National Instruments PXIe-PCIe8362 Remote PCI Express Control of PXI Express

The NI PXI-PCIe 8362 (Part Number: 779702-03) MXI-Express Kit is comprised of a PCIe-8362 board in a PC, which is linked with an MXI-Express cable to a PXIe-8360 module in slot 1 of a PXI Express chassis. The maximum cable length that can be used with this MXI-Express Kit is 7 meters. The PCIe-8362 offers two PCI Express links. Both links can be cabled to a separate PXIe-8360 module in individual PXI Express chassis. Therefore, the user can utilize one PCIe-8362 board and two PXIe-8360 modules to control two PXI Express systems at the same time. All PXI and PXI Express modules appear as PCI boards in the computer. The items in this kit can be purchased together or individually.

The sustained throughput of the PXIe-PCIe8362 is 208 MB/s for one or two chassis. Other features of this National Instruments MXI-Express Kit include tough connectivity, cabling to 7 meters, and a software-transparent link that does not entail programming. The PXIe-PCIe 8362 is software-compatible with PCI/PCI Express-based PXI Controllers, such as the MXI-3, MXI-4, and MXI-Express. In addition, more than one PCIe-8362 board can be used in a PC with numerous PCI Express slots to add PXI Express chassis to a system. A PXIe-8360 module cannot be employed to daisy chain several PXI Express chassis. Although, with the use of MXI-4, the user has the option to link a PXI Express chassis to a PXI chassis in a star or daisy-chain arrangement in a system.