Overview

National Instruments 5124 high-resolution digitizers feature two

200 MS/s simultaneously sampled input channels with 12-bit

resolution, 150 MHz bandwidth, and up to 512 MB of memory per

channel in a 3U PXI or PCI module. NI 5124 devices use the high-

speed PCI bus and the scatter-gather bus mastering of the NI MITE

ASIC to move data to the computer at speeds up to 100 times faster

than traditional instrument interfaces, thereby dramatically

decreasing overall test time. With the Synchronization and Memory

Core (SMC) architecture of an NI 5124, you can create mixed-signal

systems

using

signal

generators

and

digital

waveform

generators/analyzers or build a high-channel-count digitizer with

sub-nanosecond synchronization between channels.

Dual 200 MS/s, 12-Bit Input Channels

for Time and Frequency Analysis

• 150 MHz input bandwidth with antialias and noise filters

• >75 dBc spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR)

• 4.0 GS/s equivalent time sampling for repetitive signals

• Independent channel selectable 50 Ω or 1 MΩ input impedance

• 2-year calibration cycle and 0 to 55 ˚C operating temperature

Deep Onboard Memory

• 8, 32, 256, or 512 MB of memory per channel

• Capture more than 1 million triggered waveforms with multiple

record hardware rearm

• Stream data continuously from onboard memory to host memory

or disk

Triggering, Clocking, and Synchronization

• Edge, window, hysteresis, video, digital, triggering with

50 ps timestamping

• Pre and posttrigger acquisition in single and multiple-record mode

• Internal 200 MHz clock or external clock from 50 to 210 MHz

• Phase lock to PXI 10 MHz reference or external reference from

1 to 20 MHz

Software

• IVI-compliant NI-SCOPE driver for

LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, and

Microsoft C++ and Visual Basic with

more than 50 built-in measurements

• Scope Soft Front Panel

for interactive control

• Spectral Measurements Toolkit

for sophisticated frequency-domain

measurements in communications,

signal intelligence, and

avionics applications

150 MHz, 200 MS/s, 12-Bit Digitizers

• 2 channels simultaneously sampled at

12-bit resolution

• 200 MS/s real-time and 4.0 GS/s

random interleaved sampling

• 150 MHz bandwidth

• >75dBc SFDR

• 8, 32, 256, or 512 MB of memory

per channel

• Edge, window, hysteresis, video, and

digital triggering with 50 ps

timestamping

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000/NT/XP

Recommended Software

• LabVIEW

• LabWindows/CVI

• Measurement Studio

Driver Software (included)

• NI-SCOPE

• LabVIEW Express VIs

• Scope Soft Front Panel

• NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit

(with 32, 256 and 512 MB models)

NI 5124

Includes NI-SCOPE driver and Scope Soft Front Panel. 32, 256, and 512 MB

models include NI Spectral Measurements Toolkit.

Recommended PXI Switch

NI PXI-2593 ..........................................................778793-01

Ordering Information

Applications

Communications

xDSL

Wireless communications

Baseband I & Q

Consumer Electronics

DVD, DVD-R, and PVR

Set top box

Gaming console

Biomedical and Scientific Research

Ultrasonic medical imaging

Mass spectrometry

Particle physics

Aerospace/Defense

Emulation of IC communications

Consumer Electronics

RADAR, SONAR, and LIDAR

Satellite

Signal intelligence