PXI and PXI Express Module Development Resources

This page provides references for anyone interested in developing PXI and/or PXI Express modules. 

1. Introductory Tutorials

• PXI Tutorial
  This tutorial provides an overview of PXI platform, including the PXI hardware architecture, software architecture, and an introduction to configuring PXI systems.
• PXI Express Tutorial
  This tutorial provides an overview of PXI Express. By taking advantage of PCI Express technology in the backplane, PXI Express increases the available PXI bandwidth from 132 MB/s to 6 GB/s for a more than 45X improvement in bandwidth while still maintaining software and hardware compatibility with PXI modules.

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2. Market Opportunity

• Electronic Design, January 12, 2006: T&M Takes the Standard Route
  "The fastest growing segment [25.1% CAGR] of the T&M industry over the next several years will be PXI-based systems, according to research by Madhan Dhandayutham, a senior research analyst at Frost & Sullivan."
• Customers Using PXI
  Read customer solutions from a few of the thousands of companies using PXI worldwide.

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3. Module Development Resources

• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
  The multivendor organization dedicated to maintaining the PXI specification, ensuring interoperability, and promoting the PXI standard.

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4. Prototyping Modules and Module Development Kits

• PLDA CPCI10K-PROD CompactPCI Prototyping Module / Module Development Kit
• PLDA PXIe XpressLite CY2 PXI Express Prototyping Module / Module Development Kit

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5. More PXI Resources

Find out more about PXI, or begin shopping at ni.com/pxi.