National Instruments’ suite of 100MS/s PXI instruments increases flexibility and system performance for prototyping and test of mixed-signal devices and systems. This modular instrumentation suite is matched in frequency and capability, and built on a common hardware architecture. The set includes: 100 and 50 MHz digital waveform generator/analyzers (PXI-6552/PXI-6551); 100 MS/s, 16-bit arbitrary waveform generator (PXI-5421); 100 MS/s, 14-bit high-resolution digitizer (PXI-5122); 100 MHz clock and frequency generator (PXI-5404); 500 MHz switching module (PXI-2593); and timing and synchronization module (PXI-6653). The modules, combined with the precision DC and RF PXI instruments, are ideal for a wide variety of applications. Engineers characterizing prototypes or developing automated test systems can use the modules to achieve high system flexibility, defining their own measurements with analysis routines in LabVIEW graphical development software and the interactive digital-waveform editor. With flexible, software-based measurements, users adapt their systems to meet specialized and rapidly changing requirements. The instruments also integrate with third-party software simulation tools to reduce overall development time. For example, the editor can import industry-standard VCD files from popular digital and FPGA simulation packages for test execution in LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI or other development environments.
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