Strategic Test has released two new eight-bit resolution arbitrary waveform generator cards with up to 4gigasamples onboard memory
The UF2-6110 has two synchronous 125MS/s output channels, while the UF2-6111 offers four channels on a single PCI card.
Both cards are supplied with 64megasamples of signal memory standard, but can be increased to 4gigasamples using a proprietary DIMM module on the card.
The cards are well suited for radar and I+Q signal generation.
The Multiple Reply option allows a series of high speed waveforms to be generated with automatic re-arming of the trigger by hardware to ensure a high Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF).
The choice of two or four synchronous channels per card enables matching I+Q generation without requiring the expense of a second card.
Each channel contains a 125MS/s eight-bit DAC and three Butterworth reconstruction filters with bandwidths of 25MHz, 5MHz or 500kHz.
A 'no-filter' setting can also be selected.
Measured dynamic specifications include: SNR 60.9db, THD <69.1dB and SFDR 71.9dB.
The crosstalk between channels is <-80dB.
The maximum output range is +/-3V, although this can be boosted to +/-10V using the optional one, two, or four channel PCI amplifier card.
The cards employ a 66MHz / 32bit PCI-X interface that can stream data continuously from the host-PC at rates up to 225MSamples/s.
Long duration signals can be generated at lower output rates.
The PCI-X connector is also compatible with the traditional 33MHz / 32bit slots, however the data transfer rate is reduced to approximately 100MSamples/s.
Drivers for Microsoft Windows XP64, XP, 2000 and Linux (2.4 and 2.6 kernels) are included with free downloads of future OS version drivers such as Windows Vista.
Drivers for Matlab, Labview, Vee, Dasylab and LabWindows/CVI are available as options.
The Ultrafast UF2-6100 cards are available immediately and have the following pricing: two channels (UF2-6110 3210 Euro) and four channels (UF2-6111 4800 Euro).
Volume discounts and OEM customisation prices are available on request.
