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Waveform Digitizers / Transient Recorders












Transientrecorders, Waveform Digitizer, Analog-To-Digital-Converter


Transientenrecorder, Waveform Digitizer, sometimes simply called Analog-To-Digital-Converter – are all the same name for the same solution. The names may differ with different scientific communities and different application fields. We prefer Waveform Digitizer.
Waveform Digitzers operate in principle like a storeage oscilloscope. They provide the possibility to record signalbehaviour over a predefined time.
Application fields are e.g. research and development, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, spectroscopy, Radar, Laser Acoustics etc.
The PCI-card M2i-series is a new generation of waveform digitizers with 8 bit  to 16 bit resolution with a wide range of sampling rates from 200 kS/s up to 200 MS/s. The standard on board memory of 16 MB can be expanded up to 4 GB. As a result of the substantial

on-board memory even fast signals may be recorded for long time with a high precision and a continuous data transfer up to 115 MBytes/s via PCI.
The connection link between the user and the hardware is an easy-to-use software SBench (WINDOWS and LINUX). Several drivers for graphical and text-based programming are available for LabVIEW, Agilent VEE or DASYLab.
The M2i card family  offers a wide range of options that enlarge the application range where the boards can be used :
 ring buffer mode, FIFO mode,  multiple recording, gated sampling, timstamps, ABA mode (dual time base), Base XIO (enhanced trigger), Star-Hub (up to 16 boards can be combined and synchronized),  external clock I/O, reference clock, special clock option (extra quartz oscillator), external trigger I/O, analog trigger, pattern trigger enhanced trigger modes, spike trigger (slope) …

Product Tables for Waveform Digitizers

 

Model M2i.20xx  Model M2i.30xx  Model M2i.31xx  Model M2i.40xx  Model M2i.46xx  Options


