Pickering Introduces LXI High-Current Switching Family for Signals up to 80 A and 300 V
Pickering Interfaces, a prominent supplier of modular signal switching and simulation solutions for electronic test and verification, has launched its 60-191 LXI high current & sense SPST switching family. This new product line represents the company's highest-current switching products to date.
The 60-191 family is engineered to switch signals up to 80 A and 300 V. Its primary purpose is to streamline the distribution, sequencing, and management of multiple high-current power supplies within automated test systems. By combining high-current power switching with low-current sense switching in a compact 4U form factor, it offers a significant advantage.
Traditionally, high-current switching in automated test systems relies on custom assemblies that include contactors and digital output modules. The 60-191 family provides a fully tested, easily maintainable LXI alternative, equipped with the necessary switching capacity, control features, and software support to integrate high-current supplies more rapidly and efficiently into test environments.
Specifications
| Product | Function | Max Current | Max Voltage | Form Factor | Interface | Connections | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60-191 LXI high current & sense SPST switching family | High-current power & low-current sense switching | 80 A | 300 V | 4U | LXI 1.5-compliant 1000Base-T Ethernet | Front-panel screw-terminal | Three-year |
Key Features
- Switches signals up to 80 A and 300 V, representing Pickering's highest-current switching products to date.
- Combines high-current power switching with low-current sense switching in a single unit.
- Available in four standard configurations, featuring up to twenty 40 A and four 80 A hermetically sealed SPST-NO contactors, alongside 1 A SPST relays for sense lines.
- Provides front-panel screw-terminal connections for both high-current and sense lines.
- Enables independent relay control or grouped operation for common PSU connections (two high-current, two low-current relays).
- Includes a sequencing service that can store up to 5,000 predefined switching sequences, executable via software or hardware triggers to reduce system latency.
- Features front-panel LEDs for switch status indication, aiding programming and debugging.
- Implements relay cycle counting to support preventive maintenance and balance usage across paths.
- Controlled through an LXI 1.5-compliant 1000Base-T Ethernet interface, with API and a built-in soft front panel.
- Offers IVI and direct I/O driver support for Windows, Linux, and major development environments like LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, C#, MATLAB, and Simulink.
- Housed in a compact 4U form factor, simplifying integration into automated test systems.
- Comes with a three-year warranty and guaranteed long-term product support.
Applications
- EV battery testing
- High-drain automotive electronics testing
- Fuel-cell research
- Hydrogen-electrolysis research
- Solar inverter testing
- Energy-storage testing
- Aerospace development
- Functional or production testing of high-current power supplies
