NI Extends Oscilloscope Offering to 2 GS/s Real-Time, 20 GS/s Equivalent-Time Sampling; Software-Based, High-Bandwidth Digitizer/Oscilloscope Increases NI Capability by Eight Times.

AUSTIN, Texas -- National Instruments (Nasdaq:NATI) today announced the NI PXI-5152 general-purpose digitizer/oscilloscope, which extends the company's digitizer offering to 2 GS/s by providing a 1 GS/s real-time sampling rate on two simultaneous channels or 2 GS/s on one channel. For repetitive signals, engineers can use the module's equivalent-time sampling (ETS) mode to sample at up to 20 GS/s. Engineers can readily use the new module as a full-featured oscilloscope for time-domain measurements right out of the box. Unlike with traditional oscilloscopes, engineers can configure the same PXI-5152 digitizer through software to perform custom measurements in many application areas such as semiconductor chip characterization, ultrasonic nondestructive test (NDT), biomedical and communications.

The module features 300 MHz bandwidth and ranges from 100 mV to 10 V with 50 ohms and 1 M ohm software-selectable input impedance. With deep onboard memory up to 512 MB, the module can make long acquisitions or store a large number of records in the multirecord acquisition mode. In addition, engineers can synchronize multiple PXI-5152 modules using National Instruments T-Clock technology for building systems with up to 34 channels in a single PXI chassis with sampling at 1 GS/s and synchronized to picosecond-level accuracy among the modules.

Real- Equivalent-
                                Time     Time
                               Sample   Sample
Digitizer Model    Channels     Rate     Rate     Bandwidth Resolution
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5152           2        2 GS/s   20 GS/s    300 MHz    8 Bits
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5114           2         250     5 GS/s     125 MHz    8 Bits
                                MS/s
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5124           2         200     4 GS/s     150 MHz   12 Bits
                                MS/s
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5122           2         100     2 GS/s     100 MHz   14 Bits
                                MS/s
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5105           8          60        -         60 MHz    12 Bits
                                MS/s
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
    NI 5922           2         500        -        6 MHz   16 to 24
                                kS/s                           Bits
                                to 15                        (User-
                                MS/s                         Defined)
--------------- -------------- ------ ----------- --------- ----------
             Table 1. NI PXI/PCI Digitizers/Oscilloscopes

The new PXI digitizer adds to a family of NI products that deliver high speed, high resolution and high density (see Table 1). The same NI-SCOPE driver seamlessly works with each of the devices. Engineers can integrate the new PXI-5152 module with a variety of NI hardware including arbitrary waveform generators and digital waveform generator/analyzers to build a complete custom mixed-signal application. Such a mixed-signal platform in PXI not only helps engineers achieve tight correlation between the analog and digital waveforms but also expands the system's channel count and signal type. The module also works with all National Instruments software including NI LabVIEW as well as other common development environments such as C, Microsoft C++ and Visual Basic.

About NI Modular Instruments

NI offers essential technologies for test, which combine high-performance hardware, flexible software and innovative timing and synchronization technology for test and design applications. NI modular instruments offer accurate, high-throughput measurements from DC to 2.7 GHz. The product family includes:

--Digitizers/oscilloscopes (up to 24 bits, up to 2 GS/s, up to eight channels)

--Signal generators (up to 16 bits, 200 MS/s)

--Digital waveform generator/analyzers (up to 400 Mb/s)

--RF signal generators and analyzers (up to 6.6 GHz)

--Digital multimeters (up to 7 1/2 digits, LCR)

--Programmable power supplies (up to 20 W, 16 bits)

--Dynamic signal analyzers (up to 24 bits, 500 kS/s)

--Switching (multiplexers, matrices, general-purpose and RF)

About National Instruments

For 30 years, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has been a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation -- a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia approach measurement and automation. Leveraging PCs and commercial technologies, virtual instrumentation increases productivity and lowers costs for test, control and design applications through easy-to-integrate software, such as NI LabVIEW, and modular measurement and control hardware for PXI, PCI, PCI Express, USB and Ethernet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,900 employees and direct operations in nearly 40 countries. For the past seven years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company's investor relations department by calling 512-683-5090, e-mailing [e-mail] or visiting www.ni.com/nati.

Pricing and Contact Information

NI PXI-5152 general-purpose    11500 N Mopac Expwy, Austin, Texas
 digitizer/oscilloscope         78759-3504
Priced from $4,999             Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]
Web: www.ni.com/digitizers     E-mail: [e-mail]

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