{"id":2521,"date":"2019-07-03T07:26:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T07:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/35.94.173.37\/blog\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2024-11-05T07:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T07:29:31","slug":"top-4-national-instruments-pxi-models-for-aerospace-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/top-4-national-instruments-pxi-models-for-aerospace-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 National Instruments PXI Models for Aerospace & Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The aerospace and defense industries require the most advanced and accurate testing equipment available. The applications for what these industries produce are simply too vital, and testing protocols are understandably rigorous. National Instruments, based in Austin, TX, is a leader in providing high-quality testing equipment and software for aerospace and defense applications, especially their PXI Systems.<\/em><\/p>\n

The PXI System<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For over ten years,\u00a0PXI standard architecture<\/strong>\u00a0has led the industry in bandwidth and low latency, among I\/O modules from high-resolution DC to\u00a026.5 GHz RF<\/strong>. A PXI system features a chassis, providing cooling, power, and communications for modular instruments or various types of\u00a0I\/O modules<\/strong>. They are also known for providing specialized synchronization and vital software features for measurement and testing applications.<\/p>\n

The PXI platform allows for seamless integration and synchronization with many different instruments, such as digital instruments, oscilloscopes, RF signal analyzers and generators, and\u00a0source measurement units<\/strong>\u00a0(SMUs).\u00a0These modules can all be controlled by using an embedded controller or by connecting to an external PC. Systems can be customized using many of National Instruments\u2019 specialized\u00a0engineering software tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Basic PXI Components<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The\u00a0PXI Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0is housing that connects PXI modules and controllers with a high-performance backplane that allows for module timing and synchronization. An\u00a0IoT model\u00a0<\/strong>offers data center-level capabilities that can harvest and use data from the IoT.<\/p>\n

PXI Controllers<\/strong>\u00a0are either embedded, running operations without the use of an external PC or remote, allowing you to attach your PXI system to servers, desktop computers, or mobile devices.<\/p>\n

47 different\u00a0PXI Modules\u00a0<\/strong>can be used for a variety of aerospace and defense applications and provide a range of services, like temperature control, backup power, ethernet interfacing, data synchronization, precise current or voltage sourcing, and a variety of different measurements.<\/p>\n

The PXI\u00a0Software<\/a>\u00a0portfolio features a number of products designed to operate together to perform engineering and testing tasks for any number of applications. These fall into four categories:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Programming Environments<\/p>\n

\u2022 Application Software<\/p>\n

\u2022 Software Add-Ons<\/p>\n

\u2022Software Suites<\/p>\n

NI PXI Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PXI Express<\/a>\u00a0technology increases backplane bandwidth from\u00a0132 MB\/s to 6 GB\/s<\/strong>\u00a0for those applications needing vastly increased bandwidth and lower latency. This improvement is 45 times faster than standard PXI platform hardware. However, PXI Express is completely compatible with older and future PXI hardware technology.\u00a0PXI Express technology\u00a0<\/strong>was an integral component that led to the release of the\u00a0Spookfish Airborne Imaging Platform<\/a>. This platform can capture high-resolution, wide-area geospatial imagery, which has a host of defense uses.<\/p>\n

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Top PXI Models and Uses<\/strong><\/h2>\n

NI PXI-7952R<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The\u00a0NI\u00a0PXI-7952R<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0FlexRIO PXI FPGA I\/O module<\/strong>\u00a0with no less than 66 general-purpose differential pairs, two banks of 64 MB DRAM, 3 DMA channels, and 32 DMA interrupt channels. It supports FPGA base clocks, arbitration, and the single-cycle Timed Loop. In one case study, this module was connected to another NI digitizer adapter module and used as part of the overall control design for a transmitter control unit for a\u00a0NATO air defense radar installation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NI PXI-7853R<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The\u00a0NI PXI-7853R<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0I\/O module features\u00a016-bit AI and AO channels<\/strong>, eight each, and almost 100 bidirectional DIO lines that can be individually configured for input or output. The\u00a0NATO air defense radar<\/a>\u00a0case study referenced above used two\u00a0PXI-7853R<\/a>\u00a0modules to send commands and receive data from the\u00a0radar modulator<\/strong>. One unit monitored voltage and radar triggers, while the other kept track of such items as focus magnet currents, power supply, the ion current, and the cooling system.<\/p>\n

NI PXIe-8135<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The\u00a0PXIe-8135<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an\u00a0Intel Core i7 2.3 GHz Quad-Core\u00a0<\/strong>PXI embedded controller for PXI Express systems. It is ideal for modular instrumentation and processor-intensive data acquisition applications. In one\u00a0air defense engineering experiment<\/a>, this module was used as the command and control unit for five other NI modules to prove the feasibility of operating a Ubiquitous Radar called Omega 360 using commercial off-the-shelf devices. The project earned an\u00a0Engineering Impact Award<\/strong>\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n

NI PXIe-8840<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The\u00a0PXIe\u20118840<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a 2.6 GHz Quad-Core embedded controller for PXI systems. It is designed for use in processor-intensive, modular instrumentation, and\u00a0data acquisition applications<\/strong>. When aerospace contractors Loccioni and Avio needed a solution for designing and validating\u00a0the control systems of new aircraft engines<\/a>, this I\/O module was used to manage all the data from five other, interconnected modules. With this system in place, development time was reduced by\u00a040%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more information about National Instruments\u2019 PXI Platform and its aerospace and defense applications,\u00a0follow our blog<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0visit our PXI page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The aerospace and defense industries require the most advanced and accurate testing equipment available. The applications for what these industries produce are simply too vital, and testing protocols are understandably rigorous. National Instruments, based in Austin, TX, is a leader in providing high-quality testing equipment and software for aerospace and defense applications, especially their PXI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[30,31,32,393,574,623],"class_list":["post-2521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-instruments","tag-aerospace","tag-aerospace-and-defense","tag-aerospace-industry","tag-national-instruments","tag-pxi","tag-pxie"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521\/revisions\/2523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}