M3202A/M3201A - PXIe Arbitrary Waveform Generators with Optional Real-Time Sequencing and FPGA Programming

M3202A/M3201A - PXIe Arbitrary Waveform Generators with Optional Real-Time Sequencing and FPGA Programming

Technical Overviews

M3202A/M3201A

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

1 GSa/s, 14 Bits, 4 Channels 500 MSa/s, 16 Bits, 4 Channels 

Generate High-Precision, Complex, Real-World Signals

The M3202A/M3201A high-performance, high-bandwidth arbitrary waveform generators combine 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 (HVI), and graphical FPGA programming technology.

Features

Options

  • 1 GSa/s, 14 bits, 4 channels, 400 MHz BW (800 MHz IQ)
  • 500 MSa/s, 16 bits, 4 channels, 200 MHz BW (400 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: ~ 65 dBc at 20 MHz
  • Average noise density: down to ~–145 dBm/Hz

Optional features

  • Simultaneous amplitude and angle modulations

Optional HW programming for high-performance applications

  • Real-time sequencing (HVI technology)
  • FPGA programming
  • Xilinx Kintex-7 325T or 410T FPGA

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

Mechanical/interface

  • 1 slot 3U (PXIe)
  • Up to 1.6 GB/s transfer BW with P2P capabilities (PCIe Gen 2)
  • Independent DMA channels for fast and efficient data transfer

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) 

Programming technology and software tools

Software programming

  • Easy-to-use native programming libraries for most common languages: C, C++, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python, and more

    Hardware programming (optional)
  • Real-time sequencing (Hard Virtual Instrumentation or HVI technology)
  • Graphical flowchart-style M3601A design environment (-HV1 option required on HW)
  • 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
  • Graphical M3602A FPGA design environment (-FP1 option required on HW)
  • No FPGA know-how required
  • Include from high-level to low-level design elements: off-the-shelf DSP blocks, MATLAB/Simulink designs, Xilinx CORE Generator IP cores, Xilinx VIVADO/ISE projects, VHDL or Verilog code
  • Ultra-fast, one-click compiling and on-the-fly programming

No programming

  • Ready-to-use SD1 SPF (software front panels)