December 2, 2008 - The LXI Consortium (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) approved and released Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard. Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard allows a manufacturer of Class C compliant instruments to customize their offerings by adding selected features from Class B or Class A categories.
Users benefit from an expanding selection of products with advanced features without having to pay for features they don't need.The LXI Standard defines three classes of instruments with various degrees of functionality. LXI Class C provides the key features of an LXI compliant instrument, which are LAN and web server functionality. Class B and Class A provide progressively expanded functionality, most specifically in timing and triggering.The Class B and Class A features that can now be included in Class C devices include:
- Trigger Bus
- Event Messaging
- IEEE 1588 Synchronization
- Time Stamped Data
- Event Logs Introduced in 2005, the LXI Standard has been rapidly adopted by more than 50 companies, representing a who's who of the test and measurement industry.
They recognize LXI as the natural evolution of the test and measurement instrument interface, making it easier for test system designers and integrators to create faster, more efficient systems.
To date, more than 640 products have been certified as being compliant with the LXI Standard, and annual sales of LXI-equipped test and measurement equipment now exceed $200 million (US).
About LXI and the LXI Consortium
The LXI Standard creates new capabilities that optimize test throughput, overall system performance, and cost efficiency in a way that allows engineers to build powerful, web-enabled test systems in less time.
The LXI Consortium, a not-for-profit corporation comprised of leading test and measurement companies, manages the Standard.
The group's goals are to develop, support, and promote the LXI Standard.
LXI's flexible packaging, high-speed I/O, and standardized use of LAN connectivity address a broad range of commercial, industrial, aerospace, and military applications.