Complete Switching Tutorial
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This document is a comprehensive tutorial of National Instruments Switches. Review the basics of relays, learn about switching considerations and read technical documents about switching application. Find out how National Instruments switches can greatly improve your test and measurement applications.
Table of Contents
Next Generation Switching: Density, Price, and SPECS
| The ATE Challenge Superior Software Support Predictable Switch Lifetime Ensured Quality and Reliability |
Compliance and Safety Scanning Support The Complete Solution |
Relays Used in National Instruments Switches
| Relay Forms Armature Reed |
Solid State Relays (SSR) FET Switches |
General Switching Considerations
| Relay Life Contact Resistance Path Resistance Thermal EMF Settling Time / Cycle Process |
Switching Inductive Loads Switching Capacitive Loads Switching Voltage/Current/Power Selecting Switch Bandwidth |
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RF Switching Considerations
| Characteristic Impedance Insertion Loss Rise Time Bandwidth |
VSWR Crosstalk Isolation |
| Complex RF Switching Architectures -- Part I Complex RF Switching Architectures -- Part II |
Advanced Signal Routing with the NI PXI-2593 and NI SCXI-1193 RF Switches |
Switch Topology
| Understanding Switch Topologies Creating a Large Switch Matrix Matrix Switch Expansion Guide |
Common Matrix Configurations |
National Instruments Switch Hardware
| Choosing a Switch Platform: PXI or SCXI Advances in PXI Switching -- Enabling High-Performace ATE |
Safety Isolation Measurements Categories (CAT I, II etc.) Pollution Degree |
| Matrix Switch Modules Multiplexer Switch Modules General-Purpose |
RF Switches Relay Drivers |
| NI-Switch Getting Started Guide Switch Chasiss Signal Connectivity Solutions |
Switch Controllers Matrix/Chassis Expansion Mating Connectors for NI Switches |
National Instruments Switch Software
Switching Applications
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