TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Compact, Low-Power Digitizer That Maximizes Measurement Throughput.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced its first digitizer from the Acqiris product line. The Acqiris DP1400 high-speed digitizer features a compact design and highly integrated technology for extremely low-power consumption as well as a unique simultaneous multibuffer acquisition and readout (SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly ) mode that significantly improves measurement throughput. Agilent acquired Acqiris in November 2006. Designed in a standard short PCI card format, the compact Acqiris DP1400 combines data converter ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. technology with a high level of component integration for significantly reduced power consumption of less than 15 W. It can be used in all standard PCI bus slots, whether long or short, and is ideal for a variety of test applications, including semiconductor component test, hard disk drive production test and industrial non-destructive testing. With the optional SAR mode, the on-board memory is separated into multiple buffers. As data is acquired into one buffer, another can be read out through the 32-bit/64 MHz PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). at up to 250 MB/s. In applications where the total data rate of the acquisition is below the PCI data bandwidth, the Acqiris DP1400 with SAR mode can acquire continuously, missing zero events. The 8-bit, dual-channel DP1400 features an analog front-end mezzanine containing both signal conditioning and high-speed analog-to-digital converter (ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. ) components. Both inputs provide an AC- and DC-coupled digitizing channel with 50-Ohm input impedance. The real-time sampling rate of up to 1 GS/s on each channel can be increased up to 2 GS/s real-time sampling in single channel mode by interleaving interleaving - sector interleave the ADCs. The standard 256 kpoints of onboard memory can be segmented for burst mode acquisitions with an impressive 350 ns of intersegment dead time. When more than two data-acquisition channels are required, the Acqiris DP1400 digitizers can be synchronized using the 2 GHz auto-synchronization bus (AS Bus 2), a proprietary, high-bandwidth bus system to connect multiple digitizers. The AS Bus 2 distributes both the clock and trigger signals among all the digitizers that participate in the system. It allows any digitizer to generate the trigger while the central digitizer acts as the common synchronous clock source. With software drivers for Windows(TM)), Linux, LabViewRT and VxWorks as well as application code examples for MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and (R), C++, VisualBasic, LabView and LabWindows, the Acqiris DP1400 easily integrates into existing measurement systems. The flexibility of the driver means that, with minimum software adjustments, any Acqiris digitizer can be exchanged, replaced or upgraded with the latest high-speed Acqiris digitizer. U.S. Pricing and Availability Pricing for the high-speed Acqiris DP1400 digitizer starts at $9,490. Delivery is eight weeks after receipt of order. For high resolution photos see www.agilent.com/find/dp1400_image. Acqiris Digitizers from Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies now offers the Acqiris line of products that includes CompactPCI, PCI, PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement , VXI (VME EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1987, VXI uses all Eurocard form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement applications. , VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and digitizers, time-to-digital converters and waveform analyzers with high resolution and high-speed performance. The Acqiris product line has been designed to provide superior measurement fidelity, minimum power consumption, reduced size and maximum data throughput. It complements Agilent's current product portfolio and strengthens Agilent's synthetic instrument offerings. The combined technology and capabilities of Agilent and Acqiris enhance Agilent's ability to meet the ongoing demand from customers for in-product test and embedded data conversion, accelerating time-to-market and reducing cost. A podcast on Agilent's continued focus on LXI Adj. 1. lxi - being one more than sixty 61, sixty-one cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" in conjunction with Acqiris can be heard at wireless.agilent.com/podcast/lxi.html. More information about the Acqiris product line is available at www.acqiris.com. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. Windows and MS Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. MATLAB is a U.S. registered trademark of The Math Works, Inc. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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