Genie NI 5421- Manuals

Page 3 - Amplitude and Offset

© National Instruments Corporation 3 NI 5421 Specifications Amplitude and Offset Amplitude Range Path Load Amplitude (V pk-pk ) 1. Amplitude values assume the full scale of the DAC is utilized. If an amplitude smaller than the minimum value is desired, then waveforms less than full scale of the DAC ...

Page 5 - Frequency and Transient Response

© National Instruments Corporation 5 NI 5421 Specifications Output Coupling DC — Output Enable Software-selectable. When disabled, CH 0 out is terminated with a 1 W resistor with a value equal to the selected output impedance. — Maximum Output Overload The CH 0 output can be connected to a 50 Ω , ±1...

Page 7 - Specification

© National Instruments Corporation 7 NI 5421 Specifications Table 1. (Continued) Specification Value Comments Suggested Maximum Frequencies for Common Functions Function Path Disable the Analog Filter and the Digital Interpolation Filter for Square, Ramp, and Triangle. Direct Low-Gain Amplifier High...

Page 14 - Sample Clock; Sample Rate Range and Resolution

NI 5421 Specifications 14 ni.com Sample Clock Table 2. Specification Value Comments Sources 1. Internal, Divide-by- N ( N ≥ 1) 2. Internal, DDS-based, High-Resolution 3. External, CLK IN (SMB front panel connector) 4. External, DDC CLK IN (DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL front panel connector) 5. NI PXI-...

Page 15 - Effective Sample Rate

© National Instruments Corporation 15 NI 5421 Specifications Effective Sample Rate Sample Rate (MS/s) Interpolation Factor Effective Sample Rate Effective Sample Rate = (Interpolation Factor) * (Sample Rate) 10 S/s to 105 MS/s 1 (Off) 10 S/s to 105 MS/s 12.5 MS/s to 105 MS/s 2 25 MS/s to 210 MS/s 10...

Page 19 - CLK IN; (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Input, Front Panel Connector)

© National Instruments Corporation 19 NI 5421 Specifications CLK IN (Sample Clock and Reference Clock Input, Front Panel Connector) Table 5. Specification Value Comments Connector SMB (jack) — Direction Input — Destinations 1. Sample Clock 2. PLL Reference Clock — Frequency Range 1 MHz to 105 MHz (S...

Page 20 - PFI 0 and PFI 1

NI 5421 Specifications 20 ni.com PFI 0 and PFI 1 (Programmable Function Interface, Front Panel Connectors) Table 6. Specification Value Comments Connectors Two SMB (jack) — Direction Bi-directional — Frequency Range DC to 105 MHz — As an Input (Trigger) Destinations Start Trigger — Maximum Input Ove...

Page 22 - Optional Front Panel Connector

NI 5421 Specifications 22 ni.com DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL (DDC) Optional Front Panel Connector Table 7. Specification Value Comments Connector Type 68-pin VHDCI female receptacle — Number of Data Output Signals 16 — Control Signals 1. DDC CLK OUT (clock output) 2. DDC CLK IN (clock input) 3. PFI 2...

Page 23 - Output Signal Characteristics (Continued)

© National Instruments Corporation 23 NI 5421 Specifications Output Signal Characteristics (Continued) Output Skew Typical: 1 ns, maximum 2 ns. Skew between any two outputs on the DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL front panel connector. — Output Enable/Disable Controlled through the software on all Data Ou...

Page 24 - Start Trigger

NI 5421 Specifications 24 ni.com Start Trigger DDC CLK IN Clocking Format DDC Data Output signals change on the rising edge of DDC CLK IN. — Frequency Range 10 Hz to 105 MHz — Input Duty Cycle Tolerance 40% to 60% — Input Jitter Tolerances 300 ps pk-pk of Cycle-Cycle Jitter, and 1 ns rms of Period J...

Page 26 - Markers

NI 5421 Specifications 26 ni.com Markers Table 9. Specification Value Comments Destinations 1. PFI<0..1> (SMB front panel connectors) 2. PFI<4..5> (DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL front panel connector) 3. NI PXI-5421 —PXI_Trig<0..6> (backplane connector) NI PCI-5421 —RTSI<0..7> —...

Page 27 - Waveform and Instruction Memory Utilization

© National Instruments Corporation 27 NI 5421 Specifications Waveform and Instruction Memory Utilization Table 10. Specification Value Comments Memory Usage The NI 5421 uses the Synchronization and Memory Core (SMC) technology in which waveforms and instructions share onboard memory. Parameters, suc...

Page 29 - Calibration

© National Instruments Corporation 29 NI 5421 Specifications Calibration Power Table 11. Specification Value Comments Self-Calibration 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 softwa...

Page 30 - Software

NI 5421 Specifications 30 ni.com Software Table 13. Specification Value Comments Driver Software NI-FGEN 2.0 or later version. NI-FGEN is an IVI-compliant driver that allows you to configure, control, and calibrate the NI 5421. NI-FGEN provides application programming interfaces for many development...

Page 31 - Environment; Specifications

© National Instruments Corporation 31 NI 5421 Specifications Environment NI PXI-5421 Environment Note To ensure that the NI PXI-5421 cools effectively, follow the guidelines in the Maintain Forced-Air Cooling Note to Users included in the NI 5421 kit. The NI PXI-5421 is intended for indoor use only....

Page 34 - Physical

NI 5421 Specifications 34 ni.com Physical Table 17. Specification Value Comments Dimensions NI PXI-5421 NI PCI-5421 — 3U, One Slot, PXI/cPCI Module 2.0 × 13.0 × 21.6 cm (0.8 × 5.1 × 8.5 inches) 34.07 × 10.67 × 2.03 cm (13.4 × 4.20 × 0.8 inches) Weight 345 g (12.1 oz) 419 g (14.8 oz) — Front Panel Co...

Page 35 - NI PXI-5421 Only—Front Panel LED Indicators; Included Cable

© National Instruments Corporation 35 NI 5421 Specifications NI PXI-5421 Only—Front Panel LED Indicators Label Function For more information, refer to the NI Signal Generators Help. ACCESS LED The ACCESS LED indicates the status of the PCI bus and the interface from the NI 5421 to the controller. AC...

Page 36 - Where to Go for Support

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