Test & Measurement: 12-Bit CompactPCI Digitizer Cards Sample Up To 200 Msamples/s

Nov. 24, 2003

The 100-MHz DC438 and 50-MHz DC436 12-bit compact two-channel CompactPCI digitizer cards sample at 200 and 100 Msamples/s, respectively. These devices feature a signal-to-noise ratio up to 62 dB, a spurious-free dynamic range of more than 75 dB, total harmonic distortion of less than −73 dB, and an effective number of bits of more than 10. Rise and fall times are 3.5 and 7 ns, respectively. Full bandwidth is available on all gain ranges from 250 mV to 10 V full scale. Both cards feature 32 kpoints/channel of memory, optionally expandable to 2 Mpoints/channel. They cost $10,990 and $8490 each, respectively.

Acqiris USAwww.acqiris.com; (877) 227-4747

About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.