Agilent M9170A PXI Attenuator/Switch Driver Module DISCOVER the Alternatives... I n d u s tr i e s and A p p l i cat i o ns • Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) • RF communications • Engineering veriication • RF parametric measurements 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. ... Agilent MODULAR Products PXI Attenuator/Switch Driver Module 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 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 Soft front panel Application code C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, VEE, MATLAB examples

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