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2 channels sampled at 12-bit resolution 500 MS/s real-time sampling rate Variable frequency external clocking 256 Megasamples of on-board acquisition memory per channel Low noise ±400 mV fixed input range Asynchronous DMA device driver ® • AlazarDSO oscilloscope software • • Software Development Kit supports ® ® C/C++, C#, Python, MATLAB , LabVIEW Support for Windows & Linux Operating System 32-bit/64-bit Windows & 64‑bit Linux AlazarTech ATS®9353 is 4-lane PCI Express Gen 2 (PCIe x4), dual-channel, 12-bit, 500 MS/s waveform digitizer card capable of streaming acquired data to PC memory at rates up to 1.6 GB/s or storing it in its on-board dualport acquisition memory buffer of 256 Megasamples. Unlike other products on the market, ATS9353 does not use interleaved sampling. Each input has its own 12-bit, 500 MSPS ADC chip. The main difference between ATS9352 and ATS9353 is that ATS9353 has a fixed gain input amplifier that allows analog signals to be captured with a higher signal to noise ratio compared to ATS9352. Applications Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Ultrasonic & Eddy Current NDT/NDE Radar/RF Signal Recording Terabyte Storage Oscilloscope High-Resolution Oscilloscope Lidar Spectroscopy Multi-Channel Transient Recording Target customers for ATS9353 are those who have control over the output amplitude of their sensor and can match it to the full scale input range of ATS9353. For customers who need variable input gain, we recommend using the ATS9352. The variable frequency external clock feature allows operation from 500 MHz down to 30 MHz, making ATS9353 an ideal waveform digitizer for OCT applications. ATS9353 is supplied with AlazarDSO software that lets the user get started immediately without having to go through a software development process. Users who need to integrate the ATS9353 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 Express card. Page 1

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer PCI Express Bus Interface Acquisition System According to PCIe specification, a 4-lane board can be plugged into any 4-lane, 8-lane or 16-lane slot, but not into a 1-lane slot. As such, ATS9353 requires at least one free 4-lane, 8-lane, or 16-lane slot on the motherboard. The two channels are guaranteed to be simultaneous, as the two ADCs use a common clock. ATS9353 interfaces to the host computer using a 4-lane PCI Express bus. Each lane operates at 5 Gbps (Gen 2). ATS9353 PCI Express digitizers use state of the art 500 MSPS, 12-bit ADCs to digitize the...

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer Recommended Motherboards or PCs Many different types of motherboards and PCs have been benchmarked by AlazarTech. The ones that have produced the best throughput results are listed here: www.alazartech.com/images-media/2246-AlazarTech RecommendedMotherboards.pdf. Optional FPGA-Based FFT Processing ATS9353 On-FPGA FFT option provides the ability to do real-time FFT signal processing using the ATS9353 on-board FPGA*. Note that only one input can be processed. TRIGGER INPUT(S) CAPTURE Data is returned to the user in buffers, where each buffer can contain from...

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer It is important to note that triggering is disabled in this mode. START CAPTURE INPUT(S) CAPTURE Continuous AutoDMA buffers do not include headers, so it is not possible to get trigger time-stamps. A BUFFER_OVERFLOW flag is asserted only if the entire on-board memory is used up. The amount of data to be captured is controlled by counting the number of buffers acquired. Acquisition is stopped by an AbortCapture command. Continuous AutoDMA can easily acquire data to PC host memory at the maximum sustained transfer rate of the motherboard without causing an...

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer Timebase ATS9353 timebase can be controlled either by onboard low-jitter VCO or by External Clock. On-board low-jitter VCO uses an on-board 10 MHz TCXO as a reference clock. External Clock While the ATS9353 features low-jitter VCO and a 10 MHz TCXO as the source of the timebase system, there may be occasions when digitizing has to be synchronized to an external clock source. ATS9353 External Clock feature provides an SMA input for an external clock signal, which should have a high slew rate. Signal levels, specified in detail on page 8, must be respected....

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer Software Development Kits AlazarTech provides an easy-to-use software development kit for customers who want to integrate the ATS9353 into their own software. A Windows and Linux compatible software development kit, called ATS‑SDK, includes headers, libraries and source code sample programs written in C/C++, C#, Python, MATLAB, and LabVIEW. These programs can fully control the ATS9353 and acquire data in user buffers. The purchase of an ATS-SDK license includes a subscription that allows users to download ATS-SDK updates from the AlazarTech website for...

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer Technical Support RoHS Compliance AlazarTech digitizers come with a standard one (1) year parts and labor warranty. This warranty can be extended for a fee (more information can be found in the Extended Warranty section below). All manufacturing is done using RoHS-compliant components and lead-free soldering. AlazarTech is known for its world-class technical support. Customers receive free technical support on hardware products that are under warranty. If your waveform digitizer is out of warranty, you will not be eligible for free technical support on...

500 MS/s 12-Bit PCIe OEM Digitizer System Requirements Acquisition Memory System Personal computer with at least one free x4, x8, or x16 PCI Express (v2.0) slot, 8 GB RAM, 16 GB of free hard disk space. Acquisition Memory/ch 256 Million samples per channel Record length Software-selectable with 32-point resolution. Record length must be a minimum of 256 points. There is no upper limit on the maximum record length. Software-selectable from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of infinite number of records Single slot, half length PCI Express card (4.377 inches x 6.5 inches excluding the connectors...