MSX-BOX-IPC-2 – Machine and Test Bench Migration to PCIe and Modern Operating Systems for High-Performance DAQ
Over past years, data acquisition systems themselves have evolved, but many existing machines and factory setups still rely on outdated components, making maintenance, scalability, and compatibility increasingly difficult. Without modernization effort, the customer could faced longer downtimes, rising maintenance costs, and a real risk for the future projects.
ADDI-DATA provides a complete solution to solve the problems encountered by our customers
Our customers approach us with a range of technical and operational situations when expressing their needs.
Legacy Bus Architectures (ISA & PCI): Declining Availability and Increasing Risk
The customer is still operating systems based on aging hardware architectures, originally built around the ISA bus and later largely migrated to the PCI bus. While ISA has long been obsolete and spare parts are now virtually unavailable, PCI is following the same path. It is increasingly being phased out of modern mainboards, and the availability of compatible components continues to decline steadily. This dual constraint makes hardware modernization essential to ensure long-term system reliability, operational continuity, and sustainable infrastructure support.
32-Bit Systems / Upgrade to 64 Bit
The customer still uses a mix of PCI and PCIe-based hardware combined with a 32-bit system. With support for Windows 10 and older operating systems discontinued, there is a strong desire to upgrade to 64-bit Windows 11. Since this transition is virtually impossible without new hardware, a full system upgrade becomes necessary.
Fragmented Sourcing for DAQ and Computing components
In many industrial projects, multiple critical components are often sourced from different suppliers, creating procurement complexity and increasing operational costs due to multiple points of contact. By integrating high-performance IPCs into our DAQ portfolio, we provide a unified solution that centralizes responsibility, simplifies sourcing, and reduces coordination overhead through a single, coherent system approach.
Across industries, aligning with stakeholder needs and expectations, structured around three key considerations:
Dependency on Source Code / Lack of Vendor Support
A major challenge arises when customers need access to the source code of their application or at least the ability to involve the original software provider. If access is no longer available or the vendor refuses to provide support, adapting the hardware becomes nearly impossible.
As a solution, ADDI-DATA offers to develop a functionally equivalent application, ensuring continued system usability.
Response Deviations After Hardware Replacement
Replacing outdated hardware can lead to unexpected behavior in connected systems. This is often due to newer hardware operating with higher speed or efficiency, which can cause timing or signal mismatches.
In such cases, signal types or communication patterns may need adjustment either through hardware modifications or via software/firmware tuning.
New Hardware with Legacy Software
In some situations, new hardware must be integrated with older, existing software.
This is possible in principle, but only if the required functions and driver calls used by the legacy system are still supported by the new hardware platform. A careful technical review is essential to ensure compatibility and avoid unexpected issues.
Why our customers choose ADDI-DATA and the MSX-BOX-IPC-2?
The MSX-BOX-IPC-2 directly addresses the operational challenges and evolving needs faced by organizations today:
- When legacy software cannot be reused directly, ADDI-DATA actively accompanies the customer from code adaptation to full functional reimplementation, ensuring behavioral equivalence, validated timing, and a controlled migration with minimal risk.
- The MSX-BOX-IPC-2 delivers a deterministic, high-performance data acquisition platform built around ADDI-PACK, ADDI-DATA’s unified driver and software framework.
- ADDI-PACK abstracts the underlying hardware architecture and ensures consistent operation across PCI, PCIe, CPCI, and CPCIs systems, enabling customers to modernize machines and test benches while preserving existing application logic whenever possible.
- By combining a long-term available industrial IPC, scalable DAQ configurations, and a single, unified software layer, the MSX-BOX-IPC-2 reduces integration effort, simplifies maintenance, and provides a future-proof foundation for real-time measurement, control, and edge intelligence while protecting the customer’s investment.
- As an additionnal solution, the industrial platform is AI-ready, offering optional GPU for predictive Maintenance and quality control tasks.
Would you like to learn more?
If you want to learn more about the MSX-BOX-IPC-2, you can find additional information directly on the product page.
ADDI-DATA SOLUTION
DAQ cards
• For various signal types
• High precision
• Robust and interference-resistant
Real-time systems
• EtherCAT and Profinet
• Linux systems including real-time extension
• PC boards with RTX real-time drivers
Ethernet systems
• Direct sensor connection
• Onboard calculation of the acquired data
• For use in the field, up to IP 67
Data loggers
• Long-term data acquisition of numerous signal types
• Setup of the measurement device without programming knowledge
• Visualisation of the live data
Customized solutions
The best solution often is customized. As a manufacturer, we are able to adapt our solutions as closely as possible to your requirements. We are pleased to advise you on finding the best solution for your applications and to perform the necessary adaptations for you.
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