Product:
DN6.962-16
16 bit DDS Generator up to 200 MHz
Description:
The DN6.96x series of Ethernet DDS generators deliver the highest performance in both speed and resolution. The series includes desktop Ethernet units 12, 16, 20 or 24 synchronous channels. DDS – Direct Digital Synthesis – is a method for generating sine waves from a single, fixed-frequency reference clock and is widely used in signal generation applications. The DDS functionality im?plemented on Spectrum Instrumentation’s AWG platform is based on the principle of adding multiple “DDS cores” to generate a mul?ti-carrier (multi-tone) signal, with each carrier having its own well?defined frequency, amplitude and phase. In addition to these static parameters, there are also build in dynamic parameters like fre?quency slope and amplitude slope to allow for intrinsic linear changes for multiple cores.The series includes LXI units with either two, four or eight synchronous channels. The large onboard memory can be segmented to replay different waveform sequences.
Facts & Features:
- 16 simultaneous channels
- 4 channels with 50 DDS cores each
- 16 channels with 1 DDS core each
- Fast 16 bit DAC with FPGA-based DDS
- 12, 16, 20 or 24 channels with 625 MS/s DAC output rate
- DDS frequency DC to 200 MHz
- Native DDS-commands: Frequency, Amplitude, Phase, Frequency Slope, Amplitude Slope, Wait for trigger, Digital outputs
- DDS commands can be issued with 6.4 ns spacing
- Output level ±80 mV to ±2.5 V into 50 Ohm (±160 mV to ±5 V into high-impedance loads)
- Fixed trigger to output delay
- GBit Ethernet interface
- Huge on-board memory for 512 Million DDS Commands per 4 channels
- GBit Ethernet/LXI compatible instrument
- Easy connectivity with BNC/SMA connections
- SBench 6 Professional included
- Direct remote access from Workstations or Laptops
- Simple integration into the factory LAN
Product-Video:
Application examples:
- Quanum Computing
- Telecommunications
- Research and Development
- Stimulus-Response Tests
- Semiconductor Tests
FIFO mode
The FIFO mode is designed for continuous data transfer between the digitizerNETBOX and the host PC. The transfer speed is depending on the Ethernet connection between box and host and is in the region of 40 MB/s to 60 MB/s. The control of the data stream is done automatically by the driver on interrupt request. The complete installed on-board memory is used for buffer data, making the continuous streaming extremely reliable.The multi-carrier DDS option allows to program and combine multiple DDS cores in hardware allowing to generate multi-tone sine signals with a few DDS commands. DDS commands allow manipulation of frequency, amplitude and phase as well as advanced functions liek frequencya or amplitude slopes, all with single DDS commands.
Digital Pulse Generator Option (Optional)
The digital pulse generator option adds three internal independent pulse generators with programmable duty cycle, output frequency, delay and number of loops. These pulse generators can be triggered by software, hardware trigger or can trigger each other allowing to form complex pulse schemes to drive external equipment or experiments. The pulse generators can be outputted on the existing multi-XIO lines or can be used to trigger the instrument internally. Time resolution of the pulse generator depends on the cards type and the selected sampling rate and can be found in the technical data section.
External Trigger
All boards can be triggered using a separate external trigger signal with a two level programmable window comparator and a second separate external trigger with a single programmable level comparator. It's possible to use positive or negative edge. An internally recognized trigger event can - when activated by software - be routed to a multi purpose i/o connector to start external instruments.
External Clock
Using a dedicated connector a sampling clock can be fed in from an external system. It's also possible to output the internally used sampling clock to synchronize external equipment to this clock.
High Precision PLL
The internal sampling clock of the card is generated using a high precision PLL. This powerful device allows to select the sampling rate with a fine step size making it possible to perfectly adopt to different measurement tasks. Most other cards on the market only allow the setup of fixed sampling rates like 100 MS/s, 50 MS/s, 25 MS/s, 10 MS/s, ... without any possibility to set the sampling rate to any value in between.
Reference Clock
The option to use a precise external reference clock (normally 10 MHz) is necessary to synchronize the board for high-quality measurements with external equipment (like a signal source). It's also possible to enhance the quality of the sampling clock in this way. The driver automatically generates the requested sampling clock from the fed in reference clock.Digital Outputs/Marker Outputs
Additional synchronous digital channels (markers) can be replayed phase-stable with the analog data. When this mode is active up to 3 additional digital marker outputs can be used by reducing the analog resolution of the D/A converter.
Additional Digital Marker Outputs (Optional)
This option adds 6 more digital marker outputs to the existing 3 marker outputs making 9 in total. 9 additional synchronous digital channels (markers) can be replayed phase-stable with the analog data. When this mode is active up to 9 additional digital marker outputs can be used by reducing the analog resolution of the D/A converters.
Programmable Amplitude
The Spectrum Arbitrary Waveform Generators are equipped with a very wide programmable output amplitude. This allows to adapt the output signal level to the needs of the stimulated device while also having the maximum output resolution available for the signal.
