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2 channels sampled at 12-bit resolution 50 MS/s simultaneous real-time sampling rate on each input Up to 8 million samples of on-board acquisition memory per channel • AlazarDSO oscilloscope software • Software Development Kit supports ® ® C/C++, C#, Python, MATLAB , LabVIEW Support for Windows & Linux For new designs, please use ATS9130 Product Operating System AlazarTech ATS®330 is a dual-channel, 12 bit, 50 MS/s waveform digitizer card for PCI bus, capable of storing up to 8 Million samples per channel of acquired data in its on-board memory. It should be noted that it is not possible for ATS330 acquisition memory to be dual-ported. For applications that require dual-port memory, consider using ATS9130. Applications Ultrasonic & Eddy Current NDT/NDE Motor Winding Testing High-Resolution Oscilloscope Multi-Channel Transient Recording For scientific customers who want to record multiple analog inputs simultaneously, ATS330 offers multichannel data acquisition systems of up to 8 channels. ATS330 is supplied with AlazarDSO oscilloscope software that lets the user get started immediately without having to write any software. Users who need to integrate the ATS330 in their own program can purchase a software development kit, ATS‑SDK, for C/C++, C#, Python, MATLAB, and LabVIEW for both Windows and Linux operating systems. All of this advanced functionality is packaged in a low-power, half-length PCI card. Motherboards with PCI slots are becoming increasingly difficult to source. Customers should, therefore, consider using the ATS9130 PCIe waveform digitizer, which provides 12-bit, 50 MS/s dual-channel sampling, and dual-port memory, for the same price as ATS330. Dual-port memory, which allows streaming of very large gapless data across the PCIe bus for storage in fast disk drives, is not available on ATS330. Page 1

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer Analog Input An ATS330 features two analog input channels with extensive functionality. Each channel has 25 MHz of full power analog input bandwidth. With software-selectable attenuation, you can achieve an input voltage range of ±40 mV to ±20 V. Attenuating probes (sold separately) can extend the voltage range even higher. Software-selectable AC or DC coupling further increases the signal measurement capability. Softwareselectable 50 Ω input impedance makes it easy to interface to high-speed RF signals. Acquisition System ATS330 PCI digitizers use a pair of 50...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer A Leader/Follower system is guaranteed to sample simultaneously across all channels in that system. Triggering is also guaranteed to be simultaneous across all digitizers in the system. AlazarDSO Software Optional External Clock The Stream-To-Memory command in AlazarDSO allows users to stream a large dataset to motherboard memory. While the ATS330 features a low-jitter, high-reliability 50 MHz crystal oscillator as the source of the timebase system, there may be occasions when digitizing has to be synchronized to an external clock source. ATS330 External Clock...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer Users can download the DKMS driver for their specific distribution by choosing from the available drivers here: ftp://release@ftp.alazartech.com/outgoing/linux Only 64-bit Linux operating systems are supported. A GUI application called AlazarFront anel that allows P simple data acquisition and display is also provided. ATS‑SDK includes source code example programs for Linux, which demonstrate how to acquire data programmatically using a C compiler. Based on a minimum annual business commitment, the Linux driver source code license (order number ATS330-LINUX) may...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer System Requirements On-Board Acquisition Memory System Personal computer with at least one free PCI slot, 512 MB RAM, 100 MB of free hard disk space Acquisition Memory/ch Up to 128,000 samples per channel for ATS330-128K Up to 8 Million samples per channel for ATS330-8M Record Length Software-selectable with 16-point resolution. Record length must be a minimum of 256 points. Maximum record length is limited by the acquisition memory per channel. Software-selectable from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 1000 or (Acquisition Memory Per Channel / (Record Length+4)),...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer Triggering System Edge triggering with hysteresis RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863/EU) Compliance Comparator Type Digital comparators for internal (CH A, CH B) triggering and analog comparators for TRIG IN (External) triggering Number of Trigger Engines 2 Trigger Engine Combination Engine J, engine K, J OR K, software-selectable Trigger Engine Source CH A, CH B, EXT, Software or None, independently softwareselectable for each of the two Trigger Engines ±5% of full scale input, typical Trigger sensitivity ±10% of full scale input range. This implies that the trigger...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer DATASHEET REVISION HISTORY Changes from version 1.3F (Nov 2021) to version 1.3G Section, Page Changes to maintenance subscription inclusions: removed technical support Software Development Kits, pg. 3 Added new section to specify how AlazarTech handles technical support: Customers receive free technical support on hardware products that are under warranty. Out-of-warranty support requires the purchase of support hours. Updated specification name from Input protection to Absolute maximum input Actual value did not change. Updated specification name from Input...

50 MS/s 12-Bit PCI Digitizer DATASHEET REVISION HISTORY Changes from version 1.3 (Sept 2017) to version 1.3A Section, Page Corrected size of card Updated email address Changes from version 1.2F (Nov 2013) to version 1.3 Section, Page Added Python to list of SDK supported languages, and Support for Windows & Linux Changed maximum number of channels for multi-channel data acquisition systems to 8 Removed note on availability of special order item for higher channel counts Added Python & LabVIEW to list of supported languages for ATS‑SDK, removed ATS-VI Corrected maximum number of channels, 8...