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PXI, for PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation, is a bus designed for instrumentation, test and measurement. It derives from the Compact PCI bus, with which it remains compatible, while adding some signals such as clocks and triggers to synchronize multiple cards.

MXI bus is a specification for high speed communications to connect the PC to VXI or PXI chassis, or between two chassis. MXI-1, MXI-2 MXI-3, MXI-4 are developments that offer higher and higher speeds  to measurement applications increasingly demanding data flow in industrial environments; for example, MXI-4 allows a flow of 1.5 Gbit/s.

The LIN, for Local Interconnect Network, is a recent communication bus used by the automotive industry, usually as a sub network of the CAN bus network, to connect microactuators and sensors. It works with 1 master and up to 16 slaves with a speed of 19.2 Kbps for 40 meters in length.

I2C, for Inter Integrated Circuit Bus, is a serial bus used in general for communication between various electronic components. In current usage, the data rate is 10 to 100Kbits/s but can reach speeds up to 3.4 Mbps for latest versions of the I2C. It is a synchronous bus on 3 wires: a data signal (SDA), a clock signal (SCL) and a reference signal (ground). Up to 112 components can communicate over the I2C bus.

CAN, for Controller Area Network, is a serial bus used for communication between computers in the automotive, aerospace and telecomunication among others. Two message standards exist: the CAN 2.0A with a 11-bit addressing and CAN 2.0B with a 29-bit addressing. The recommended rates are 20Kbits/s to 1Mbits/s (depending on the capacitance and therefore also the distance: respectively 1,200 meters and 60 meters).

A Programmable Logical Controller (PLC) is an programmable electronic device, like a computer but hardened and more reliable, usually used in binding environment. Most famous providers are Siemens, Schneider, Telemecanique and Mitsubishi.

ARINC 429 is a standard describing a data format for civil aeronautics. It describes the functions, the physical and electrical interfaces to convey digital data on an airplane. ARINC 429 is now the most common bus on complex avionic systems.