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Mitigating supply chain risk with modular test systems
A rapidly evolving test and measurement (T&M) environment provides opportunities for suppliers to become partners, explains Dave Martin, director of business development, Foremost Electronics
W hile test and
measurement (T&M) processes are invisible to the end user, they are critical for validating a
product’s functionality before it reaches the marketplace. As electronic equipment and systems become more complex there is a growing need for precise testing at every stage of development. In recent years, the market for specialised T&M equipment has expanded in response to increasing system complexity and a shifting regulatory environment.
Since their introduction, PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation (PXI) and more recently PXI Express (PXIe) have become the test platforms of choice across industries such as aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, process control, and industrial automation. By its nature, PXIe is designed to support as many applications as possible with off-the-shelf components. However, T&M isn’t a one-size-fits-all industry, and as electronics become more specialised, it’s harder for companies with very specific design requirements to leverage its benefits.
Over the last few years, factors like shifting demand, geopolitical conflicts, and extreme weather have negatively impacted the electronics industry manufacturing supply chain. Some industries are still experiencing material supply disruptions and product slowdowns as a result. With customised modular PXI and PXIe components, engineers benefit from standardisation while maintaining flexibility in their designs. These components make it easier to repurpose test systems with little added time or cost when faced with larger market forces, like supply chain shortages.
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Designing for flexibility with PXI and PXIe
PXIe, an implementation of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) on PXI platforms, was defined by the
Components in Electronics
PXI System Alliance, an association of 60+ members, including National Instruments, Keysight Technologies, Marvin Test Solutions, Inc., Pickering, ADLINK, and nVent SCHROFF. These members
manufacture or distribute products based on PXI technology, and so have access to standard, modular software and hardware components that are familiar to a wide variety of users. Companies
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