FireWire Heats Up The Action On The VXIbus

摘要

Back in 1987, a small group of manufacturers from the test and measurement industry released an open, multivendor specification for instrumentation systems called the VXIbus. Now, just over 10 years later, this bus has become a robust standard, supported by many companies and more than 1000 products. Although well established, the VXIbus still faces change. VXI products are breaking new ground, VXI hardware specifications are being reworked and improved, and a new software architecture is being touted as the next major step in the history of instrument programming.