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Adopting PCI Express® in Data Acquisition

From ADLINK Technology Inc.

This article examines the PCI Express® I/O interconnecting standard and its perceived benefits for data acquisition applications. The beginning of the article discusses the evolution of this standard, including its key specifications and features. It then discourses the potential benefits that PCI Express brings to data acquisition.
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AdvancedMC Products
AdvancedMC products are mezzanine cards (MC) that use a bus specification from the PCI Manufacturers Group (PICMG) for the telecom industry. AdvancedMC products offer advanced telecom features and hot-swap capabilities.
CompactPCI Extenders and PXI Extenders
CompactPCI extenders and PXI extenders are computer boards that are used to improve or extend the functions of CompactPCI and PXI systems.
PCI Express Products
PCI Express products (PCIe products) use a computer protocol and interface format which communicates more quickly than peripheral component interconnect (PCI), a standard which PCIe is designed to replace.
CompactPCI and PXI Products
CompactPCI and PXI products are a general search form that covers peripherals that use the CompactPCI (cPCI) and PXI bus standards. CompactPCI and PXI products include switches, extenders, controllers, processors and interface adapters. More detailed search forms are available for specific areas.
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ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - 8-Port Low Profile RS-232 Serial Comm. Card
ACCES I/O Products, Inc., a leader in cost-effective and easy-to-use serial communication and data acquisition products, introduces its Model PCIe-COM232-8. This PCI Express card features eight RS-232... (read more)
ACCES I/O Products, Inc. - PCI Express (PCIe) Data Acquisition/Control Cards
The PCIe-COM family is a new series of PCI Express serial communication cards featuring both DB9 and RJ45 connectivity and data rates up to 921.6 kbps. Choose from a selection of 8, 4, or 2-ports of... (read more)
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