The GaGe CobraMaxTM family

of digitizers features up to 2 CobraMax CompuScope Family

channels in a single-slot PCI Ultra High-Speed Digitizers for the
PCI Express or PCI Bus
Express or PCI card with up to

4 GS/s sampling per channel,

and up to 32 GB of on-board

acquisition memory. Combine

several CobraMax cards for up

to 16 simultaneous channels

in a single system.

The CobraMax CompuScope family of GaGe ultra high-speed 8-bit

digitizers provides the most powerful combination of speed, memory,
and bandwidth as well as a wide portfolio of advanced acquisition
features on a single PCI Express or PCI card.
FEATURES
• 1 or 2 digitizing channels
APPLICATIONS • 3 or 4 GS/s maximum sampling rate per channel
Wireless Communications • 8 bits vertical resolution
Military & Aerospace • 256 MS to 32 GS on-board acquisition memory
Manufacturing Test • 1.5 GHz bandwidth
Signal Intelligence • Full-size, single-slot PCI or PCI Express 2.0 x8 card
Non-destructive Testing • Full-featured front-end, with software selection of all signal
Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry conditioning settings

Electro-optic • 32 bits, 66 MHz PCI standard for 200 MB/s transfer to PC memory

Radar/Lidar • Ease of integration with External or Reference Clock In and Clock Out,
External Trigger In and Trigger Event Out
Laser Optics
• Programming-free operation with GageScope® oscilloscope software
Embedded digitizer
• Software Development Kits available for LabVIEW, MATLAB, C/C# and
Scope replacement more
• Dual-port memory and data streaming at up to 3.1 GB/s on PCI
Express models
• Custom FPGA firmware available

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 CobraMax CompuScope Simplified Block Diagram
Clk Out

10MHz Master
Clock
Clk In Reference / Crystal
Control
External Clock Oscillator

Trig Out
External Trigger Second
Trig In Circuitry dual-port
module on
PCI Express
only

CH 1 1 ADC 1
FPGA Memory

CH 2 2 ADC 2

Signal Conditioning
Front End

Auto Calibration
PCI or PCI Express
Circuitry
Controller

A/D SAMPLING THD (see Note 3): -59.3 dB

Resolution: 8 bits SINAD (see Note 3): 47.0 dB
Maximum Sampling Rate: 4 GS/s SFDR (see Note 3): 56.5 dB
Sampling Rates: 4 GS/s, 2 GS/s, 1 GS/s, 500 MS/s,
(PCIe models) 250 MS/s, 125 MS/s, 50 MS/s, 25 MS/s, DC Coupled Bandwidth: DC to 1.5 GHz
10 MS/s, 5 MS/s, 2.5 MS/s, 1 MS/s, AC Coupled Bandwidth: 20 kHz to 1.5 GHz
500 kS/s, 250 kS/s, 100 kS/s, 50 kS/s,
Flatness: Within ±1 dB of ideal response to 800 MHz
25 kS/s, 10 kS/s, 5 kS/s
signal frequency
ACQUISITION MEMORY LOW-PASS FILTER
Type: 3-pole Bessel, 1 per channel
CobraMax Model Available memory options Cut-off Frequency: 200 MHz
PCI CobraMax 256 MS 512 MS 1 GS 2 GS 4 GS Operation: Individually software-selectable
PCI Express CobraMax 2 GS 4 GS 8 GS 16 GS 32 GS
DC OFFSET
A software-adjustable DC offset voltage may be independently applied to
CobraMax Model Memory Architecture Data Streaming? each input channel in order to optimize input range usage.
PCI CobraMax Single Port No Span: ±100 % on all input ranges except ±5V
it is ±20 %
PCI Express CobraMax Dual Port Yes Accuracy: 1%

