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News Release from: LDS Test and Measurement | Subject: Ultima 500
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 November 2001
Four-channel DSO thinks it's a PC
Combining a high-performance four-channel DSO with the flexibility and features of a PC, Gould says its Ultima 500 simplifies data handling by moving effortlessly from capture to report in one unit.
Combining the acquisition power of a high-performance four-channel DSO with the flexibility and features of a PC, Gould reckons its Ultima 500 simplifies data handling by moving effortlessly from capture to report in one compact unit A novel dual mode interface combines the look and feel of both a DSO and PC in a single integrated operating system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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All controls are equally accessible using traditional front panel controls and through mouse and keyboard.
No need for users to learn different operating methods.
Ease of use is further simplified using Ultima's onboard menu editor which enables simple user customisation of the user interface, limiting menu selections to the minimum required for any given application.
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The Ultima series provides an unparalleled range of real-time analysis capabilities including FFT, differentiation, integration, graphing, histogram, phase correction and math functions.
User defined real-time measurements can be developed using the onboard formula editor.
The wide range of configurable measurements will track sections of waveforms and measure them in real-time.
Ease of operation is enhanced by dual level page selection enabling easy access to basic DSO functions in one page and providing setup and control of the more powerful analysis capabilities in the other page, assisted by preview windows.
Up to eight display windows can be viewed simultaneously enabling main and zoom traces or user defined math traces to be viewed independently and scaled to user defined units.
Ultima supports a sophisticated range of display capabilities including YT, XY, persistence, envelope and the company's patented TruTrace capability which enables important signal aberrations to be identified and examined in detail.
Offering 500MHz bandwidth and up to 2Gsample/s sample rate with 1Mbyte memory per channel, Ultima 500 is fully supported with an extensive package of trigger tools to qualify the incoming signal for amplitude, time, pulse, gating and TV.
A wide dynamic range in transient mode, with 12bit resolution up to 2Msample/s, is also included.
Featuring a Pentium class computer, and large 10.4in SVGA (800 x 640) color display, Ultima 500 easily transforms into a fully configurable Windows PC.
Direct data interchange is quickly made to Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel), as well as to other popular analysis and report generation packages.
Ultima 500 includes a large and flexible data store with an internal 8.4Gbyte hard disk and removable 1.44 or 120Mbyte floppy alternatives.
The addition of internal PCI cards allows modem data transfer, GPIB control, GPS/IRIG timing or additional storage devices.
Familiar Windows operation offers real user benefits by providing the power of connectivity with high speed Ethernet for networking, USB ports for mouse and keyboard, IrDA wireless connections to printers and other devices, standard serial and parallel ports and video monitor output. Request a free brochure from LDS Test and Measurement ...
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