The NI PXI-5401 is a single-channel, 12-bit PXI function generator with sine output up to 16 MHz.
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Key product information and technical features.
This one-slot PXI module combines DDS generation with waveform memory. Output amplitude depends on load impedance.
Software support is version-specific. NI-FGEN 15.0 lists the PXI-5401 as supported under Windows XP, but not Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista.
Verified product specifications.
| Analog output channels | 1 |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 12 bits |
| Maximum update rate | 40 MHz |
| Maximum sine / TTL SYNC frequency | 16 MHz |
| Maximum square / ramp / triangle frequency | 1 MHz |
| Frequency resolution | 9.31 mHz |
| Waveform memory | 16,384 16-bit samples |
| Output range | ±5 V into 50 Ω; ±10 V into high impedance |
| Output attenuation | 0–73 dB |
| Output impedance | 50 or 75, software selectable Ω |
| Connectors | ARB and SYNC: BNC; PLL reference and external trigger: SMB |
| Operating temperature | 0–50 °C |
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Front-panel PLL Ref, internal, or PXI_CLK10
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9.31 mHz, not 9.31 MHz.
No. Its hardware support table lists Windows XP support, but excludes Windows 7, Vista, 8, and 8.1 for the PXI-5401.
No. The readme explicitly excludes NI PXI/PCI-5401 devices from LabVIEW Real-Time support.