mux - Multiplex Control

Warning

The Multiplexer sub-system of the PLT only tolerates voltages up to 5.5V.

Control which signals are routed through the multiplex channels. This command is PLT-300A only.

There are two related but distinct operations:

  • mux <channel> <signal> assigns a signal to one of the 4 multiplex channels (0..3), which then feeds into the ADC/DMM measurement paths for use with measure - Probe Measurement. Any signal previously assigned to that channel is replaced.

  • mux connect|disconnect <signal> physically connects or disconnects a DATPxx/DDTPxx probe to/from the Multiplexer sub-system’s relay matrix. A DDTPxx pin must be connected before it can be used as a GPIO (see pin - Digital pin control); disconnect removes it from the mux again. A DATPxx pin (DATP00..``DATP06``) must likewise be connected before it can be measured as voltageDATP00..``voltageDATP06`` (see measure - Probe Measurement). all connects or disconnects every connectable signal at once.

Usage:

- command: mux <channel> <signal>

- command: mux connect|disconnect all|<signal>

Argument

Description

channel

Multiplex channel index (0..``3``) to assign signal to.

connect

Connect signal (or all signals) to the Multiplexer sub-system’s relay matrix.

disconnect

Disconnect signal (or all signals) from the Multiplexer sub-system’s relay matrix.

signal

Probe or signal name, from the tables below.

all

All signals that can be connected to or disconnected from the multiplexer (see the second table below).

The following signals and probes can be assigned to a multiplex channel:

signal

MUX

Description

DATP00DATP06

0, 1

Direct Analog Test Probes

RATP00RATP31

0, 1

Routed Analog Test Probes

DDTP00DDTP08

2, 3

Direct Digital Test Probes

RVREF

all

Impedance measurement, reference voltage

RA

all

Impedance measurement, test voltage

GND

all

Ground

1V8OUT

all

1.8V power rail

3V3OUT

all

3.3V power rail

5VOUT

all

5.0V power rail

Since the multiplexer only tolerates up to 5V, the following signal probes can be connected or disconnected from the mux:

signal

Description

DATP00DATP06

Direct Analog Test Probes

DDTP00DDTP08

Direct Digital Test Probes

Examples