Designed for automated testing and research, they offer flexible memory, advanced trigger options, and seamless software integration for time-critical measurements.
Spectrum Instrumentation has expanded its Netbox line with its most advanced multichannel GHz digitizers yet. The new DN6.33x family introduces 15 models offering up to six channels at 10 GS/s or twelve channels at 5 GS/s, making them the flagship of Spectrum’s 94-strong digitizer lineup. With 12-bit resolution and precise synchronization across all inputs, the series sets a new benchmark for capturing complex, high-speed signals in automated testing and research environments.
The key features are:
- 12-bit ADC at the core of each digitizer
- Selectable sampling rates: 3.2, 6.4, or 10 GS/s
- Analog bandwidth options: 1, 2, or 3 GHz
- Configurations available from 4 to 12 channels
- Flexible scaling lets users avoid overspending on unused performance
- Compact series available for 1–2 channel setups
The series is designed around synchronous multichannel operation. All inputs are perfectly time-aligned, ensuring consistent correlation between signals. This is particularly advantageous in fields like radar, MIMO communications, and aerospace research, where accurate timing is essential. For engineers, the benefit is confidence in measurements, even when working with complex, multi-signal environments.
Flexibility extends to inputs and memory. Each channel supports four programmable ranges from ±200 mV to ±2.5 V, with offset control, on-board calibration, and precise timing alignment. Standard memory enables 200 ms of capture at full speed, expandable to 800 ms, allowing both short transient events and longer-duration signals to be recorded without loss.
All units ship with SBench 6 Professional software, which provides acquisition, display, analysis, and documentation tools. For developers embedding the digitizers into automated test systems, free SDKs for C++, Python, MATLAB, and LabVIEW enable seamless programming. This dual offering allows immediate productivity while supporting deeper integration for advanced workflows.
It includes advanced trigger capabilities, flexible acquisition modes such as block averaging, and standard front-panel connectors for external clocks and triggers. Optional accessories such as a high-speed pulse generator and rack-mount kits extend usability further. Targeted at aerospace, scientific research, photovoltaics, and semiconductor testing, the DN6.33x series delivers time-correlated, high-resolution measurements at GHz speeds for next-generation applications.
