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NI 5421 Specifications
Table 1.
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Specification
Value
Comments
Suggested Maximum Frequencies for Common Functions
Function
Path
Disable the
Analog Filter
and the Digital
Interpolation
Filter for Square,
Ramp, and
Triangle.
Direct
Low-Gain
Amplifier
High-Gain
Amplifier
Sine
43 MHz
43 MHz
43 MHz
Square
Not Recommended
25 MHz
12.5 MHz
Ramp
Not Recommended
5 MHz
5 MHz
Triangle
Not Recommended
5 MHz
5 MHz
Spectral Characteristics
Signal to
Noise and
Distortion
(SINAD)
Path
Amplitude
–1 dBFS.
Measured from
DC to 50 MHz.
SINAD at low
amplitudes is
limited by a
–148 dBm/Hz
noise floor.
Direct
Low-Gain
Amplifier
High-Gain
Amplifier
1 MHz
64 dB
66 dB
63 dB
10 MHz
61 dB
60 dB
47 dB
20 MHz
57 dB
56 dB
42 dB
30 MHz
60 dB
62 dB
62 dB
40 MHz
60 dB
62 dB
62 dB
43 MHz
58 dB
60 dB
55 dB