ProDAQ 6400 LXI Carrier for PXI Express Cards

Specifications

• • Multiple programmable voltage ranges from ±4.5 mV to ±9 V
  • Voltage-reference distribution through the PXIe Local Bus
  • Typical narrowband noise: 6 µV RMS from 0.1 Hz to 10 Hz
  • Typical wideband noise: 34 µV RMS from 10 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Maximum capacitive load: 10 nF
  • Output resistance: ≤5 Ω; 3 Ω typical
  • Settling time from +4.5 mV to +9 V within 0.1%: 5 ms
  • Typical rise time from +4.5 mV to +9 V: 350 µs
  • Temperature-sensor accuracy: ±0.5 °C
  • Warm-up time: At least 60 minutes
  • External reference connector: 2 mm test jack
    

    PXIe Card Interface

    • Number of slots: 6
    • PCIe interface: PCIe Gen 2 x1
    • Interface speed: Up to 500 MB/s
    • Power per PXIe card: 45 W per slot with all six slots occupied
    • Maximum power per card: 60 W with a maximum of three slots occupied

    LAN Interfaces

    • Number of interfaces: 2
    • Type: 10/100/1000BASE-T, IEEE 802.3 compliant
    • Connectors: RJ45
    • Auto-MDIX: Supported
    • Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, HiSLIP, SCPI, HTTP, IEEE 1588 and mDNS

    LXI Capabilities

    • LXI version: Revision 1.6
    • PTP clock synchronization: Supported
    • Timestamped data: Supported
    • Event messaging and event logs: Supported
    • VXI-11 LAN discovery: Supported
    • HiSLIP: Supported
    • LXI Wired Trigger Bus: Optional
    • Control interfaces: Integrated web interface and SCPI over raw TCP/IP or HiSLIP
    • Data streaming: TCP/IP and UDP

    PXIe Timing and Triggering

    • Dedicated DSTAR A, B and C differential trigger lines
    • CLK100 and SYNC100 differential 100 MHz reference clocks
    • Point-to-point STAR trigger lines
    • Shared trigger bus with up to four trigger lines
    • Standard PXI clock available through a rear-panel SMA connector

    Optional LXI Trigger Interface

    • Lines: Eight M-LVDS lines
    • Compatibility: LXI Wired Trigger Bus
    • Minimum input trigger pulse width: 20 ns
    • Connector: Dual-stack, 50-pin Micro-D connector
    • Supported LXI events: LXI0–7 and LAN0–7

    Optional ProDAQ 6291 Analog Outputs

    • Number of outputs: 96
    • Output voltage: ±10 V
    • Maximum output current: 5 mA per channel
    • Isolation: Outputs isolated from the chassis and input cards
    • Output characteristics: Filtered, buffered and short-circuit protected
    • Typical latency: 20 µs
    • Output resistance: ≤2 Ω
    • Maximum capacitive load: 10 nF
    • Connector: 100-pin Micro-D connector

    Optional ProDAQ 3202 Voltage Reference

  Synchronization Input Clock

  • Frequency: 10 MHz
  • Input level: 100 mV to 6 V
  • Supported levels: LVTTL and TTL
  • Signal: Square wave or sine wave
  • Duty cycle: 40% to 60%
  • Input capacitance: 5 pF
  • Input impedance: 50 Ω, AC-coupled
  • ESD protection: EN 61000-4-2 Level 1, ±2 kV

  Optional IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock

  • Frequency: 10 MHz ±5 ppb while GNSS-locked
  • 24-hour holdover stability: Less than 100 ppb
  • Output level: TTL
  • Output duty cycle: 45% to 55%
  • Maximum output current: ±50 mA
  • Antenna: Active GNSS antenna with integrated low-noise amplifier
  • Antenna noise figure: Less than 4 dB
  • Antenna gain: 6 dB minimum; 30 dB maximum
  • Antenna supply: Typically 3.3 V, maximum 25 mA
  • Protection: Short-circuit protected

  IEEE 1588 Master and Slave Operation

  • Standard: IEEE 1588-2008
  • Profile: Compatible with LXI IEEE 1588 Profile 1.0
  • Clock class: Ordinary Clock
  • Master time source: Internal oscillator, external 10 MHz input, or optional GNSS module
  • Typical slave synchronization accuracy: 5 µs using a basic unmanaged switch
  • Typical slave synchronization accuracy with a hardware transparent-clock switch: 25 ns
  • Optional Grandmaster Clock timestamp accuracy: ±5 ns in absolute timing mode under clear-sky conditions
  • Differential timing accuracy: ±2.5 ns under clear-sky conditions

  Actual PTP synchronization performance depends on the network architecture, switches, transparent clocks, and network traffic.

  Environmental and Mechanical

  • Operating temperature: 5 °C to +50 °C
  • Storage temperature: −40 °C to +70 °C
  • Humidity: 20% to 80%, non-condensing
  • Dimensions: 425 × 400 × 45.5 mm, excluding connectors
  • Weight: 4 kg without PXIe cards
  • Form factor: 19-inch, 1U

  Power Supply

  • Power supplies: Two redundant 300 W supplies
  • Mains inputs: Two IEC connectors
  • Input voltage: 85–264 VAC
  • Input frequency: 47–63 Hz
  • Maximum consumption without PXIe cards: 25 W
  • Maximum consumption with the Grandmaster Clock and analog-output options: 70 W

Accessories

ProDAQ 3202 Voltage Reference Card 

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