PXI Systems - Discussions Gueorgui ANTCHEV / EP-ESSEPTAB Meeting February 2003Slide 1 of 3 PXI = Compact PCI + eXtensions for Instrumentation PXI is an Open Standard, introduced by NI in 1997 ; PXI System Alliance formed Now more than 60 members; 8 PXI slots per segment 3U or 6U cards; PXI hardware extensions are: 10MHz clock, Star trigger, Trigger Bus 8 lines, Local Bus 13 lines PCI device drivers by OS; PXI compatibilities With PCI full electrical and software; With CompactPCI full electrical, mechanical and software; Alternatives to PXI PC Instruments, GPIB and VXI;

PXI Systems - Discussions Gueorgui ANTCHEV / EP-ESSEPTAB Meeting February 2003Slide 2 of 3 PXI works together with other standards CompactPCI Modules Stand-alone Instrument PXI System GPIB MXI Desktop PC Host to Slave Link Module or Embedded Controller VME or VXI System

PXI Systems - Discussions Gueorgui ANTCHEV / EP-ESSEPTAB Meeting February 2003Slide 3 of 3 SCSI Ethernet PCMCIA CAN DeviceNET RS-232, RS-485 Multifunction I/O High-Speed Digital I/O Image Acquisition IP, PMC, PC-MIP Carriers Oscilloscopes Digital Multimeters Serial Data Analyzers MXI-2 Kits for VXI/VME GPIB Switch Multiplexers Motion Control Receiver Interconnect Devices Digital Signal Processing PXI Product Availabilities Do we need PXI System? Feedback from EPTAB members is needed. PC-based platforms Measurements and Automation Test systems Small Data Acquisition Systems Applications