NI PXI-5122 Specifications 14-Bit 100 MS/s Digitizer These specifications are valid over the full operating temperature range, for all filter settings, and for all impedance selections with a sample rate of 100 MS/s, unless otherwise noted. Specifications are subject to change without notice. For the most current product specifications, visit ni.com/manuals. Note Contents Vertical.................................................................................................... 2 Analog Input (Channel 0 and Channel 1) ........................................ 2 Horizontal (Timing Characteristics) ....................................................... 11 Sample Clock ................................................................................... 11 Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Reference Clock................................... 13 CLK IN (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Input, Front Panel Connector) ................................................................. 13 CLK OUT (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Output, Front Panel Connector) ................................................................. 14 Trigger..................................................................................................... 14 Reference (Stop) Trigger ................................................................. 14 TRIG (External Trigger, Front Panel Connector)............................ 16 PFI 0 and PFI 1 (Programmable Function Interface, AUX Front Panel Connectors) ............................................................. 17 Waveform Specifications........................................................................ 18 Calibration............................................................................................... 19 Power ...................................................................................................... 19 Software .................................................................................................. 20 Environment............................................................................................ 21 Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and CE Compliance................. 22 Physical ................................................................................................... 23 Vertical Analog Input (Channel 0 and Channel 1) Table 1. Specification Value Comments Number of Channels Two (simultaneously sampled) — Connector BNC — Impedance and Coupling Input Impedance 50 Ω ±2.0% Input Coupling AC, DC, GND 1 MΩ ±0.75% in parallel with a typical capacitance of 27 pF ±2 pF Software selectable AC coupling available on 1 MΩ only Voltage Levels Full Scale (FS) Input Range and Programmable Vertical Offset Maximum Input Overload NI PXI-5122 Specifications 50 Ω 1 MΩ — Range (Vpk-pk) Vertical Offset Range (V) Range (Vpk-pk) Vertical Offset Range (V) 0.2 ±0.1 0.2 ±0.1 0.4 ±0.2 0.4 ±0.2 1 ±0.5 1 ±0.5 2 ±1 2 ±1 4 ±2 4 ±2 10 — 10 ±5 20 — 50 Ω 1 MΩ 7 Vrms with |Peaks| ≤ 10 V |Peaks| ≤ 42 V 2 — ni.com Table 1. (Continued) Specification Value Comments Accuracy Resolution DC Accuracy (Programmable Vertical Offset = 0 V) 14 bits — Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω and 1 MΩ 0.2, 0.4, 1, 2 ±(0.65% of Input + 1.0 mV) 4, 10 ±(0.65% of Input + 8.0 mV) 20 (1 MΩ only) ±(0.65% of Input + 10.0 mV) Programmable Vertical Offset Accuracy ±0.4% of offset setting DC Drift ±(0.057% of Input + 0.006% of FS + 100 µV) per °C AC Amplitude Accuracy Crosstalk, Typical