100 MHz, 100 MS/s, 14-Bit Digitizer
NI 5122
• 2 channels simultaneously sampled at 14-bit resolution • 100 MS/s real-time and 2.0 GS/s random interleaved sampling • 100 MHz bandwidth • 50 Ω or 1 MΩ input impedance, software-selectable • 200 mV to 20 V input range • 75 dBc SFDR and 62 dB SINAD • Memory options from 8 to 512 MB per channel • Edge, window, hysteresis, video, and digital triggering with 100 ps timestamping
Operating Systems
• Windows Vista/XP/2000
Recommended Software
• LabVIEW • LabWindows™/CVI • Measurement Studio for Visual Studio
Other Compatible Software
• Visual Basic • C/C++ • .NET
Application Software (included)
• Spectral Measurements Toolkit (32 and 256 MB/channel models only)
Models
• NI PCI-5122 • NI PXI-5122 • NI PXIe-5122
Driver Software (included)
• NI-SCOPE
Overview
National Instruments 5122 high-speed digitizers feature two 100 MS/s simultaneously sampled input channels with 14-bit resolution, 100 MHz bandwidth, and up to 512 MB of memory per channel in a compact, 3U PXI Express, PXI, or PCI device. With its high sampling rate and low-distortion front end, an NI 5122 is ideal for a wide range of applications in automotive, communications, scientific research, military/ aerospace, and consumer electronics. Using the National Instruments Synchronization and Memory Core (SMC) architecture, you can easily synchronize to other analog and digital instruments to develop high-channel-count or mixed-signal test systems.
Figure 1. Graph of Dynamic Performance (FFT)
Analog Input Performance
NI 5122 digitizers use 14-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), low-noise variable-gain amplifiers, and a low-jitter 100 MHz timebase to deliver a 75 dBc spurious-free dynamic range and a 62 dB signal-tonoise ratio. The 14-bit data converters have 64 times the resolution of traditional 8-bit instruments, providing more accurate time- and frequency-domain measurements. Software-selectable 50 Ω or 1 MΩ input impedance, input ranges from 200 mVpp to 20 Vpp, seven trigger modes, and antialias and noise filters make NI 5122 digitizers versatile enough to meet the most demanding application requirements. The programmable DC offset feature maximizes the use of the entire 14 bits of vertical range. Onboard self-calibration also ensures measurement stability over the entire operating temperature range of 0 to 55 °C.
Deep Onboard Acquisition Memory
An NI 5122, based on the SMC architecture, comes with high-speed memory options from 8 to 512 MB per channel (4 to 256 million 14-bit samples per channel). An NI 5122 can acquire more than 1 million triggered waveforms without software intervention in multiple-record acquisition mode for applications such as RADAR, ultrasound, and event detection, which require short trigger rearm times. In addition, you can timestamp each triggered event with 100 ps resolution in both singleshot and multiple-record acquisition modes. An NI 5122 also can stream data continuously from onboard memory to host memory for longer acquisitions and streaming to disk.
100 MHz, 100 MS/s, 14-Bit Digitizer
SMC (Synchronization and Memory Core) CH 0 50 Ω AC/DC Coupling 100/40/20 MHz Filter Stage -1 MΩ 100/40/20 MHz Filter Stage -1 MΩ Trigger and Event Control Timing and Synchronization Engine Gain and Offset Control 14-Bit ADC Gain and Offset Control 14-Bit ADC Onboard Memory (8 to 512 MB) PXI Bus NI-MITE (PCI Bus Interface) Onboard Memory (8 to 512 MB)
Decimation Engine
CH 1
50 Ω AC/DC Coupling
EXT TRIG Clk OUT Clk IN AUX
AC/DC Coupling
PXI Trigger Bus
Routing Matrix
Figure 2. Hardware Block Diagram
Data Streaming up to 400 MB/s
Because of the PCI and PCI Express buses used in PXI, an NI 5122 can continuously stream data to the host computer at rates up to 110 MB/s using PCI/PXI or 400 MB/s using PXI Express. At 400 MB/s, an NI 5122 is streaming data on both channels at its maximum data rate. The dedicated per-slot bandwidth available in PXI Express enables multimodule systems to achieve higher aggregate data rates. High-speed data record and playback applications are possible using the host computer’s memory or high-end storage solutions such as RAID. Using an 8 x 500 GB drive RAID system with a capacity of 4 TB, you can capture data at 400 MB/s for more than 2.5 hours. Areas that benefit from this capability include RF/IF data streaming in signal intelligence, data record and playback, and scientific applications.
