Product:
8 bit high speed digitizer
Description:
The 9 models of the M4i.22xx-x8 Express series are designed for the high speed data acquisition. Each of the input channels has its own A/D converter and its own programmable input amplifier. This allows the recording of signals simultaneously on all channels without any phase delay between them. The extremely large on-board memory allows long time recording even with the highest sampling rates. All boards of the M4i.22xx series may use the whole installed on-board memory for the currently activated number of channels. A FIFO mode is also integrated on the board. This allows the acquisition of data continuously for online processing or for data storage to hard disk.
Facts & Features:
- 1.25 GS/s on 2 channels
- 500 MHz Bandwidth
- Simultaneously sampling on all channels
- Separate ADC and amplifier per channel
- 4 GSample on-board memory as standard
- 4 input ranges: ±200 mV up to ±2.5 V
- Optional input ranges: ±40 mV up to ±500 mV
- Window, re-arm, OR/AND trigger
- Synchronization of up to 8 cards
- PCI Express x8 Gen2 Interface
- Works with x8/x16 PCIe Gen1 to Gen3 slots
- Sustained streaming speed card to PC up to 3.4 GB/s
- Sustained streaming speed PC to card up to 2.8 GB/s
- Direct data transfer to / from CUDA GPU using SCAPP
Product-Video:
Application examples:
- High Energy Physics
- Research and Development
- Radar
- Spectroscopy
- Laser Applications
The ABA mode combines slow continuous data recording with fast acquisition on trigger events. The ABA mode works like a slow data logger combined with a fast digitizer. The exact position of the trigger events is stored as timestamps in an extra memory.
FIFO mode
The FIFO mode is designed for continuous data transfer between measurement board and PC memory or hard disk. The read (acquisition) transfer rate reached depends on the motherboard and can be up to 3.4 GByte/s on a PCI Express x8 Gen2 slot. The control of the data stream is done automatically by the driver on interrupt request. The complete installed on-board memory is used for buffer data, making the continuous streaming extremely reliable.
Digital Pulse Generator Option (Optional)
The digital pulse generator option adds three internal independent pulse generators with programmable duty cycle, output frequency, delay and number of loops. These pulse generators can be triggered by software, hardware trigger or can trigger each other allowing to form complex pulse schemes to drive external equipment or experiments. The pulse generators can be outputted on the existing multi-XIO lines or can be used to trigger the instrument internally. Time resolution of the pulse generator depends on the cards type and the selected sampling rate and can be found in the technical data section.
Channel Trigger
The data acquisition boards offer a wide variety of trigger modes. Besides the standard signal checking for level and edge as known from oscilloscopes it's also possible to define a window trigger. Trigger conditions can be combined with logical conjunctions like OR to adopt to different application scenarios.
External Trigger
All boards can be triggered using a separate external trigger signal with a two level programmable window comparator and a second separate external trigger with a single programmable level comparator. It's possible to use positive or negative edge. An internally recognized trigger event can - when activated by software - be routed to a multi purpose i/o connector to start external instruments.
Timestamp
The timestamp option writes the time positions of the trigger events in an extra memory. The timestamps are relative to the start of recording, a defined zero time, externally synchronized to a radio clock, or a GPS receiver. With this option acquisitions of systems on different locations can be set in a precise time relation.External Clock
Using a dedicated connector a sampling clock can be fed in from an external system. It's also possible to output the internally used sampling clock to synchronize external equipment to this clock.
High Precision Quartz
The internal sampling clock of the card is generated using a high precision Quartz Clock which can be divided by a huge number of dividers to generate the sampling clock.Reference Clock
The option to use a precise external reference clock (normally 10 MHz) is necessary to synchronize the board for high-quality measurements with external equipment (like a signal source). It's also possible to enhance the quality of the sampling clock in this way. The driver automatically generates the requested sampling clock from the fed in reference clock.Selectable AC/DC Coupling
Each analog channel contains a software selectable AC/DC coupling. When using the DC coupling all frequency parts of the signal including the DC offset are acquired. Selecting the AC coupling will only acquire frequency parts of the signal that are above a defined minimum bandwidth.On-board Calibration
The on-board calibration can be run on user request and calibrates the amplifier against a dedicated internal high precision calibration source. After this calibration data is stored permanently in an on-board EEPROM and is automatically used for further acquisitions.
Programmable Input Amplifiers
The analog inputs can be adapted to real world signals using a wide variety of settings that are individual for each channel. By using software commands the input range can be set to a value matching the real world signals. The high precision, high bandwidth 50 ohm inputs are optimized for acquisition of high bandwidth signals.Selectable Low Pass Filter
Each analog channel contains a software selectable low-pass filter to limit the input bandwidth. Reducing the analog input bandwidth results in a lower total noise and can be usefull especially with low voltage input signals.Multi Purpose I/O
All M4i cards offer three universal multi purpose I/O lines, which can be separately programmed as either input or output. When used as outputs, these lines can be used to output card status signals like trigger-armed or to output the trigger to synchronize external equipment.This standard driver is included in the card delivery and it is possible to get the newest driver version free of charge from our homepage at any time. There are no additional SDK fees for the classical text-based programming. All boards are delivered with drivers for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11, all 32 bit and 64 bit.
