LXI Resource Center

VTI Instruments co-founded the LXI™ Consortium in 2004 in response to customer requests for a standard, simplified instrumentation platform ideally suited for small to medium channel density and distributed test and data acquisition applications. LXI embeds the convenience of LAN/Ethernet at its core and defines three layers of class specifications that extend the capabilities into the realm of high-performance instrumentation. VTI is committed to delivering products to the highest specification class (Class A) to provide our customer base with the benefits that come with the most comprehensive feature set that LXI offers.

VTI Instruments has been manufacturing and supporting VME bus products for many years, and withstands its promise for product longevity. Rugged hardware implementation makes our VME bus products a default choice for applications such as F16 flightline test.



The LXI Class Hierarchy


Key Attributes that Set LXI Apart

• Speed, simplicity, worldwide reach, low implementation cost, and backward compatibility of LAN.
• Quick, easy configuration through the intuitive web interface built into compliant instruments.
• Simplified programming and greater software reuse through IVI drivers.
• A distributed backplane architecture through the implementation of a hardware trigger bus (highly deterministic performance without the overhead of a chassis)
• The ability to create easily hybrid systems that include LXI, GPIB, and VXI through the use of bridge devices such as VTI’s EX2500A LXI-VXI slot 0 interface.
• Enhanced system performance and event handling via LAN-based triggering modes.
• Synchronization of local and remote instruments through the IEEE-1588 precision time protocol.

LXI-BASED PRODUCTS

Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning
EX1629	48 channel High Performance Strain Gage Instrument
EX1000A	Hi-accuracy 48-ch voltage instrument (opt. tabletop or rack available)
EX1200	High-Density Switch/Measure and Control Subsystem

Signal Switching and I/O
EX7000-OEM	LXI Class A Universal Relay driver and I/O
EX1200	High-Density Switch/Measure and Control Subsystem

Custom Broadband Switching
EX7000-OEM	LXI Class A Universal Relay driver and I/O
EX7105A	Five-Slot, Half-Rack Modular Microwave Switching Mainframe (1U)
EX71HD	High-density, modular 26.5 GHz microwave switch (1U)
EX7204A	Four-Slot, Half-Rack Modular Microwave Switching Mainframe (2U)
EX72SF	DC-40 GHz High Performance Modular Microwave Switch (2U)
EX7300	LXI Class A Custom RF/Microwave 3U Enclosures

Software
DAC Express	No Programming = Fast Setup of Multi-Channel DAQ
VTIcoda	Powerfull . Full Featured . Programming Free

Accessories
EX2108/16	8-channel LXI Trigger Bus Expander

LXI-VXI Bridge Devices
EX2500A	LXI-VXI Gigabit Ethernet Slot-0 Interface