{"id":2605,"date":"2019-03-07T09:58:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T09:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/35.94.173.37\/blog\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:20:14","slug":"national-instruments-pxi-chassis-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/national-instruments-pxi-chassis-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Instruments PXI Chassis Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As mentioned in the\u00a0National Instruments PXI Chassis Part 1 Blog Post<\/a><\/strong>, NI PXI Chassis<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>have many beneficial features. A feature not yet discussed is the timing and synchronization capabilities of these models.\u00a0PXI Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0have a 10 MHz system reference clock, star trigger bus, slot-to-slot local bus, and a PXI trigger bus. Furthermore,\u00a0PXI Express Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0also have a\u00a0100 MHz<\/strong>\u00a0differential system clock, differential star triggers, and differential signaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The system reference clocks can phase-lock-loop or PLL to a higher stability clock source than that which is offered on the backplane of the chassis<\/strong>. The result is that PXI modules<\/a> with higher sample rates can better align their samples across numerous devices. The National Instruments PXI Chassis<\/strong> can be programmed with Python, .NET, LabVIEW<\/a>, and C\/C++. These different types of software can be utilized for code sequencing, signal processing, database reporting, parallel execution, user management, and operator interface. Several of the PXI Chassis<\/strong> have multiple part numbers, which each correspond to input voltages and power cords for different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another capability of some high-performing PXI Chassis<\/strong>, such as the PXIe-1085<\/a><\/strong>, is the remote power on\/off feature. This feature allows the user to control the power without requiring them to press the power button on the chassis<\/strong>. When the inhibit mode switch is in the Default position, a controller is required for the chassis<\/strong> to power on. This chassis<\/strong> also has three front panel LED indicators, so the user can see how the system is functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also general-purpose\u00a0PXI Chassis<\/strong>, such as the\u00a0PXI-1000B<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1002<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0PXI-1006<\/a><\/strong>. These are affordable options for users who still want the benefits of PXI in their measurement system. These\u00a0NI PXI Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0have durable, individually cooled, universal AC power supplies. The power supplies in the\u00a0PXI-1000B\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0PXI-1006<\/strong>\u00a0are removable. The\u00a0NI PXI-1006<\/strong>\u00a0also has a remote power inhibit and monitoring feature and is well-suited for high-performance applications with a large number of modules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PXI-1025<\/a><\/strong> is another type of chassis<\/strong>, which was the first portable PXI computer platform equipped for the challenges and requirements of communications, test and measurement, and instrumentation applications. The NI PXI-1025 MegaPAC <\/strong>has a 10.4 inch LCD color display, carrying handle, and a fold-down keyboard, making it the perfect option for portable applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, there are several\u00a0PXI Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0which are now in the mature stage of the life cycle and will soon be discontinued by\u00a0National Instruments<\/strong>. One of these mature chassis is the\u00a0PXI-1031<\/a><\/strong>. The\u00a0NI PXI-1031<\/strong>\u00a0has 4 slots, 132 MB\/s bandwidth, an AC power supply, and VCXO onboard clock. Other mature\u00a0PXI Chassis<\/strong>\u00a0include the\u00a0PXI-1033<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1036<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1042<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1042Q<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1044<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0PXI-1045<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0and PXIe-1065<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apex Waves<\/a>\u00a0is your leading supplier for legacy test equipment. Check out our National Instruments\u00a0PXI Product Page<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0contact<\/a>\u00a0us to receive a quote.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chassis Design Advantages<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
PXIe Chassis Product Flyer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As mentioned in the\u00a0National Instruments PXI Chassis Part 1 Blog Post, NI PXI Chassis\u00a0have many beneficial features. A feature not yet discussed is the timing and synchronization capabilities of these models.\u00a0PXI Chassis\u00a0have a 10 MHz system reference clock, star trigger bus, slot-to-slot local bus, and a PXI trigger bus. Furthermore,\u00a0PXI Express Chassis\u00a0also have a\u00a0100 MHz\u00a0differential […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[393,414,468],"class_list":["post-2605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-instruments","tag-national-instruments","tag-national-instruments-pxi-chassis","tag-ni-pxi-chassis"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605","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=2605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3718,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions\/3718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apexwaves.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}