Test and measurement company NI has launched its new PXI arbitrary waveform generators with up to two channels and 80 MHz of analog bandwidth in a single slot, and a new 100 MHz, 8-channel oscilloscope.

NI said the new low cost platform helps engineers lower the cost of test, reduce time to market and future-proof testers for tomorrow’s challenging requirements.

Engineers can achieve high-performance signal generation and measure complex waveforms with these compact mixed-signal instruments in a modular form factor.

NI said the new PXIe-5413, PXIe-5423, and PXIe-5433 arbitrary waveform generators deliver -92 dB of spurious-free dynamic range and 435 fs integrated system jitter while providing precise waveform adjustment when used with a dedicated standard waveform generation engine.

Features of PXIe-54×3 arbitrary waveform generators

# Up to two independently controlled output channels

# Maximum ±12 V and minimum ±7.75 mV output ranges

# Options for 20, 40 and 80 MHz in a single PXI slot

The new PXIe-5172 oscilloscope includes a user-programmable FPGA. Engineers can use LabVIEW to customize this oscilloscope’s firmware, such as adding in-line signal processing or advanced triggering.

Features of PXIe-5172 oscilloscope

# Flexible with 100 MHz, 250 MS/s and 8 channels

# Input voltage range of up to 80 V peak-to-peak with ±20 V DC offset

# Support for external sample and reference clocks

“The new arbitrary waveform generators provide software continuity with our NI-FGEN drivers for simple technology insertion, and the new oscilloscope includes a user-programmable FPGA to customize functionality for different applications,” said Luke Schreier, director of automated test product marketing at NI.

PXI arbitrary waveform generators and oscilloscopes test systems are built on more than 600 NI PXI products ranging from DC to mmWave and feature high-throughput data movement using PCI Express bus interfaces and sub-nanosecond synchronization with integrated timing and triggering.