Spectrum GmbH - M2i.4028 / 4038 radar signal capture card

M2i.4028 & M2i.4038 14 bit PCI / PCI-X / PCI-Express radar signal capture card

20MS/s or 50Ms/s analogue signal capture channel

Trigger on radar signal amplitude or via externa TTL pulse

16 bit digital antenna azimuth/elevation detection

Up to 2 GSample (4 GByte) memory

FIFO mode for 200+ MByte/s data transfer to the PC

Multiple-record option to reduce data file size

6 input ranges from ±200 mV to ±10 V

Input can be offset up to ±200 % for improved resolution

M2i4028:4038 radar board image, PCI-X version

Here is a special solution for radar signal capture / recording. This card incorporates an ultra high-speed, high resolution, 14 bit 50MS/sec signal capture on-board A/D module, coupled with a 16 bit digital input module for recording angular positioning from a radar antenna encoder for azimuth and elevation. The trigger input connection gives full control of the sampling window and utilising an optional enhancement(see below) each trigger can be time-stamped. Digitise and record to on-board memory or stream long term to the PC.

Standard features

FIFO mode
Channel trigger
External TTL trigger input/output
External TTL clock input/output
Pulse width trigger
Window trigger
Steepness trigger
OR trigger
Basic memory: 512 MByte
Input impedance selectable to 50 Ohm or 1 MOhm

Enhancements included

ABA mode - Variable sampling speed, jump to fast capture on trigger
Multiple Recording - multiple sequential signal capture using fast repetative triggers, auto re-arm
Gated Sampling - signal recording length controlled by trigger level
Time stamp - records the time of each trigger event

Special (cost) options

BASEXIO - Extra asynchronous digital I/O with additional trigger lines
Synchronous digital inputs
Memory upgrade to 512 MByte, 1 GByte, 2 GByte
Synchronisation Star Hub - synchronise up to 16 cards
System Star Hub - synchronise up to 17 Star Hub systems

	max sample rate
name	1 channel
M2i.4028	20 MS/s
M2i.4038	50 MS/s
PCI-Express versions simply suffixed -exp, e.g. M2i.4028-exp

Pre-Amplifier modules

Recording very small signals? High frequency wide bandwidth pre-amplifiers are available to enhance the gain range of the M2i range.
Click on the image below for more information.

SPA amplifier module - link to information page

Software

Standard drivers for Windows 2000 /XP / Vista / 7 and Linux
SBench 6.x signal processing windows software
Drivers for LabVIEW, DASYLab,Agilent VEE and LabWindows/CVI
Driver for MATLAB

Downloads for more information

[PDF radar card summmary]
[PDF operational description]

Software download

[SBench 6.x full version 20MB] This Windows/Linux download allows testing of SBench functionality with or without hardware.

More information on this special card can be easily requested from Dataquest Solutions directly, please click here for contact details

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