Strategic Test launches 16-bit DAQ cards

A Strategic Test product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Nov 27, 2008

Strategic Test has launched two 500kS/s 16-bit data acquisition cards for PCI Express, the UF2e-4731 and UF2e-4730.

The UF2e-4731 has 16 analogue inputs, while the UF2e-4730 has eight inputs.

Features include the options for dual-time base sampling, synchronous digital I/O and the ability to synchronise hundreds of channels.

Drivers and programming examples for Microsoft Windows Vista, XP64, XP and Linux (RedHat, Fedora, SuSe, Sarge) are supplied with the card as well as the SBench 5.3 oscilloscope program.

SDKs for Matlab, Labview, Agilent-VEE, Dasylab and Labwindows/CVI are available as options.

Specifications include: 32 mega samples memory, expandable to 2 giga samples; continuous streaming to host PC > 120 mega samples/s; effective number of bits > 14.7 bits; signal-to-noise ratio > 90.6 dB; total harmonic distortion < -105.0 dB; and the standard -3dB bandwidth is > 125 kHz.

Each channel its own 500 kHz ADC for true simultaneous sampling, together with eight voltage ranges from +/- 50mV to +/- 10V, a programmable offset of 100 per cent and input impedances of 50 ohm or 1 Mohm, allowing each channel to be individually configured for the signal source.

The UF2e-473x scope cards can be customised with hardware options to best match the application: Onboard memory: 128, 256, 512, 1024 or 2048 mega samples.

Multiple Recording: memory segmentation.

Gated Sampling: output clock controlled by external TTL signal.

TimeBase: records time of trigger events or Gates ABA Mode: slow-fast-slow recording on trigger Star Hub: synchronisation of up to five or 16 boards, or five to 16 PCs to a maximum of 271 boards.

Can be used with Digitiser, AWG and Digital I/O boards to create mixed-mode systems.

BaseXIO: adds eight asynchronous digital I/O lines.