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Overview

Sig-Stations are high-performance PC workstations designed specifically for integrating Signatec/GaGe advanced instruments and maximizing their operational performance. These systems incorporate the latest in PC-based technology and utilize workstation/server class motherboards with multiple PCI Express (PCIe) bus interface options.

The multiple dedicated peer design of the PCIe buses ensure that the maximum data transfer rate is achieved for multiple Signatec/GaGe instrument board operations by reducing the number of devices competing for a bus’s shared bandwidth.

Sig-Station systems also feature drive bay enclosures that provide the option to include integrated Data Storage Systems (DSS) that are specifically tailored for real-time data streaming recording applications that require a guaranteed continuous transfer rate with no missing data. Sustained data transfer rates and storage capacity are scalable, with sustained transfer rates up to 3.4 GB/s and storage capacity up to 192 TB.

Sig-Station systems come with all Signatec/GaGe boards, features, and software fully tested and installed so that the user can be up and running with their system solution right out of the box. Custom system configurations can also be defined to meet specific customer applications or requirements.

Product Information Catalog

SIG-STATION High Performance Workstation & Storage Systems

FEATURES

Maximum Performance for Signatec/GaGe Instruments with High-End PC Based Workstation Components

Independent and Dedicated PCI Express (PCIe) I/O Slots for Efficient High-Speed Transfer Rates Supporting Multiple Signatec/GaGe Instruments

Support for High-Performance Integrated Data Storage Systems (DSS) for Real-Time Data Streaming Recording Applications with Sustained Data Rates up to 3.4 GB/s and Storage Capacity up to 192 TB

Turnkey System Solution Ready for Use Right Out of the Box with all Signatec/GaGe Instruments and Software Installed

Turnkey System Solutions

Portables

Laptops & Towers

Rackmounts

PCIe Expansion Enclosures

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High-Performance I/O Expansion

PCI Express (PCIe) Interface

The PCIe interface supports the highest data transfer rate speeds possible for advanced Signatec/GaGe instrumentation boards.

Careful attention should be noted with a system motherboard model in regards to the planned installation of PCIe I/O boards in order to achieve maximum performance for the system. In general, it is best to take note of the following:

Number and type of PCIe I/O slots available

Number of “dedicated” vs. “shared” PCIe I/O slots

Be sure to select a motherboard model option that has the proper number and type of PCIe I/O slots available to meet the planned number of boards with their specific maximum interface types that are to be integrated into the system.

Take note of PCIe I/O slots that have “dedicated” vs. “shared” bandwidth connections:

PCIe boards installed into “shared” bandwidth slots will operate at reduced maximum transfer rates as each board must share the available bandwidth connection to the system. “Shared” bandwidth slots are typically found in desktop class motherboards where the amount of PCIe lane resources is limited.

PCIe I/O slots that have “dedicated” connections to the system do not share their bandwidth with any other slot and thus guarantee the maximum transfer rate possible for the installed PCIe board. Workstation/server class motherboards typically provide more “dedicated” PCIe I/O slots with faster interface rates as these platforms provide a greater amount of PCIe lane resources.

Each “lane” of a PCIe connection contains transmit and receive pair of differential lines that form two serial channels; capable of transporting data packets in both directions simultaneously between device link endpoints.

Packets of data move across the lane at a rate of one bit per cycle. A PCIe x1 lane connection, the smallest sized connection, has one lane made up of four wires. It carries one bit per cycle in each direction. A PCIe x4 lane transmits four bits, and so on.

PCIe based I/O boards with physical smaller lane interfaces (x1 or x4) are compatible with larger PCIe slots (x8 or x16), but not vice-versa.

When PCIe boards with smaller lane interfaces (x1 or x4) or installed into larger PCIe slots (x8 or x16), these boards will still operate at their native maximum interface rate (x1 or x4) within the larger lane slots. There are no transfer rate speed advantages of installing smaller lane interface PCIe boards into larger PCIe lane slots.

Motherboards may also implement larger “mechanical” based PCIe slot form factors that natively operate at lower “electrical” based PCIe rates. For example, a PCIe x16 “mechanical” slot may only operate at a maximum x8 or x4 “electrical” rate. The purpose of implementing larger “mechanical” based form factor slots is to physically support more PCIe boards with larger PCIe interfaces within a system. However, the larger PCIe interface board’s maximum transfer rate will be limited to the maximum “electrical” rated transfer rate of the “mechanical” slot in these instances.

