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Sabre Express Digitizer
16-Bit, 4-CH @ 250 MS/s, PCIe Gen3 x8
The GaGe Sabre Express 4-Channel PCIe digitizer features 16-bit resolution with sampling rates up to 250 MS/s with true Effective Number of Bits (ENOB) of 10.6-bits with 10 MHz input.
Onboard digitizer sample memory is 4 GS (8 GB).
Starting at $8,799
Digitizer Features
- 16-Bit Vertical A/D Resolution with 4 Digitizing Input Channels
250 MS/s Maximum Sampling Rate per Channel
–18 Software Selectable A/D Sampling Rates: 1 kS/s to 250 MS/s - Front-End with DC Coupling and 50 Ω Inputs
150 MHz Bandwidth @ 250 MS/s - 4 GS (8 GB) Onboard Dual-Port Sample Memory Standard
6 GB/s PCIe Gen3 x8 Transfer Rate off Onboard Memory - 2.0 GB/s PCIe Gen3 x8 Real-Time Sustained Streaming Rate to Host
Stream Acquired Signal Data to GPU for In-Line Processing in Real-Time
and/or to Storage for Real-Time Recordings - Easy Integration with External or Reference Clock In & Clock Out
External Trigger In & Trigger Out with Advanced Triggering Operations
Software
No programming needed for use with:
- GaGeScope PC Oscilloscope software SDKs for C/C#, Python, LabVIEW, &
MATLAB free with hardware purchase - Windows 11/10 and Linux Operating Systems Supported
| Model # | CSE250416 | CSE-250416-LR |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Resolution | 16-bit | 16-bit |
| # of Input Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Max. Rate per Channel | 250 MS/s | 250 MS/s |
| Input Voltage Range | ±1V | ±240 mV |
| Connectors | SMA Jack (Female) |
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| Impedance | 50 Ω |
| Coupling | DC |
| Bandwidth – DC | DC to 150 MHz |
| 1x Voltage Range (Hardware Fixed) | ±1 V (standard) or +240 mV (low-range option) Note: Use optional inline SMA attenuators for additional effective input ranges. |
| Flatness @ 250 MS/s | Within +0.5 dB of Ideal Response up to 150 MHz |
| DC User Offset (Software Selectable) | Spans Full Scale Input Range (FSIR) |
| Absolute Max. Input | +3V (over-voltage protection included) |
| Software Selectable Rates per Channel | 250 MS/s, 200 MS/s, 100 MS/s,50 MS/s, 20 MS/s, 10 MS/s, 5MS/s, 2 MS/s, 1 MS/s, 500 kS/s,200 kS/s, 100 kS/s, 50 kS/s,20 kS/s, 10 kS/s, SkS/s, 2 kS/s, 1kS/s |
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| Rate Accuracy | ±1 part-per-million (0° to so• c ambient) |
| Shared and equally divided among all input channels (4, 2 or 1). | |
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| Standard Size | 4 GS (8 GB) |
| Architecture | Dual Port |
| Data Streaming Support | Yes |
| ±1 V, DC Coupled, 50 0, 16-Bit Sampling Rate 250 MS/s | |||
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| Signal Frequency | 10 MHz | 70 MHz | 103 MHz |
| ENOB | 10.6 Bits | 10.3 Bits | 10.5 Bits |
| SNR | 67.4 dB | 66.9 dB | 65.6 dB |
| THO | -66.7 dB | -62.3 dB | -70.0 dB |
| SINAD | 65.8 dB | 63.9 dB | 65.0 dB |
| SFDR | 66.3 dB | 62.8 dB | 70.2 dB |
| Engines | 2 per Channel, 1 for External Trigger |
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| Source | Any Input Channel, External Trigger, Software |
| Input Combination | All Combinations of Sources Logically OR’ed |
| Slope (Software Selectable) | Positive or Negative |
| Sensitivity | ± 5% of Full-Scale Input Range of Trigger Source. Signal amplitude must be at least 10% of full scale to cause a trigger to occur. Smaller signals are rejected as noise. |
| Post-Trigger Data | 32 points minimum. Can be defined with 32-point resolution. |
| Pre-Trigger Data | Up to 128 kS Total |
| Connector | SMA Jack (Female) |
|---|---|
| Impedance | “‘1k 0 |
| Coupling | DC |
| Bandwidth | >100 MHz |
| Voltage Range | 0-3 V |
| Connector | SMA Jack (Female) |
|---|---|
| Impedance | 50 0 |
| Amplitude | 0-1.8 V |
| Connector | SMA Jack (Female) |
|---|---|
| Impedance | 50 Ω |
| Coupling | DC |
| Signal Level | Min. 0.2 V RMS, Max. 0.5 V RMS |
| Duty Cycle | 50% ± 5% |
| Input Modes | External Clock or 10 MHz Reference Clock |
| External Clock Mode Input | 250 MHz |
| External Reference Clock Mode Input | 10 MHz ±1000 ppm; the external reference time base is used to synchronize the internal sampling clock. |
| Connector | SMA Jack (Female) |
|---|---|
| Impedance | 50 Ω |
| Signal Level | 0-1.5 V |
