CX SERIES COAXIAL AND RF SWITCHING MATRIX0 pages

BULLETIN
CX 6/2015

CX SERIES
COAXIAL AND RF
SWITCHING MATRIX

The CX Series of Switching Matrices are available in a variety of single wire coax configurations designed to operate in the range from DC to 700 MHz with many options to
minimize price while meeting the desired specifications.

LAN
GPIB
RS232
USB

CXG/8x8 50 ohm Mainframe

CX MAINFRAMES AND EXPANSION CHASSIS
CXB MAINFRAMES -- DC to 50 MHz

Modular Systems with BNC connectors available in incremental nonblocking configurations from 1x8 to 16x8, or from
2x4 to 32x4. 19" rackmount chassis, 3.5" high.

CXE MAINFRAMES -- DC to 50 MHz

Modular Systems with BNC connectors available in incremental nonblocking configurations from 2x8 to 32x8. 19"
rackmount chassis, 3.5" high.

CXG MAINFRAMES -- DC to 700 MHz
Available as 4x8 or 8x8 nonblocking matrices in 50 or 75
ohm characteristic impedance. Available with BNC, SMA or
user specified connectors. 19" rackmount chassis, 7" high.

CXF MAINFRAMES -- 50 or 75 Ohm Matrix

Available as 4x8 or 8x8 nonblocking, full fan-out matrices with
50 or 75 ohm impedance. BNC, or SMA connectors for 50
ohm systems, BNC or F for 75 ohm systems. 19" rackmount
chassis, 7" high.

CXL MAINFRAMES -- DC to 700 MHz

Affordable 8x8 blocking matrix with 50 ohm characteristic
impedance. Available with BNC, SMA or user specified connectors. 19" rackmount chassis, 3.5" high. No LED indicators.

CXS SOLID STATE -- L-Band Matrix

Available as 8x8 through 16x16 nonblocking, full fan-out
matrices with 50 ohm impedance. SMA connectors. 19"
rackmount chassis, 7" high.

CONTROL OPTIONS

IF-11 LAN / GPIB / RS232 Control
Cytec’s newest control module has the three most popular control interface protocols built into one module and
is backwards compatible with all previous Cytec control
modules.
LAN - 10/100BaseT Ethernet with an RJ45 Connector.
The interface uses a static IP easily reset by the end user. There
are three ports available and all may be used at the same time.
Two ports can be set by the end user and one is the default
Telnet which may be disabled.
GPIB - IEEE488.2 compliant control module.
Commonly used with automated test applications. Works with
all GPIB control cards and software including National Instruments, Matlab and Keysight. Drivers available upon request.
RS232 - Standard D9 serial port which can be used from computer com ports or USB to COM port cables

MANUAL CONTROL OPTIONS

M/128-TW OR M/256-TW THUMBWHEEL CONTROLS
This manual control uses a thumbwheel selector and strobe
button to select switchpoints.
MC/2 KEYPAD MANUAL CONTROL W/ LCD DISPLAY
This manual control has a keypad and LCD display of last
command.
FREE CYTEC CONTROL SOFTWARE
Check out the latest versions of free GUI software on our
webpage at:t http://cytec-ate.com/support.htm
The software runs on Windows XP or later.
Source code available on request.
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