The GX6196 is a 6U PXI switch and control board that can be used to create custom switching, custom loads or specific UUT control interfaces. The board provides 96, DPST relays, 8 digital I/O lines, and a serial digital interface. All of these resources are available via (5) inter-board connectors which are used to interface the control / carrier board's resources to the user defined module (mezzanine) board. The module board provides all connections to the unit under test (UUT) via two 78 pin D-sub connectors. The GX6196 is supplied with a front panel which accepts (2) 78 pin D-sub connectors.