Figure 2. NI MXI Express uses cabled PCI Express to connect a Laptop with ExpressCard to PXI
When MXI-1 first launched in 1991 it provided 10MB/s bandwidth. This was state-of-the-art and used commercial
technologies available at that time (see Figure 3). By incorporating cabled PCI Express into the MXI product line can
now sustain nearly 800 MB/s.
Cabled PCI Express as a Standard
Interface for Virtual and Synthetic
Instruments
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