INPUT CHANNELS TRIGGERING

Number of Inputs: 1 or 2 (model-dependent) Source: CH 1 or 2, EXT or manual
Connector: SMA Trigger Level Accuracy: Internal: ±2% of Full Scale
Input Voltage Ranges: ±50 mV, ±100 mV, ±200 mV, ±500 mV, External: ±10% of Full Scale
±1 V, ±2 V, ±5 V Slope: Positive or Negative
DC Accuracy: ±1 % (see Note 1) Sensitivity: 5% of Full Scale
Protection: Diode-clamped Signal swing must be at least 5% of full
Absolute Maximum scale in order to cause a trigger event.
Input Voltage (see Note 2): 6 V RMS Smaller signals are rejected as noise.
Impedance: 50 Ω Post-Trigger Data: 64 points minimum
Coupling: AC or DC May be increased with 64 point resolution.
Trigger Engines: 2 per channel, 1 for External Trigger
ENOB (see Note 3): 7.6 Source Combination: All trigger source combinations may be
logically OR’ed together
SNR (see Note 3): 47.2 dB

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TRIGGER IN (EXTERNAL TRIGGER) Note 1: The 4 GS CobraMax model consumes an extra 3 Watts of
Impedance: 2 kΩ or 50 Ω power from the +5 Volts supply, as compared with the 256 MS model.
Amplitude: Absolute Maximum 6 V RMS Intermediate memory models consume extra power proportionately.
Voltage Range: ±1 V, ±5 V
Bandwidth: >300 MHz Note 2: The 16 GS CobraMax Express model consumes an extra 3 Watts
Coupling: AC or DC of power from the +12 Volts supply, as compared with the 2 GS model.
Data for the 32 GS CobraMax Express model is dependent upon module
Connector: SMA
availability.

TRIGGER OUT PCI BUS INTERFACE

Amplitude: 0 to 1.5 V into 50 Ω load
(PCI) (PCI Express)
Impedance: 50 Ω compatible
Connector: SMA
Plug-&-Play Fully supported Fully supported
INTERNAL CLOCK Bus Mastering Fully supported Fully supported
Accuracy: ±1 ppm (0 to 50°C ambient) Scatter-Gather: Fully supported Fully supported
Bus Width: 32-bits 8 Lanes
EXTERNAL REFERENCE CLOCK IN Bus Speed: 66 MHz or 33 MHz 40 Gb (Gen2) or 20
A 10 MHz External Reference signal may be used to synchronize Gb (Gen1)
Internal Sampling Clock Bus Throughput: 200 MB/s to PC 3.1 GB/s (Gen2) or
Signal Type: Square Wave memory (66 MHz 1.6 GB/s (Gen1)
PCI; dependent on
Frequency: 10 MHz ±50 ppm motherboard and
Signal Level: Minimum 200 mV RMS configuration)
Maximum 500 mV RMS Compatibility: PCI-compliant, v.2.2. PCI Express 2.0
Impedance: 50 Ω Also v.2.1 systems compliant (Also 1.1 at
Connector: SMA that supply 3.3 V to 20 Gb)
PCI slot
CLOCK OUT
MULTI-CARD SYSTEMS
Frequency: 10 MHz
Operating Mode: Master/Slave or Multiple Independent
Signal Level: ±300 mV into 50 Ω Load
Number of Cards:
Connector: SMA Master/Slave: 2 to 8 cards
Multiple/Independent: Limited only by backplane
Note: 10 MHz reference signal may be selected as output for
synchronizing other instruments. Note: In contrast to external multi-card synchronization methods,
the CobraMax CompuScope’s internal rigid bridge-board Master/Slave
MULTIPLE RECORD architecture provides true simultaneous sampling, triggering and arming
Pre-trigger Data: Up to almost full on-board memory of all channels within a Master/Slave system.
Record Length: 64 points minimum.
May be increased with 64 points resolution CobraMax CompuScopes automatically self-configure as Master, Slave or
Independent cards depending upon detection of the Master/Slave bridge-
board.
TIMESTAMPING
Resolution: One sampling interval OPERATING SYSTEMS
Counter turnover: >24 hours continuous Windows 7, 8, Vista and XP: All Versions (32/64-bit)

