​​​​SP Devices Launches New TIGER Digitizer Family
Ultra High-Speed Digitizers with Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGAs
Equipped with state of the art analog-to-digital converters, powerful
Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGAs, and SP Devices proprietary interleaving technology
ADX, the new TIGER Digitizer family from SP Devices achieves previously
unmatched performance. The digitizers are based on the Virtex 6 based
TIGER DSP digital signal processing board in combination with a number of
analog mezzanine boards that cover a wide variety of high-performance
application areas.
ADQ108 TIGER DigitizerThe ADQ108 TIGER offers 8 bits vertical resolution
and an exceptional 6.4 Giga sample per second (GSPS) sample rate which is
well matched by an accompanying analog input bandwidth of 3 GHz. Due to
its remarkable performance, the ADQ108 TIGER is an ideal platform for
spectrometry, radar, and demanding wideband RF/IF sampling.
The 12-bit ADQ412 TIGER provides software-configurable two- or
four-channel mode of operation with up to 3.6 GSPS sample rate - probably
making it one of the world's fastest 12-bit digitizers! With its unique
combination of high sample rate and high resolution, the ADQ412 TIGER
enables data capturing without trade-offs. Typical application areas
include radar, lidar, and software-defined radio.
TIGER Digitizer Family Features
Easy Integration with Your Existing Software - The TIGER
Digitizers come with an easy-to-use API that allows for convenient
integration into any application. The software development kit (SDK) for
application development includes C/C++, Matlab, and dynamic-link libraries
(DLLs) for Windows XP/Vista. The SDK also includes SP Devices' data
capture tool, ADCapture Lab.
Add Your Own Customized Real-Time DSP - The optional ADQ
Development Kit gives the user access to the powerful Xilinx Virtex 6
FPGA, allowing for demanding and time-consuming digital signal processing
to be moved from the host PC to the FPGA for real-time execution.
Rich Set of Acquisition Functions - The TIGER family
supports several trigger options, including external trigger, software
trigger, and level trigger. The different trigger types can be combined
with multi-record data capture, which allows the user to specify the
number of samples to be captured at each trigger occurrence. The
digitizers also feature a trigger output which can be used for
high-precision triggering of other TIGER devices. A time-stamp function
tags each record with precise timing information.
Flexible Clocking Options - The digitizers can be clocked
with either internal or external clock sources and synchronized with
external measurement equipment through the 10 MHz external clock reference
connector.
Compact Form Factor and Choice of Interface - Implemented
as a 3U 4TE Eurocard, the TIGER Digitizers measure only 100 x 160 mm and
are offered either as a stand-alone USB 2.0 version or as a PXI Express
version for use with an external chassis.
About SP Devices' ADX Interleaving Technology
Time-interleaving of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is a way to
increase the overall system sample rate by using several ADCs in parallel.
The challenge is to handle the mismatch between the individual ADCs,
especially at higher frequencies. With its unique self-learning and
high-resolution capabilities, SP Devices' ADX technology offers previously
unseen performance. Corrections are made transparently and in real-time
without any need for calibration signals or idle time slots during which
to perform calibration. The mismatch correction algorithm supports a
resolution of up to 16 bits, with a preserved SFDR of up to 95 dB,
depending on the properties of the specific ADC array.
SP Devices Provides Solutions to the Complete Value Chain
We help our customers to improve competitiveness regardless of where they
are positioned in the value chain. The offering from SP Devices covers the
complete range from Silicon Manufacturers to System Integrators. SP
Devices' products are available as Silicon IP, FPGA IP, reference designs,
and complete digitizer boards.
The ADX interleaving technology is available as silicon IP for chip
manufacturers and semiconductor companies who need to increase ADC
sampling speed. ADX is also available as FPGA IP, targeting the market of
system suppliers, digitizer companies, and T&M companies.
For customers who do not want to design their own digitizer solution, SP
Devices offers both off-the-shelf digitizer solutions as well as
customized digitizers.
