National Instruments PXIe-8135 PXI embedded controller

The NI PXIe-8135 PXI embedded controller features the quad-core, third-generation, Intel Core i7 processor and USB 3.0 connectivity, claimed to make it the industry’s fastest PXI embedded controller. The product helps engineers achieve shorter test times and increase automated test throughput, further advancing PXI instrumentation for high-performance test, measurement and control applications.

Use of the quad-core, third-generation, Intel Core i7-3610QE processor, with up to 3.3 GHz clock frequency, delivers up to an 85% performance increase compared to NI’s previous-generation embedded controller.

USB 3.0 connectivity offers up to 10x faster instrument communication for transferring and storing data externally.

Four PCI Express x4 Gen 2 links interface from the embedded controller to the chassis backplane, providing up to 8 GBps of system throughput for high-bandwidth streaming applications.