The National Instruments PCI-5401 is a single-channel PCI function generator with 12-bit resolution and sine-wave output up to 16 MHz.
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The PCI-5401 belongs to NI's PCI/PXI-5401 function-generator family. This catalog record identifies the PCI version, not the PXI module.
Verified product specifications.
| Maximum update rate | 40 MHz |
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| Square, ramp, and triangle frequency | 1 maximum MHz |
| Frequency resolution | 9.31 mHz |
| Output voltage range | ±5 into 50 Ω; ±10 into high impedance V |
| Waveform memory | 16,384 16-bit samples |
| PCI output connectors | SMB for ARB and SYNC |
| Operating temperature | 0–50 °C |
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NI-FGEN 2.4 explicitly lists the PCI-5401 as supported hardware.
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Yes. NI-FGEN 2.4 explicitly supports the PCI-5401. Its readme identifies Windows 2000/XP as the operating-system environment; this does not establish compatibility with current operating systems or driver releases.