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The NI PXI-8110 is a high-performance Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100-based embedded controller for use in PXI and CompactPCI systems. With its 2.26 GHz quad-core processor; 2 GB, 800 MHz DDR2 memory; and a high-performance 7200 rpm drive, it is ideal for high-performance modular instrumentation and data acquisition applications. Test, measurement, and control applications that are optimized to take full advantage of the four processing cores on this controller can achieve up to an 80 percent performance improvement over dual-core controllers with similar CPU clock frequency. Use the Inherent Parallelism of NI LabVIEW to Exercise All Four CPU CoresAs major chip vendors continue to add more CPU cores to their processors, it is challenging to create applications with traditional text-based languages that fully exploit this computing power. With the implicit code parallelism of LabVIEW graphical system design software, you can take full advantage of the latest multicore controllers, such as the PXI-8110, to simplify multithreaded application development and achieve increased performance. Reduce Test Times and Increase System Throughput For applications such as RF protocol testing and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations that require intensive signal and data processing, the time to decode a specific protocol or execute a specific system model determines the overall system performance. Using LabVIEW and the PXI-8110 embedded controller, such applications can distribute the processing load across the four CPU cores and reduce test times. Alternatively, these applications can replicate the specific tests or processes to run on different CPU cores and practically double the system throughput.

• 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 quad-core processor
• 120 GB (or greater), 7200 rpm high-performance hard-drive standard
• 2 GB (1 x 2 GB DIMM), 800 MHz DDR2 RAM standard; 4 GB maximum
• 10/100/1000BASE-TX (gigabit) Ethernet, ExpressCard/34 slot, and 4 Hi-Speed USB ports
• Integrated hard drive, GPIB, serial, and other peripheral I/O
• Windows OS and drivers already installed

* Accepts PXI and CompactPCI modules
* 3 peripheral slots
* Onboard 10 MHz reference clock and trigger routing

The NI PXI-1031 four-slot backplane is designed for a wide range of embedded, control, and test and measurement applications. It has three PXI peripheral slots and one PXI controller slot that can accept up to a four-slot-wide controller. The PXI backplane is compatible with both PXI- and CompactPCI-compliant modules. It features a low-jitter 10 MHz reference clock for device synchronization.

The NI 8260 in-chassis PXI Express/CompactPCI Express high-speed data storage module is part of the PXI streaming system offered by NI. Featuring an onboard PCI Express SATA controller, the module easily fits into a PXI Express chassis and provides up to 1 TB of storage space while occupying only three PXI slots. With the NI 8260, you can choose between hard-disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) for increased ruggedness. The HDD option contains four 250 GB 2.5 in. laptop SATA II platter drives. This module can sustain a transfer rate of 200 MB/s when using the HDDs and RAID-0 configuration. The configuration options are JBOD or software RAID-0 setups. RAID-0 provides the highest performance for streaming data to and from disk.

With the robust design of PXI and the NI 8260 high-speed storage module, you have a rugged and reliable solution for field testing or signal recording applications. You can use this module to not only stream high-speed data but also easily move data between multiple test setups or supplement the PXI system controller’s storage capacity.