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MXI-EXPRESS OFFERS A 40 PERCENT PERFORMANCE INCREASE WITH A 33 PERCENT PRICE REDUCTION
16 August 2005 - National Instruments Corporation (UK)

Engineers now can use National Instruments MXI-Express kits for PCI Express control of PXI and CompactPCI systems. PCI Express, an evolution of the PCI bus, is the next-generation PC I/O bus offered as a standard option on most new PCs. With 250 MB/s of dedicated bandwidth available in each direction per lane, PCI Express delivers throughput for both high-speed and high-channel-count applications. Based on PCI Express, MXI-Express delivers real-world sustained bandwidth of up to 110 MB/s to PXI systems, a more than 40 percent increase compared to PCI remote control of PXI with MXI-4

Engineers now can use National Instruments MXI-Express kits for PCI Express control of PXI and CompactPCI systems. PCI Express, an evolution of the PCI bus, is the next-generation PC I/O bus offered as a standard option on most new PCs. With 250 MB/s of dedicated bandwidth available in each direction per lane, PCI Express delivers throughput for both high-speed and high-channel-count applications. Based on PCI Express, MXI-Express delivers real-world sustained bandwidth of up to 110 MB/s to PXI systems, a more than 40 percent increase compared to PCI remote control of PXI with MXI-4. The increased throughput of MXI-Express makes it ideal for applications such as signal intelligence and mixed-signal test in industries including communications, consumer electronics and military/aerospace.

MXI-Express is available in two configurations designed to reduce cost between 33 percent and 40 percent compared to prior-generation solutions. The NI PXI-PCIe8361 kit, starting at $995 USD, includes a PCI Express board with one x1 ("by one") cabled PCI Express link. This kit, which includes the PCI Express host board, PXI system controller module and cable, represents a 33 percent reduction in the price of PXI remote control compared to prior generation MXI-3 and MXI-4 solutions. The NI PXI-PCIe8362 kit provides two x1 PCI Express links from the host PC, each of which can cable to individual PXI chassis. This gives engineers control of two PXI systems from a single PCI Express slot in the PC, saving both a slot and reducing cost by 40 percent for a two-chassis system.

The MXI-Express link is transparent to software applications and drivers, so industry-standard desktop computers, servers and workstations can control PXI systems with no additional programming. MXI-Express works seamlessly with a variety of NI software including the LabVIEW graphical development environment, NI TestStand test management software, LabWindows/CVI ANSI C development environment and SignalExpress interactive measurement environment. It also works with all PXI modular instruments and data acquisition modules.

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About: National Instruments Corporation (UK)
National Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation – a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Utilising the PC and its related technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs through easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,100 employees and direct operations in 41 countries. In 2003, the company sold products to more than 25,000 companies in 90 countries. For the past five years, FORTUNE magazine named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America.


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