LXI Consortium Reaches Milestone of 1,500 Instruments as LXI-Compliant
NIWOT, CO, April 19, 2011
The LXI Consortium announced that, to date, it has certified 1,500 commercially available LXI-compliant instruments from 32 different manufacturers in 188 separate product families. The number of LXI-compliant instruments started from a handful of compliant products from just two of the consortium members in December 2005. This expansion in instrument availability will enhance the widespread acceptance of the LXI platform and encourage migration to LXI from older instrument platforms.
“The acceleration in LXI adoption by manufacturers continues, and we’re pleased to see so many member companies incorporating an LXI product roadmap in their development plans,” said Consortium President Von Campbell. “With 188 product families now included in the LXI portfolio, it’s easier for a test engineer to build a complete LXI instrument-based solution.”
The certification follows very rigid guidelines explained Jochen Wolle, conformance chair: “We certify instruments to assure LXI devices work seamlessly together through an open standard environment. The testing uses the LXI conformance test software application combined with face-to-face testing at various test houses and at plugfests. This ensures a consistent programming environment and interoperability between products from many vendors.”
About LXI and the LXI Consortium
The LXI Standard creates capabilities that optimize test throughput, overall system performance, and cost efficiency to allow engineers to build web-enabled test systems in less time. The LXI Consortium, a not-for-profit corporation of 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.
Additional information about LXI-compliant products as well as licensing, specifications, and consortium membership is available at www.lxistandard.org.