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Switch Path Manager Lite License - SPM Lite
90-900-901
A low-cost "lite" version of our Switch Path Manager has a site license (can be used on unlimited PCs) and a boot limitation of two switching modules.
Please contact sales office for availability
- $430
To download a fully functional trial that you can use for free for up to 14 active working days, please go here >>
Signal Routing Made Simple
Our signal routing software, Switch Path Manager, simplifies signal routing through switching systems and speeds up the development of switching system software. This low-cost lite version has a boot limitation of two switching modules. Switch Path Manager supports Pickering's switching modules and the interconnection between these products.
Once a switching system model has been created, simply defining the endpoints that are required to be connected together can perform signal routing. The ability to automate signal routing results in effective and easy switching system management—safely and quickly.
A feature like short circuit detection avoids unwanted shorts between routes.
The SPM site license allows the user to install the software package across multiple computers simultaneously at a single customer site.
It can also be used temporarily on switching systems that are developed off-site but destined for end-use at the customer site.
Key Features
- SPM Lite Version - Low Cost Solution Includes a Site License and a Boot Limitation of Two Switching Modules
- Manages Complex Switching Systems
- Reduces Switching Software Development Effort
- Provides Automated or Pre-defined Signal Routing
- Provides Static or Dynamic Routing
- Signal Isolation and Endpoint Protection Technology
- Manual Control Capability
- Supports PXI, LXI, PCI Systems
- Modules Pack for all Pickering Switch Modules
- APIs available for C, .NET, Python, LabWindows™/CVI and LabVIEW™
- Windows 32-bit or 64-bit compatible
- Free Evaluation License for 14 Active Working Days
- Free SPM Software Upgrades, Free SPM Lifetime Support, No Software Subscription Required
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