PXI Highlights
-- Test & Measurement World, 5/1/2008
Aeroflex unveils avionics tester
Aeroflex has introduced a reconfigurable PXI-based test platform for avionics navigation and communications systems. The basic configuration of the Avionics Test Bench hardware includes a PXI chassis with a built-in controller and an Aeroflex 3025C RF signal-generator and synthesizer module. A stand-alone configuration includes the Avionics Test Studio signal-generator software. Customers can expand the basic system with other cards and functionality.
Avionics Test Studio is a collection of software-defined instruments that generate signals from 100 kHz to 6 GHz. The software tools generate and test navigation and communications signals, including airborne data link protocols such as VHF data link Mode 2 and Mode 3. Avionics Test Studio offers standard signals such as ADF, ILS, VOR, and VHF comm, and waveforms can be tailored to meet a specific need. www.aeroflex.com.
NI announces low-cost controllers
National Instruments has introduced two embedded controllers for test, measurement, and control applications. The NI PXI-8104 ($3000) is an Intel Celeron M 440 processor-based embedded controller for PXI and CompactPCI systems. It offers a 1.86-GHz processor and dual-channel 533-MHz DDR2 memory. The two-slot NI PXI-8183 embedded controller ($1500) features an 850-MHz Intel Celeron processor. www.ni.com.
