PXI-5441 Datasheet, PDF (6/7 Pages) National Instruments Corporation – 100 MS/s, 16-bit Arbitrary Waveform Generator with Onboard Signal Processing

100 MS/s, 16-bit Arbitrary Waveform
Generator with Onboard Signal Processing
Specifications
General
Number of channels......................................... 1
DAC Resolution ................................................ 16 bits
Maximum Sample Rate.................................... 100 MS/s
Maximum Effective
Sample Rate with Interpolation....................... 400 MS/s
Bandwidth ........................................................ 43 MHz
Output Paths
1 Main Output Path setting with driver selected Low Gain Amplifier or the High Gain Amplifier
2 Direct Path optimized for IF applications
Onboard Signal Processing (OSP)
Operating Modes ............................................. Function generator, interpolating (I path only),
quadrature digital upconversion (complex)
IQ Rate
OSP Interpolation Range ........................... 12 to 2,048
Maximum IQ Rate ............................................ 8.3 MSymbols/s
Pre-Filter Gain and Offset
Pre Filter Gain and Offset Resolution ....... 18 bits
Pre-Filter Gain Range ................................ -2 to 2
Pre-Filter Offset Range.............................. -1 to 1
FIR (Finite Impulse Response) Filter
Filter Length............................................... 95 Taps
Interpolation Range ................................... 2, 4, or 8
Filter Types................................................. Flat, Gaussian, Raised Cosine, Root Raised Cosine,
Custom Coefficents
CIC (Cascaded Integerator Comb) Filter
Size ............................................................ 6 Stages
Interpolation Range ................................... 6 to 256
NCO (Numerically Controlled Oscillator)
Max Frequency Range............................... 1 mHz to 43 MHz
Max Frequency Resolution........................ 355 nHz
I and Q Phase Resolution .......................... 0.0055°
Modulation Performance (Typical)
GSM PHY Layer
Modulation Error Ratio (MER)
46 dB
Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR)
< 0.5% _rms
-
FIR interpolation = 2, direct path, 25 MHz carrier, external sample clock
W-CDMA PHY Layer
46 dB
< 0.5% _rms
61 dBc
DVB PHY Layer
43 dB
0.6% _rms
48 dBc
Digital Performance
OSP Out of Band Suppresion ....................
OSP Passband Ripple ................................
74 dB (FIR Interpolation = 4)
0 to -0.08 dB (FIR Interpolation =2)
Function Generation Mode
Standard Waveform Max Frequencies
Sine............................................................ 43 MHz
Square........................................................ 25 MHz
Triangle, Ramp Up, Ramp Down, Noise.... 5 MHz
User Defined.............................................. 43 MHz
Frequency Resolution ....................................... 355 nHz
Phase Resolution.............................................. 0.0055°
Analog Output
Amplitude Range (Full Scale)
Main Output Path ...................................... 12 Vpp to 5.64 mVpp (50 Ω load)
Direct Path ................................................. 1 Vpp to 0.707 Vpp (50 Ω load)
Offset Range .................................................... ±25% of Amplitude Range
DC Accuracy ..................................................... ± 0.4% of Amplitude ± 0.05% of Offset ± 1 mV
AC Amplitude Accuracy ................................... ± 1.0% of Amplitude ± 1 mV at 50 kHz
Output Filters.................................................... Software selectable seven-pole elliptical analog filter and
finite impulse response DAC digital interpolating filter
Passband Flatness............................................ +0.6 dB to -0.4 dB (100 Hz to 40 MHz) for Direct Path
Spectral Characteristics
Signal to Noise and Distortion (SINAD)
Spurious Free Dynamic Range w/ Harmonics
Spurious Free Dynamic Range w/o Harmonics
Amplitude –1 dBFS Measured from DC to 50 MHz
Frequency
1 MHz
10 MHz
1 MHz
10 MHz
1 MHz
10 MHz
Direct Path
64 dB
61 dB
-76 dBc
-68 dBc
-88 dBFS
-87 dBFS
Low Gain Path
66 dB
60 dB
-71 dBc
-64 dBc
-91 dBFS
-89 dBFS
Average Noise Density
Path
Direct
Low Gain
Amplitude Range
Vpk-pk
dBm
1
4.0
0.1
-16.0
Average Noise Density
√ nV / Hz
dBm/Hz
dBFS/Hz
18
-142
-146.0
9
-148
-132.0
Sample Clock
Sources ............................................................ Internal Divide-by-N, Internal High-Resolution,
External CLK IN, External DDC Clk In, PXI Star Trigger,
PXI_TRIG <0:7>
≤ ≤ Frequency Resolution
Divide-by-N................................................ (100 MS/s) / N where 1 N 4,194,304
High Resolution ......................................... 1.06 µHz
System Phase Noise and Jitter¹
Divide-by-N
High Resolution
System Phase Noise Density
-137 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset)
-126 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset)
System Output Jitter
< 1.0 ps rms
< 4.0 ps rms
1_{10 MHz carrier}
Onboard Clock (Internal VCXO)
Clock Source..................................................... Phase locked to reference clock or derived from onboard
VCXO frequency reference.
