National Instruments NI 5422 manual

NI 5422 Specifications NI PXI-5422 16-Bit 200 MS/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator Unless otherwise noted, the followi ng conditions were used for each specification: • Analog Filter enabled. • Signals terminated with 50 Ω . • Direct Path set to 1 V pk-p k , Lo w-Gain Amplifier Path set to 2 V pk -pk , and High-Gain Amplifier Path set to 12 V [...]

NI 5422 Specifications 2 ni.com Environment .............. .............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .......32 Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibi lit y, and CE Compliance ....... ..........33 Physical ......................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .....35 Where t[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 3 NI 5422 Specifications Amplitude and Of fset Amplitude Range Pat h Load Amplitude (V pk-pk ) 1. Amp litude values assume the full scale of the D A C is utilized. If an amplitude smaller than the minimu m va lu e i s desired, then wa veforms le ss than full scale of the D A C can be used. 2. NI-F GEN compensate[...]

NI 5422 Specifications 4 ni.com Maximum Output Voltage Maximum Output Vo l t a g e Pat h Load Maximum Output V oltage (V) The combination of Amplitude and Of fset is limited by the Maximum Output V oltage. Direct 50 Ω ±0.500 1 k Ω ±0.953 Open ±1.000 Low- Gain Amplif ier 50 Ω ±1.000 1 k Ω ±1.905 Open ±2.000 High- Gain Amplif ier 50 Ω[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 5 NI 5422 Specifications Output Characteristics (Continued) Output Enable Software-selectable. When the Ou tput Path is disabled, the CH 0 Output is terminated to ground with a 1 W resistor equal to the selected output impedance. — Maximum Output Overload The CH 0 output can be connected to a 50 Ω , ±12 V ([...]

NI 5422 Specifications 6 ni.com Figure 1. Normalized Pas sband Flatness, Dire ct Path Figure 2. Normalized Passband Fl atne ss, Low-Gain Am plifier Pa th 1 10 100 Frequency (MHz) Flatness (dB) 0 –1 –2 –4 –3 1 Guaranteed Specification Typical +0.4 dB –0.3 dB –1.2 dB –3.4 dB +0.4 dB +0.4 dB +0.4 dB –0.3 dB 1 10 100 Frequency (MHz) Fla[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 7 NI 5422 Specifications Figure 3. Normalized Passband Flatness , High-Gain Amplifier Path Figure 4. Pulse Response, Low-Gain Amplifier Path with a 50 Ω Load 1 10 100 Frequency (MHz) Flatness (dB) 0 –1 –2 –4 –3 1 Guaranteed Specification Typical +0.2 dB –0.6 dB +0.2 dB –1.1 dB +0.2 dB –1.1 dB 05 [...]

NI 5422 Specifications 8 ni.com Figure 5. Recommended Sine Wave Fr equency Versus Amplitude Table 1. (Continued) Specification Va l u e Co mments Suggested Maximum Frequencies for Common Funct ions Function Pat h Disable the Analog Filter for square, ramp, and triangle functions. Direct Lo w-Gain Amplif ier High-Gain Amplifier Sine 80 MHz 80 MHz 43[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 9 NI 5422 Specifications Table 1. (Continued) Specification Va l u e Co mments Spectral Characteristics Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) with Harmonics Pat h Amplitude –1 dBFS. Measured from DC to 100 MHz. Also called harmonic distortion. SFDR with harmonics at low amplitudes is limited by a –148 dBm/Hz no[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 10 ni.com Spectral Characteristics (Continued) Spurious-Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) without Harmonics Pat h Amplitude –1 dBFS. Measured from DC to 100 MHz. SFDR without harmonics at low amplitudes is limited by a –148 dBm/Hz noise floor . All v alues are typical and include aliased harmonics. Direct Lo w-Gain Amplifier Hig[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 11 NI 5422 Specifications Figure 6. 10 MHz Single-T one Spectrum, Di rect Path, 200 MS/s (T ypical) Note The noise floor in Figure 6 is lim ited by the measurement device. Refer to the Average Noise Density specif ication. 0 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0 1 0 0 F requency (MHz) 10 0 –10 –20 –30 –40 –50 ?[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 12 ni.com Figure 7. 10.00001 MHz Single-T one Spectrum, Low-Gain Amplifier Path, 200 MS/s (T ypic al) Note The noise floor in Figure 7 is lim ited by the measurement device. Refer to the Average Noise Density specif ication. 0 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0 1 0 0 F requency (MHz) 10 0 –10 –20 –30 –40 –50 –60 –70 ?[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 13 NI 5422 Specifications Figure 8. T otal Harmonic Distor tion, Di rect Path Figure 9. T otal Harmonic Distortion, Low-Gain Amplifier Path 0.1 1 10 10 0 Frequency (MHz) Total Harmonic Distortion (dBc) –90 –80 –70 –60 –50 –40 –30 –67 dBc –49 dBc –44 dBc Guaranteed Specification Typical 0.1 1 [...]