Within ±5 °C of self-calibration temperature Within ±5 °C of self-calibration temperature 50 Ω 1 MΩ ±0.06 dB (±0.7%) at 50 kHz ±0.09 dB (±1.0%) at 50 kHz ≤ –100 dB at 10 MHz — Within ±5 °C of self-calibration temperature CH 0 to/from CH 1, External Trigger to CH 0 or CH 1 Bandwidth and Transient Response Bandwidth (–3 dB) Rise/Fall Time, Typical Range (Vpk-pk) Filters off 50 Ω and 1 MΩ All ranges except 0.2 100 MHz 0.2 80 MHz up to 40 ºC* Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω and 1 MΩ MHz above 40 ºC — All ranges except 0.2 3.5 ns 0.2 4.2 ns © National Instruments Corporation * 78 3 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Table 1. (Continued) Specification Value Bandwidth Limit Filters AC-Coupling Cutoff (–3 dB) Comments Noise Filter Antialias Filter 20 MHz 2-pole Bessel filter 40 MHz (–6 dB, typical) 35 MHz (–3 dB) 6-pole Chebyshev filter 12 Hz Passband Flatness NI PXI-5122 Specifications AC coupling available on 1 MΩ only Filter Settings Range (Vpk-pk) Filters Off All ranges except 0.2 ±0.4 dB DC to 20 MHz ±1 dB 20 MHz to 50 MHz 0.2 ±0.4 dB DC to 20 MHz ±1 dB 20 MHz to 40 MHz All ranges ±1.2 dB DC to 16 MHz ±1.6 dB 16 MHz to 32 MHz Antialias Filter On Only one filter can be enabled at any given time. The antialias filter is enabled by default. 50 Ω and 1 MΩ 4 Referenced to 50 kHz ni.com Figure 1. NI 5122 Frequency Response (Typical) Table 1. (Continued) Specification Value Comments Spectral Characteristics Spurious Free Dynamic Range with Harmonics (SFDR), Typical Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω 1 MΩ 0.2 75 dBc 70 dBc 0.4 75 dBc 70 dBc 1 75 dBc 70 dBc 2 75 dBc 70 dBc 4 65 dBc 70 dBc 10 65 dBc 60 dBc 20 (1 MΩ only) N/A 60 dBc © National Instruments Corporation 5 10 MHz, –1 dBFS input signal. Includes the 2nd through the 5th harmonics. Measured from DC to 50 MHz. NI PXI-5122 Specifications Table 1. (Continued) Specification Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), Typical Intermodulation Distortion, Typical Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Typical NI PXI-5122 Specifications Value Comments Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω 1 MΩ 0.2 –75 dBc –68 dBc 0.4 –75 dBc –68 dBc 1 –75 dBc –68 dBc 2 –73 dBc –68 dBc 4 –63 dBc –68 dBc 10 –63 dBc –58 dBc 20 (1 MΩ only) N/A –58 dBc Ranges up to 2 Vpk-pk on 50 Ω Input 1 MΩ Range (Vpk-pk) Filters Off Antialias Filter On Filters Off Antialias Filter On 0.2 60 dB 60 dB 56 dB 60 dB 0.4 62 dB 62 dB 61 dB 62 dB 1 62 dB 62 dB 62 dB 62 dB 2 62 dB 62 dB 62 dB 62 dB 4 — — 61 dB 62 dB 6 Includes the 2nd through the 5th harmonics. Two tones at 10.2 MHz and 11.2 MHz. Each tone is –7 dBFS. –75 dBc 50 Ω 10 MHz, –1 dBFS input signal. 10 MHz, –1 dBFS input signal. Excludes harmonics. Measured from DC to 50 MHz. ni.com Table 1. (Continued) Specification Signal to Noise and Distortion (SINAD), Typical Value Comments 50 Ω 1 MΩ Range (Vpk-pk) Filters Off Antialias Filter On Filters Off Antialias Filter On 0.2 60 dB 60 dB 56 dB 59 dB 0.4 62 dB 62 dB 60 dB 61 dB 1 62 dB 62 dB 61 dB 61 dB 2 62 dB 62 dB 61 dB 61 dB 4 — — 60 dB 61 dB 10 MHz, –1 dBFS input signal. Includes harmonics. Measured from DC to 50 MHz. Figure 2. NI 5122 Dynamic Performance, 50 Ω, 1 Vpk-pk Range (Typical) © National Instruments Corporation 7 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Table 1. (Continued) Specification RMS Noise (Noise Filter On) RMS Noise (Antialias Filter On) NI PXI-5122 Specifications Value Comments Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω 1 MΩ 0.2 46 µVrms (0.023% FS) 60 µVrms (0.030% FS) 0.4 92 µVrms (0.023% FS) 92 µVrms (0.023% FS) 1 230 µVrms (0.023% FS) 230 µVrms (0.023% FS) 2 460 µVrms (0.023% FS) 460 µVrms (0.023% FS) 4 920 µVrms (0.023% FS) 920 µVrms (0.023% FS) 10 2.3 mVrms (0.023% FS) 2.3 mVrms (0.023% FS) 20 (1 MΩ only) N/A 4.6 mVrms (0.023% FS) Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω 1 MΩ 0.2 66 µVrms (0.033% FS) 80 µVrms (0.040% FS) 0.4 100 µVrms (0.025% FS) 120 µVrms (0.030% FS) 1 250 µVrms (0.025% FS) 300 µVrms (0.030% FS) 2 500 µVrms (0.025% FS) 600 µVrms (0.030% FS) 4 1 mVrms (0.025% FS) 1.2 mVrms (0.030% FS) 10 2.5 mVrms (0.025% FS) 3 mVrms (0.030% FS) 20 (1 MΩ only) N/A 6 mVrms (0.030% FS) 8 Inputs 50 Ω terminated Inputs 50 Ω terminated ni.com Table 1. (Continued) Specification Value RMS Noise (Filters Off) Comments Inputs 50 Ω terminated Range (Vpk-pk) 50 Ω 1 MΩ 0.2 66 µVrms (0.033% FS) 110 µVrms (0.055% FS) 0.4 100 µVrms (0.025% FS) 160 µVrms (0.040% FS) 1 250 µVrms (0.025% FS) 300 µVrms (0.030% FS) 2 500 µVrms (0.025% FS) 600 µVrms (0.030% FS) 4 1 mVrms (0.025% FS) 1.6 mVrms (0.040% FS) 10 2.5 mVrms (0.025% FS) 3 mVrms (0.030% FS) 20 (1 MΩ only) N/A 6 mVrms 0.030% FS) 60 n Noise Density (nV/root Hz) 55 n 50 n 45 n 40 n 35 n 30 n 25 n 20 n 15 n 10 n 5n 1n 1k 10 k 100 k 1M 10 M 24 M Frequency (Hz) Figure 3. Representation of NI 5122 Spectral Noise Density at 0.2 V Range, Noise Filter Enabled, 1 MΩ Input Impedance © National Instruments Corporation 9 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Noise Density (dBm/Hz) –145.000 –147.500 –150.000 –152.500 1.0 k 10.0 k 100.0 k 1.0 M 10.0 M 50.0 M Frequency (Hz) Figure 4. Representation of NI 5122 Spectral Noise Density at 0.2 V Range, Full Bandwidth, 50 Ω Input Impedance (Does Not Include System Spurs. All Spurs ≤135 dBm/Hz) NI PXI-5122 Specifications 10 ni.com Horizontal (Timing Characteristics) Sample Clock Table 2. Specification Sources Value 1. Internal, Onboard Clock (internal VCXO)* 2. External, CLK IN (front panel SMB connector) 3. External, PXI Star Trigger (backplane connector) Comments * Internal Sample Clock is locked to the Reference Clock or derived from the onboard VCXO. Onboard Clock (Internal VCXO) Sample Rate Range Real-Time Sampling (Single Shot) Random Interleaved Sampling (RIS) 1.526 kS/s to 100 MS/s* 200 MS/s to 2 GS/s in multiples of 100 MS/s * Divide by n decimation used for all rates less than 100 MS/s. For more information about Sample Clock and decimation, refer to the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help. Phase Noise Density, Typical < –100 dBc/Hz at 100 Hz < –120 dBc/Hz at 1 kHz < –130 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz 10 MHz input signal Sample Clock Jitter, Typical ≤1 ps rms (100 Hz to 100 kHz) ≤2 ps rms (100 Hz to 1 MHz) Includes the effects of the converter aperture uncertainty and the clock circuitry jitter. Excludes trigger jitter. Timebase Frequency and Accuracy 100 MHz ±25 ppm When not phase-locked to Reference Clock Sample Clock Delay Range ±1 Sample Clock period — Sample Clock Delay Resolution 10 ps — © National Instruments Corporation 11 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Table 2. (Continued) Specification Value Comments External Sample Clock Sources 1. CLK IN (front panel SMB connector) — 2. PXI Star Trigger (backplane connector) Frequency Range 30 MHz to 105 MHz Duty Cycle Tolerance 45% to 55% Divide by n decimation available where 1 ≤ n ≤ 65,535. For more information about Sample Clock and decimation, refer to the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help. — Sample