PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation

High-voltage PXI multiplexer family from Pickering Interfaces delivers double the switch payload

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Pickering Interfaces, the leading provider of modular signal switching and simulation products for electronic test and verification, has announced a new family of high-density PXI and PXIe multiplexer (MUX) modules for high voltage applications.

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  • Pickering Interfaces, the leading provider of modular signal switching and simulation products for electronic test and verification, has announced a new family of high-density PXI and PXIe multiplexer (MUX) modules for high voltage applications.
  • MUX variants utilize single or dual slot-width PXI modules as required, with the high-voltage signals connected via one or two front panel-mounted D-type connectors, respectively.
  • Pickering offers a full range of compatible standard and custom cables, connectors, and breakouts to support the new family.
  • Switching Product Manager at Pickering, Steve Edwards, commented: “Available in a range of bank sizes with 1- or 2-poles and up to 48 channels, our new 4x-321 high-voltage multiplexer range offers double the switch payload compared to existing Pickering or competing PXI/PXIe products.

Advance Beyond Boundaries with Corelis

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Consumer Electronics, Technology, Manufacturing, IOT (Internet of Things), Robotics, Semiconductor, Other Technology, Other Manufacturing, Software, Engineering, Hardware, Conference, Embedded, Electronics, BSDL, PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, Telecommunications, LVDS, JTAG, IPC, Printed circuit board

Corelis will showcase its latest embedded hardware test solutions, bus analyzer tools, and other JTAG boundary-scan products, renowned for their ease-of-use, and exceptional features.

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  • Corelis will showcase its latest embedded hardware test solutions, bus analyzer tools, and other JTAG boundary-scan products, renowned for their ease-of-use, and exceptional features.
  • Join us as we advance beyond boundaries and drive the future of test in the rapidly evolving electronics industry.
  • For more than three decades, Corelis has been empowering customers with innovative automated test solutions for debugging, testing, and in-system programming of embedded hardware.
  • Corelis’ customers comprise the foremost global manufacturers of electronic products in industries such as military-aerospace, consumer electronics, telecommunications, semiconductors, networking, and medical.

NI Expands Capabilities of the Third Generation Vector Signal Transceiver

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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NI, an industry leader in automated wireless test and measurement, today announced new options and extended capabilities for its third generation PXI Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the PXIe-5842 .

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  • NI, an industry leader in automated wireless test and measurement, today announced new options and extended capabilities for its third generation PXI Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the PXIe-5842 .
  • Combined with NI’s software ecosystem, the PXIe-5842 is a versatile tool that can be used to test and validate products in aerospace and defense applications while supporting traditional RF capabilities such as spectrum analysis, signal analysis, and signal generation.
  • Demand for increased RF bandwidth, frequency agility, dynamic range, and digital data movement is pushing traditional instrumentation beyond its current capabilities.
  • When combined with PXI-based FPGA co-processors from NI, the third generation VST can emulate RF environments or other RF devices for system level tests.

New flexible PXI/PXIe microwave switching family from Pickering Interfaces delivers performance & test system optimization

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced its new 40/42-890 family of modular, flexible PXI/PXIe microwave switches , bringing highly configurable RF switching solutions up to 110GHz to the PXI platform.

Key Points: 
  • Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced its new 40/42-890 family of modular, flexible PXI/PXIe microwave switches , bringing highly configurable RF switching solutions up to 110GHz to the PXI platform.
  • Ideal for test environments requiring high-frequency microwave switching, from radar, satellite, and short-range land-based secure communications to consumer electronics and 5G infrastructure, the new 40/42-890 microwave switch family provides highly configurable RF switching solutions up to 110GHz via the PXI platform, delivering flexibility, versatility, and test system optimization.
  • Switching systems also benefit from reduced chassis slot count since multiple relay types can be combined in a single module.
  • On-board relay counting is also offered, allowing the quantity of switching operations to be monitored as part of a test system predictive maintenance process.

Industry-first PXI/PXIe Microwave Relay Modules Capable of Switching 110 GHz Signals From Pickering Interfaces

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced a new range of PXI/PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching the 110 GHz signals associated with demanding RF & communications applications, including emerging technologies such as automotive radar.

Key Points: 
  • Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced a new range of PXI/PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching the 110 GHz signals associated with demanding RF & communications applications, including emerging technologies such as automotive radar.
  • Launching at IMS, this extension to Pickering’s family of terminated SPDT microwave switches is the first to be offered in 110 GHz, delivering the highest RF switching performance available within a Pickering switching system.
  • As operating frequencies evolve to ever higher levels, more of Pickering’s RF & microwave switching solutions will support 110 GHz to address the latest RF testing requirements.
  • The 40-781A-92x (PXI) and 42-781A-92x (PXIe) modules consist of either a single or dual microwave changeover switch payload, capable of switching up to 110 GHz in 50 Ω.

Pickering Interfaces Launches Industry-First PXI/PXIe Microwave Relay Modules Capable of Switching 110 GHz Signals

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced a new range of PXI/PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching the 110 GHz signals associated with demanding RF & communications applications, including emerging technologies such as automotive radar.