NI 5422 Specification s 14 ni.com Figur e 10. T otal Harmonic Distortion, High-Gain Amplifier Path Figure 11. Intermodulation Distortion, 200 kHz Separation (T ypical) 0.1 1 10 10 0 Frequency (MHz) Total Harmonic Distortion (dBc) –90 –80 –70 –60 –50 –40 –30 –45 dBc Guaranteed Specification Typical –85 –50 –55 –60 –65 –70[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 15 NI 5422 Specifications Figure 12. Direct Path, T wo-T one Spectrum (T ypical) Note The noise floor in Figure 12 is limited by the noise floor of the measurement de vice. Refer to the Noise Floor specification. Sample Clock Table 2. Specif ication Va l u e Commen ts Sources 1. Internal, Di vide-by- N ( N ≥ 1[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 16 ni.com Sample Rate Rang e and Resolution Sample Clock Source Sample Rate Range Sample Rate Resolution — Divide-b y- N 5 MS/ s to 200 MS/s Settable to ( 200 MS/s)/ N (1 ≤ N ≤ 40) High Resolution 5 MS/s to 1 00 MS/s >100 MS/s to 200 MS/s 1.06 µ Hz 4.24 µHz CLK IN 5 MS/ s to 200 MS/s Resolution determined by exter[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 17 NI 5422 Specifications System Phase Noise and Jitter (10 MHz Carrier) Sample Clock Source System Phase Noise Density (dBc/Hz) Offset System Output Jitter (Integrated from 100 Hz to 100 kHz) 1. High- Resolution specifications va r y wi t h Sample Rate. 2. V alues are typical. 3. PXI Star trigger specification [...]

NI 5422 Specification s 18 ni.com Onboard Clock (Internal VCXO) Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Reference Clock Table 3. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Clock Source Internal sample clocks can either be locked to a Reference Clock using a phase-locked loop or be deriv ed from th e onboard VCXO frequency reference. — Frequenc y Accuracy ±25 ppm — Tabl[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 19 NI 5422 Specifications CLK IN (Sample Clock and Reference Cloc k Input, Front Panel Connector) Table 5. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Connector SMB (jack) — Direction Input — Destinations 1. Sample Clock 2. PLL Reference Clock — Frequenc y Range 5 MHz to 200 MHz (Sample Clock Destination) 5 MHz to 20[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 20 ni.com PFI 0 and PFI 1 (Programmable Function Interfac e, Front Panel Connectors) Table 6. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Connectors T wo SMB (jack) — Direction Bi-directional — Frequenc y Range DC to 200 MHz — As an Input (Trigger) Destinations Start T rigger — Maximum Input Overload –2 V to +7 V — V IH 2.0[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 21 NI 5422 Specifications As an Output (Continued) Maximum Output Overload –2 V to +7 V — V OH Minimum: 2.7 V (open load), 1.3 V (50 Ω load) Output driv ers are +3.3 V TTL compatible. Measured with a 1 m cable. V OL Maximum: 0.6 V (open load), 0.2 V (50 Ω load) Rise/F all T ime (20% to 80%) ≤ 2.0 ns Lo[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 22 ni.com DIGIT AL DA T A & CONTROL (DDC) Optional Front Panel Connector Table 7. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Connector T ype 68-pin VHDCI female receptacle — Number of Data Output Signals 16 — Control Signals 1. DDC CLK OUT (clock output) 2. DDC CLK IN (clo ck input) 3. PFI 2 (input) 4. PFI 3 (input) 5. PFI 4 ([...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 23 NI 5422 Specifications Output Signal Characteristics (Continued) Output Skew T ypical: 1 ns, maxim um 2 ns. Ske w between any two outp uts on the DIGIT AL DA T A & CONTRO L front panel connector . — Output Enable/Disabl e Controlled through the so ftware on all Data Output Signals and Control Signals co[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 24 ni.com Start T rigger DDC CLK IN Clocking For ma t DDC Data Output signals change on the rising edge of DDC CLK IN. — Frequenc y Range 10 Hz to 200 MHz — Input Duty Cycle T olerance 40% to 60% — Table 8. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Sources 1. PFI<0..1> (SMB front panel connectors) 2. PFI<2..3> (DIGI[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 25 NI 5422 Specifications Markers Delay from Start T rigger to CH 0 Analog Output 65 Sample Clock Periods + 110 ns Refer to t s2 at NI Signal Generators Help»Devices» NI 5422» NI PXI-5422» Triggering» Trigger Timing . Delay from Start T rigger to Digital Data Output 41 Sample Clock p eriods + 110 ns — Tri[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 26 ni.com W idth >15 0 ns. Refer to t m2 at NI Signal Generators Help» Devices»NI 5422»NI PXI-5422» Waveform Generation» Marker Events . — Ske w Destination W ith Respect to Analog Output W ith Respect to Digital Data Output Refer to t m1 at NI Signal Generators Help»Devices» NI 5422» NI PXI-5422» Waveform Gene[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 27 NI 5422 Specifications Arbitrar y W aveform Generation Mode Table 10. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Memory Usage The NI 5422 uses the Synchronizatio n and Memory Core (SMC) technology in which waveforms and instructions share onboard memo ry . Parame ters, such as number of segments in sequence list, maxi [...]

