PXIE-8821 PXIe-8821 embedded controller

The PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) industry standard, an open specification governed by the PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA), has quickly gained adoption and grown in
prevalence in test, measurement, and control systems since its release in 1998. One of the key elements driving the rapid adoption of PXI is its use of PCI in the communication backplane.
As the commercial PC industry has improved the available bus bandwidth by evolving PCI to PCI Express, PXI is now able to meet even more application needs by integrating PCI Express
into the PXI standard. By taking advantage of PCI Express technology in the backplane, PXI Express increases the available PXI bandwidth from up to 132 MB/s to up to 8 GB/s for a
more than 60x improvement in bandwidth.
PXI Express maximizes both hardware and software compatibility with PXI modules. PXI Express hybrid slots deliver both PCI and PCI Express signaling to accept devices that use
PXI communication and triggering or the newer PXI Express standard. Software compatibility is maintained because PCI Express uses the same OS and driver model as PCI, resulting in
complete software compatibility among PCI-based systems, for example PXI, and PCI Express-based systems such as PXI Express.

PXIE-8821

PXI Express, like PXI, leverages from the CompactPCI specification to define a rugged, modular form factor that offers superior mechanical integrity and easy installation and removal
of hardware components. PXI Express products offer higher and more carefully defined levels of environmental performance required by the shock, vibration, temperature, and humidity
extremes of industrial environments. Mandatory environmental testing and active cooling is added to the CompactPCI mechanical specification to ease system integration and ensure
multivendor interoperability

The PXIe-8821 PXI Express/CompactPCI Express embedded controller is a high-performance
PXI Express/CompactPCI Express-compatible system controller. The PXIe-8821 controller integrates standard I/O features in a single unit by using state-of-the-art packaging. Combining
a PXIe-8821 embedded controller with a PXI Express-compatible chassis, such as the
PXIe-1085, results in a fully PC-compatible computer in a compact, rugged package.
The PXIe-8821 has an Intel® Core™ i3 4110E processor (2.6 GHz dual-core processor), all the standard I/O, and a 320 GB (or larger) hard drive.
The standard I/O on each module includes one DisplayPort video, one RS-232 serial port, two Hi-Speed USB ports, two SuperSpeed USB ports, one Gigabit Ethernet, a reset button, and a
PXI trigger.