Each generation of the PCIe interface specification has doubled the maximum data transfer rate speed of the prior generation, while fully maintaining backward compatibility. There are no transfer rate speed advantages of installing previous generation PCIe I/O boards into a newer generation PCIe slot, as the transfer rate speed will default to the board’s maximum PCIe interface rate capability. The current generation PCIe 3.0 specification has a maximum bidirectional 16 GB/s data transfer rate speed for a fully dedicated electrical x16 slot configuration.

Sig-Stations utilize workstation/server class motherboards to provide dedicated PCIe Gen3 slots for maximizing the data throughput performance of multiple Signatec/GaGe digitizers, signal processing, and arbitrary waveform generator boards; in addition to graphics cards, high-speed RAID cards, and high-performance computing cards.

PCIe Lane

PCIe I/O Slots



High-Performance Platforms

Intel Xeon CPU Platforms

Sig-Stations utilize workstation/server class Intel Xeon CPU platforms to provide high-performance computing capabilities with larger system memory capacity and greater amount of PCIe 3.0 lane resources than what typical desktop class platforms can provide.

This is critically important for signal technology based real-time applications that require high-speed capture of high dynamic range data, optionally perform signal processing routines on the data, record the data for long sustained time durations, and generate or playback recorded data.

For these types of real-time applications, it is essential to maximize the performance of sustained data transfer rates throughout the entire system platform; to and from high-speed I/O instrumentation boards, system memory and processing, and high-speed data storage systems.

Single socket CPU platforms based on the current Intel Xeon E5-1600 V2 Series provides for up to 6-Cores at up to 3.7 GHz per core. Intel Hyper-Threading technology delivers two processing threads per physical core, thus providing for up to 12 total threads on this platform. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel to complete tasks faster.

Applications that are still single threaded based, can take advantage of Intel Turbo Boost technology in which a single core can be dynamically boosted up to a maximum of 4 GHz.

This platform provides four memory channels that support up to DDR3 1866 MHz per channel. The maximum memory bandwidth between system memory and the CPU is 59.7 GB/s and the platform can support up to a maximum of 512 GB of system RAM.

The E5-1600 V2 Series CPU also provides up to 40 PCIe 3.0 dedicated lanes for I/O expansion. These PCIe 3.0 lanes are integrated directly onto the processor die to reduce I/O latency by up to 30% and providing up to twice the bandwidth of PCIe 2.0.

Dual socket CPU platforms based on the current Intel Xeon E5-2600 V2 Series provides for up to 24-Cores total at up to 2.7 GHz per core and a total of 48 threads. A single core on each 12-Core CPU can be dynamically turbo boosted up to 3.5 GHz.

Lower core count dual-socket CPU model options also include higher CPU frequencies per core at up to 3.5 GHz and higher single-core turbo boost frequencies up to 4.0 GHz.

This dual socket CPU platform provides four memory channels that support up to DDR3 1866 MHz per channel per CPU. The maximum memory bandwidth between system memory and the CPU is 59.7 GB/s per CPU and the platform can support up to a maximum of 1 TB of system RAM.

Each CPU is interconnected with two Intel Quick Path Interconnect (QPI) links providing high-speed point-to-point connections at up to 8.0 GT/s per link.

The dual socket E5-2600 V2 Series CPUs provides up to 80 PCIe 3.0 dedicated lanes for I/O expansion. As the PCIe 3.0 lanes are integrated directly onto the processor die, it is required to populate both CPU sockets to fully utilize all PCIe 3.0 lanes in addition to utilizing all system memory banks.

These workstation/server class Intel Xeon CPU platforms with high performance CPU core counts and high-speed interconnections to system memory and PCIe I/O expansion provide the ability to create real-time data acquisition and signal processing systems. The processing power of these platforms can even be further enhanced with support for integration of Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor series or NVIDIA Tesla GPU series of high-performance computing boards.

Intel Xeon E5-1600 V2 Series Single CPU Socket Platform

Intel Xeon E5-2600 V2 Series Dual CPU Socket Platform



Sig-Station Motherboard Models with Default Installed Components

A16V2X1

E26V2X1

C26V2X1

Form Factor: Standard ATX (305 W x 244 D mm / 12 W x 9.6 D in.)

Extended ATX (305 W x 330 D mm / 12 W x 13 D in.)

Custom (386 W x 335 D mm / 15.2 W x 13.2 D in.)

