National Instruments PXI-PCI8360 MXI-Express Kit

The NI PXI-PCI 8360 (Part Number: 781764-03) allows the user to control PXI and CompactPCI systems from their PC with a PCI slot via a transparent MXI-Express link joined with copper cabling. This MXI-Express Kit contains a PCI-8361 board linked with an MXI-Express cable to the PXI-8360 module in slot 1 of a PXI Chassis. The PCI-8361 is a low-profile 1-Port MXI-Express Interface Board. However, low-profile and standard brackets come with this MXI-Express Kit. The PXI-8360 1-Port MXI-Express Interface Module has a bridge that changes the PCI Express link to the PCI bus that is utilized in PXI. Therefore, all PXI modules show up as PCI boards in the computer. This kit delivers 100 MB/s of sustained throughput maximum. The user can choose to buy this MXI-Express Kit with all the required parts or they can buy each part individually.

MXI-Express can be utilized on many popular PCs, laptops, and motherboards with a PCI, PCI Express, or ExpressCard slot. The user should keep in mind that the PXI-PCI 8360 MXI-Express Kit is not compatible with PXI Express Chassis. In addition, specific complicated MXI-Express arrangements might create difficulties for the BIOS of the systems to properly enumerate the required resources. This is called a BIOS incompatibility and seldom happens. However, National Instruments offers MXI-Express BIOS compatibility software to fix the issues.

Both the PCI-8361 and the PXI-8360 of the NI PXI-PCI 8360 MXI-Express Kit have 1 port and can be used with MXI-Express x1 Copper cables. The PCI-8361 requires a PCI slot, while the PXI-8360 requires a PXI peripheral slot. Furthermore, the user should keep in mind that the PXI-PCI8360 kit is not compatible with PXI Express chassis.

The PCI-8361 weighs 0.11 lb, and measures 2.48 x 4.76 in. in physical dimensions. Also, the PXI-8360 weighs 0.55 lb and has the physical dimensions: 3.9 x 6.3 in. The PCI-8361 has recommended operating and storage temperature ranges of 0 to 55 °C and –20 to 70 °C respectively, operating and storage humidity ranges of 10 to 90% and 5 to 95%. The PXI-8360 has recommended operating and storage temperature ranges of 0 to 55 °C and –40 to 70 °C respectively, operating and storage humidity ranges of 10 to 90% and 5 to 95%.