PXI Systems
Automate your test system with NI PXI and get higher accuracy, productivity, and speed.
Configure a custom systemWhat Is PXI?
PXI is a computer for test engineers. It is a test and measurement platform that combines a controller with measurement instruments in a multi-slot chassis. Engineers use NI PXI to build high-performance, mixed-measurement systems for validation and production test.
Industry Standard
Built for Automated Test
Scalable
Software-Defined
Why Choose PXI?
Engineers choose NI PXI because of its high measurement performance and proven history of lowering test time and reducing the overall cost of test. The combination of PXI’s high performance, modularity, and software connectivity make it ideal for test applications that require high accuracy, high-channel count, mixed measurements.
Best for:
- Production test systems for electronic devices
- Automated validation test
- High-channel, high-speed test applications
- Combining instruments, sensor, and electrical measurements
PXI System Components
PXI systems are composed of three main hardware components: Chassis, controller, and modules. System software is both reconfigurable and customizable.
Chassis
Controller
Modules
Software
Services
NI Software for your PXI System
Test Workflow
Test Workflow is a bundle of NI’s test software, including LabVIEW, TestStand, and more. From controlling your PXI instrument to deploying test sequences across your production floor, Test Workflow has what you need.
InstrumentStudio™ Software
InstrumentStudio software is free application software for your PXI system. This software helps you to quickly take measurements and efficiently monitor and debug test systems.
TestStand
TestStand is NI’s test executive software for engineers in validation and production. TestStand has native features for automating a sequence of tests, reusing code, and generating reports.
Chassis
The chassis is the backbone of a PXI system and is comparable to a PC’s mechanical enclosure and motherboard. It provides power, cooling, and a communication bus to the system, and synchronizes the instrument modules. Chassis range in size from four to 18 slots to fit the needs of your application, whether you require a portable, benchtop, rack-mount, or embedded system.
Controller
PXI controllers are either embedded or remote. Embedded controllers contain everything you need to run your PXI system without an external PC, while remote controllers let you control your PXI system from desktop, laptop, or server computer. Select the controller to meet your needs, embedded ones offer higher performance, whereas remote ones are more cost effective.
Get started with a PXI Instrument Bundle
PXI Instrument bundles are preconfigured sets of NI’s most popular, high-quality instruments. Each bundle includes a PXI module in a five-slot Thunderbolt™ controlled PXI chassis, so you can get started with ease.
Services
From the moment you unbox your hardware to deployment and lifecycle maintenance, NI is here to help you get started quickly and operate efficiently.
Overcome your challenges with:
Repair Services
Lifecycle Services
Configuration
Calibration
“The move to a COTS approach using PXI and LabVIEW was critical to this production-test success at Philips. The combination of best-in-class modular hardware along with industry-standard software was pivotal to the millions of dollars and hundreds of hours saved in production test engineering.”
Neil Evans
Senior Manager
Philips
Additional PXI Resources
Step into the World of PXI
This on-demand, introductory webinar presents the anatomy of an NI PXI test and measurement system, including software.
Fundamentals of Building a Test System
Often, a PXI system is only one component of a full automated test setup. Learn best practices for building a complete test system from start to finish.