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Signal capture cards


The tables below provide links to the data sheets for all the Spectrum capture card formats plus the new generation M2i series.


m2i and m3i logo (19K) The Spectrum M2i cards provide exceptional performance for applications such as radar, telecommunications, ultrasonics and spectroscopy...to name but a few, in fact just about any application that requires high and ultra high speed signal digitisation in the MHz range. Each channel is equipped with its own ultra fast A/D converter, ensuring perfect synchronisation hence zero phase difference when comparing results. High channel count, wide gain ranges and useful options like time stamp of triggers adds exceptional versatility to this popular range
Development never ends! Spectrum have built on the success of the existing M2i range, utilizing the very latest analogue to digital converters to create M3i. With 8, 12 and 14 bit resolution and up to 1 Giga sample per second sample speeds, this series of instrumentation cards provides one of the best resolution verses speed combinations available on the market today. Included as standard are additional connectors providing two digital inputs, sampling synchronous to the analoge channels - and configrable as general digital I/O too for general control and monitoring.
indexbar (1K) Up to 4 GBytes of on-board memory, 256 MBytes as standard!
indexbar (1K) PCI-X interface allows more than 200MB/s sustained data rate to PC*
indexbar (1K) Also 100% compatible to PCI 32 bit slots
indexbar (1K) Available with the latest generation PCI-Express PC bus interface
indexbar (1K) Up to 16 fully synchronous channels
indexbar (1K) Synchronisation of multiple cards
indexbar (1K) ABA mode available. Go from slow continuous to rapid acquisition on trigger events
indexbar (1K) Programmable trigger delay
indexbar (1K) Optimised clock section, internal or external clock reference
indexbar (1K) Multiple Recording/Gated Sampling with pre-trigger, post-trigger, programmable trigger delay and time stamp
indexbar (1K) Versatile and wide ranging software support
 
*PCI-X currently provides best streaming performance, typical range 170 to 245MByte/sec.
Find out more about PCI-X. Click here for more information
Find out more about PCI-Express. Click here for more information
IMPORTANT
A dedicated fan for cooling the card bay of your PC, hence inserted cards, is recommended.
Essential for multiple card installations and any number of the more powerful M3i series.


M3i PCI/PCI-X and PCI-Express A/D SIGNAL CAPTURE CARDS
Please click on the images for more informationMODEL SERIESRESOLUTIONMAXIMUM SAMPLE RATENUMBER OF CHANNELS
M3i.21xx card navigation image, click here. M3i.21xx
8 bit1GS/s1 , 2
M3i.32xx card navigation image, click here. M3i.32xx
12 bit500MS/s1 , 2
M3i.41x cardcard navigation image, click here. M3i.41xx
14 bit400MS/s1 , 2


M2i PCI/PCI-X and PCI-Express A/D SIGNAL CAPTURE CARDS
Mi20 navigation image, click here. M2i.20xx8 bit200 MS/s1 , 2 , 4
Mi30 navigation image, click here. M2i.30xx12 bit200 MS/s1 , 2 , 4
Mi31 navigation image, click here. M2i.31xx12 bit25 MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8
Mi40 navigation image, click here. M2i.40xx14 bit50 Ms/s1 , 2 , 4
Mi46 navigation image, click here. M2i.46xx
(replaces M2i.45xx)
16 bit3 MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8
Mi47 navigation image, click here. M2i.47xx16 bit0.5 MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16


Cards of a special design within the Spectrum range

Radar card navigation image, click here. M2i.40xx radar card14 bit20 & 50MS/s1 A/D + digital inputs


A range is also available in PXI and compactPCI formats using the well proven "Mi" architecture. This extensive list of cPCI and PXI cards provides industrial users with all the performance and resolution, but in a particularly modular and robust format. PXI is also notable by the fact that synchronisation and triggering wiring is neatly wired across a back plane of a chassis.

PXI and Compact PCI A/D SIGNAL CAPTURE CARDS
PXI card navigation image, click here. PXI
8 to 16 bit200MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8
PXI card navigation image, click here. cPCI
8 to 16 bit200MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16


For users of older Spectrum cards, who simply wish for a drop-in replacement, we can still supply many types.
Please click the card image for further information.

ORIGINAL Mi SERIES PCI A/D SIGNAL CAPTURE CARDS
Mi navigation image, click here. All Mi A/D series
8 to 16 bit500MS/s1 , 2 , 4 , 8
PCI248 navigation image, click here. PCI 248 & 2588 bit500 MS/s1 , 2