Compatible with Chassis Models:

PAA1A, PEA1A, PAN1A, PAN2A, PAN3A, TES1A, TCS1A, 3EC1A, 3EC2A, 4EI1A, 4EC1A,

4EC2A, 4CS1A, 9EC1A

PEA1A, TES1A, TCS1A, 3EC1A, 3EC2A, 4EI1A, 4EC1A, 4EC2A, 9EC1A

TCS1A, 4CS1A

PCI Express I/O Slots:

Slot 1 (PCH) = PCIe G2 x4 (x8 mechanical) Slot 2 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x4 (x8 mechanical) Slot 3 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x4 (x8 mechanical) Slot 4 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x8 (x16 mechanical) Slot 5 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 6 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x8 (x16 mechanical) Slot 7 (CPU) = PCIe G3 x8

Slot 1 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 2 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x16 Slot 3 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 4 (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x16 Slot 5 (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 6* (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x16

*Max Card Length = 185 mm / 7.3 in.

Slot 1 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 2 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 3 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 4 (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 5 (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 6 (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 7 (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 8* (CPU 1) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 9* (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 10* (CPU 2) = PCIe G3 x8 Slot 11* (CPU 2) = PCIe G2 x4 (x8 mechanical)

* Max Card Length = 177 mm / 7.0 in.

Chipset: Intel C602 Intel C602 Intel C602

CPU: 1 x Intel Xeon E5-1620 V2:

3.7 GHz – 4 Cores / 8 Threads

3.9 GHz Max. Turbo

10 MB L3 Cache

DDR3 1866 MHz Max. Memory

59.7 GB/s Max. Memory Bandwidth

2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (per CPU):


2.6 GHz Max. Turbo

15 MB L3 Cache



7.2 GT/s QPI CPU Links

2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (per CPU):


2.6 GHz Max. Turbo

15 MB L3 Cache



7.2 GT/s QPI CPU Links

Memory:

16 GB Total:

4 x 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ECC DIMMs

32 GB Total:


32 GB Total:


Video: 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 PCIe x16 Card:

Installed in PCIe Slot #6

901 MHz GPU Clock

1.782 GHz RAM Clock

2 GB DDR3 Memory

Ports: 1 x mini-HDMI, 1 x DVI-I, 1 x DVI-D

1 x DVI to VGA Adapter (for DVI-I)

1 x NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 PCIe x16 Card:


901 MHz GPU Clock

1.782 GHz RAM Clock

2 GB DDR3 Memory

Ports: 1 x mini-HDMI, 1 x DVI-I, 1 x DVI-D

1 x DVI to VGA Adapter (for DVI-I)

1 x AMD Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1 Card:


650 MHz GPU Clock

1.0 GHz RAM Clock

1 GB DDR3 Memory

Ports: DVI, DisplayPort, VGA

Onboard Networking:

2 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports 1 x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port



I/O Ports: 2 x SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) Ports 4 x SATA 2.0 (3 Gb/s) Ports 2 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports 6 x USB 2.0 Header Ports 1 x USB 2.0 Type A Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port 1 x Serial COM Rear Port 1 x Serial COM Header Port 1 x VGA Port for Onboard Matrox

G200eW 16 MB DDR2 Video

2 x SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) Ports 4 x SATA 2.0 (3 Gb/s) Ports 4 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports 6 x USB 2.0 Header Ports 1 x USB 2.0 Type A Port 1 x Serial COM Rear Port 1 x Serial COM Header Port 1 x VGA Port for Onboard Matrox


2 x SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) Ports 4 x SATA 2.0 (3 Gb/s) Ports 4 x USB 2.0 Rear Ports 4 x USB 2.0 Header Ports 2 x USB 2.0 Type A Port 1 x Serial COM Rear Port 1 x Serial COM Header Port 1 x VGA Port for Onboard Matrox




Sig-Station Motherboard Model Upgrade Options

A16V2X1: Single CPU & RAM Upgrade Options

Compared to the “(Default)” CPU model installed with the standard configuration, the following single CPU upgrade options are available for the A16V2X1 motherboard model:

CPU Option Part #

CPU Core

Speed

# of Cores / Threads

Max. Turbo Speed

L3 Cache

Size

Max. Memory

Speed

Max. Memory

Bandwidth

(Default) 3.7 GHz 4 / 8 3.9 GHz 10 MB 1866 DDR3 59.7 GB/s

E51650V2 3.5 GHz 6 / 12 3.9 GHz 12 MB 1866 DDR3 59.7 GB/s

E51660V2 3.7 GHz 6 / 12 4.0 GHz 15 MB 1866 DDR3 59.7 GB/s

Compared to the “(Default)” system RAM installed with the standard configuration, the following system RAM upgrade options are available for the A16V2X1 motherboard model:

