Fun test equipment

Just some links to different types of fun and expensive lab equipment that I had to look up the price for during inventory.

Rohde & Schwarz SMA100A RF Signal Generator: https://www.testequity.com/products/1478/

The Total Verification System: https://ingenionllc.sharepoint.com/Pages/Products.aspx

34470A Digital Multimeter, 7½ Digit, Performance Truevolt DMM: http://www.keysight.com/en/pd-2520154-pn-34470A/digital-multimeter-7-digit-performance-truevolt-dmm?cc=US&lc=eng

Agilent 34420A Nanovolt / Micro‑Ohm Meter: http://www.keysight.com/en/pd-1000001296%3Aepsg%3Apro-pn-34420A/micro-ohm-meter?cc=US&lc=eng

SMA Cables: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=415-0029-036

Teledyne LeCroy PCIe Protocol Analyzer: http://teledynelecroy.com/protocolanalyzer/protocoloverview.aspx?seriesid=467

Interposer for Teledyne LeCroy Protocol Analyzer: http://teledynelecroy.com/protocolanalyzer/protocoloverview.aspx?seriesid=118&capid=103&mid=511

All the protocol analyzers: http://teledynelecroy.com/shopper/requestquote/configure_small_step1.aspx?catid=19

Protocol Analyzer overview: http://cdn.teledynelecroy.com/files/pdf/pcie_interposer_datasheet.pdf

Datasheet for the Gen2 x8 interposer: http://psirep.com/sites/default/files/gen2_x8_active_interposer.pdf

Here is the 1982-era spectrum analyzer that Nga is using: http://www.thinksrs.com/products/SR760770.htm

Holy Crap, Rhode & Scharz makes an oscilloscope! I think it's made of solid gold. They also have a handheld scope that is like something from the next decade: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/products/test-measurement/oscilloscopes/pg_overview_63663.html

Here are a couple of links to the fun-looking but ultimately useless Zed Board that we attempted to do some VHDL development on:

Here's the overview: https://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/1-8dyf-11.html#overview

Here's the datasheet: http://zedboard.org/sites/default/files/documentations/ZedBoard_HW_UG_v2_2.pdf

Here's a search for ideas on how to get the LVDS lines out of the FMC connector: https://www.google.com/search?q=FMC+LPC+to+LVDS

Alternatives to Contec PCIe Analog input/output cards

Looking for multichannel DAC and ADC cards for our PCIexpress bus CPU, a company called Contec has a wide assortment of options. Unfortunately, the technical support for the company is so poor that just getting the two boards we've bought , the AI-1616L-LPE and AO-1616L-LPE, installed and evaluating has been an unexpected struggle. Sadly, this has turned out to be yet another product niche that there aren't a lot of suppliers for. Contec is really the only one producing scientific interface boards with the type of options and variation similar to National Instruments which does this type of thing great but just for older PC buses or for their PXI systems.

Info about Contec:

Contec's nicely self-sorting product page: http://www.contec.com/products/daq/analog/product-list.php">http://www.contec.com/products/daq/analog/product-list.php">http://www.contec.com/products/daq/analog/product-list.php

The support page for the AI-1616L: http://www.contec.com/product.php?id=1694

The support page for the AO-1616L: http://www.contec.com/product.php?id=1923

This reseller's page nicely displays just how many options Contec produces: http://www.dpie.com/daq/pcie-low-profile-analog-io/

Alternative PCIe Analog I/O boards found:

National Insturments sells basically one board which is a giant mix of analog I/O and digital I/O options: http://www.directindustry.com/prod/national-instruments/product-5074-981755.html

It turns out that this board is iterated through several options which just seem to be the same board with more and more features populated to a maximum of 32 analog inputs, 4 analog outputs, and many different digital options that I don't care about: http://www.ni.com/datasheet/pdf/en/ds-152

This french company makes this one board which has a giant mix of analog and digital IO: https://www.acquisys.fr/en/product/pcie-6208v-gl/

These guys seem to be reselling the french company's card. It is curious why there is no attribution to the original company: https://www.circuitspecialists.com/pcie-6208v-glg.html

The previously unheard-of Measurement Computing has a few options, although mostly for PCI and for PCIe mostly digital I/O. Like for all other finds so far, this company's options basically boil down to one board with mixed analog output and input: http://www.mccdaq.com/data-acquisition/PCI

Advantec is a recognizable name and they have a few PCIe cards. As usual they have a lot of PCI card and the PCIe cards are mostly digital I/O. http://www.advantech.com/products/daq-cards/sub_gf-50hh