DavidMN

Hi Hamid- I believe we (National Instruments) have already contacted you offline but we would like to help clarify some of the original statements you posted that were provided to you by your Agilent sales rep. 1. bandwidth: The NI PXIe-1075 is capable of 4 GB/s of system bandwidth, not 2.5 GB/s. 2. timing performance: The phase noise of the PXIe-1075 TCXO, from which the 10 and 100 MHz backplane clocks are derived, is better than the one on the Agilent M9018A by 30 dB (1000x), when free running. 3. cooling: In order to achieve 42W of cooling for a single slot, the M9018A requires allowance of a 15 deg C temp rise for PXI module components as well as either 1U of rack space below chassis or that two air inlet modules be placed in two of the peripheral slots. The NI PXIe-1075 can cool 38.25W in all slots requiring the standard 10 deg C temp rise in module components and 1U of rack space above the chassis. We want to keep this conversation objective and unbiased, so I am purposely not going to add any additional value statements or propositions. We simply felt that some of the original statements that were provided to you were either inaccurate or incomplete. I hope that this information is helpful to you and the participants on this thread. Regards, David Nosbusch NI Product Manager - PXI Chassis