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National Instruments NI 5421 Specifications

Ni pxi/pci-5421 16-bit 100 ms/s arbitrary waveform generator
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NI 5421 Specifications
NI PXI/PCI-5421 16-Bit 100 MS/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Hot Surface
cause burns. Allow the NI 5421 to cool before removing it from the chassis.
Contents
Unless otherwise noted, the following conditions were used for each
specification:
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Analog Filter enabled.
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Interpolation set to maximum allowed factor for a given sample rate.
Signals terminated with 50 Ω.
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Direct Path set to 1 V
and High-Gain Amplifier Path set to 12 V
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Sample clock set to 100 MS/s.
Typical values are representative of an average unit operating at room
temperature. Specifications are subject to change without notice. For the
most recent NI 5421 specifications, visit
To access all the NI 5421 documentation, including the NI Signal
Generators Getting Started Guide, which contains functional descriptions
of the NI 5421 signals, navigate to Start»Programs»National
Instruments»NI-FGEN»Documentation.
If the NI 5421 has been in use, it may exceed safe handling temperatures and
CH 0 ........................................................................................................ 2
Sample Clock .......................................................................................... 14
Onboard Clock ........................................................................................ 17
Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Reference Clock .......................................... 18
CLK IN ................................................................................................... 19
PFI 0 and PFI 1 ....................................................................................... 20
DIGITAL DATA & CONTROL (DDC) ................................................ 22
Start Trigger ............................................................................................ 24
Markers ................................................................................................... 26
Waveform and Instruction Memory Utilization...................................... 27
Calibration............................................................................................... 29
Power ...................................................................................................... 29
Software .................................................................................................. 30
Environment............................................................................................ 31
Physical ................................................................................................... 34
Where to Go for Support......................................................................... 36
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    Sample clock set to 100 MS/s. Typical values are representative of an average unit operating at room temperature. Specifications are subject to change without notice. For the most recent NI 5421 specifications, visit ni.com/manuals To access all the NI 5421 documentation, including the NI Signal Generators Getting Started Guide, which contains functional descriptions of the NI 5421 signals, navigate to Start»Programs»National...
  • Page 2 Main Output Path is selected, depending on the Gain attribute. 2. The software-selectable Direct Path is optimized for IF applications and provides full-scale voltages from 1.000 V to 0.707 V pk-pk pk-pk 16 bits — Resolution NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 3 Open 0.0676 24.0 resistive loads. Amplitude 3 digits — Resolution Offset Range Span of ±25% of Amplitude Range with increments Not available on <0.0014% of Amplitude Range. the Direct Path. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 4 AC Amplitude ±1.0% of Amplitude ±1 mV 50 kHz sine Accuracy wave. Output Characteristics 50 Ω nominal or 75 Ω nominal, software-selectable. Output — Impedance Load Output amplitude is compensated for user-specified load — Impedance impedances. Compensation NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 5 100 Hz to 20 MHz 100 Hz to 20 MHz Pulse Path Analog Filter Response and Digital Low-Gain High-Gain Interpolation Direct Amplifier Amplifier Filter disabled. Rise/Fall Time <5 ns <8 ns <10 ns Aberration <10% <5% <5% © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 6 –9.0 –10.0 1.0M 10.0M 48.0M Frequency (Hz) Figure 1. Normalized Passband Flatness, Direct Path –0.4 –0.8 –1.2 –1.6 –2.0 20.0n 40.0n 60.0n 80.0n 100.0n Time (s) Ω Figure 2. Pulse Response, Low-Gain Amplifier Path 50 Load NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 7 20 MHz 57 dB 56 dB 42 dB noise floor. 30 MHz 60 dB 62 dB 62 dB 40 MHz 60 dB 62 dB 62 dB 43 MHz 58 dB 60 dB 55 dB © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 8 –89 dBFS –89 dBFS All values are typical and 30 MHz –73 dBFS –73 dBFS –74 dBFS include aliased 40 MHz –76 dBFS –73 dBFS –74 dBFS harmonics. 43 MHz –78 dBFS –75 dBFS –60 dBFS NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 9 –63 dBc –60 dBc –45 dBc 20 MHz –54 dBc –52 dBc — 30 MHz –48 dBc –46 dBc — 40 MHz –46 dBc –41 dBc — 43 MHz –45 dBc –41 dBc — © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 10 –51 dBc 35.0 MHz 34.8 MHz and –75 dBc –58 dBc –51 dBc 35.0 MHz 42.0 MHz and –75 dBc –55 dBc –51 dBc 43.0 MHz 42.8 MHz and –75 dBc –55 dBc –50 dBc 43.0 MHz NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 11 Figure 3. 10 MHz Single-Tone Spectrum, Direct Path, 100 MS/s, Interpolation Factor Set to 4 Note The noise floor in Figure 3 is limited by the measurement device. Refer to the Average Noise Density specification. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 12 Figure 4. 10 MHz Single-Tone Spectrum, Low-Gain Amplifier Path, 100 MS/s, Interpolation Factor Set to 4 The noise floor in Figure 4 is limited by the measurement device. Refer to the Note Average Noise Density specification. NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 13 125.0M 150.0M 175.0M 200.0M Frequency (Hz) Figure 5. Direct Path, 2-Tone Spectrum (Typical) Note The noise floor in Figure 5 is limited by the measurement device. Refer to the Average Noise Density specification. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 14: Sample Clock

