PXI scope offers 2-Gsamples/s performance
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 9/1/2006
During NIWeek 2006 (August 8–10, Austin, TX), National Instruments announced that the new NI PXI-5152 general-purpose digitizer/oscilloscope extends the company’s digitizer offering to 2 Gsamples/s by providing 1-Gsample/s real-time sampling on two simultaneous channels or 2 Gsamples/s on one channel at 8-bit resolution. For repetitive signals, engineers can use the module’s equivalent-time sampling (ETS) mode to sample at up to 20 Gsample/s.
Engineers can configure the PXI-5152 digitizer through software to perform custom measurements in areas such as semiconductor chip characterization and ultrasonic nondestructive test. The module features 300-MHz bandwidth and ranges from 100 mV to 10 V with 50-Ω and 1-MΩ software-selectable input impedance. Onboard memory extends to 512 Mbytes. Base price: $4999. www.ni.com.
