PXI Systems Alliance
Build modular test systems with PXI.
The Alliance overseeing the world's leading standard for modular instrumentation.
PXIe CHASSIS & MODULES
18-slot · Multi-vendor
55
Member companies
3000 +
PXI Modules
29 yrs
Active stewardship
400,000
Test systems
Latest News
The latest news from the Alliance — specification updates, announcements, and developments from across the PXI ecosystem.
ARTICLE
NI PXI eBook
A deep-dive introduction to PXI and modular test.
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ARTICLE
PXImate by Pickering
Pickering’s practical PXI guide for test engineers.
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NEWSLETTER
Applications That Benefit from PXI Oscilloscopes
A look at PXI-format oscilloscope modules — what they are, where they fit, and how they compare to traditional benchtop scopes.
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Members
A multi-vendor alliance.
Member companies span sponsor, executive, and associate tiers — building, shipping, and supporting PXI hardware and software worldwide.
Ampro ADLINK Technology Inc.
Keysight Technologies
Marvin Test Solutions, Inc
National Instruments
Pickering Interfaces
Teradyne, Inc.
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Member Products
Browse the PXI ecosystem by category.
Member companies offer products across every layer of a PXI system — from chassis and controllers to instrument modules, switching, and cabling.
Analog I/O
7 vendors
Battery Simulators
3 vendors
Chassis
9 vendors
Comparators
2 vendors
Controllers
8 vendors
Digital I/O
9 vendors
Digital Multimeters
4 vendors
Digital Pattern Instruments
7 vendors
Electronic Loads
1 vendor
Fault Insertion
1 vendor
Frame Grabbers
2 vendors
High-Speed Serial
2 vendors
Industrial Communications
3 vendors
LCR Meters
1 vendor
Multifunction I/O
4 vendors
Oscilloscopes
4 vendors
Programmable Power Supplies
5 vendors
Reconfigurable FPGAs
3 vendors
Resistor Modules
2 vendors
Sensor Simulators
1 vendor
Sound and Vibration
2 vendors
Source Measure Units
5 vendors
Switching
5 vendors
Vector Signal Analyzers
1 vendor
Vector Signal Generators
1 vendor
Vector Signal Transceivers
2 vendors
Waveform Generators
6 vendors
Specifications
The published PXI specifications.
The Alliance maintains a family of hardware and software specifications governing PXI and PXI Express systems. Each is publicly available and updated by member working groups.
Document
Title
Revision
Date
PXI-1
Hardware Specification
2.3
May 31, 2018
PXI-2
Software Specification
2.6
Mar 20, 2020
PXI-4
Module Description File Specification
1.2
May 31, 2018
PXI-5
PXI Express Hardware Specification
1.1
May 31, 2018
PXI-6
PXI Express Software Specification
1.4
Mar 20, 2020
Join the Alliance
Become a member.
Companies that build, integrate, or use PXI can join at the sponsor, executive, or associate tier and participate in the working groups that maintain the standard.