The 6 models of the M3i.41xx series are designed for the fast and high quality data acquisition.
Each of the input channels has its own monolithic A/D converter and its own programmable input amplifier. This allows the recording of signals simultaneously on both channels with 14 bit resolution without any phase delay between them. The card uses only one A/D converter even when running with 400 MS/s, guaranteeing best signal quality without any interleaving technology. The extremely large on-board memory allows long time recording even with the highest sampling rates.
The PCI bus in the form that is used today was first introduced in 1995. The last years it has been the most common platform for PC based instrumentation boards. Nowadays PCI based systems are more and more superseded by PCI Express based systems. Its world-wide range of installations, especially in the consumer market, still makes it a platform with good value. Based on the PCI bus the PCI-X bus was specified for applications needing a higher data throughput. On the PCI-X bus there are bus frequencies up to 133 MHz and data bus widths up to 64 bit available. The M2i and M3i cards use the PCI-X bus with 66 MHz to gain a high data throughput. All PCI and PCI-X cards from Spectrum are compatible to PCI as well as to PCI-X with 33 MHz up to 133 MHz bus frequency.
- Up to 100 MS/s on 1 channel
- Simultaneously sampling on all channels
- Separate monolithic ADC and amplifier per channel
- Up to 2 synchronous digital channels with multi-purpose I/O
- Up to 1 GSample on-board memory
- 256 MSample standard memory installed
- 6 input ranges: +/-200 mV up to +/-10 V
- Window, re-arm, OR/AND trigger
- Synchronization of up to 8 cards
- 66 MHz 32 bit PCI-X interface
- 5V / 3.3V PCI compatible
- 100% compatible to conventional PCI >= V2.1
- Sustained streaming mode up to 245 MB/s
