Digitizers offer three channel counts
By Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 10/1/2006
For digitizing applications that require high-speed sampling and data streaming, you can use the UF2-3130 series of digitizer cards from Strategic Test. The 12-bit, 25-Msamples/s cards come with two, four, or eight channels. They use a 66-MHz PCI-X bus to stream data at 225 Mbytes/s to the standard 64 Mbytes of memory (4 Gbytes are optional).
The cards let you adjust sample rate so you can maximize memory use when you don’t need to sample at full speed. Each channel has its own amplifier and ADC, which means you can sample all channels simultaneously. The UF2-3130 series features options such as gated triggering and four TTL digital inputs per analog input. Thus, you can read digital status signals synchronously with analog measurements.
Software support includes drivers for Windows and Linux. Optional drivers for Matlab, LabView, Vee, Dasylab and LabWindows/CVI are also available.
Prices: two channels—$4690; four channels—$6190; eight channels—$10,390. Strategic Test, www.strategic-test.com.
