NI PXI-1000B chassis

NI PXI-1000B chassis

Mechanical structure
Size specification: With a 3U external dimension, it is relatively compact and suitable for installation on a standard rack, saving space and facilitating system integration.
Chassis layout: It is a modular design with 8 slots, allowing for the insertion of various PXI modules, including controllers, data acquisition cards, signal conditioning modules, etc., to build complex test, measurement and control systems. The chassis also features detachable power modules and cooling modules, facilitating maintenance and replacement.
Durable and robust: The design meets the reliable operation requirements of the system in noisy, humid, vibrating or shock environments, and can adapt to various industrial sites and laboratory environments.

Electrical characteristics:
Bus standard: Based on the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) standard, by combining the superior performance of the high-speed PCI bus and the CompactPCI module structure, it provides high-speed data transmission capabilities and good electrical compatibility, and can work collaborates with various PXI modules.
Timing and synchronization: Equipped with high-performance timing and synchronization devices, it features a 10MHz system reference clock for synchronizing multiple data acquisition modules, ensuring precise synchronization and coordinated operation among the modules. In addition, the chassis also provides eight bus trigger lines and dedicated star triggers, facilitating users to flexibly configure the triggers according to different testing requirements.
Local bus: Built-in local bus is used for analog or digital communication between adjacent peripheral slots, facilitating high-speed data transmission and interaction between modules.

Application scenarios:
Virtual instrument system Often used as the core chassis of virtual instrument systems, in conjunction with NI’s LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI and other development software, as well as various PXI modules, it can quickly build various powerful virtual instruments to achieve functions such as data acquisition, analysis, processing and display. It is widely applied in fields such as scientific research, experimental teaching, and industrial automation testing.
Distributed measurement and control system: It can serve as a node in a distributed measurement and control system, connecting and communicating with other devices through the network to achieve remote data collection, control and monitoring. For example, on a large industrial production line, multiple PXI-1000B chassis can be distributed in different locations to collect data from different areas, and the data can be transmitted to the central control room through the network for centralized processing and analysis.
Hybrid instrument system: PXI-1000B can be used in combination with other instrument systems (such as GPIB, VXI, etc.). The PXI-GPIB interface module can control any instrument with a GPIB interface, while the MXI-2 interface module can control any VXI or VME system, protecting users’ investment in other instruments and facilitating users to build complex hybrid instrument test systems according to actual needs.