The LXI Consortium has announced that Keithley Instruments Inc. will join the recently formed standards organization. LXI (LAN extensions for instrumentation) is a next-generation, LAN-based modular platform standard for automated test systems. As a major solutions provider for emerging measurement needs, Keithley expands the base of test and measurement companies supporting the development of the LXI standard.

Agilent Technologies and VXI Technology, Inc. have combined engineering resources to develop the LXI standard. It is based on industry-standard Ethernet technology and provides the flexibility and performance, commonplace on larger VXI systems, to small- and medium-sized systems. LXI combines built-in measurement science and PC-standard I/O connectivity from rack-and-stack instruments with the modularity and size reduction of cardcage-based systems. With LXI, engineers are able to leverage the software and measurement accuracy they currently have from their GPIB instruments to the test system. The LXI standard provides a basis for long life-cycle instrumentation implementations that are not limited by bandwidth, software or computer-dependent architectures.

"LXI's LAN-based architecture provides the basis for efficient, modular instruments," said Mark Hoersten, vice president of Keithley's business management. "While there are other I/O bus standards, LAN-based systems offer exciting possibilities for test systems. We are excited to join the consortium and contribute to what we believe will be an industry-standard measurement platform."

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