NI Announces PXI Embedded Controller and Accessories

By DE Editors

National Instruments (NI;  Austin, TX) announced the NI PXI-8108 (calling it the industry’s fastest PXI embedded controller) along with two new PXI system accessories, a 32GB solid-state hard drive and the NI PXI-8250 system monitoring module, designed to help achieve faster process execution, lower test times and longer system life.

The PXI-8108 embedded controller, which features an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor, is designed for high-performance PXI and CompactPCI systems. With its 2.53GHz dual-core processor and 800MHz DDR2 memory, the PXI-8108 offers a 25 percent performance improvement over its dual-core predecessor, the NI PXI-8106, and a 2x performance improvement over its single-core predecessor, the NI PXI-8196.

Using NI LabVIEW 8.6 software, engineers and scientists can take advantage of the latest multicore controllers, such as the PXI-8108, says NI, by simplifying multithreaded application development and achieving increased performance without requiring major changes to existing LabVIEW code.

The PXI-8108 also works with the NI LabVIEW Real-Time and LabWindows/CVI Real-Time modules to deliver a flexible, lasting platform for deterministic and real-time measurement and control. All the latest NI PXI and PXI Express Windows and real-time embedded controllers can be upgraded to use the new 32GB solid-state hard drive.

For details, contact National Instruments.

For previous DE coverage, read “NI Announces Two Low-Cost PXI Embedded Controllers for Test, Measurement and Control Applications,” (April 2008).

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.