    10 S/s to 105 MS/s External Sample Clock duty NI PXI-5421 10 S/s to 105 MS/s cycle tolerance 40% to 60%. PXI Star Trigger NI PXI-5421 10 S/s to 20 MS/s PXI_Trig<0..7> NI PCI-5421 10 S/s to 20 MS/s RTSI<0..7> NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 15 Delay Adjustment Delay Adjustment — Source Range Resolution Divide-by-N ±1 sample clock period <10 ps High- ±1 sample clock period Sample Clock Resolution Period/16,384 External (all) 0 ns to 7.6 ns <15 ps © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 16 NI PCI-5421 –113 –125 –135 <2.0 ps rms CLK IN NI PXI-5421 –115 –118 –130 <3.0 ps rms PXI Star Trigger External Cycle-Cycle Jitter ±300 ps — Sample Clock Period Jitter ±1 ns Input Jitter Tolerance NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 17: Onboard Clock

    Comments Clock Source Internal sample clocks can either be locked to a Reference — Clock using a phase-locked loop or be derived from the onboard VCXO frequency reference. Frequency ±25 ppm — Accuracy © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 18: Phase-Locked Loop (Pll) Reference Clock

    The PLL Reference Clock Frequency has to be accurate to ±50 ppm. Duty Cycle 40% to 60% — Range Exported PLL 1. PFI<0..1> (SMB front panel connectors) — Reference 2. NI PXI-5421—PXI_Trig<0..7> (backplane connector) Clock NI PCI-5421—RTSI<0..7> Destinations NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 19: Clk In

    Range (0 dBm to +13 dBm) into 50 Ω Square wave: 0.2 V to 2.8 V pk-pk pk-pk Maximum ±10 V — Input Overload 50 Ω Input — Impedance Input Coupling — © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 20: Pfi 0 And Pfi 1

    2. Sample Clock Timebase (100 MHz) divided by integer M (2 ≤ M ≤ 4,194,304) 3. PLL Reference Clock 4. Marker 5. Exported Start Trigger (Out Start Trigger) 50 Ω Output — Impedance Maximum –2 V to +7 V — Output Overload NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 21 Output drivers are +3.3 V TTL compatible. Measured with a Maximum: 0.2 V (open load), 0.2 V (50 Ω load) 1 m cable. ≤2.0 ns Rise/Fall Time Load of 10 pF. (20% to 80%) © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 22: Digital Data & Control (Ddc)

    Output Voltage 3. Load capacitance Output 1.125 V — 1.375 V <10 pF. Common-Mode Voltage 4. Driver and receiver Rise/Fall Time — 0.8 ns 1.6 ns comply with ANSI/TIA/ EIA-644. 5. Rise time is 20% to 80%. NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 23 Data outputs and markers change on the falling edge of — Format DDC CLK OUT. Frequency Refer to the Sample Clock section for more information. — Range Duty Cycle 40% to 60% — Jitter 40 ps rms — © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 24: Start Trigger