Clock Exporting Exported Sample Clock Destinations NI PXI-5122 Specifications Maximum Frequency Destination CLK OUT (front panel SMB connector) 105 MHz PXI_TRIG <0..6> (backplane connector)* 20 MHz PFI <0..1> (front panel 9-pin mini-circular DIN connector)* 25 MHz 12 * Decimated Sample Clock only ni.com Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Reference Clock Table 3. Specification Sources Value 1. PXI_CLK10 (backplane connector) Comments — 2. CLK IN (front panel SMB connector) Frequency Range 1 MHz to 20 MHz in 1 MHz increments. Default of 10 MHz. The PLL Reference Clock frequency has to be accurate to ±50 ppm. — Duty Cycle Tolerance 45% to 55% — Exported Reference Clock Destinations 1. CLK OUT (front panel SMB connector) — 2. PXI_TRIG <0..6> (backplane connector) 3. PFI <0..1> (front panel 9-pin mini-circular DIN connector) CLK IN (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Input, Front Panel Connector) Table 4. Specification Value Comments Input Voltage Range Sine wave: 0.65 Vpk-pk to 2.8 Vpk-pk (0 dBm to 13 dBm) Square wave: 0.2 Vpk-pk to 2.8 Vpk-pk — Maximum Input Overload 7 Vrms with |Peaks| ≤ 10 V — Impedance 50 Ω — Coupling AC — © National Instruments Corporation 13 NI PXI-5122 Specifications CLK OUT (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Output, Front Panel Connector) Table 5. Specification Value Comments Output Impedance 50 Ω — Logic Type 3.3 V CMOS — Maximum Drive Current ±48 mA — Trigger Reference (Stop) Trigger Table 6. Specification Trigger Types and Sources Time Resolution Holdoff Value Types Edge, Window, Hysteresis, Video, Digital, Immediate, and Software Comments Sources CH 0, CH 1, TRIG, PXI_TRIG <0..6>, PFI <0..1>, PXI Star Trigger, and Software TDC Onboard Clock External Clock On 100 ps N/A Off 10 ns External Clock Period TDC Onboard Clock External Clock On 10 µs to 171.79 s N/A Off 2 µs to 171.79 s NI PXI-5122 Specifications Refer to the following sections and NI High-Speed Digitizers Help for more information about what sources are available for each trigger type. TDC = Time to Digital Conversion Circuit — 200 ∗ (External Clock Period) to (232 – 1) ∗ (External Clock Period) 14 ni.com Table 6. (Continued) Specification Value Comments Analog Trigger (Edge, Window, and Hysteresis Trigger Types) Sources 1. CH 0 (front panel BNC connector) — 2. CH 1 (front panel BNC connector) 3. TRIG (front panel BNC connector) Trigger Level Range Trigger Level Resolution Edge Trigger Sensitivity CH 0, CH 1 TRIG (External Trigger) — 100% FS ±5 V — 10 bits (1 in 1,024) CH 0, CH 1 2.5% FS up to 50 MHz, increasing to 5% FS at 100 MHz Level Accuracy, Typical ±3.5% FS up to 10 MHz Jitter 80 ps rms Trigger Filters — TRIG (External Trigger) — 0.25 Vpk-pk up to 100 MHz, increasing to 1 Vpk-pk at 200 MHz CH 0, CH 1 TRIG (External Trigger) — ±0.35 V (±3.5% FS) up to 10 MHz Within ±5 °C of self-calibration temperature Low-Frequency (LF) Reject High-Frequency (HF) Reject 50 kHz 50 kHz — Digital Trigger (Digital Trigger Type) Sources 1. PXI_Trig <0..6> (backplane connector) — 2. PFI <0..1> (front panel SMB connector) 3. PXI Star Trigger (backplane connector) Video Trigger (Video Trigger Type) Sources 1. CH 0 (front panel BNC connector) — 2. CH 1 (front panel BNC connector) 3. TRIG (front panel BNC connector) © National Instruments Corporation 15 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Table 6. (Continued) Specification Types Value Comments 1. Specific Line — 2. Any Line 3. Specific Field Standard Negative sync of