Were are the PCI slots?.......

[Angelantoni]

hai

Am new to national instrument products, i know that PXI stands for PCI eXtention and Instrumentation.
We received a PXI-1052 chassis and i was wondering "were are the PCI slots in it". I found some kind of male pins at the end of the slots to place the SCXI module. are those PCI bus which are redesigned?
am just curios

thanks for any reply

Arun

[JedRetherford]

Arun,

You are indeed correct that PXI stands for PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, as this name implies, PXI leverages PCI bus technology to take advantage of the high data rates and ease of use that the PCI bus offers.

While PXI offers the same PCI bus technology that can be found in a standard desktop computer, the interface to the bus is different. While a standard desktop computer utilizes flat PCI slots for plug-in hardware, PXI offers a more rugged Euro Card interface. To see the differences between the two, you can follow the link below to see a picture showing the two interfaces:

Interface Differences between PCI and PXI

In the case of your PXI-1052 chassis which combines both PX
I and SCXI slots in a single chassis, the smaller slots on the left-hand side (as you look at the chassis) will be the PXI slots. The SCXI slots are the slightly taller slots on the right-hand side of the chassis.

I hope that helps to answer your question. If you are interested in learning more about PXI, you can do so by reading a tutorial here at ni.com or by visiting the PXI Systems Alliance website (both linked below).

PXI Tutorial

PXI Systems Alliance Homepage

Please post a reply if you have any additional questions.

Regards,
Jed R.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments