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NI PXI-5421

100 MS/s, 16-Bit Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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  • 12 Vpp into 50 Ω load
  • Up to 400 MS/s effective sampling rate with interpolation
  • 91 dBc close-in SFDR and -62 dBc THD at 10 MHz
  • 8, 32, 256, or 512 MB of onboard memory
  • -148 dBm/Hz average noise density
  • Optional 16-bit LVDS digital pattern output
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778697-01 8 MB -- For price, select country  
778697-02 32 MB
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778697-04 512 MB -- For price, select country  

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The National Instruments PXI-5421 is a 100 MS/s arbitrary waveform generator featuring 16-bit resolution and up to 512 MB of onboard memory in a compact, 1 slot 3U PXI module. With this combination of high-resolution and deep memory, you can generate long, precise, aperiodic waveforms. The NI PXI-5421 is ideal for a range of applications in communications, consumer electronics, scientific research, automotive, and military/aerospace. Because the PXI-5421 uses the PCI-based PXI platform, waveforms can be downloaded up to 280 times faster than with GPIB-based generators. Using PXI timing and synchronization and the Synchronization and Memory Core (SMC), you can create stimulus/response systems with digitizers and high-speed digital I/O or synchronize multiple arbitrary waveform generators to form a phase-coherent multichannel generation system.

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Specifications Documents


Specifications Summary

General 
Form FactorPXI
OS SupportWindows, Real-Time, Linux
LabVIEW RT SupportYes
Analog Input 
Number of Channels0
Analog Output 
Number of Channels1
TimingHardware
Update Rate100 MS/s
Frequency Range0..43 MHz
Resolution16 bits
Output Impedance50 Ohm, 75 Ohm
Maximum On-Board Memory 512 MB
Maximum Voltage Range-6..6 V
      Range Sensitivity48 mV
Minimum Voltage Range-2.82..2.82 mV
      Range Sensitivity1 mV
Waveform TypesStandard Functions, Intermediate Frequency, Arbitrary, Video, DC
Provides Data Bit Marker?Yes
Supports Linking/Looping Segments?Yes
Supports Frequency Hopping and Sweeping?No
Supports Data Streaming?Yes
Supports On-the-fly signal adjustments?No
Supports Modulation?Yes
Dynamic Range -78 dBFS
Noise Floor (@ -50 dBm output)-148 dBm/Hz
Digital I/O 
Number of Channels0
Timing/Triggering/Synchronization 
Synchronization Bus (RTSI)Yes
T-clock CapabilityYes
TriggeringDigital
External ClockingYes
Physical Specifications 
Length21.6 cm
Width13 cm
Height2 cm
I/O ConnectorSMB male

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Factory Installation

Reduce your setup time with National Instruments installation services and get a system you can use out of the box. Factory installation services include:

  • Installation of all individual hardware and software components as well as full testing to eliminate conflicts
  • Custom documentation plus a custom restore and startup utility
  • 2-year warranty and calibration coverage

This service is only available for PXI, CompactRIO, and Compact FieldPoint systems.

Extended Warranties

National Instruments designs and manufactures all products to minimize failures, but we know unexpected failures can still occur. Extended warranties provide a fixed economical price at the time of system purchase covering any repair costs for up to three years.

  • Significant cost savings compared to individual repair incidents
  • Fault location, diagnostics, and repair by NI any time the system product fails
  • All parts and labor costs covered as well as any adjustments needed to bring the hardware back to manufacturing specifications

Calibration

NI recognizes the need to maintain properly calibrated devices for high-accuracy measurements. We provide manual calibration procedures, services to recalibrate your products, and automated calibration software to calibrate many of our measurement products.

Training

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Repair Services

  • You can return your registered product under warranty at no additional labor and parts cost. NI offers fault location, diagnostics, and repair any time the system fails as well as any adjustments needed to bring the hardware back to manufacturing specifications.
  • Contact us to obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) form and shipping instructions
  • View your RMA support request status online
  • Register your product

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