PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer

The Cobra 8-Bit PCIe Digitizer is a high-performance digitizer board designed to meet your most demanding data acquisition needs.

Boasting a maximum sampling rate of 2.0 GS/s, the Cobra 8-Bit PCIe Digitizer ensures rapid and efficient data collection. It offers two digitizing channels and features an 8-bit vertical A/D resolution, ensuring accuracy and precision in every bit of data captured.

The onboard acquisition sample memory is expandable up to a robust 16 GS, providing ample storage for your data acquisition tasks. The device features a full-featured front-end with AC/DC coupling and 50Ω inputs, offering versatility in signal processing.

With an input bandwidth of 500 MHz, this digitizer board delivers high-quality signal capture. It supports eXpert FPGA DSP capabilities such as PCIe data streaming and signal averaging, enhancing your data processing efficiency.

The Cobra 8-Bit PCIe Digitizer provides seamless integration with external or reference clock in and clock out, as well as external trigger in and trigger out. This full-size single-slot 8-lane (x8) PCIe 2.0 board supports sustained PCIe data streaming at 2 GB/s, ensuring uninterrupted data flow.

Starting at $7,575

Why the PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer Is Right for You

The PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer, developed by GaGe, is a high-performance digitizer board that offers exceptional speed and precision. This powerful tool promises to benefit telecommunications, electronics, or scientific research, delivering optimal performance in every situation. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how you can leverage its features:

High-Speed Data Sampling

With two channels capable of maximum sampling rates of 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 GS/s, the digitizer ensures efficient and quick data acquisition. This feature is ideal for applications requiring rapid data collection and processing, such as signal testing, radar systems, or high-frequency trading.

Advanced Technical Specifications

Equipped with an 8-bit vertical A/D resolution and onboard acquisition sample memory ranging from 2 GS to 16 GS, the board can handle complex tasks and store significant amounts of data. These specifications make it a reliable tool for high-precision tasks like medical imaging or seismic research.

Wide Input Bandwidth

The digitizer’s 500 MHz input bandwidth allows it to receive a wide range of frequencies, making it highly versatile. Applications like spectrum analysis or radio astronomy can take clear advantage of a wide input bandwidth.

Full-Featured Front-End

With AC/DC coupling and 50Ω inputs, the digitizer offers a full-featured front-end. It also supports software control over input ranges, coupling, and impedances, providing flexibility in adapting to different signal types and conditions.

Integration & Streaming Capabilities

As a full-size single-slot 8-lane (x8) PCIe 2.0 board, the PCIe Cobra Express integrates easily with other systems. Its ability to sustain PCIe data streaming at a speed of 2 GB/s ensures smooth and continuous data flow, making it ideal for real-time applications.

FPGA DSP Features & GPU CUDA Processing

The digitizer supports eXpert FPGA DSP features, including eXpert FPGA PCIe data streaming and eXpert FPGA signal averaging. It also offers CompuScope GPU CUDA processing, enabling parallel computing for faster data processing. This is particularly advantageous for applications requiring quick signal analysis or large-scale data processing.

Software Support & Application Development

The digitizer can be operated without programming using GaGeScope PC Oscilloscope Software, making it user-friendly for non-programmers. For developers, it provides software application development support with CompuScope SDK for C/C#, MATLAB, and LabVIEW, allowing for customization according to specific application needs.

Who Benefits From the PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer?

The PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer by GaGe is a versatile, high-performance digitizer board that can be harnessed across a myriad of industries for optimal performance. Think our excellent product is right for you? See how the PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer can benefit you below:

• Aerospace: In the realm of aerospace, the PCIe Cobra Express can be instrumental for testing and analyzing signals. This ensures the safety and efficiency of aircraft systems, contributing to reliable air travel.
• Appliance Manufacturing: For manufacturers of appliances, this digitizer offers a powerful tool for product development and testing. By improving performance metrics and energy efficiency, it helps create products that stand out in the competitive market.
• Automotive and Electric Vehicles: The digitizer finds significant applications in automotive testing. Engineers can use it to analyze signals and diagnose issues in vehicle systems, making it invaluable for the burgeoning electric vehicle sector.
• Cable Testing: Cable testers can benefit from the high-speed digitization capabilities of the PCIe Cobra Express. It enables accurate measurements and signal quality analysis, ensuring high cable production standards.
• Consumer Electronics: In the fast-paced world of consumer electronics, the PCIe Cobra Express aids in the development and testing of various devices. It ensures optimal performance and functionality, which are key to customer satisfaction.
• Cybersecurity: In the field of cybersecurity, the digitizer captures and analyzes signals for threat detection and prevention. It’s an essential tool for maintaining secure digital environments.
• Data Acquisition: For industries centered around data acquisition, the PCIe Cobra Express stands as a reliable tool for precise and efficient measurement of signals.
• Industrial Sector: Industrial settings can utilize the digitizer for signal analysis and testing, ensuring the quality and efficiency of various processes.
• Medical Field: The PCIe Cobra Express can greatly benefit the medical sector. Its precise measurement and analysis of signals make it a valuable tool in the development and operation of medical devices and equipment.

Put Your Trust in GaGe Digitizers and Don’t Look Back

Welcome to a new world where data drives innovation. Partner with GaGe and take advantage of our PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer — your key to unlocking new possibilities. Our rich heritage in the field of digitization, coupled with our relentless pursuit of excellence, makes us a trusted choice for 8-bit digitizers like our PCIe Cobra Express 8-Bit Digitizer or our PCIe CobraMax Express. Choose GaGe and watch your data acquisition needs be met with nothing less than perfection.