LXI Consortium Releases Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard and Announces Results of the Munich PlugFest

Consortium Approves 109 New Instruments, Bringing Total to More Than 650

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NIWOT, CO--(Marketwire - December 3, 2008) - The LXI Consortium (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) announced today that it has approved and released Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard.

Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard allows a manufacturer of Class C compliant instruments to customize their offerings by adding selected features from Class B or Class A categories. Users benefit from an expanding selection of products with advanced features without having to pay for features they don't need.

The LXI Standard defines three classes of instruments with various degrees of functionality. LXI Class C provides the key features of an LXI compliant instrument, which are LAN and web server functionality. Class B and Class A provide progressively expanded functionality, most specifically in timing and triggering. 

The Class B and Class A features that can now be included in Class C
devices include:

--  Trigger Bus         --  Event Messaging  --  IEEE 1588 Synchronization

--  Time Stamped Data   --  Event Logs

To review the new specification, visit the LXI Consortium site at www.lxistandard.org.

In addition to approving Revision 1.3 of the LXI Standard at the most recent PlugFest held last month in Munich, the following instruments from DowKey Microwave, LeCroy, Thurlby Thandar Instruments and Rohde & Schwarz were tested and certified as LXI compliant. 

Manufacturer                        Instrument                      Class

DowKey Microwave  Cross Bar LXI Matrix 4111; Matrix Switches       Class C
                  4114, 4115, 4311; Matrix Switches and
                  Interconnect Cables4211; Custom LXI Matrices
                  540x

LeCroy            WavePro Oscilloscope WP 7 Zi, WavePro Serial     Class C
                  Data Analyzers SDA 7 Zi, WavePro DDA Disk
                  Drive Analyzers DDA 7 Zi

Thurlby Thandar   Power Supplies TTI PL155-P, PL601-P, PL303-P,    Class C
 Instruments      PL303QMD-P

Rohde & Schwarz   UPV Audio Analyzer UPV66 Audio Analyzer          Class C

Rohde & Schwarz   Signal Analyzer FSV3, FSV7, FSV13, FSV30         Class C

Introduced in 2005, the LXI Standard has been rapidly adopted by more than 50 companies, representing a who's who of the test and measurement industry. They recognize LXI as the natural evolution of the test and measurement instrument interface, making it easier for test system designers and integrators to create faster, more efficient systems. To date, more than 650 products have been certified as being compliant with the LXI Standard, and annual sales of LXI-equipped test and measurement equipment now exceed $200 million (US).

About LXI and the LXI Consortium

The LXI Standard creates new capabilities that optimize test throughput, overall system performance, and cost efficiency in a way that allows engineers to build powerful, web-enabled test systems in less time. The LXI Consortium, a not-for-profit corporation comprised of leading 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.

Contact Information: EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Joel Goldstein Goldstein Group Communications, for LXI Consortium 1-216-573-2300 Bob Helsel LXI Consortium 1-303-652-2571

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