NTSC, PAL, or SECAM signal — TRIG (External Trigger, Front Panel Connector) Table 7. Specification Value Comments Connector BNC — Impedance 1 MΩ in parallel with 22 pF — Coupling AC, DC — AC-Coupling Cutoff (–3 dB) 12 Hz — Input Voltage Range ±5 V — Maximum Input Overload |Peaks| ≤ 42 V — NI PXI-5122 Specifications 16 ni.com PFI 0 and PFI 1 (Programmable Function Interface, AUX Front Panel Connectors) Table 8. Specification Value Comments Connector 9-pin mini-circular DIN — Direction Bi-directional — As an Input (Trigger) Destinations 1. Start Trigger (Acquisition Arm) — 2. Reference (Stop) Trigger 3. Arm Reference 4. Advance Trigger Input Impedance 150 kΩ — VIH 2.0 V — VIL 0.8 V — Maximum Input Overload –0.5 V to 5.5 V — Maximum Frequency 25 MHz — As an Output (Event) Sources 1. Start Trigger (Acquisition Arm) — 2. Reference (Stop) Trigger 3. End of Record 4. Done (End of Acquisition) 5. Probe Compensation (1 kHz, 50% duty cycle square wave, PFI 1 only) Output Impedance 50 Ω — Logic Type 3.3 V CMOS — Maximum Drive Current ±24 mA — Maximum Frequency 25 MHz — © National Instruments Corporation 17 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Waveform Specifications Table 9. Specification Value Onboard Memory Size 8 MB per channel standard (4 megasamples per channel) Minimum Record Length 1 Sample Number of Pretrigger Samples Zero up to full Record Length True for both single-record mode and multiple-record mode Number of Posttrigger Samples Zero up to full Record Length True for both single-record mode and multiple-record mode Maximum Number of Records in Onboard Memory Allocated Onboard Memory Per Record 32 MB per channel option (16 megasamples per channel) Comments 256 MB per channel option (128 megasamples per channel) — — 8 MB per Channel Standard 32 MB per Channel Option 256 MB per Channel Option — 32,768 131,072 1,048,576 Record Length in samples + 100 samples. Round the sum up to the next multiple of 64 samples. — 1 sample = 2 bytes NI PXI-5122 Specifications 18 ni.com Calibration Table 10. Specification Value Comments Self-Calibration Self-calibration is done on software command. The calibration corrects for gain, offset, frequency response, triggering, and timing adjustment errors for all input ranges. — External Calibration (Factory Calibration) The external calibration calibrates the VCXO and the voltage reference. Appropriate constants are stored in nonvolatile memory. — Interval for External Calibration 2 years — Warm-Up Time 15 minutes — Power Table 11. Specification Typical Value Comments +3.3 VDC 1.4 A — +5 VDC 1.6 A +12 VDC 0.10 A –12 VDC 0.27 A Total Power 17.1 W © National Instruments Corporation 19 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Software Table 12. Specification Value Comments Driver Software NI-SCOPE 2.5 or later. NI-SCOPE is an IVI-compliant driver that allows you to configure, control, and calibrate the NI 5122. NI-SCOPE provides application programming interfaces for many development environments. — Application Software NI-SCOPE provides programming interfaces, documentation, and examples for the following application development environments: — • LabVIEW • LabWindows™/CVI™ • Measurement Studio • Microsoft Visual C/C++ • Microsoft Visual Basic Interactive Soft Front Panel and Configuration The Scope Soft Front Panel 2.0 or later supports interactive control of the NI 5122. The Scope Soft Front Panel is included on the NI-SCOPE CD. — National Instruments Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) also provides interactive