directly from the device under test. Synchronize multiple instruments using the PXI backplane 10 MHz reference clock or an external reference ranging from 1 to 20 MHz in 1 MHz increments. Because an NI 5122 is built on the SMC architecture, you can synchronize two or more digitizers for high-channel-count applications and build mixed-signal test systems using NI PXI-5421 arbitrary waveform generators and NI PXI-655x digital waveform generator/analyzers.
Software
Every National Instruments high-speed digitizer comes with the IVI-compliant NI-SCOPE driver, which is fully compatible with NI LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, and Measurement Studio for Visual Studio 6.0 and .NET. NI-SCOPE includes more than 50 built-in measurement and analysis functions and an interactive SCOPE Soft Front Panel. The NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit gives you sophisticated frequencydomain measurements, such as power in-band, multiple peak search, and 3D spectrogram, for applications in communications, signal intelligence, and avionics.
Triggering
NI 5122 digitizers have three trigger sources – analog, digital, and software control. Compare the input signal on either channel or the external trigger channel to one or two thresholds for edge, hysteresis, or window trigger detection. You can also use line-selectable video triggering for NTSC, PAL, or SECAM broadcast standards. Drive and receive digital triggers to and from the PXI trigger bus or the external 9-pin AUX connector. You can specify the number of samples to acquire before and after a trigger event occurs. These pretrigger and posttrigger settings also apply when the module is used in multiple-record mode.
Timing and Synchronization
An advanced 100 MHz clock generator produces the low-jitter, low-phaseskew clock for the precise clocking and stable synchronization necessary for high-speed, high-resolution digitizers. You can also use an external clock source, such as the NI PXI-5404 100 MHz frequency generator, for applications that require very specific sample frequencies or you can clock
Figure 3. Spectral Measurements Toolkit 3D Spectrogram
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Ordering Information
NI PCI-5122 8 MB/channel....................................................................778758-01 32 MB/channel..................................................................778758-02 256 MB/channel................................................................778758-03 NI PXI-5122 8 MB/channel....................................................................778756-01 32 MB/channel..................................................................778756-02 256 MB/channel................................................................778756-03 512 MB/channel................................................................778756-04 NI PXIe-5122 8 MB/channel....................................................................779967-01 64 MB/channel..................................................................779967-02 256 MB/channel................................................................779967-03
Includes NI 5122 device, NI-SCOPE, and Scope Soft Front Panel. The 32 and 256 MB/channel models also include the NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit.
Accessories Recommended PXI switch NI PXI-2593........................................................................778793-01 Switchable 1/10x probe SP200B ..............................................................................763391-01 9-pin DIN to BNC for AUX I/O connector Aux110 ............................................................................189919-0R5 Related Products NI 5421 arbitrary waveform generators NI PXI-5404 clock and frequency generator NI PXI-655x digital waveform generator/analyzers
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Specifications
These specifications are valid for 0 to 55° C for PXI, and 0 to 45° C for PCI, unless otherwise stated.