CARD SIZE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Single-slot, full-length PCI Express (8 lanes) or PCI GageScope: Windows-based software for programming-free operation
LITE Edition: Included with purchase, provides basic
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS functionality
PCI-based computer, minimum Pentium II 500 MHz, with at least one Standard Edition: Provides limited functionality of advanced
free full-length PCI or PCI Express slot, 128 MB RAM, 1 GB hard drive. analysis tools, except for Extended Math
Professional Edition: Provides full functionality of all advanced
POWER CONSUMPTION (IN WATTS, PER CARD) analysis tools

DC Supply Voltage PCI PCI Express

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS (SDK)
+5 Volts 9.5 W 0W
CompuScope SDK for C/C# for Windows (Includes LabWindows/CVI and
+3.3 Volts 20 W 3.8 W Visual Basic.NET support)
+12 Volts 1.5 W 31.0 W
CompuScope SDK for MATLAB for Windows
-12 Volts 0.3 W 0W CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW for Windows
Total 31.3 W 34.8 W Contact your GaGe Sales Agent for information on Linux support.

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WARRANTY
One year parts and labor. Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibration is included.
All specifications subject to change without notice.
Notes to specifications:
1) DC accuracy is ±1% on all input ranges
2) On the ±5 V Input Range, the maximum input is 8.5 V RMS Voltage
3) Measured using a 10 MHz sine wave with an amplitude of 95% of full scale. No on-board
filtering is used.

ORDERING INFORMATION
Hardware & Upgrades

Max. Single Max. Dual

Number Channel Channel
CobraMax of Sampling Sampling Part
Model Platform channels Rate Rate Number
CS14G8 PCI 1 4 GS/s - CBX-014-000

CS23G8 PCI 2 3 GS/s 1.5 GS/s CBX-023-000

CS13G8 PCI 1 3 GS/s - CBX-013-000

CSE14G8 PCIe 1 4 GS/s - CXE-014-000

CSE24G8 PCIe 2 4 GS/s 2 GS/s CXE-024-000

PCI PCI Express

Memory Upgrade: 256 MS to 512 MS CBX-181-001 900 N. State St.
Memory Upgrade: 256 MS to 1 GS CBX-181-003 Lockport, IL 60441-2200
Memory Upgrade: 256 MS to 2 GS CBX-181-005
Memory Upgrade: 256 MS to 4 GS CBX-181-007 Toll-Free (US and Canada):
Memory Upgrade: 2 GS to 4 GS MEM-181-101 phone 1-800-567-4243
Memory Upgrade: 2 GS to 8 GS MEM-181-103 fax 1-800-780-8411
Memory Upgrade: 2 GS to 16 GS MEM-181-105
Memory Upgrade: 2 GS to 32 GS MEM-181-107 Direct:
Master Multi-Card Upgrade CBX-181-012 CXE-181-012 phone +1-514-633-7447
Slave Multi-Card Upgrade CBX-181-013 CXE-181-013 fax +1-514-633-0770
Set 1 Cable SMA to BNC ACC-001-031
Set 4 Cable SMA to BNC ACC-001-033 Email:
prodinfo@gage-applied.com
eXpert Signal Averaging Firmware Option 250-181-001

GageScope® Software To find your local sales representative

GageScope: Lite Edition Included or distributor or to learn more about
GageScope: Standard Edition 300-100-351
(with Purchase of CompuScope Hardware) GaGe products visit:
GageScope: Professional Edition 300-100-354
(with Purchase of CompuScope Hardware) www.gage-applied.com
Software Development Kits (SDKs)
GaGe SDK Pack on CD 200-113-000
CompuScope SDK for C/C# 200-200-101
CompuScope SDK for MATLAB 200-200-102
CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW 200-200-103

Updated June 7, 2013

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