This month sees the launch of National Instruments' new MXI-3 serial
interface
This month sees the launch of National Instruments' new MXI-3 serial
interface that allows industrial system developers to add remote, rugged
I/O slots to PCI and CompactPCI/PXI format computers. Streaming data at
rates approaching 100Mbyte/s, the new interface also enables similar
computers to be linked over distances up to 200m. Importantly, the MXI-3
interface is completely software and hardware transparent. It requires no
special driver software or application modifications.
Once installed, the host computer automatically initiates communication
with all connected chassis, allowing the entire multi-chassis system to
act as if were a single PC. Thus numerous high speed I/O and control
points, that may typically be spread across large industrial sites, can
be tightly integrated.