Specifications
BULLETIN
LX-6
2555 Baird Road, Penfield, New York 14526 (585) 381-4740 Fax (585) 381-0475
LX SERIESLX SERIES
LX SERIESLX SERIES
LX SERIES
GENERAL PURPOSE SWITGENERAL PURPOSE SWIT
GENERAL PURPOSE SWITGENERAL PURPOSE SWIT
GENERAL PURPOSE SWIT
CHING MACHING MA
CHING MACHING MA
CHING MA
TRICESTRICES
TRICESTRICES
TRICES
FOR AFOR A
FOR AFOR A
FOR A
UTUT
UTUT
UT
OMAOMA
OMAOMA
OMA
TIC TESTTIC TEST
TIC TESTTIC TEST
TIC TEST
, INSTRUMENT, INSTRUMENT
, INSTRUMENT, INSTRUMENT
, INSTRUMENT
AA
AA
A
TION AND CONTROLTION AND CONTROL
TION AND CONTROLTION AND CONTROL
TION AND CONTROL
LX MAINFRAMESLX MAINFRAMES
LX MAINFRAMESLX MAINFRAMES
LX MAINFRAMES
The LX Series Mainframes are 19" rack mounting chassis, 3.5"
high and 15.6" deep, with power supplies and motherboards
that hold up to 16 Switch and Display Modules and one Con-
trol Module. Signal connectors are located at the unit's rear
panel and LED display is visible through the front panel.
The following Mainframes are standard:
LX-1
The LX Series are high reliability, low cost, versatile Switching Systems. A modular design concept
is used. Interchangeable Control Modules, Switch Modules and Display Modules can be assembled into
Matrices, Multiplexers or Individual Switch Point configurations. All chassis have full front panel LED
displays. Status Feedback from all switches is provided. A variety of switch modules are offered, includ-
ing those designed to handle the following signals: Coaxial RF, Low Level with a DC offset less than 1
microvolt, High Voltages up to 1500 volts, and High Current up to 8 amps.
The Control Modules available are IEEE488 Bus, RS232 Serial, TTL Parallel Port, 10Base-T Ethernet
LAN, and Universal Serial Bus. Manual Controls are optionally available.
LXA GENERAL PURPOSELXA GENERAL PURPOSE
LXA GENERAL PURPOSELXA GENERAL PURPOSE
LXA GENERAL PURPOSE
These are the most versatile units, accepting any of the LX
Series Switch Modules and capable of furnishing Multiplexers,
Matrices or Individual Switches as needed.
LXB MALXB MA
LXB MALXB MA
LXB MA
TRICESTRICES
TRICESTRICES
TRICES
These mainframes hold the LXB Series Switch Modules and
furnish several prewired Matrix configurations.
LX EXPLX EXP
LX EXPLX EXP
LX EXP
ANSION CHASSISANSION CHASSIS
ANSION CHASSISANSION CHASSIS
ANSION CHASSIS
These units have the same motherboards as the mainframes
but do not have built-in power supplies or control modules.
They are powered and controlled from a single MESA Control
Mainframe as described in the MESA Bulletin. Larger con-
figurations can be created from up to 16 Expansion Chassis,
and different product series can be combined to supply a com-
plete system for switching a variety of signals.
LXLX
LXLX
LX
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W WIRED UNITSW WIRED UNITS
W WIRED UNITSW WIRED UNITS
W WIRED UNITS
All Mainframes and Expansion Chassis can be supplied in
15.6" deep chassis with modules wired out to user specified
connectors. Please contact our Applications Engineers for
more information.
SWITCH MODULESSWITCH MODULES
SWITCH MODULESSWITCH MODULES
SWITCH MODULES
There are two basic switch module series: The LX8 Series
and LXB Series. All modules have signal connectors ac-
cessed at the chassis rear panel.
LX8 SERIESLX8 SERIES
LX8 SERIESLX8 SERIES
LX8 SERIES
These modules are used in the LXA Mainframes and include
the following:
LX8/G2 Switch Modules are built with 8, two pole relays and
have signal inputs and outputs arranged so that they can be
wired to supply several matrix configurations.
LX8/G1P Switch Modules are built with 8, single pole Type
P Power Relays. These are designed for high power and cur-
rent applications and have signal connectors that can be wired
to provide several matrix configurations.
LX8/K Switch Modules have 8, Normally Open single pole
relays with inputs and outputs wired to a signal connector.
LX8/OD Driver Modules have 8, optoisolated Output Drivers
and are used to drive external logic or electrical loads.
LX8/ID Input Detection Modules have 8, optoisolated Input
Detectors that are capable of sensing DC or AC voltage levels.
LXB SERIESLXB SERIES
LXB SERIESLXB SERIES
LXB SERIES
These Switch Modules are used in the LXB Matrices and in-
clude the following:
LXB/2(1x4) Switch Modules have 8, single or double pole
relays arranged as two 1x4 matrices.
LXB/4(1x2) Switch Modules have 8, single or double pole
relays arranged as four 1x2 matrices.
LXB/(1x8) Switch Modules have 8, single or double pole
relays arranged as one 1x8 matrix.
LX/128 Mainframe with Thumbwheel Manual Control
IEEE 488 BUS
RS232 SERIAL
PC I/O PORT
LAN
USB