROUP
28 Wires
Instrument A
The GX Series is used when the required number of signals to be switched exceeds that available in Standard
Product such as RS Series Matrices and Multiplexers,
which can switch up to 25 wires per crosspoint and are
designed for Data Communications Signals.
28 Wires
Instrument B
For assistance in selecting the best product
series and configuration for your application,
please contact our Technical Sales Department
at the phone number listed below.
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