Modular instruments
Modular instrumentation was born with the use of the PC in the world of testing and measurement. Originally, the offer consisted mainly of signal acquisition cards in the format of the PC buses in which they were plugged. For high-performance test applications, VXI modules (VME eXtension for Instrumentation) have been deployed for years but they have virtually disappeared in favor of the PXI (PCI eXtension for Instrumentation), created in the late 1990s and has been widely adopted by many manufacturers. The GPIB bus for controlling a traditional instrument by a PC has gradually been replaced by the Ethernet and USB interfaces. This has contributed to the appearance of the modules connecting to the PC via their USB connection. They are reserved for applications requiring less speed and implementing fewer channels. The LXI interface (LAN Extension for Instrumentation) is more suitable for higher transfer rates via an Ethernet link. Many traditional instruments are today equipped with it. Finally, the modular instrumentation offering, always controled by an external PC or embedded in a chassis, essentially includes USB, LXI, PCI, PCIe, PXI and PXIe modules.
Modular instruments
November 29, 2022
NI Announces 3rd Generation PXIe Vector Signal Transceiver
November 8, 2021
Marvin Test Solutions announces a PXI multi-channel power supply
September 24, 2021
Adlink Offers PXIe-3988 Server Class Controller
February 2, 2021
Keysight offers the M96xxA series source and measurement units in PXIe format
January 27, 2021
Adlink equips its PXES-2314T PXI chassis Thunderbolt 3 interfaces
January 8, 2021
Pickering Interfaces offers two chassis for PXI and PXIe Gen 3 modules
December 21, 2020
Spectrum Instrumentation adds new functionalities to SBench 6 software
November 5, 2020
Pickering Interfaces Announces PXI 41-765 Module for Current Loop Simulation
September 25, 2020
Spectrum’s Hybridnetbox modules integrate a multi-channel AWG and digitizer in one box
September 8, 2020
Marvin Test Solutions offers the GX3756 series PXI board with embedded FPGA