TPCX High Speed PCI Data Acquisition Modules - DAQ

Fast, High-Precision, and High-Resolution PCI Data Acquisition Modules

TPCX Modul

The Elsys TPCX data acquisition (DAQ) modules are high-precision and high-resolution digitizers with sophisticated features such as advanced trigger mode, continuous data acquisition mode, differential inputs, digital input lines (Markers) and ICP coupling for powering piezo sensors.

The various TPCX modules are compact short-form PCI boards. A scalable data acquisition system may be started with one or several modules that can be extended in the future to build a solution with up to 64-channels in one housing. This is the advantage of a modular data acquisition system.

Modules with different sample rates and different resolution may be mixed to match the application needs. An engineer can either be efficient the very first day by taking advantage of the powerful Elsys Transient Recorder application software TransAS 3 or start the development of a custom software based on the C++/C# driver with sample programs for Windows and Linux. Especially for ATE and integrated system applications there is an IVI Scope Class driver available. In both cases, the client-server architecture of the software allows to remotely control the TPCX modules over Ethernet with access from one or several clients.

Key Capabilities

  • Short form PCI data acquisition boards
  • 4-, or 8-channels SE and Diff modules
  • Up to 240 MS/s sample rate
  • 14-bit and 16-bit vertical resolution
  • Up to 128 MS memory per channel
  • High-precision typ. 0.03% of FSR
  • 100 mV to 100 V input range
  • 0 to 100 % offset
  • Systems with up to 64-channels can be built in one device with proprietary starhub
  • Continuous data recording
  • Multiblock data acquisition mode with up to 16’000 block
  • Advanced trigger for debugging
  • Very low input noise
  • High differential CMRR
  • Turnkey solution combined with powerful TransAS 3 Transient Recorder application software
  • Device drivers C++/C# for Windows ® and Linux with sample programs
  • IVI Scope Class driver with sample programs for C++/C# and LabVIEW

TPCX DAQ Modules Order Information

Model Unit # of Channels Max. Sample Rate
per Channel
ADC Resolution Memory [MS/ch]
Standardoptional Standardoptional
TPCX-fffbb-4S 4 SE, 2 Diff 120 MS/s, 240 MS/s 14 Bit 16 Bit 32 MS 128 MS
TPCX-ffbb-4D4 Diff
TPCX-ffbb-4S 4 SE, 2 Diff 10 MS/s, 20 MS/s, 40 MS/s, 80 MS/s 14 Bit 16 Bit 16 MS 64 MS
TPCX-ffbb-4D4 Diff
TPCX-ffbb-8S 8 SE, 4 Diff 10 MS/s, 20 MS/s 14 Bit 16 Bit 8 MS 32 MS
TPCX-ffbb-8D8 Diff

Replace “ff” with Max. Sample Rate and “bb” with Vertical Resolution. Example: Sample Rate = 40 MS/s, Resolution = 16-bit -> TPCX-4016