PCI/PXI 110 MB/s
Maximum Data Streaming Rates 4 PXI Express 400 MB/s
Acquisition System
Number of channels............................ Vertical resolution............................... Bandwidth1 (-3 dB).............................. Bandwidth limit filters (software selectable)...................... 2 simultaneously sampled 14 bits 100 MHz 20 MHz noise (2-pole Bessel) 40 MHz antialias (-6 dB, 6-pole Chebyshev) 100 MS/s real-time, 2 GS/s random interleaved sampling 8 to 512 MB per channel (4 to 256 million samples) 0 to 100% of full record length 50 Ω and 1 MΩ || 27 pF(± 2 pF), software selectable
Accuracy
DC accuracy (0 V offset setting)
Full Scale Input Range 200 mV, 400 mV, 1 V, 2 V 4 V, 10 V 20 V 50 Ω and 1 MΩ ±0.65% of input ±1.0 mV (±2.0 mV for PCI) ±0.65% of input ±8.0 mV ±0.65% of input ±10.0 mV
Passband Flatness (referenced to 50 kHz)
Filters off Full Scale Input Range 400 mV, 1 V, 2 V, 5 V, 10 V, 20 V 200 mV All ranges 50 Ω and 1 MΩ ±0.4 dB DC to 20 MHz ±1 dB 20 to 50 MHz ±0.4 dB DC to 20 MHz ±1 dB 20 to 40 MHz ±1.2 dB DC to 16 MHz ±1.6 dB 16 to 32 MHz
Maximum sample rate........................ Onboard sample memory.................... Pretrigger and posttrigger data points2 ... Input impedance .................................
Antialias filter on
Maximum number of records for multiple-record acquisition3 ........... 32,768 for 8 MB/ch, 100,000 for all other memory options Full scale input range ......................... 50 Ω: 200 mV, 400 mV, 1 V, 2 V, 4 V, 10 V 1 MΩ: 200 mV, 400 mV, 1 V, 2 V, 4 V, 10 V, 20 V Vertical offset ranges ......................... ±50% of full scale input range Maximum input overload.................... 50 Ω: 7 Vrms with peaks ≤10 V, 1 MΩ: peaks ≤42 V Input coupling ..................................... AC, DC, GND (AC coupling on 1 MΩ only) AC coupling cutoff frequency (-3 dB) ............................ 12 Hz
AC amplitude accuracy (50 kHz) ......... 50 Ω: ±0.06 dB, 1 MΩ: ±0.09 dB Channel-to-channel crosstalk ............. ≤-100 dB at 10 MHz
Spectral Characteristics (typical)
Dynamic performance (50 Ω input impedance with 10 MHz, -1 dBFS input signal, filters on)
Full Scale Input Range 200 mV 400 mV 1V 2V 4V 10 V SFDR (dBc) 75 75 75 75 65 65 THD (dBc) -75 -75 -75 -75 -63 -63 SNR (dB) 60 62 62 62 – – SINAD (dB) 60 62 62 62 – –
SFDR = Spurious-free dynamic range THD = Total harmonic distortion SNR = Signal-to-noise ratio, excluding distortion (antialias filter enabled) SINAD = Signal-to-noise and distortion (antialias filter enabled)
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Dynamic performance (1 MΩ input impedance with 10 MHz, -1 dBFS input signal, filters on)
Full Scale Input Range 200 mV 400 mV 1V 2V 4V 10 V 20 V SFDR (dBc) 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 THD (dBc) -68 -68 -68 -68 -68 -58 -58 SNR (dB) 60 62 62 62 62 – – SINAD (dB) 59 61 61 61 61 – –
SFDR = Spurious-free dynamic range THD = Total harmonic distortion SNR = Signal-to-noise ratio, excluding distortion (antialias filter enabled) SINAD = Signal-to-noise and distortion (antialias filter enabled)
Sensitivity............................................ CH 0 and CH 1: 2.5% FS up to 50 MHz increasing to 5% FS at 100 MHz; TRIG: 2.5% up to 100 MHz increasing to 10% at 200 MHz Level accuracy..................................... CH 0, CH 1, and TRIG: ±3.5% FS up to 10 MHz Time resolution ................................... 100 ps with time-to-digital converter enabled Holdoff7 ............................................... 2 µ to 171.79 s, software selectable
External Trigger Channel (TRIG)
Impedance........................................... 1 MΩ || 22 pF Range .................................................. ±5 V Coupling .............................................. AC, DC
Intermodulation distortion5 (IMD).......