Product | Channels | Max. Samplerate | Max. Bandwidth |
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M4i.2210-x8 | 1 | 1.25 GS/s | 500 MHz |
M4i.2212-x8 | 4 | 1.25 GS/s | 500 MHz |
M4i.2220-x8 | 1 | 2.50 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
M4i.2221-x8 | 2 | 2.50 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
M4i.2223-x8 | 2 | 2.50 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
M4i.2230-x8 | 1 | 5 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
M4i.2233-x8 | 2 | 5 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
M4i.2234-x8 | 4 | 5 GS/s | 1.50 GHz |
On different platforms | Bus | Max. Bus Transfer speed |
---|---|---|
DN2.221-02 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
M4x.2211-x4 | PXI Express | 1700 MByte/s |
Streaming Systems (Optional)
Combining a number of Spectrum M2p/M2i/M3i/M4i/M5i PCIe digitizers with a Tera-Store Data Streaming solution allows the capture and storage of long complex signals for extended periods of time. With systems available offering from 1 to 32 TB of storage and streaming rates up to 3 GB/s signals can be digitized and stored seamlessly for hours on end.
Documents
Signal Processing | Signal Processing fro Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
Legacy Windows Driver Installation | Windows driver installation of driver versions < 4.0 |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
M4i.22xx Datasheet | Data sheet of the M4i.22xx series |
23.09.2024 | 852 K | |
M4i.96xx Datasheet | Data sheet of the M4i.96xx series |
23.09.2024 | 769 K | |
M4i.22xx Manual | Manual of M4i.22xx / M4x.22xx family |
23.09.2024 | 12 M | |
M4 Firmware Block Average Datasheet | M4 Series Firmware Option Datasheet: Block Average |
21.02.2022 | 348 K | |
M4 Firmware Block Statistics Datasheet | M4 Series Firmware Option Data sheet: Block Statistics (Peak Detect) |
21.02.2022 | 293 K | |
Streaming System | Datasheet of Spectrum Terastore Streaming System |
21.02.2022 | 910 K | |
IVI Driver Manual | Short Manual for IVI Driver |
21.02.2022 | 532 K | |
SBench 6 data sheet | Data sheet of SBench 6 |
15.01.2024 | 999 K | |
M4i LabVIEW Manual | Manual for LabVIEW drivers for M4i / M4x |
08.12.2023 | 6 M | |
MATLAB Manual | Manual for MATLAB driver M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i/DN2/DN6 |
13.12.2023 | 1 M | |
SCAPP Manual | SCAPP Manual |
08.12.2023 | 618 K | |
SBench 6 Manual | Manual for SBench 6 |
21.02.2022 | 7 M |
WINDOWS DRIVER + SOFTWARE
Driver Win7/8/10/11 | M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i/DN2/DN6 driver for Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 (32/64 bit) |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 5 M |
Win32 Driver WinXP/Vista | M2i/M3i/M4i/M4x driver - last Version for Windows 32 XP / Vista |
3.30 | 21.02.2022 | 2 M |
Win64 Driver WinXP/Vista | M2i/M3i/M4i/M4x driver - last Version for Windows 64 XP / Vista |
3.20 | 21.02.2022 | 3 M |
c_header | C/C++ driver header and library files |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 44 K |
Control Center (32-bit) | Spectrum Control Center (32-bit) / Windows 7, 8, 10 |
2.38 | 25.10.2024 | 24 M |
Control Center (64-bit) | Spectrum Control Center (64-bit) / Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 |
2.38 | 25.10.2024 | 36 M |
Control Center WinXP | Spectrum Control Center - last Version for Windows XP |
1.74 | 21.02.2022 | 8 M |
SBench6 (32-bit) | SBench 6 (32-bit) Installer / Windows 7, 8, 10 |
6.5.09 | 25.10.2024 | 36 M |
SBench6 (64-bit) | SBench 6 (64-bit) Installer / Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 |
6.5.09 | 25.10.2024 | 49 M |
SBench6 WinXP | SBench6 - last Version for Windows XP |
6.3.5 | 21.02.2022 | 41 M |
Remote Server Windows | Windows Installer for Remote Server Option |
10.03.2021 | 13 M | |
IVI Digitizer | IVI Driver for IVI Digitizer class (32 bit) |
25.10.2024 | 3 M | |
IVI Scope | IVI Driver for IVI Scope class (32 bit) |
25.10.2024 | 3 M | |
LabView driver | M2i/M2p/M3i/M4i/M4x/M5i/DN2/DN6 LabView driver installer |
25.10.2024 | 19 M | |
Matlab driver | M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i/DN2/DN6 Matlab driver + examples installer |
25.10.2024 | 25 M | |
Examples for Windows | Windows Examples (C/C++, .NET, Delphi, Java, Python, Julia ...) |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 2 M |
LINUX DRIVER + SOFTWARE
Linux Driver Complete | M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i drivers (Kernel + Library) for Linux 32 bit and 64 bit |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 36 M |
