2.16 GHz Dual-Core Embedded Controllers
for PXI and PXI Express
NI PXI-8106, NI PXIe-8106
NEW!
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400
(2.16 GHz dual core)
• Up to 1 GB/s system and slot bandwidth
(NI PXIe-8106)
• Up to 132 MB/s system and slot
bandwidth (PXI-8106)
• 512 MB (1 x 512 MB DIMM) dual-channel
667 MHz DDR2 RAM standard,
4 GB (2 x 2 GB DIMMs) maximum
• Integrated I/O
• 10/100/1000BaseTX Ethernet
• 4 Hi-Speed USB ports
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• DVI-I video connector
• GPIB (IEEE 488) controller
• RS232 serial port
• IEEE 1284 ECP/EPP parallel port
• Integrated hard drive
• Internal PXI trigger bus routing
• Watchdog timer
Software
• OS and drivers already installed
• Hard-drive-based recovery image
PXI System Configuration
• Complete PXI system configuration at
ni.com/pxiadvisor
Overview
The National Instruments PXI-8106 and PXIe-8106 are high-performance
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400-based embedded controllers for use in
PXI or PXI Express systems, respectively. With the 2.16 GHz dual-core
processor and dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 memory, NI 8106 controllers
are ideal for modular instrumentation and data acquisition applications.
CPU
Front-side bus
L2 cache
System bandwidth
Slot bandwidth
PXI Express 4-link configuration
PXI Express 2-link configuration
Dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, standard
Dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, maximum
Hard drive, minimum
10/100/1000BaseTX (Gigabit) Ethernet
GPIB (IEEE 488) controller
Serial port (RS232)
Parallel port
Hi-Speed USB ports
ExpressCard/34 slot
Watchdog/trigger SMB
Installed OS
1
40
2
Contact
Dual-Core Processor
NI 8106 embedded controllers include the dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo
processor T7400. Dual-core processors contain two cores, or computing
engines, in one physical package. Dual-core processors can simultaneously
execute two computing tasks, which is advantageous in multitasking
environments, such as Windows XP, where multiple applications run
simultaneously. Two applications, such as National Instruments LabVIEW
and Microsoft Excel, can each execute on a separate core at the same time,
which improves overall system performance. Multithreaded applications,
such as LabVIEW, take full advantage of dual-core processors because they
separate their tasks into independent threads. A dual-core processor can
simultaneously execute two of these threads.
NI 8106 embedded controllers deliver a performance improvement of
up to 100 percent compared to systems and instruments running
traditional single-core processors and up to 46 percent for LabVIEW
applications compared to the NI 8105 embedded controllers and other
systems using an Intel Core Duo processor, Intel’s previous-generation
dual-core architecture. Using SYSmark benchmarking software, NI 8106
controllers demonstrate an overall performance improvement of 29 percent
compared to NI 8105 controllers.
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400
(2.16 GHz dual core)
667 MHz
4 MB
NI PXI-8106
NI PXIe-8106
Up to 132 MB/s
Up to 1 GB/s
Up to 132 MB/s
Up to 1 GB/s
–
3 x4 links and 1 x1 link
–
2 x4 links
512 MB (1 x 512 MB)
4 GB (2 x 2 GB)
60 GB SATA
1
4
Windows XP Professional
2
GB PATA hard drive for extended temperature, 24/7 operation option
National Instruments or visit
ni.com/pxiadvisor
for information on other available operating systems
Table 1. NI 8106 Features
Figure 1. This NI PXIe-8106 controls an 8-slot PXI Express modular instrument and data
acquisition system.
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