    6. Immediate (does not wait for a trigger). Default. Modes 1. Single — 2. Continuous 3. Stepped 4. Burst Edge Detection Rising — Minimum 25 ns. Refer to t at NI Signal Generators Help»Devices» — Pulse Width NI 5421»NI <bus>-5421»Triggering»Trigger Timing. NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 25 65 ns (typical). Refer to t at NI Signal Generators Help» — Trigger Delay Devices»NI 5421»NI <bus>-5421»Triggering»Trigger Timing. Exported >150 ns. Refer to t at NI Signal Generators Help» — Trigger Pulse Devices»NI 5421»NI <bus>-5421»Triggering»Trigger Width Timing. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 26: Markers

    Analog Output Output Generators Help»Devices» PFI<0..1> ±2 Sample Clock NI 5421» Periods NI <bus>-5421» Waveform PFI<4..5> <2 ns Generation» NI PXI-5421 ±2 Sample Clock Marker Events. PXI_Trig<0..6> Periods NI PCI-5421 RTSI<0..6> Jitter 20 ps rms — NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 27: Waveform And Instruction Memory Utilization

    Single dependent in Arbitrary Continuous 96 @ >50 MS/s Sequence Mode. 32 @ ≤50 MS/s Stepped 96 @ >50 MS/s 32 @ ≤50 MS/s Burst 512 @ >50 MS/s 256 @ ≤50 MS/s © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 28 Mode, 8,000 32,000 262,000 in a sequence. Maximum Waveforms Arbitrary 104,000 418,000 3,354,000 Condition: Sequence Burst trigger: Burst trigger: Burst trigger: Waveform Mode, 65,000 262,000 2,090,000 memory is Maximum <4,000 samples. Segments in a Sequence NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 29: Calibration

    +5 VDC 2.0 A 2.2 A operation occurs when CH 0 is +12 VDC 0.46 A 0.5 A shorted to –12 VDC 0.01 A 0.01 A ground. Total Power 21.9 W 26.0 W © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 30: Software

    NI 5421. The FGEN Soft Front Panel is Interactive included on the NI-FGEN driver CD. Configuration Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) also provides interactive configuration and test tools for the NI 5421. MAX is also included on the NI-FGEN CD. NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 31: Environment

    5 Hz to 500 Hz, 2.46 g . Meets IEC-60068-2-64. Test — Vibration profile exceeds requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class B. Altitude 2,000 m maximum (at 25 °C ambient temperature) — Pollution — Degree © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...
  • Page 32 MIL-PRF-28800F. Storage 5 Hz to 500 Hz, 2.46 g . Meets IEC-60068-2-64. Test — Vibration profile exceeds requirements of MIL-PRF-28800F, Class B. Altitude 2,000 m maximum (at 25 °C ambient temperature) — Pollution — Degree NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...

  • Page 33: Safety, Electromagnetic Compatibility, And Ce Compliance

    Note: Refer to the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product for any additional regulatory compliance information. To obtain the DoC for this product, visit ni.com/certification search by model number or product line, and click the appropriate link in the Certification column. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 34: Physical

    PLL reference clock output. DIGITAL Digital data output, trigger 68-pin VHDCI female DATA & input, exported trigger receptacle CONTROL output, markers, external sample clock input, and sample clock output. NI 5421 Specifications ni.com...
  • Page 35 The ACTIVE LED indicates the status of the onboard generation hardware of the NI 5421. Included Cable 1 (NI part number 763541-01), 50 Ω, BNC Male to — SMB Plug, RG223/U, Double Shielded, 1 m cable. © National Instruments Corporation NI 5421 Specifications...

  • Page 36: Where To Go For Support

    Where to Go for Support The National Instruments Web site is your complete resource for technical support. At you have access to everything from ni.com/support troubleshooting and application development self-help resources to email and phone assistance from NI Application Engineers. A Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is our claim of compliance with the Council of the European Communities using the manufacturer’s declaration of conformity.

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