2.4 GHz, 1U Rugged Rack-Mount External Controller for PXI—The RMC-8355 is a rugged 1U rack-mount controller for PXI- or PXI Express-based systems intended for test and measurement applications requiring rack-mount controllers. It features up to two Intel Xeon E5620 quad‐core processors that support up to 96 GB of DDR3 RDIMM ECC RAM. The RMC-8355 offers hot-swappable fans, options for redundant power supplies, and support for RAID arrays, which allows multiple hard drives to be configured for high performance for mission‐critical, physically demanding applications. The RMC-8355 meets the PXI standard’s mechanical shock and vibration specifications and functions over wide operating ranges.