Specifications

Type S Type M Type A
Contact Rating 10VA 50VA 24 Watts
Switch Voltage 200V 500V 24V
Switch Current 0.5A 2.0A 1A
Breakdown Voltage 400V 1000V 200V
Operating Time 1ms 2ms 10ms
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
WEIGHT - 30 lbs. max for full systems.
POWER - 100-130 VAC or 200-240 VAC 50-60 Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION - < 100 watts.
ENVIRONMENT - Operating at 0°C to 50°C.
Storage at -25°C to 65°C.
RAM OPTION
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SOFTWARE
This option is available with the IF-5 Control Module and al-
lows up to 100 Switch selections to be stored in memory.
It also allows automatic reset to specific configurations on
Power Up.
RELAY SPECIFICATIONS
Three types of relays are used in CX Series Matrices:
Type S Reed Relay - This is a single pole Form A dry reed
switch for low power applications.
Type M Reed Relay - This is a single pole Form A mercury
wetted reed switch for higher power applications.
Type A Armature Relay - This is a single pole Form C arma-
ture relay for RF applications.
The CXB Series is available with either Type S or Type M.
The CXE Series uses Type S only.
The CXG, CXF and CXL Series all use Type A relays.
Reed relays are guaranteed for 100 million operations, and
Armature relays are guaranteed for 1,000,000 operations if
used within the following ratings:
WARRANTY
CYTEC Corp. warrants that all products are free from de-
fects in Material and Workmanship for a period of 5 years
and that all switches are guaranteed for their Rated Opera-
tions. A 10 year warranty/service agreement is available with
the purchase of specified spare parts.
Drivers and Sample Programs are available for the most com-
mon programming languages. These check the entire sys-
tem by cycling through all switches, sequentially latching and
unlatching each switch while checking Status.
CX-4
CXL SERIES 8x8 BLOCKING MATRIX
The CXL/8x8 blocking matrix is a compact and af-
fordable, DC to 700 MHz coaxial 8x8, bidirectional
matrix as shown in Fig. 9. The system will allow
any input to be connected to any output but requires
that the entire switch is reconfigured in order to
establish a new path. This may cause a momen-
tary disconnect in previously set paths when a new
connection is desired.
The CXL/8x8 is an extremely cost effective solu-
tion for tests which are not reconfigured during the
test run, or can tolerate momentary loss of signal
during reconfiguration.
SPECIFICATIONS
Bandpass DC to 700 MHz (-3 dB)
Isolation -60 dB to 700 MHz
VSWR < 1.4 to 700 MHz
Impedance 50 ohms
Max Switched Power 24 Watts
Max Switched Current 1 Amp
Relay type High frequency Armature
Connectors BNC or SMA
Configuration set-up time 0.1 seconds
Chassis Dimensions 19" rackmount, 3.5" high, 15.6" deep
Weight 15 lbs
Power Consumption < 50 Watts with all paths closed
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Fig. 9
AVAILABILITY - Most systems available 30 days ARO.
Blocking
8x8
Bidirectional
Switch
Fabric