100 MS/s, 16-bit Arbitrary Waveform
Generator with Onboard Signal Processing
Specifications
General
Sample Clock
Number of channels.........................................
1
Sources ............................................................ Internal Divide-by-N, Internal High-Resolution,
DAC Resolution ................................................ 16 bits
Maximum Sample Rate.................................... 100 MS/s
Maximum Effective
Sample Rate with Interpolation....................... 400 MS/s
Bandwidth ........................................................ 43 MHz
Output Paths
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
High Resolution ......................................... 1.06 µHz
≤
N
≤
4,194,304
System Phase Noise and Jitter1
System Phase Noise Density
1 Main Output Path setting with driver selected Low Gain Amplifier or the High Gain Amplifier
2 Direct Path optimized for IF applications
System Output Jitter
< 1.0 ps rms
< 4.0 ps rms
Divide-by-N
High Resolution
110 MHz carrier
-137 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset)
-126 dBc/Hz (10 kHz offset)
Onboard Signal Processing (OSP)
Operating Modes ............................................. Function generator, interpolating (I path only),
quadrature digital upconversion (complex)
IQ Rate
Onboard Clock (Internal VCXO)
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
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
CIC (Cascaded Integerator Comb) Filter
Modes ............................................................ Single, Continuous, Stepped, Burst
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°
Markers
Destinations ..................................................... PFI <0:1>, PFI <4:5>, PXI_TRIG <0:7>
Quantity............................................................ 1 Marker per Segment
Waveform and Instruction Memory Utilization
32 MB Standard
256 MB Option
512 MB Option
536,870,912 bytes
Modulation Performance (Typical)
Onboard Memory Size
33,554,432 bytes
268,435,456 bytes
GSM PHY Layer W-CDMA PHY Layer DVB PHY Layer
Loop Count ....................................................... 1 to 16,777,215. Burst Trigger: Unlimited
Modulation Error Ratio (MER)
Error Vector Magnitude (EVM)
Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (ACPR)
46 dB
< 0.5ꢀ rms
-
46 dB
< 0.5ꢀ rms
61 dBc
43 dB
0.6ꢀ rms
48 dBc
Memory Limits
32 MB Option1
256 MB Option1
512 MB Option1
FIR interpolation = 2, direct path, 25 MHz carrier, external sample clock
Arbitrary Waveform Mode
Maximum Waveform Memory
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
Maximum Waveform Memory2
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
Maximum Waveforms3
Arbitrary Sequence Mode
Maximum Segments in a
Sequence4
16,777,088 Samples 134,217,600 Samples 268,435,328 Samples
Digital Performance
OSP Out of Band Suppresion ....................
16,777,008 Samples 134,217,520 Samples 268,435,200 Samples
74 dB (FIR Interpolation = 4)
OSP Passband Ripple ................................ 0 to -0.08 dB (FIR Interpolation =2)
262,000
418,000
2,097,000
3,354,000
4,194,000
6,708,000
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°
1Refer to detailed specifications for all trigger modes. 2Condition: One or two segments in a sequence.
3Condition: One or two segments in a sequence. 4Condition: Waveform memory is <4,000 samples.
Maximum Waveform Playtimes
Analog Output
Amplitude Range (Full Scale)
32 MB Option
0.16 s
16 s
2 min 47 s
256 MB Option
1.34 s
2 min 14 s
22 min 22 s
512 MB Option
2.68 s
4 min 28 s
44 min 43 s
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 .................................................... 25ꢀ of Amplitude Range
100 MS/s sample rate, OSP disabled
1 MS/s IQ rate, real mode, OSP enabled
100 kS/s IQ rate, real mode, OSP enabled
DC Accuracy .....................................................
AC Amplitude Accuracy ...................................
0.4ꢀ of Amplitude 0.05ꢀ of Offset 1 mV
1.0ꢀ of Amplitude 1 mV at 50 kHz
1Single trigger mode. Playtimes may be extended using waveform linking and looping.
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
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
Spectral Characteristics
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
1Typical
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
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 ..................... 10ꢀ to 90ꢀ, non-condensing (Meets IEC 60068-2-56)
-91 dBFS
-89 dBFS
Calibration
Self-Calibration ................................................ DC gain and offset
External Calibration Interval ............................ 2 years
Average Noise Density
Amplitude Range
Certifications and Compliances
CE Mark Compliance
Average Noise Density
Path
Vpk-pk
dBm
4.0
-16.0
nV /
√
Hz
dBm/Hz
-142
-148
dBFS/Hz
-146.0
-132.0
Note
Direct
1
18
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Unless otherwise noted, the following conditions were used for each specification:
A. Analog Filter enabled.
Low Gain
0.1
B. DAC Interpolation set to maximum allowed factor for a given sample rate
C. Signals terminated with 50Ω.
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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