The NI (National Instruments) PXIe-8842 is an embedded controller for PXI systems that can be used for processor-intensive modular instrumentation and data acquisition applications. The PXIe-8842 has two 10/100/1000BASE-TX (Gigabit) Ethernet ports, one Thunderbolt 4 port, two USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0. Connections as well as an integrated hard disk, a serial interface and further I/O for peripheral devices.