M9170A PXI Attenuator/Switch Driver Module0 pages

Agilent M9170A PXI Attenuator/Switch Driver Module
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P r o d u c t D escr i p t i o n
M9170A attenuator/switch driver module provides drive
control for programmable attenuators and electromechanical
switches. It is a PXI-hybrid compliant module, that comes with
a full-featured graphical interface soft front panel (SFP) for
easy control and trigger.

Models
M9170A

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PXI Attenuator/Switch Driver Module

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Pr o duc t f ea t u re s

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Drive up to 12 external SPDT
switches, or 4 external
SP4T/6T switches, or 12
transfer switches, or 2 external
attenuators1

Maximize the PXI chassis
slot utilization, which
ultimately improves testing
efficiency

Dual voltage supply of 5V and
24V, and dual driving mode of
pulse and continuous

Ensure biasing compatibility
with most switches on the
market and hence increase
system flexibility

Soft front panel provides a
dynamic dashboard view
and control of the connected
attenuators or switches

Allows the selection of
device models and the
subsequent switch paths or
attenuation levels

Point-to-point interface cable
options available for connection
between driver and switching
device

Intuitive configuration for
all Agilent switches and
attenuators

Spec ific ations and Charac teris tic s
H ar dwar e
Size

1 slot wide module

Voltage

+3.3V

+5V

-12V

+12V

Current

0.5A

30 mA(min)
5.6 A (max)

0

30 mA(min)
0.8 A(max)

Attenuator types Accepts most attenuators available today

1. The amount of switches and attenuators that can be driven is dependent on
the type of switch configuration and attenuator section configuration.

Switch types

Accepts most switches available today

Connector compatibility: cPCI, PXI-H, PXI-1

Soft war e
Software
development
platform

Microsoft Visual Studio with C/C++
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET with C# or
Visual Basic, National Instruments LabVIEW
National Instruments LabWindows CVI
The MathWorks MATLAB, Agilent VEE

Supported
Operating
Systems

Windows XP SP3, 32-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

Drivers Provided

IVI-COM, IVI-C, LabVIEW, MATLAB

Included GUI

Soft front panel

Application code C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, VEE, MATLAB
examples