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)
• GPIB (IEEE 488) controller
• RS232 serial port
• 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,
• IEEE 1284 ECP/EPP parallel port
• Integrated hard drive
• Internal PXI trigger bus routing
• Watchdog timer
Software
4 GB (2 x 2 GB DIMMs) maximum
• OS and drivers already installed
• Integrated I/O
• Hard-drive-based recovery image
• 10/100/1000BaseTX Ethernet
• 4 Hi-Speed USB ports
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• DVI-I video connector
PXI System Configuration
• Complete PXI system configuration at
ni.com/pxiadvisor
Overview
Dual-Core Processor
The National Instruments PXI-8106 and PXIe-8106 are high-performance NI 8106 embedded controllers include the dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400-based embedded controllers for use in processor T7400. Dual-core processors contain two cores, or computing
PXI or PXI Express systems, respectively. With the 2.16 GHz dual-core
engines, in one physical package. Dual-core processors can simultaneously
processor and dual-channel 667 MHz DDR2 memory, NI 8106 controllers execute two computing tasks, which is advantageous in multitasking
are ideal for modular instrumentation and data acquisition applications.
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.
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400
(2.16 GHz dual core)
Front-side bus
L2 cache
667 MHz
4 MB
NI PXI-8106
Up to 132 MB/s
NI PXIe-8106
Up to 1 GB/s
System bandwidth
Slot bandwidth
Up to 132 MB/s
Up to 1 GB/s
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
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3 x4 links and 1 x1 link
2 x4 links
512 MB (1 x 512 MB)
4 GB (2 x 2 GB)
60 GB SATA1
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.
10/100/1000BaseTX (Gigabit) Ethernet
GPIB (IEEE 488) controller
Serial port (RS232)
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Parallel port
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Hi-Speed USB ports
4
ExpressCard/34 slot
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Watchdog/trigger SMB
Installed OS
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Windows XP Professional2
140 GB PATA hard drive for extended temperature, 24/7 operation option
2Contact 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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