NI 5442 Overview

NI Signal Generator

NI 5442
Overview


The NI 5442 is a 100 MS/s, 16-bit arbitrary waveform generator for the PXI Express platform with the following features:

  • Onboard signal processing (OSP) with 40 MHz of digital upconverter bandwidth
  • One 16-bit resolution output channel
  • Output amplitude with a maximum of 2 Vpk-pk into a 50 Ω load
  • Offset up to ±25% of Vpk-pk
  • Up to 43 MHz sine waveform output
  • Up to 25 MHz square waveform output
  • Up to 5 MHz triangle, ramp-up, and ramp-down waveform output
  • Software-selectable output impedances (50 or 75 Ω) and output attenuation levels from 0 to 51 dB
  • High-Resolution and Divide by N internal clocking modes, as well as external clocking options
  • PLL synchronization to external clocks or to PXI_CLK10 
  • TClk synchronization
  • Sample rate up to 100 MS/s (105 MHz with external clock)
  • Up to 512 MB of onboard waveform memory
  • Waveform linking and looping for arbitrary waveform generation
  • Digital and analog filters
  • Digital gain
  • Four external trigger inputs
  • Four Marker events as trigger output
  • PXI trigger lines

All NI 5442 devices follow industry-standard Plug and Play specifications for the PXI Express bus and offer seamless integration with compliant systems.