| Duty Cycle | 50% |
| Output Modes | Maximum Sampling Clock Frequency or 10 MHz Reference Clock |
| Frequency | 250 MHz |
| Ref. Clock Mode Rate | 10 MHz from Internal Reference |
| Pre-Trigger Data | Up to FPGA Memory Size |
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| Timing Resolution | One Sample Clock Cycle |
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| Counter Rollover | > 48 Hours Continuous |
| Multiple Record Mode Segment Timestamp Tail Size | Quad Channel Mode: 32 bytes or 16 samples Dual Channel Mode: 64 bytes or 32 samples Single Channel Mode: 128 bytes or 64 samples |
| Size | Single Slot PCIe, Full Height, 6.7 in (170.18mm) Length |
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| Power Operating | 35.106 Watts (typical) |
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| Power Source | Host PCIe Slot; no additional power connectors required. |
| Independent | Each card operates independently within the system. |
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| Synchronized Cascade | Each card operates together as a group by cascading the trigger signal via the Trigger Out. The Clock Out can be similarly cascaded if synchronous clocking is required. This mode has a small constant delay between each channel but requires no external clocking source or RF splitters. |
| Synchronized Split | Each card operates together as a group by splitting the trigger signal to each card’s Trigger In using an RF power splitter (not a BNC Tee) and same equal length model cables. This can also be done with the External Clock input if synchronous clocking is required. This mode requires more external hardware but provides the best simultaneity between multiple cards. To further optimize synchronous operations, it is ideal to have the external trigger source be synchronous with the external clock source using a common 10 MHz external reference clock that is supplied to both the external clock source and the external trigger source. |
| PCIe Express (PCIe) Host Slot | 1 Free Full-Height PCIe x8 or x16 Gen5, Gen4, Gen3, Gen2 or Gen1 Slot. |
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| PC Host System Cooling | Provide good cooling air flow for installed Sabre Express location with ideally an empty adjacent slot to prevent blockage of card’s onboard cooling fan. |
| PC Operating System | Windows 11/10 (64 bit), Linux Red Hat or Ubuntu (64-bit)* Note: In general, the user-mode Linux code can be ported to other Linux distribution releases with possible minor modifications to support.em> |
ORDERING INFORMATION
| Model# | AIDResolution | # of Input Channels | Input VoltageRange | Max. Sampling Rateper Channel | Max. Input Bandwidth | Onboard Memory Size | Order Part# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSE250416 | 16-blt | 4 | +- 1 V | 250 MS/s | 150 MHz | 4 GS (8 GB) | SBR-254-160 |
| CSE-250416-LR | 16-blt | 4 | +- 240 mV | 250 MS/s | 150 MHz | 4 GS (8 GB) | SBR-254-16L |
| PCle Data Streaming | STR-181-000 |
|---|---|
| PCle Signal Averaging | 250-181-001 |
| Fast Fourier Transform (FFl) | 250-181-004 |
| 3 dB Attenuation | 662-3-1 |
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| 6 dB Attenuation | 662-6·1 |
| 10 dB Attenuation | 662-10-1 |
| 20 dB Attenuation | 662-20-1 |
| 1 SMA Plug (Male) to BNC Plug (Male), 36 Inches (914.4 mm Length) | ACC-001-031 |
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| 4 SMA Plug (Male) to BNC Plug (Male), 36 Inches (914.4 mm Length) | ACC-001-033 |
| Compuscope SDKs for CIC#, Python, MATLAB & Lab- VIEW are all included | Included |
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| Requires eXpert PCle Data Streaming Firmware (STR-181-000) for Digitizer Card, GPU CUDA Examples in CompuS- cope SOK for CIC# Note: GPU Card NOT Included. | Order STR-181-000 for Digitizer Card |
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| Lite Edition | Included |
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| Standard Edition with Purchase of Hardware | 300-100-351 |
| Standard Edition Purchased Independently | 300-100-352 |
| Professional Edition with Purchase of Hardware | 300-100-354 |
| Professional Edition Purchased Independently | 300-100-355 |
| Standard two years parts and labor. |
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