The NI PCI-5412 is a high-performance arbitrary waveform generator that delivers complex, user-defined signals with 14-bit resolution and 100 MS/s update rate. Operating over a single analog output channel, it combines direct digital synthesis with flexible onboard memory configurations to support demanding signal generation in test, measurement, and system integration environments.
– Technical Specifications
Waveform Generation
• Update Rate: 100 MS/s
• DAC Resolution: 14 bits
• Onboard Memory: 8 MB, 32 MB, or 256 MB configurations
• Waveform Size: Integer multiple of four samples
• Supported Waveforms: Sine, square, triangle, ramp, intermediate frequency, arbitrary, DC
• Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) with digital interpolation for signal conditioning
• Analog Bandwidth: 20 MHz
• Dynamic Range: -70 dBFS
• Noise Floor: -148 dBm/Hz (@ -50 dBm output)
Output Characteristics (CH 0)
• Channels: 1
• Connector: SMB jack
• Output Impedance: 50 Ω or 75 Ω (software-selectable)
• Full-Scale Voltage Range: 12.00 V pk-pk to 5.64 mV pk-pk (50 Ω load)
• Low-Gain Path (50 Ω): ±1.000 V pk max; ±1.905 V pk (1 kΩ load); ±2.000 V pk (open load)
• High-Gain Path (50 Ω): ±6.000 V pk max; ±11.43 V pk (1 kΩ load); ±12.00 V pk (open load)
• Output Enable: Software-selectable with ground termination when disabled
• Overload Protection: Tolerates connection to ±12 V source without damage
– Key Features
• Synchronization and Memory Core (SMC) Technology enables waveform and instruction sharing
• Dual amplifier paths provide flexible amplitude control
• Interpolation can be disabled for sharp rise/fall times and minimal pulse deviation
• Reconstruction image filtering reduces analog distortion
– Typical Applications
System integration, signal generation for RF testing, complex waveform synthesis, and laboratory measurement environments requiring precision analog output.
– Compatibility & Integration
PCI bus interface for rapid host data transfer.
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