M3202A PXIe Arbitrary Waveform Generator with Optional Real-Time Sequencing and FPGA Programming

M3202A PXIe Arbitrary Waveform Generator with Optional Real-Time Sequencing and FPGA Programming

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M3202A PXIe Arbitrary Waveform Generator with Optional Real-Time Sequencing and FPGA Programming

1 GSa/s, 12 Bits, 4 Channels

Generate High-Precision, Complex, Real-World Signals 

The M3202A high-performance, high-bandwidth arbitrary waveform generator combines an advanced waveform generation system with embedded function generators and modulators (frequency/phase/amplitude) for broadband and IF signal generation. Performance meets simplicity thanks to easy-to-use programming libraries, real-time sequencing technology (Hard Virtual Instrumentation or HVI technology), and graphical FPGA programming technology. 

Applications

Quantum computing, 5G research Manufacturing in wireless devices, automated test equipment (ATE) MIMO, beam forming and other multi-channel coherent signal generation General purpose, RF/arbitrary waveform generation R&D/scientific research equipment, aerospace and defense (A/D).

Features

1 GS/s, 12 bits, 4 ch, 400 MHz BW (800 MHz IQ)

Embedded advanced arbitrary waveform generators (AWGs)

  • Advanced triggering and marking (up to 8 reconfigurable I/Os)
  • Waveform queue system with cycles, delays and prescalers

Embedded high-precision function generators (FGs)

  • Sinusoidal, triangular, square, DC, and more
  • 45-bit frequency resolution (up to ~ 5.68 µHz)
  • 24-bit phase resolution (up to ~ 21.5 µdeg)

Embedded ultra-flexible amplitude and angle modulators

High-quality output signal with low phase noise

  • SFDR: ~ 54 dBc @ 160 MHz
  • Average noise density: down to ~ –145 dBm/Hz

Optional features

  • Simultaneous amplitude and angle modulations

Up to 2 GB of onboard RAM (~ 1 Gsamples)

Mechanical/interface o 1 slot 3U (PXIe)

  • PCIe Gen1
  • Independent direct memory access (DMA) channels for fast and efficient data transfer

Programming Technology and Software Tools

Software programming

Easy-to-use native programming libraries for most common languages: C, C++, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, MATLAB, and Python Hardware programming (optional)

Real-time sequencing (Hard Virtual Instrumentation or HVI technology)

  • Ultra-fast, fully-parallelized, hard real-time execution
  • Ultra-fast, time-deterministic decision-making
  • Off-the-shelf inter-module synchronization and data exchange

FPGA programming

  • FPGA design environment and BSP support
  • Supports VHDL, Verilog and Xilinx projects, and

Xilinx IP Catalog

  • Ultra-fast, one-click compiling and on-the-fly programming