How To... Interface instruments
from different manufacturers to your computer system
More and more people these days are looking to PXI for measurement and
automation applications. The modular approach of PXI makes it easy to
integrate instrumentation, data acquisition, motion control and other
functions into a rack customised for your application.
Because PXI is based on the industry standard PCI bus, it's easy to
interface into existing computing systems. In fact, you can connect your
PXI rack to your desktop PC and control it from there. This has obvious
cost benefits, and given the high specifications of today's desktop PCs,
it's an excellent way of putting a lot of processing power into your
PXI application.
Linking your PXI rack to a desktop PC is surprisingly
easy, assuming your PC is, like 99% of desktop computers, PCI enabled.
The device we'd recommend for this is the ADLINK PCI/PXI-8570 bridge.
This is a simple two-card solution: the PCI-8570 plugs into your computer,
the PXI-8570 into your PXI rack, and a copper cable connects the two
to provide integration with no speed penalty. The PCI-8570 has two
cable outlets and can, if required, control two separate PXI chassis.
Adept
Scientific supplies and supports ADLINK's very extensive range of PXI
and cPCI instrumentation. All are six-sigma, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
compliant, and compatible with other standard PXI products on the market.
If you're looking for an instrumentation solution, why not make Adept
Scientific your first port of call? |
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