 8 bit transient recorder (waveform digitizer) up to 200 MS/s onboard memory 64 MB, PCI-Bus
 Model M2i.20xx -  Resolution  Samplerate/channel [/s]  Input Level  Datasheet
 1ch  2ch  4ch  8ch
 M2i.2020  8 bit  50MS  50MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 5V)  M2i-20.pdf
 M2i.2021  8 bit  50MS  50MS  50MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 5V)  M2i-20.pdf
 M2i.2030  8 bit  200MS  100MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 5V)  M2i-20.pdf
 M2i.2031  8 bit  200MS  200MS  100MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 5V)  M2i-20.pdf
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 12 bit transient recorder (waveform digitizer) with up to 200 MS/s, memory 32 MS (64 MB), PCI
 Model M2i.30xx  Resolution  Samplerate/channel [/s]  Input Level  Datasheet
 1ch  2ch  4ch  8ch
 M2i.3010  12 bit  80 MS        Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3011  12 bit  40 MS  40 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3012  12 bit  80 MS  40 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3013  12 bit  40 MS  40 MS  40 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3014  12 bit  80 MS  80 MS  40 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3015  12 bit  160 MS  80 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3016  12 bit  160 MS  80 MS  40 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3020  12 bit  100 MS        Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3021  12 bit  50 MS  50 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3022  12 bit  100 MS  50 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3023  12 bit  50 MS  50 MS  50 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3024  12 bit  100 MS  100 MS  50 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3025  12 bit  200 MS  100 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3026  12 bit  200 MS  100 MS  50 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3027  12 bit  100 MS  100 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3031  12 bit  60 MS  60 MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
 M2i.3033  12 bit  60 MS  60 MS  60 MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-30.pdf
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 12 bit A/D converter with up to 25 MS/s and up to 8 channels, memory 32 MS (64 MB), PCI-Bus
 Model M2i.31xx  Resolution  Samplerate/channel [/s]  Input Level  Datasheet
 1ch  2ch  4ch  8ch
 M2i.3110  12 bit  1MS  1MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3111  12 bit  1MS  1MS  1MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3112  12 bit  1MS  1MS  1MS  1MS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3120  12 bit  10MS  10MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3121  12 bit  10MS  10MS  10MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3122  12 bit  10MS  10MS  10MS  10MS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3130  12 bit  25MS  25MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3131  12 bit  25MS  25MS  25MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
 M2i.3132  12 bit  25MS  25MS  25MS  25MS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-31.pdf
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 14 bit high dynamic transient recorder with up to 50 MS/s, memory 32 MS (64MB), PCI-Bus
 Model M2i.40xx  Resolution  Samplerate/channel [/s]  Input Level  Datasheet
 1ch  2ch  4ch  8ch
 M2i.4020  14 bit  20MS        Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
 M2i.4021  14 bit  20MS  20MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
 M2i.4022  14 bit  20MS  20MS  20MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
 M2i.4030  14 bit  50MS        Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
 M2i.4031  14 bit  50MS  50MS      Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
 M2i.4032  14 bit  50MS  50MS  50MS    Input: ±(200mV ... 10V)  M2i-40.pdf
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 16 bit high resolution A/D converter card with up to 3 MS/s, memory 32MS (64MB), PCI-Bus
 Model
 M2i.46xx 		 Resolution  Samplerate/channel [/s]  Input Level  Datasheet
 1ch  2ch  4ch  8ch
 M2i.4620  16 bit  200kS  200kS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4621  16 bit  200kS  200kS  200kS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4622  16 bit  200kS  200kS  200kS  200kS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4630  16 bit  500kS  500kS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4631  16 bit  500kS  500kS  500kS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4632  16 bit  500kS  500kS  500kS  500kS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4640  16 bit  1MS  1MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4641  16 bit  1MS  1MS  1MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4642  16 bit  1MS  1MS  1MS  1MS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4650  16 bit  3MS  3MS      Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4651  16 bit  3MS  3MS  3MS    Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
 M2i.4652  16 bit  3MS  3MS  3MS  3MS  Input: ±(50mV ... 10V)  M2i-46.pdf
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 Drivers M2i.XX
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.ml  MATLAB driver for all M2i cards see product
 M2i.xxxx-lv  LabVIEW driver for all M2i.xxxx cards see product
 M2i.xxxx-dl  DASYLab driver for all M2i.xxxx cards see product
 xxxx  Agilent VEE driver for all M2i.xxxx cards see product
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 Memory Expansions for M2i.20x
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.128MB  Mem. Exp. to 128 MB for M2i.2x series see product
 M2i.256MB  Mem. Exp. to 256 MB for M2i.2x series see product
 M2i.512MB  Mem. Exp. to 512 MB for M2i.2x series see product
 M2i.1GB  Mem. Exp. to 1 GB for M2i.2x series see product
 M2i.2GB  Mem. Exp. to 2 GB for M2i.2x series see product
 M2i.4GB  Mem. Exp. to 4 GB for M2i.2x series see product
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 Memory Expansions M2i.3x, M2i.4x
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.64MS  Mem. Exp. to 64 MS (128MB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
 M2i.128MS  Mem. Exp. to 128 MS (256MB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
 M2i.256MS  Mem. Exp. to 256 MS (512MB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
 M2i.512MS  Mem. Exp. to 512 MS (1 GB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
 M2i.1GS  Mem. Exp. to 1 GS (2 GB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
 M2i.2GS  Mem. Exp. to 2 GS (4 GB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series see product
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 Options for all M2i.xx cards
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.mr  Option Multiple Recording see product
 M2i.mgt  Option Multiple Recording, Gated Sampling, Timestamp see product
 M2i.mgtab  Option Multiple Recording, Gated Sampling, Timestamp, ABA Modus see product
 M2i.512MS  Mem. Exp. to 512 MS (1 GB) for M2i.3x and M2i.4x series

see product
 M2i.SH5 (1)  Synchronisation Star-Hub for up to 16 cards, only 1 slot width  m2istarhub.pdf
 M2i.bxio  Option BaseXIO: 8 digital I/O lines usable as asynchronous I/O, timestamp ref-clock and  additional external trigger lines, additional bracket with 8 SMB connectors see product
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 Options for M2i.3x cards
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.3-dig  Additional synchr. digital inputs (4 per analog channel) Cab-d40-idc-100 see product
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 Options for M2i.40x cards
 Model  Description  Datasheet
 M2i.4-dig  Additional synch. digital inputs (4 per analog channel) Cab-d40-idc-100 see product
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