RAM Option Part #

Total RAM

Amount

# of RAM

Modules

Size of RAM

Module

Speed of RAM

Module

CPU/MB RAM Speed

Configuration

(Default) 16 GB 4 4 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

04R08G16 32 GB 4 8 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

04R16G16 64 GB 4 16 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

04R16G18 64 GB 4 16 GB 1866 DDR3 1866 MHz

08R16G16 128 GB 8 16 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

08R32G13 256 GB 8 32 GB 1333 DDR3 800 MHz

E26V2X1 & C26V2X1: Dual CPU & RAM Upgrade Options

Compared to the “(Default)” CPU model installed with the standard configuration, the following dual CPU upgrade options are available for the E26V2X1 & C26V2X1 motherboard models:

Per CPU Socket Specification

CPU Option Part #

CPU Core

Speed

# of Cores / Threads

Max. Turbo Speed

L3 Cache

Size

Max. Memory

Speed

Max. Memory

Bandwidth

CPU QPI Link Speed

(Default) 2.1 GHz 6 / 12 2.6 GHz 15 MB 1600 DDR3 51.2 GB/s 7.2 GT/s

E52630V2 2.6 GHz 6 / 12 3.1 GHz 15 MB 1600 DDR3 51.2 GB/s 7.2 GT/s









Compared to the “(Default)” system RAM installed with the standard configuration, the following system RAM upgrade options are available for the E26V2X1 & C26V2X1 motherboard models:

RAM Option Part #

Total RAM

Amount

# of RAM

Modules

Size of RAM

Module

Speed of RAM

Module

CPU/MB RAM Speed

Configuration

(Default) 32 GB 8 4 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

08R08G16 64 GB 8 8 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

08R16G16 128 GB 8 16 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

08R16G18 128 GB 8 16 GB 1866 DDR3 1866 MHz

16R16G16 256 GB 16 16 GB 1600 DDR3 1600 MHz

16R32G13 512 GB 16 32 GB 1333 DDR3 800 MHz

RAM Capacity Upgrade Notes

The following table details the current Windows operating system maximum supported system RAM capacity:

Windows OS Version

Maximum RAM Support

Windows 7 64-bit Professional Edition

192 GB

Windows 8/8.1 64-bit Professional Edition

512 GB

Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition

4 TB

It is not possible to utilize the Windows 7 64-bit Professional operating system for systems configured with more than 192 GB of total system RAM.

RAM Speed Upgrade Notes

The maximum 1866 MHz DDR3 RAM speed options require installed CPUs that support the maximum 1866 MHz DDR3 interface rate.

The maximum 1866 MHz DDR3 RAM options are currently limited to RAM modules of 16 GB size and only 4 RAM modules per CPU socket can be utilized for the maximum 1866 MHz rate.

The operating speed of the current largest 32 GB RAM module size option will automatically default down to an 800 MHz interface rate with the CPU due to current hardware design limitations.

CPU Dual Socket Upgrade Notes

Dual socket CPU upgrades include the same specified CPU model for both CPU sockets. It is not possible to install a mix of different CPU models.



High-Performance Data Storage Systems

Signal Data Recorder Applications

Sig-Stations provide the option to include integrated Data Storage Systems (DSS) that are specifically tailored for real-time wideband signal recording or signal playback applications that require a guaranteed continuous sustained data streaming rate with no missing data.

The following block diagram is an example of a Signatec 2.8 GB/s Wideband Continuous Signal Recorder comprised of Signatec digitizers and an integrated RAID drive storage array contained within a single chassis. The system is supplied with complete Signatec programs and example applications for performing high-speed sustained data recordings with the selected Signatec products installed in the system.

This system continuously records signal data at up to 2.8 GigaBytes per second sustained through the PC to drive storage without any break in the analog record in a Windows based environment and is frequently used in advanced SIGINT, RADAR and medical imaging applications.

Additional FPGA DSP and Arbitrary Waveform Generator instruments can optionally be added to the system, thus effectively converting the PC into a real-time signal acquisition, processing, recorder and playback solution.

