Spectrum M3i.21xx Series digitizer cards

  • Up to 1GS/sec
  • Up to 2 channels
  • Up to 500MHz Bandwidth
  • Up to 2GS on board memory
  • Streaming capability
  • Multiple records

End of live of the Spectrum M3i.21xx series.

The Spectrum M3i.21xx series is replaced by the M4i.22xx series digitizers.

Spectrum M3i.21xx

The Spectrum M3i.21xx series digitizer cards are 8-bit digitizers with a maximum sample rate of 1GS/sec. Depending on the model you will have up to 2 channels. An 8-channel asynchronous digital I/O card is also available as an option. Up to 8 M3i.21xx cards can be synchronized in one system. Synchronization with the digital I/O cards and arbitrary waveform generators from the M3i series is also possible.

All cards in the M3i.21xx series have a maximum of 2GSample on board memory. In FIFO mode, it is possible to simultaneously transmit the data to PC memory and retrieve new data.

The M3i.21xx models are available in both PCI and PCI-express versions:

Model #  1-ch 2-ch     
M3i.2120 500 MS/s  
M3i.2122 500 MS/s 250 MS/s
M3i.2130 1 GS/s
M3i.2132 1 GS/s 500 MS/s
M3i.2120-exp 500 MS/s
M3i.2122-exp 500 MS/s 250 MS/s
M3i.2130-exp 1 GS/s
M3i.2132-exp 1 GS/s  500 MS/s

All Spectrum digitizers also have acquisition modes such as Multiple recording (segmented memory), Gated sampling and ABA mode (sample speed switching) for data reduction.

All digitizers come with an extensive package of software support. Drivers for Windows and Linux operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit) are included. Example programs and drivers for C/C+++, LabVIEW (Windows), MATLAB (Windows and Linux), LabWindows/CVI, IVI, NET, Delphi, Visual Basic and Python are available, as well as a basic licence of the Spectrum software SBench 6.

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