Title : 
ANSI mezzanine modules facilitate flexible reconfiguration
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
C&H Technol., Inc., Round Rock, TX, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This document examines the growing trend towards more modular forms of instrumentation and how they may be used across multiple instrument platforms. The multi-vendor support for this trend is shown as is its application to reconfigurable and legacy applications. Ongoing activity and future directions are briefly enumerated.
         
        
            Keywords : 
ANSI standards; computerised instrumentation; peripheral interfaces; system buses; ANSI mezzanine modules; VXI M Module carrier; computerised instrumentation; legacy instrument; peripheral interface; reconfigurable applications; system buses; Aerospace electronics; Backplanes; Distributed amplifiers; Ethernet networks; Europe; Global Positioning System; Instruments; Pulse generation; Signal generators; Standards development;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
AUTOTESTCON 2004. Proceedings
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-8449-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/AUTEST.2004.1436867