ADLINK PXIe-3985 - Manual (Page 13)

Introduction 1
PXIe-3985
1 Introduction
The ADLINK PXIe-3985 PXI Express™ embedded controller is
based on the fourth generation Intel
®
Core™ i7 processor specifi-
cally designed for PXI Express-based testing systems. A rugged
and stable operating environment is provided for a variety of test-
ing and measurement applications.
Combining state-of-the-art Intel
®
Core™ i7-4700EQ 2.4 GHz pro-
cessors and up to 16 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L memory, the
PXIe-3985 utilizes four separate computing engines on a single
processor, enabling execution of four independent tasks simulta-
neously. With a configurable PCIe switch, the PXIe-3985 can sup-
port four links x4 or two links x16 x8 PXI Express link capability,
with maximum system throughput of up to 8 GB/s.
PXI Express-based testing systems typically make up a PXI
Express platform and diversified standalone instruments for com-
plex testing tasks. The PXIe-3985 series provides ample inter-
faces, including two DisplayPort connectors, allowing connection
to two monitors, dual USB 3.0 connections for high speed periph-
eral devices, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, one for LAN connection
and the other for controlling LXI instruments, four USB 2.0 ports
for peripheral devices and USB instrument control, and a Micro-D
GPIB connector for GPIB instrument connection, for hybrid
PXI-based testing systems control.
NOTE: NOTE:
Memory addressing over 4GB is OS-dependent, such that a
32-bit operating system may be unable to address memory
space over 4GB. To fully utilize memory, 64-bit operating sys-
tems are required.