NI 5422 Specification s 28 ni.com Loop Count 1 to 16,777,215. Burst trigger: Un limited — Quantum W av eform size must be an in teger multiple of f our samples — Memory Li mits 8 MB Standard 32 MB Option 256 MB Option 512 MB Option All trigger modes except where noted. Arbitrary W aveform Mode, Maximum W aveform Memory 4,194,176 Samples 16,777,[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 29 NI 5422 Specifications Calibration Table 11. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Self-Calibrati on An onboard, 24-bit ADC and precision voltage reference are used to calibrate the DC gain and offset. The self-calibration is initiated by the user through the software and takes approximately 90 s econds to complet[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 30 ni.com Power Figure 13. 5 V Current Versus Frequency and Amplitude Table 12. Specif ication T ypical Operation Overload Operation Comments +3.3 VDC 2 A 2 A T ypical Operation is Sine Output, with Analog Filter , 50 Ω termination. 200 MS/s High Resolution Sample Clock. Digital Pattern enabled and terminated, Sample Clock[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 31 NI 5422 Specifications Software Table 13. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Dri ver Software NI-FGEN version 2.2.1 or later . NI-FGEN is an IVI-compliant driv er that all ows you to conf igure, control , and calibrate the NI 5422. NI -FGEN prov ides application programming interfaces for man y de velopment en [...]

NI 5422 Specification s 32 ni.com Environment NI PXI-5422 Environment Note T o ensure that the NI PXI-5422 cools ef fectively , follow the guidelines in the Maintain Forced-Air Cooling Note to Users incl uded in the NI 5422 kit. The NI PX I-5422 is intended for indoor use only . Table 14. Specifications Va l u e Comments Operating T emperature 0 º[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 33 NI 5422 Specifications Safety , Electromagnetic Compatibility , and CE Compliance Table 15. Specification Va l u e Comments Safety The NI 5422 meets the requirements of the following standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use: • IEC 61010 -1, EN 6101 0-1 • UL[...]

NI 5422 Specification s 34 ni.com EMC/EMI CE, C-T ick, and FCC Part 15 (Class A) Compliant Notes : 1. This device is not intended for , and is restricted from, use in residential areas. 2. For EMC compliance, operate this device with shielded cabling. 3. When connected to other test object s, this product may cause radio interference. If this occur[...]

© National Instruments Corpor ation 35 NI 5422 Specifications Physical Table 16. Specif ication Va l u e Comments Dimensions 3U, One Slot, PXI/ cPCI Module 2.0 × 13.0 × 21.6 cm (0.8 × 5.1 × 8.5 in.) — We i g h t 352 g (12.4 oz) — Front Panel Connectors Label Function(s) Conn ector T ype — CH 0 Analog Ou tput SMB (jack) CLK IN Sample cloc[...]

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