New PXI/CompactPCI Backplanes for Embedded Test and Control OEMs

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See how  the new PXI/CompactPCI backplanes are ideal for creating custom, rugged  applications for aerospace/defense and industrial embedded control OEMs.

Backplanes Ideal for Custom Instrumentation, Aerospace/Defense and  Industrial Embedded Control OEMs NEWS RELEASE – April 26, 2010 – National Instruments now offers board-level backplanes from all of its industry-leading PXI/CompactPCI and PXI Express chassis for OEMs to use in applications ranging from aerospace/defense to  industrial embedded control. Engineers and scientists can use the PXI/CompactPCI  backplanes to create custom, rugged applications that meet their unique form  factor needs or environmental specifications. The more than 10 new 3U  and 6U PXI/CompactPCI backplanes offer from 4 to 18 slots and work with PXI, PXI  Express, CompactPCI and CompactPCI Express modules. Engineers can design custom  installations and enclosures around the backplanes while integrating more than  1,500 existing PXI modules – from data acquisition to FPGA-based I/O modules, to  high-end instruments such as signal generators and RF signal analyzers, as well  as a variety of bus interface modules including serial, MIL-STD-1553, IEEE 1588,  PROFIBUS and DeviceNet. They also can use the NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform to design, prototype and deploy all aspects of  their system, increasing productivity and reducing time to market. “As an OEM, we've used the new NI PXI/CompactPCI  board-level backplanes to create a family of custom, portable, high-performance  military-grade computer platforms that give integrators the power to deliver  instrumentation test systems using NI modules and controllers,” said Don McCook,  vice president of business development for Logic Instrument  USA, Inc. “NI has a solid reputation for creating high-quality  hardware, and now, OEMs can leverage that reliability in our own  products.” About PXI PCI eXtensions for  Instrumentation (PXI) is an open specification governed by the PXI Systems  Alliance (www.pxisa.org) that defines a rugged, CompactPCI-based platform  optimized for test, measurement and control. Founded in 1997, the PXI  specification is supported by more than 70 vendors offering more than 1,500 PXI  products. PXI products are compatible with the CompactPCI and CompactPCI Express  industrial computer standards and offer additional features such as  environmental specifications, standardized software and built-in timing and  synchronization. ###