Newsletter: PXI Systems Alliance
at AUTOTESTCON 2010

 9/9/2010
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From Matthew Friedman, Co-Chair PXISA Marketing Committee:

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The PXI Newsletter is your source for the latest information on PXI applications and technologies.  It is brought to you by the PXI Systems Alliance, the industry consortium of more than 58 companies that oversees and promotes the PXI standard.  If your company creates or focuses on integrating PXI products, I highly encourage you to join the alliance.  Along with use of the PXI logo, trademark and access to intellectual property, membership benefits include:

  • Company listed and linked on pxisa.org, the on-line home of the PXISA
  • Opportunities to publish articles and promote new products in this monthly PXISA newsletter
  • Host PXI-related news on the PXISA home page
  • Access to the PXISA marketing committee for integration of your products and activities
  • Involvement in PXISA seminars around the world
  • Integration of your products into PXISA-funded tradeshow booths
  • Access to the PXISA technical committee and the opportunity to develop new specifications
  • Network with key players in the PXI market

Visit http://pxisa.org/Become_A_Member.html to learn more and join the PXISA.

 

 

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Main Article

PXI Systems Alliance at AUTOTESTCON 2010

By Bob Helsel
Executive Director of PXISA

The PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA) is an industry consortium that promotes and maintains the PXI Standard. The PXISA is an organization chartered to:

  • Promote the PXI Standard
  • Ensure interoperability
  • Maintain the PXI Specification

The PXI specification is 13 years old.  From a single vendor company in 1997 to more than 58 companies in 2010, the PXISA has shown explosive growth.  There are now well over 1,500 products in the marketplace.  They show that PXI can address the most complex applications.  Frost & Sullivan estimated a 17.6% compound annual growth rate through 2014 for PXI in Q4 2008.  There are more than 100,000 systems deployed with more than 600,000 modules.

PXISA vendors are taking an active role in supporting AUTOTESTCON 2010.  Many have booths to display their latest products (listed below).  There are a number of PXI-related technical sessions.  And the PXISA is holding its annual meeting at AUTOTESTCON.

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Thanks to all our readers.
Bob Helsel, Editor
www.pxisa.org
Application Article

PXI-Based Test Systems for Rugged Field and Flight-Line Test Applications

By Mike Dewey
Geotest – Marvin Test Systems

PXI-based systems have become a mainstream test platform for factory, depot, and intermediate (I-level) test applications for the MIL/Aero market place. The deployment of PXI-based test systems at the depot and I-level makes them an attractive test solution for extension into field and flight-line test applications based on the platform’s compact size, weight, cost and the ability to leverage existing TPS’ that have been developed for depot and I-level applications.

 
To successfully deploy PXI systems for field and flight line applications requires that the designers of these systems address several key environmental specifications. At first glance, one might conclude that PXI products will not meet the demanding environmental requirements associated with field applications.  However, by designing a PXI system with a ruggedized chassis and in some cases, employing modified COTS products, PXI can and is being used successfully in harsh environments.
 

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