Strategic Test has introduced the UF2e-7005 digital bit stream card. This PCI Express card has 16 channels that can all be set to either input or output with a maximum clock rate of 125 MHz. Plus, it offers the flexibility of using only 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 channels. Thus, making card memory available for other applications. Also, when using fewer channels, it is possible to stream the data to or from a PC at higher rates than usual, allowing much longer signals to be recorded or generated.

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The UF2e-7005 is equipped with 64 Mbytes memory as standard, but can be expanded to 4 Gbytes. This enables signals to be recorded or generated for periods of up to 16 seconds on 16 channels at 125 MHz and to 262 seconds when using just one channel.

For many applications, it will not be necessary to purchase additional memory as the signal data can be streamed to or from the host PC. As the PCI Express x1 bus has a maximum continuous transfer rate of 120 Mbytes per second, it means 8 bits or less can be streamed at just less than the maximum clock rate, while 4, 2 or 1 channels can be streamed at the maximum rate. Due to the serial bus nature of PCIe, every card can operate at this rate, unlike the 66 MHz / 33 MHz PCI bus where the bandwidth is shared between multiple cards or attached motherboard devices, said the manufacturer.

Prices for the UF2e-7005 start at $3,790. This includes a signal cable, MS Windows and Linux SDK's, program source code examples, two year warranty and lifetime support and SDK updates, according to Strategic Test.

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