configuration and test tools for the NI 5122. MAX is included on the NI-SCOPE CD. NI PXI-5122 Specifications 20 ni.com Environment Table 13. Specification Operating Temperature Value Comments 0 ºC to +55 ºC in all NI PXI chassis except the following: — 0 ºC to +45 ºC when installed in an NI PXI-1000/B or PXI-101x chassis (Meets IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2) Storage Temperature –20 ºC to +70 ºC — Operating Relative Humidity 10% to 90%, noncondensing Storage Relative Humidity 5% to 95%, noncondensing Operating Shock 30 g, half-sine, 11 ms pulse (Meets IEC-60068-2-1 and IEC-60068-2-2) — (Meets IEC-60068-2-56) — (Meets IEC-60068-2-56) — (Meets IEC-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with MIL-PRF-28800F) Storage Shock 50 g, half-sine, 11 ms pulse — (Meets IEC-60068-2-27. Test profile developed in accordance with MIL-PRF-28800F) Operating Vibration 5 Hz to 500 Hz, 0.31 grms — (Meets IEC-60068-2-64) Storage Vibration 5 Hz to 500 Hz, 2.46 grms — (Meets IEC-60068-2-64. Test profile exceeds requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class B) Altitude 2,000 m maximum (at 25 °C ambient temperature) — Pollution Degree 2 — © National Instruments Corporation 21 NI PXI-5122 Specifications Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and CE Compliance Table 14. Specification Safety Value The NI 5122 meets the requirements of the following standards for safety and electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use: Comments For UL and other safety certifications, refer to the product label or visit ni.com. • IEC 61010-1, EN 61010-1 • UL 3111-1, UL 61010B-1 • CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1 Emissions EN 55011 Class A at 10 m FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz — Immunity EN 61326:1997 + A2:2001, Table 1 — EMC/EMI CE, C-Tick, and FCC Part 15 (Class A) Compliant. For EMC compliance, you must operate this device with shielded cabling. — This product meets the essential requirements of applicable European Directives, as amended for CE marking, as follows: Low-Voltage Directive (safety) 73/23/EEC — Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) 89/336/EEC — Note: Refer to the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information. To obtain the DoC for this product, visit ni.com/hardref.nsf/. NI PXI-5122 Specifications 22 ni.com Physical Table 15. Specification Dimensions Value Comments Single 3U PXI Slot. CompactPCI compatible. — Front Panel Connectors Label Functions Connector Type CH 0 Analog Input BNC female CH 1 Analog Input BNC female TRIG External Trigger BNC female CLK IN Sample Clock Input and Reference Clock Input SMB jack CLK OUT Sample Clock Output and Reference Clock Output SMB jack AUX I/O PFI 0, PFI 1 9-pin mini-circular DIN Front Panel Indicators LEDs Access LED Active LED The Access LED indicates the status of the PCI bus and the interface from the NI 5122 to the controller. © National Instruments Corporation The Active LED indicates the status of the onboard acquisition hardware of the NI 5122. 23 For more information, refer to the NI High-Speed Digitizers Help. NI PXI-5122 Specifications CVI™, IVI™, LabVIEW™, Measurement Studio™, National Instruments™, NI™, and ni.com™ are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. For patents covering National Instruments products, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your CD, or ni.com/patents. © 2003 National Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. *323497A-01* 323497A-01 Aug03