Pickering Interfaces PXI, PCI, and LXI Switching and Simulation Products

Pickering Interfaces provides a range of modular signal switching and simulation products for use in electronic test and verification. Pickering offers PXI switching and simulation modules; with the widest range of PXI solutions available—more than 1,000 modules—Pickering can help you with your test and measurement requirements. The PXI modules range from the highest density switching matrices (BRIC™), RF and microwave switching and fault/signal insertion modules to programmable resistors and thermocouple simulators. Pickering's PCI switch and simulation cards are built using the same basic technology as their PXI cards and utilize the same software drivers, soft front-panels, and control electronics. Pickering LXI (Ethernet controlled) switching solutions include low-frequency matrices and multiplexers, and RF and microwave switching up to 65 GHz, as well as LXI/USB modular chassis, which can accept any of Pickering's 1000+ PXI modules.

Pickering provides drivers, example programs, and applications for MATLAB that can help users get up to speed. Users can operate more than 1000+ Pickering cards in PXI as well as LXI and PCI switching and simulation products. An overview of the MATLAB interfaces is provided on the Pickering Website here.

Pickering offers several driver interfaces for working with Pickering hardware: 

• MATLAB and Pickering VISA Driver: Provides details on how to access Pickering PXI hardware from Instrument Control Toolbox via VXI plug-and-play drivers and VISA.
• MATLAB and Pickering LXI Driver: Provides details on how to access Pickering LXI hardware from MATLAB or Instrument Control Toolbox via LXI drivers.
• MATLAB and Pickering Direct IO Driver: Provides details on how to access all Pickering hardware from MATLAB via Direct I/O drivers.