Key Points: 
  • Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced a new range of PXI/PXIe microwave relay modules capable of switching the 110 GHz signals associated with demanding RF & communications applications, including emerging technologies such as automotive radar.
  • Launching at IMS, this extension to Pickering’s family of terminated SPDT microwave switches is the first to be offered in 110 GHz, delivering the highest RF switching performance available within a Pickering switching system.
  • As operating frequencies evolve to ever higher levels, more of Pickering’s RF & microwave switching solutions will support 110 GHz to address the latest RF testing requirements.
  • The 40-781A-92x (PXI) and 42-781A-92x (PXIe) modules consist of either a single or dual microwave changeover switch payload, capable of switching up to 110 GHz in 50 Ω.

New PXI Multi-channel Battery Simulator Modules from Pickering Interfaces Emulate Battery Stacks up to 1000V

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Technology, EV, Electric Vehicles, Semiconductor, Automotive, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Software, Batteries, Hardware, MATLAB, RTD, Interface, Anxiety, Languages of Ethiopia, LabVIEW, PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, Microsoft, Pickering Interfaces, PXI, LabWindows/CVI, BMS, CAN bus, QNX, HIL, Lithium, Electronics, Video game, Pickering, Linux

Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced the latest version in its 41/43-752A range of battery simulator modules.

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  • Pickering Interfaces , the leading supplier of modular signal switching & simulation solutions for use in electronic test & verification, today announced the latest version in its 41/43-752A range of battery simulator modules.
  • Targeting EV (electric vehicle), electric aircraft and other automotive, aerospace and energy storage applications, the battery simulator modules only occupy a single PXI or PXIe slot.
  • The 41-752A-111 (PXI) and 43-752A-111 (PXIe) are 2, 4 or 6-channel battery simulators capable of supplying up to 7 V and 300 mA per channel.
  • Designed to respond to dynamic loads, the battery simulator minimizes the need for local decoupling capacitors at the load.

Pinaka Aerospace Selects RADX Trifecta-SSD-RAID COTS PXIe Modules for Modular Wideband, RF Record & Playback Systems

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RADX® Technologies, Inc. ("RADX"), a US-based small business supplier of COTS High Performance Computing (HPC) products and technologies for advanced Test & Measurement (T&M) and Electronic Warfare (EW) applications, announced today that Pinaka Aerospace Solutions Pvt. ("Pinaka Aerospace"), a leading India-based aerospace and defense services and solutions provider for Avionics, EW and Communications applications, headquartered in Bangalore, India, has selected RADX Trifecta-SSD® COTS SSD RAID Modules for Pinaka Aerospace advanced, modular, PXIe-based, wideband, multi-channel RF and microwave record and playback systems.

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  • RADX Trifecta-SSD-RAID COTS PXIe Modules Enable Pinaka Aerospace Modular, Multi-Channel, Wideband RF Record & Playback Systems to Meet Demanding T&M and EW Requirements
    SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RADX Technologies, Inc. ("RADX"), a US-based small business supplier of COTS High Performance Computing (HPC) products and technologies for advanced Test & Measurement (T&M) and Electronic Warfare (EW) applications, announced today that Pinaka Aerospace Solutions Pvt.
  • ("Pinaka Aerospace"), a leading India-based aerospace and defense services and solutions provider for Avionics, EW and Communications applications, headquartered in Bangalore, India, has selected RADX Trifecta-SSD COTS SSD RAID Modules for Pinaka Aerospace advanced, modular, PXIe-based, wideband, multi-channel RF and microwave record and playback systems.
  • In Pinaka Aerospace RF Record and Playback Systems, RADX Trifecta-SSD-RAID Modules provide the sustained, sequential read and write performance storage capacity per slot to meet the recording duration and demanding performance required for both internal and customer applications.
  • "Pinaka Aerospace RF record and playback systems are optimized for wideband, multi-channel applications and Trifecta-SSD-RAID Modules uniquely meet the sustained performance and storage density requirements of our systems, said Meesala Naidu, Pinaka Aerospace Director of Business Development.

New LXI MEMs-based Optical Fiber Switches From Pickering Interfaces Available in Matrix and Multiplexer Versions

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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The 65-28x plug-ins feature a range of high-density configurations up to 16x16 (matrix) and 32:1 (multiplexer) for a single plug-in.

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  • The 65-28x plug-ins feature a range of high-density configurations up to 16x16 (matrix) and 32:1 (multiplexer) for a single plug-in.
  • The new matrix and MUX devices utilize MEMS technology, employing micro-mechanical mirrors to steer the optical signal, as opposed to optical prism devices.
  • The 65-280 plug-ins have five different matrix options - 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, 8x8 & 16x16, while the 65-281 plug-ins are available in 1:1 (SPST), 2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 16:1 & 32:1 multiplexer variants.
  • To cater to most applications, the products are available with either single-mode (9/125), multi-mode (50/125) or multi-mode (62.5/125) fiber.

NI Announces Industry-Leading PXI VST

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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NI today announced its most versatile and capable Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the 3rd generation PXIe-5842 VST.

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  • NI today announced its most versatile and capable Vector Signal Transceiver (VST), the 3rd generation PXIe-5842 VST.
  • NI, an industry leader in automated Wireless test and measurement, designed the 3rd Generation VST to provide customers the ability to build next generation of wireless products.
  • NI is excited to be the only company bringing this collection of industry leading capabilities in a single product this revolutionary product to the wireless industry, said Chen Chang, Strategic Business Development Director, NI.
  • PXI modularity and scalability with excellent synchronization, allowing up to four PXIe-5842 modules in one 18-slot PXIe chassis
    Same SW environment as other NI RF instrumentation, optimized for interactive and automated use cases.