Frequency Accuracy ......................................... ±25 ppm
PLL Reference Sources..................................... PXI_CLK10, CLK IN
Digital Data and Control, DDC
Data Output Signals......................................... 16 LVDS data lines (ANSI/TIA/EIA-644 compliant)
Start Trigger
Sources ............................................................ PFI <0:3>, PXI_TRIG<0:7>, PXI Star Trigger,
Software, Immediate
Modes ............................................................ Single, Continuous, Stepped, Burst
Markers
Destinations ..................................................... PFI <0:1>, PFI <4:5>, PXI_TRIG <0:7>
Quantity ............................................................ 1 Marker per Segment
Waveform and Instruction Memory Utilization
Onboard Memory Size
32 MB Standard
33,554,432 bytes
256 MB Option
268,435,456 bytes
512 MB Option
536,870,912 bytes
Loop Count ....................................................... 1 to 16,777,215. Burst Trigger: Unlimited
Memory Limits
32 MB Option¹
256 MB Option¹
512 MB Option¹
Arbitrary Waveform Mode
16,777,088 Samples 134,217,600 Samples 268,435,328 Samples
Maximum Waveform Memory
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
16,777,008 Samples 134,217,520 Samples 268,435,200 Samples
Maximum Waveform Memory²
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
262,000
2,097,000
4,194,000
Maximum Waveforms³
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
418,000
3,354,000
6,708,000
Maximum Segments in a
Sequence⁴
1_{Refer to detailed specifications for all trigger modes.} 2_{Condition: One or two segments in a sequence.}
3_{Condition: One or two segments in a sequence.} 4_{Condition: Waveform memory is <4,000 samples.}
Maximum Waveform Playtimes
32 MB Option 256 MB Option
100 MS/s sample rate, OSP disabled
0.16 s
1.34 s
1 MS/s IQ rate, real mode, OSP enabled
16 s
2 min 14 s
100 kS/s IQ rate, real mode, OSP enabled
2 min 47 s
22 min 22 s
1_{Single trigger mode. Playtimes may be extended using waveform linking and looping.}
512 MB Option
2.68 s
4 min 28 s
44 min 43 s
Power¹
+3.3 VDC
1.9 A
+5 VDC
2.2 A
+12 VDC
0.46 A
-12 VDC
0.01 A
Total Power
22.9 W
1_Typical
Environment
Operating Temperature.............................. 0 ºC to +55 ºC (Meets IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2)
Storage Temperature................................. -25 ºC to +85 ºC (Meets IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2)
Operating Relative Humidity ..................... 10% to 90%, non-condensing (Meets IEC 60068-2-56)
Calibration
Self-Calibration ................................................ DC gain and offset
External Calibration Interval ............................ 2 years
Certifications and Compliances
CE Mark Compliance
Note
Unless otherwise noted, the following conditions were used for each specification:
A. Analog Filter enabled.
Ω ^{B. DAC Interpolation set to maximum allowed factor for a given sample rate}
C. Signals terminated with 50 .
D. Direct path set to 1 Vpk-pk, Low Gain Amplifier Path set to 2 Vpk-pk, and
High Gain Amplifier Path set to 12 Vpk-pk.
E. Sample clock set to 100 MS/s
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