The service provides complex, matrix, multiplexer, rack-mounted, and compact routing designs based on an industry-standard LXI/Ethernet interface, designed and manufactured by Pickering's team of switching experts. Solutions are available with bandwidths from DC to 67 GHz @ 50Ω, with terminated or unterminated options, and bandwidths up to 2.5 GHz @ 75Ω.
These cost-effective microwave switch subsystems are available with a fast turnaround time. They are fully documented to ensure performance repeatability when ordering additional systems. The subsystems also include a familiar programming environment that uses Pickering's standard switch API, supporting all major test programming languages and helping to accelerate software integration. For complex subsystems, Pickering's Switch Path Manager signal routing software can be used to significantly reduce integration time.
Keith Moore, CEO of Pickering Interfaces, comments: “This is an exciting new addition to our product offering. Increasingly, our customers are requesting off-the-shelf solutions that are complete and ready to operate with minimal setup effort and time. We have the expertise and capability to translate your high-level requirements for a microwave switching subsystem into a fully integrated solution. You provide us with your unique configuration and specifications; our engineers will work closely with you to deliver a well-defined and compliant final product, providing everything a microwave test engineer needs to bring a complex microwave test system online for the first time.”.
In addition, Pickering can turn a custom design into a "commercial off-the-shelf" (COTS) product, offering product support for more than 15 years.
