Break Out of the Box

NI PXI hardware enables flexible, scalable, and high-performance automated test systems

Modular hardware. Powerful, open software.

The NI PXI platform keeps you a step ahead of your next engineering challenge.

The Engineer's Reality

You’re under pressure to deliver reliable test results faster than ever, but traditional instruments weren’t built to scale. Every new requirement feels like starting from scratch: slowing innovation, stretching timelines, and making it nearly impossible to keep test cost under control. Your test workflow needs to be as agile and efficient as you are. To keep up with mounting business requirements like automation, standardization, and data traceability, you need a test platform that’s future-proof, flexible, and easy to scale. 

Stuck in the Box

As electronics grow more complex and testing deadlines tighten, traditional instruments only slow you down. Flexible, scalable, and software-driven NI PXI systems can help you break free from rigid, standalone boxes that limit your ability to scale, synchronize, and adapt.

Break Through with a Modular Approach

Stay a step ahead of your next engineering challenge with NI PXI hardware, the industry standard for building high-performance automated test systems. This innovative platform combines modular hardware with productive, open, optimized software to ensure the highest levels of accuracy, reliability, and synchronization across your workflow—giving you the flexibility and scalability you need to keep up with rapidly changing technologies and requirements. 

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Flexible & Scalable

Get unparalleled accuracy, reliability, and timing capabilities. Synchronize across multiple modules and chassis. Customize and scale as requirements change.

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High Performance

Experience unrivaled instrument performance, blazing data throughput, and low latency across your test and measurement applications.

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Vibrant Ecosystem

Connect with our global network of vendors, integrators, and consultants for unlimited customization and best-in-class support.

Software-Powered Speed

From first measurements to full automation, our connected software platform helps you test faster, adapt to change, and scale with confidence, so you can focus on engineering—not managing instruments.

Measure in Seconds

  • Control multiple instruments in one view, quickly log data, and save configurations so that you can pick up testing right where you left off—all with NI InstrumentStudio™ software.

     

  • Pause execution of any process for debugging, identify issues faster, and resume without needing to restart.

Automate in Minutes

  • When testing demands more, move from manual control to full automation. Meet the NI Nigel™ AI Assistant—purpose-built for test workflows. Using Nigel, you can automate any instrument in minutes.

     

  • Leverage LabVIEW’s graphical approach to quickly build custom measurements or use TestStand to orchestrate complex sequences and reporting.

Extend Beyond the Box

  • Reuse existing code, extend your current workflows, and scale into synchronized, automated test system—without disrupting how you already work.

     

  • The NI PXI platform works with the languages and tools you already use (Python, C/C++, C#) while integrating with NI software like InstrumentStudio, LabVIEW, and TestStand to accelerate automation.

Electronics Validation Application Resource Kit

Enhancing Validation Efficiency with PXI Hardware and Intelligent Software

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Modernize your validation workflow with flexible and scalable NI PXI hardware and powerful software tools. Explore real-world examples that combine LabVIEW, Python, C#, and third-party hardware.