PXI Line Suited for Industrial Control

By DE Editors

The new line of PXI controllers, boards, and chassis from CyberResearch, Inc. (Branford, CT) is suited for industrial control, data acquisition, and instrumentation. The line includes bus extender card sets for PXI-to-PXI, PCI-to-PXI, and PCIe-to-PXI configurations for versatility and capacity.

The controller is the heart of a PXI system, so the CyberResearch CXDC series of controllers is intended for testing regimes conducted in harsh environments. With up to 2GHz Pentium M CPUs, CXDC boards offer vibration resistance, withstand shocks up to 30g, and operate at temperatures up to 131 degrees F. Four USB and two COM: ports ease communication.

The CyberResearch PXIC series of chassis includes two 3U 8-slot benchtop chassis, one of them with an 8.4-in. LCD monitor. It also includes a portable 3U 14-slot chassis with a 15-in. touchscreen LCD. The portable PXIC 14LP includes a detachable keyboard for field work.

New PXI expansion boards include seven multifunction A/D boards with 2 to 64 channels, two multifunction D/A boards with 4 or 8 channels, and four DIO boards with 32 or 48 channels, one with 5000 Vrms optical isolation. Bus extender card sets let you add more boards to a PXI system or add PXI boards via PCI or PCIe slots in existing systems.

For more information on the PXI line, visit CyberResearch, Inc.

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