Pickering Interfaces Releases New Line of Test Tools

Pickering Interfaces, a provider of modular signal switching and instrumentation for use in electronic test and simulation has released a new line of test tools. The eBIRST Switching System Test Tools are designed for PXI, PCI or LXI products and can quickly identify faults, the company states.

In order to identify faults, the devices measure the path resistance between different pins on the switching system. The test system is made of three different tools that support LFH, 78-way D and 50-way D connectors as well as adaptors that are compatible with other connectors.

“In 2009 we introduced an embedded test tool, BIRST™ (Built-In Relay Self-Test),” states David Owen, business development manager for Pickering Interfaces. “The new eBIRST tools build on that experience by introducing external tools that can support any switching system architecture, not just matrices, with 100% relay coverage. These tools can be applied to low or medium power Pickering Interfaces switching systems using any of our primary control interfaces – PXI, PCI or LXI. For a modest investment, the tools offer our customers a quick and efficient method of identifying faults and a simple means of determining what needs to be repaired and what does not.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.