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News Release from: Exacq Technologies | Subject: XH and XM Series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 January 2004
DSP-based boards are low-cost entry to
PXI
The XH and XM Series of data acquisition boards offer DSP-based performance and accuracy at a groundbreaking price point for the PXI platform.
Exacq Technologies has developed two new product families of data acquisition boards for the PXI platform The XH Series high speed data acquisition board line and the XM Series multifunction analogue I/O board line offer DSP-based performance and accuracy at a groundbreaking price point for the PXI platform, starting at just $795
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Using a local 143MHz, 32bit digital signal processor (DSP), 16Mbyte of onboard memory, and PCIbus mastering, the new PXI-based Exacq data acquisition boards provide glitch-free capture and/or playback of analogue signals of a length limited only by host RAM size, even under Windows.
The XH Series high speed data acquisition boards for PXI consist of 12 product offerings.
Dual analogue inputs channels provide simultaneous 20 million samples per second per channel or up to 25 million samples per second on a single input, 12bit A/D resolution, and 16Mbyte local acquisition memory with 1Hz sample clock resolution.
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Dual output analogue channels offer simultaneous 20 million samples per second per output or 40 million samples per second on a single output, arb/function generation, analogue reconstruction filtering, and 16Mbyte local waveform memory.
Boards equipped with Digital I/O provide 16 digital I/Os, which operate synchronously with the analogue I/O.
Optional RF multiplexer modules allow for up to 25 multiplexed inputs.
The XM Series multifunction analogue I/O boards for PXI consist of 16 product offerings.
The XM Series offers up to 32 single-ended or 16 differential mode inputs sampled at up to 1MHz, 16bit A/D resolution, 16Mbyte local acquisition memory, up to 32 digital I/Os synchronous with analogue I/O, up to two waveform-quality output channels with up to 16Mbyte local waveform memory, flexible triggering modes, and three counter/timers.
The product family consists of both standard-gain and high-gain versions.
Included with all Exacq PXI-based products is an extensive complement of applications, tools, drivers and sample source code.
The Exacq Bench application provides a wealth of measurement tools, including an oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, waveform generator, DC voltage generator, logic analyser, multimeter and a strip chart recorder.
Complete source code for Exacq Bench is included at no charge.
Exacq SDK is a complete software developer's kit with a large library of source code for C++, Visual Basic, and ActiveX.
DSP tools in Exacq SDK include FFT and digital filtering.
The ExacqXL application allows for the direct capture of data into Microsoft Excel.
Exacq Control Center is a complete configuration utility for all Exacq hardware.
Numerous third-party drivers are also provided at no charge, including drivers for LabView, Matlab and TestPoint.
The rapidly growing PXI platform is the ideal choice for data acquisition due to its open standard, high performance, low cost, mechanical ruggedness and synchronisation capabilities.
Exacq PXI-based boards are designed to take advantage of the unique PXI architecture, supporting multiboard synchronisation through triggering as either the star trigger controller or peripheral and bussed sample clocks.
The entire line of Exacq XH Series and XM Series PXI-based products are available immediately.
List pricing for the XM Series ranges from $795 to $1295.
List pricing for the XH Series ranges from $1395 to $1995.
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