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October 28, 2025

How PXI Chassis Enhance Data Acquisition in High-Stakes Testing

In high-stakes testing, accuracy and efficiency are critical. Whether in aerospace, defense, or automotive industries, reliable data acquisition systems are essential to ensure optimal performance and safety. At the heart of these systems lies the PXI chassis, a modular and high-performance solution designed to streamline data collection and processing. This article explores how PXI chassis […]

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October 25, 2025

Zero-Touch Deployment of PXI Controllers Using Ansible

Zero-Touch Deployment of PXI Controllers Using Ansible Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why Automate PXI Deployment? PXI-based test systems are often deployed across production lines, labs, and remote validation setups. Manual setup of each PXI controller—installing drivers, configuring static IPs, deploying LabVIEW runtimes or Python packages—can waste hours. Ansible solves […]

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October 25, 2025

Cloud Monitoring of RF Power Supplies with Grafana Dashboards

Cloud Monitoring of RF Power Supplies with Grafana Dashboards Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why Monitor RF Power Supplies in the Cloud? RF power supplies are critical in telecom, defense, and semiconductor test environments. Continuous remote monitoring ensures system uptime, improves diagnostics, and prevents overvoltage or thermal overloads. With Grafana, […]

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October 25, 2025

Connecting a PXI Rack to MES: OPC UA and REST API Workflows

Connecting a PXI Rack to MES: OPC UA and REST API Workflows Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why Integrate PXI with MES? In high-volume production and advanced R&D environments, test systems must communicate with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for traceability, quality control, and production intelligence. PXI test systems — known […]

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October 25, 2025

Creating a Central Test-Result Database in PostgreSQL

Creating a Central Test-Result Database in PostgreSQL Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why Centralize Test Results? In modern test environments — from electronics R&D labs to high-volume production lines — managing measurement data across multiple systems is a growing challenge. Centralizing test results into a structured PostgreSQL database provides long-term […]

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October 25, 2025

SCPI Command Standardization: Writing Portable Scripts Across Brands

SCPI Command Standardization: Writing Portable Scripts Across Brands Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why SCPI Still Matters in 2025 Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) remain the backbone of instrument control in test labs worldwide. Despite growing support for APIs and GUIs, engineers still rely on SCPI for deterministic, scriptable […]

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October 25, 2025

LabVIEW vs. Python PyVISA: Which Stack for Instrument Control?

LabVIEW vs. Python PyVISA: Which Stack for Instrument Control? Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Introduction When it comes to automating test instruments — oscilloscopes, SMUs, signal generators, or PXI-based systems — two platforms dominate the discussion: LabVIEW and Python with PyVISA. Each offers advantages in terms of speed, scalability, learning […]

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October 25, 2025

Converting a Test System to 24/7 Operation Without Cutting MTBF

Converting a Test System to 24/7 Operation Without Cutting MTBF Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 Why 24/7 Operation Demands Planning As manufacturing and validation processes evolve toward continuous production cycles, test systems must follow suit. However, extending operation from standard 8-hour shifts to full-time 24/7 usage requires more than just […]

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October 25, 2025

Repairing GPIB Cables: Step-by-Step Instructions

Repairing GPIB Cables: Step-by-Step Instructions Published by: Sohoprolab Editorial Team | Date: July 8, 2025 What Is a GPIB Cable and Why Repair It? The General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB), also known as IEEE-488, is a standard used for decades in test and measurement systems. It connects instruments like oscilloscopes, signal generators, and multimeters to […]

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