Linux Driver Library | Driver libraries (no Kernel) for Linux 32 bit and 64 bit |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 9 M |
Remote Server Linux | Spectrum Remote Server Linux Installer Package |
11.03.2021 | 12 K | |
Control Center | Spectrum Control Center |
2.38 | 25.10.2024 | 21 M |
SBench6 | SBench 6 Linux 32 (.rpm) |
6.5.08 | 22.04.2024 | 26 M |
SBench6 | SBench 6 Linux 64 (.rpm) |
6.5.09 | 17.09.2024 | 23 M |
SBench6 | SBench 6 Linux 32 (.deb) |
6.5.08 | 22.04.2024 | 23 M |
SBench6 | SBench 6 Linux 64 (.deb) |
6.5.09 | 25.10.2024 | 22 M |
SBench6 | SBench6 Jetson (.deb) |
6.5.09 | 19.04.2024 | 11 M |
MATLAB Driver | Drivers + examples for MATLAB for Linux (DEB + RPM) |
25.10.2024 | 156 K | |
Examples for Linux | Linux Examples (C/C++, Python, Julia ...) |
7.04 | 25.10.2024 | 569 K |
Firmware
Firmware Update (Windows) | M2i/M2p/M3i/M4i/M4x/M5i firmware update (Windows) |
17.09.2024 | 24 M | |
Firmware Update (Linux) | M2i/M2p/M3i/M4i/M4x/M5i firmware update (Linux) |
17.09.2024 | 30 M |
Case Studies
CS Mass Spectroscopy | Case Study: Digitizer in Mass Spectroscopy |
21.02.2022 | 533 K | |
CS Atmospheric Lidar | Case Study: Digitizers and AWG used for Atmospheric Research |
21.02.2022 | 939 K | |
CS Digitizer for Cell Sorting | Case Study Fast Digitizer from Spectrum enables breakthrough in cell sorting |
21.02.2022 | 851 K | |
CS Road Radar | Case Study: Digitizers used for intelligent road-radar to detect wild animals |
21.02.2022 | 3 M | |
CS Smithonian Spectrometer | Case Study: Groundbreaking microwave spectrometer for research of interstellar materials |
26.07.2022 | 371 K | |
CS Lighning Research with Digitizer | Case Study: ADC cards by Spectrum Instrumentation help to reveal the secrets of how lightning forms |
28.03.2024 | 418 K |
Product Notes
General Digitizer Introduction | General Introduction to Waveform Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 587 K | |
High-Res High BW Digitizers | Advantages of High Resolution in High Bandwidth Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 2 M | |
Digitizer Acquisition Modes | Using modular Digitizer Acquisition Modes |
21.02.2022 | 3 M | |
Digitizer Front-End | Proper Use of Digitizer Front-End Signal Conditioning |
21.02.2022 | 3 M | |
Trigger and Sync | Trigger, Clock and Synchronization Details at high-speed Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
Digitizer Software Integration | Software Support for Modular Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 724 K | |
SBench 6 Introduction | SBench 6 - Data Acquisition and Analysis of Digitizer Data |
21.02.2022 | 1 M |
Application Notes
RF Measurements | RF Measurements using a modular Digitizer |
21.02.2022 | 838 K | |
Signal Processing Tools | Using Signal Processing Tools to enhance Digitizer Data |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
Using Probes & Sensors | Using Probes and Sensors with Modular Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 858 K | |
Digitizers as Oscilloscope | Using a Digitizer as Oscilloscope |
21.02.2022 | 845 K | |
Solving Data Transfer Bottlenecks on Digitizers | Solving Data Transfer Bottlenecks on Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 2 M | |
Teaming AWG with Digitizer | Teaming an Arbitrary Waveform Generator with a Modular Digitizer |
21.02.2022 | 919 K | |
Common Digitizer Setup Problems | Application Note: Common Digitizer Setup Problems to avoid |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
Mass Spectroscopy | Application Note Mass Spectroscopy |
21.02.2022 | 879 K | |
AN Amplitude Resolution | Application Note: The Amplitude Resolution of Digitizers and how it affects Measurements |
21.02.2022 | 555 K | |
AN Radar Signal Acquisition | Application Note: Radar Signal Acquisition with Modular Digitizer |
21.02.2022 | 771 K | |
AN Dynamic Parameters and Digitizers | Application Note: Dynamic Parameters and Waveform Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 711 K | |
AN Characterization of RKE devices | Application Note: Characterization of Remote Keyless Entry device |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
AN Closed Loop Digitizer+AWG | Application Note: Closed Loop Tests with Digitizer and AWG and CUDA-GPU |
21.02.2022 | 2 M | |
AN008 Install Legacy Win Drivers | Application Note: Legacy Windows Driver Installation |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
Aircraft Systems Testing | Testing electronic aircraft systems using modular instruments |
21.02.2022 | 3 M |
White Papers
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