Open standard celebrates 10th anniversary
The PXI Systems Alliance (www.pxisa.org) has announced the 10th anniversary of the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) specification, the PC-based modular I/O platform for test, measurement and control systems.
The PXI standard was introduced in 1997 as a modular instrumentation platform for measurement and automation applications that require high performance and a rugged industrial form factor. Now there are more than 1500 PXI products available from over 70 companies, including Agilent Technologies, Geotest, Keithley, National Instruments and Pickering.
“The success of PXI over the past 10 years is evident not only in the number but also the diversity of applications using the platform,” said Loofie Gutterman, president of the PXI Systems Alliance.
“From testing the controllers of the Microsoft Xbox 360, to testing the electronics on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, to operation in nuclear power plants, PXI has a proven track record of delivering highly reliable and flexible automated test systems.”
According to industry analyst S Vidyasankar from Frost and Sullivan, more than 13,000 PXI systems were deployed in 2006. Frost and Sullivan also projects that the PXI market will experience more than a 23% compound annual growth rate through 2012, with a 2012 revenue of more than $671 million.
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