High-Bandwidth, 2.3 GHz Dual-Core
Embedded Controller for PXI Express
NI PXIe-8130
NEW!
• AMD Turion 64 X2 processor
(2.3 GHz dual core)
• Up to 4 GB/s system bandwidth,
up to 1 GB/s slot bandwidth
• 1 GB (1 x 1 GB DIMM) dual-channel
667 MHz DDR2 RAM standard,
2 GB (2 x 1 GB DIMMs) maximum
• 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 PXIe-8130 is a high-performance AMD Turion
64 X2 processor-based embedded controller for use in PXI Express
systems. With the 2.3 GHz dual-core processor, dual-channel 667 MHz
DDR2 memory, the NI PXIe-8130 is ideal for modular instrumentation and
data acquisition applications.
CPU
L2 cache
System bandwidth
Slot bandwidth
PXI Express 4-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
2
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 NI LabVIEW, take full advantage of dual-core processors because they
automatically separate their tasks into independent threads. A dual-core
processor can simultaneously execute two of these threads.
AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor
(2.3 GHz Dual Core)
512 KB x 2 (512 KB per core)
Up to 4 GB/s
Up to 1 GB/s
4 x4 links
1 GB (1 x 1 GB)
2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
60 GB SATA
1
Windows XP Professional
2
High Bandwidth
The NI PXIe-8130 features an NVIDIA MCP55 Pro chipset.
This chipset provides four x4 (“by four”) PCI Express lanes that are
forwarded to the PXI chassis backplane to create four x4 PXI Express
slots. Each of these slots has up to 1 GB/s of dedicated bandwidth
with the overall system bandwidth of up to 4 GB/s.
40 GB PATA hard drive for extended temperature, 24/7 operation option.
Contact National Instruments or visit
ni.com/pxiadvisor
for information on other available operating systems.
Table 1. NI PXIe-8130 Features
Dual-Core Processor
The NI PXIe-8130 includes the dual-core AMD Turion 64 X2 processor.
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,
Figure 1. This NI PXIe-8130 controls an 8-slot PXI Express modular instrument and
data acquisition system.
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