Remote Access
The digitizerNETBOX can be remotely accessed from any current Windows (starting with Windows XP) 32 bit or 64 bit system or Linux (starting with Kernel 2.6) 32 bit or 64 bit system by Ethernet. The remote access is done in the very exact programming like a locally installed product allowing to use any of the supported software packages.
This standard driver is included in the card delivery and it is possible to get the newest driver version free of charge from our homepage at any time. There are no additional SDK fees for the classical text-based programming. All boards are delivered with drivers for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11, all 32 bit and 64 bit.
| Product | Channels | Max. Samplerate | Max. Bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|
| DN6.962-12 | 12 | 625 MS/s | 200 MHz |
| DN6.962-20 | 20 | 625 MS/s | 200 MHz |
| DN6.962-24 | 24 | 625 MS/s | 200 MHz |
| On different platforms | Bus | Max. Bus Transfer speed |
|---|---|---|
| M4i.9622-x8 | PCI Express x8 | 10 MByte/s |
| M4x.9622-x4 | PXI Express | 1700 MByte/s |
| DN2.962-04 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
| DN2.962-08 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
| DN6.962-12 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
| DN6.962-20 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
| DN6.962-24 | Ethernet | 70 MByte/s |
Documents
 DN6.96x Datasheet |
Data sheet of generatorNETBOX DN6.96x |
23.09.2024 | 1 M |
WINDOWS DRIVER + SOFTWARE
 Driver Win7/8/10/11 |
M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i/DN2/DN6 driver for Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 (32/64 bit) |
7.03 | 25.09.2024 | 5 M |
 c_header |
C/C++ driver header and library files |
7.03 | 16.09.2024 | 43 K |
| Control Center (32-bit) |
Spectrum Control Center (32-bit) / Windows 7, 8, 10 |
2.37 | 17.09.2024 | 23 M |
| Control Center (64-bit) |
Spectrum Control Center (64-bit) / Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 |
2.37 | 17.09.2024 | 36 M |
| Control Center WinXP |
Spectrum Control Center - last Version for Windows XP |
1.74 | 21.02.2022 | 8 M |
| SBench6 (32-bit) |
SBench 6 (32-bit) Installer / Windows 7, 8, 10 |
6.5.09 | 17.09.2024 | 36 M |
| SBench6 (64-bit) |
SBench 6 (64-bit) Installer / Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 |
6.5.09 | 17.09.2024 | 49 M |
| SBench6 WinXP |
SBench6 - last Version for Windows XP |
6.3.5 | 21.02.2022 | 41 M |
| Matlab driver |
M2p/M4i/M4x/M5i/M2i/M3i/DN2/DN6 Matlab driver + examples installer |
17.09.2024 | 25 M | |
| Examples for Windows |
Windows Examples (C/C++, .NET, Delphi, Java, Python, Julia ...) |
7.03 | 17.09.2024 | 2 M |
LINUX DRIVER + SOFTWARE
 Linux Driver Library |
Driver libraries (no Kernel) for Linux 32 bit and 64 bit |
7.03 | 25.09.2024 | 9 M |
| Control Center |
Spectrum Control Center |
2.37 | 17.09.2024 | 31 M |
| SBench6 |
SBench 6 Linux 32 (.rpm) |
6.5.08 | 22.04.2024 | 26 M |
| SBench6 |
SBench 6 Linux 64 (.rpm) |
6.5.09 | 17.09.2024 | 23 M |
| SBench6 |
SBench 6 Linux 32 (.deb) |
6.5.08 | 22.04.2024 | 23 M |
| SBench6 |
SBench 6 Linux 64 (.deb) |
6.5.09 | 17.09.2024 | 22 M |
| SBench6 |
SBench6 Jetson (.deb) |
6.5.09 | 19.04.2024 | 11 M |
| MATLAB Driver |
Drivers + examples for MATLAB for Linux (DEB + RPM) |
17.09.2024 | 156 K | |
| Examples for Linux |
Linux Examples (C/C++, Python, Julia ...) |
7.03 | 17.09.2024 | 568 K |
Firmware
 DN2/DN6 Firmware Update |
DN2/DN6 Standard Firmware (install V27 first for updates prior to V27) |
V84 | 01.01.1970 | 0 P |
Product Notes
| Trigger and Sync | Trigger, Clock and Synchronization Details at high-speed Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 1 M | |
| Digitizer Software Integration | Software Support for Modular Digitizers |
21.02.2022 | 724 K | |
| LXI based Digitizers | LXI based Multi-channel Digitizer Instrument |
21.02.2022 | 739 K | |
| SBench 6 Introduction | SBench 6 - Data Acquisition and Analysis of Digitizer Data |
21.02.2022 | 1 M |
Application Notes
| Teaming AWG with Digitizer | Teaming an Arbitrary Waveform Generator with a Modular Digitizer |
21.02.2022 | 919 K |