In this signal recording system example, Signatec advanced data acquisition PCIe digitizers are first integrated into the system and are used to acquire signal data to the A/D board channels. The digitizers can be linked together to synchronize the acquisitions and streaming of multiple channels across boards.

Signatec digitizers feature a unique technology called PCIe Buffered Acquisition Mode. In PCIe Buffered Acquisition mode, the digitizers are able to acquire data to their onboard RAM as well as transfer the data from the onboard RAM to the PC simultaneously at high-speed rates by interleaving write and read data packets.

All of the digitizer’s A/D board onboard memory is configured to work as a FIFO, which provides ample data buffering between the A/D board and the host PC for the most demanding signal data recording applications.

Even when performing segmented acquisitions, where there are gaps in the signal record between acquisitions, PCIe Buffered Acquisition mode will allow for a much higher total throughput than standard acquisition instruments due to being able to acquire and transfer data simultaneously.

The signal data is transferred efficiently through the digitizer PCIe interface to the host PC system RAM using DMA transfer mechanisms. On the host PC side, when recording, multiple buffers in system RAM are used as circular buffers. While a write to disk is taking place after a DMA transfer completes, another DMA transfer is happening to a separate buffer.

It is the combined use of the digitizer card’s PCIe Buffered Acquisition mode, with onboard RAM operating as a FIFO buffer, and efficient high-speed DMA transfers to multiple circular system RAM buffers that make it possible to achieve high performance real-time sustained signal data streaming operations within a non-real-time operating system such as Windows.

The digitizer cards will only DMA transfer data to the system if the PCIe interface tells it that it can receive data, so data overflow will NOT occur at the PCIe interface. If the host PCIe interface can’t receive data at a particular time, due to some host system activity, new acquisition data is accumulated in the onboard RAM of the digitizer card that is operating as a FIFO buffer.

In the event that the onboard digitizer RAM completely fills up, an acquisition FIFO overflow occurs that is caught and flagged as an error. This type of FIFO overflow error condition is usually a result of the underlying host PC system and/or integrated storage system performance capabilities not being adequate enough to support the application’s targeted high-speed sustained data rates.

Sig-Stations with integrated high-speed data storage systems are pre-characterized and profiled for their performance capabilities in terms of their maximized sustained data rates for the entire system platform; to and from high-speed I/O instrumentation boards, system memory and processing, and data storage.

All Signatec digitizer cards include data streaming capabilities and a GUI Windows based Scope Application software that includes built-in ready support for conducting data streaming recoding operations and for displaying previously recorded data files, with full source code provided for the Scope Application software, all at no additional charge.




Application Data Rate & Storage Calculations

The performance and amount of data storage required for a system ultimately depends on the intended application and its requirements. Signal data recording systems typically utilize digitizers that operate in one of the following data acquisition modes:

Triggered or Pulsed Data Capture

Continuous or Gap-Free Data Capture

In a triggered or pulsed data capture acquisition mode, sampled data is collected in segments. The trigger source is clocked at a fixed frequency or the trigger source can be the data itself. Use the following formula to calculate the data rate for the triggered or pulsed capture:

Data Rate = (Pulse Repetition Frequency or Trigger Frequency) * (Number of Samples per Segment) * (Number of Channels) * (Number of Bytes per Sample for A/D Resolution)

For example:

(30 kHz PRF) * (5,000 Samples per Segment) * (2 Channels) * (2 Bytes per Sample for 14-bit Resolution Data)

= 600 MB/s Data Rate

In order to guarantee that no data is missed when recording in this mode, it is critical that the digitizer trigger re-arm time (or trigger dead time) – the minimum time after the last data sample in which a new trigger is recognized – is less than the pulse repetition frequency (PRF) rate of the application. Use the following formula to check for acquisition rate and Trigger Re-Arm Time (TRT) limits:

1 / PRF > (1 / Sample Rate * Samples per Segment) + TRT

For example:

1 / 30 kHz > (1 / 1 GS/s * 5,000 Samples per Segment) + 1µs TRT

33.3 µs > 6 µs

In this case, the check is OK as our calculated 6 µs acquisition rate and Trigger Re-Arm time is less than the applications calculated 33.3 µs time; meaning that our digitizer will be capable of acquiring a segment of data and re-arm in time to be ready before the next data trigger event will occur ensuring that no data will be missed.

In a continuous or gap-free data capture acquisition mode, all of the sampled data is continuously acquired and recorded. Use the following formula to calculate the data rate for the continuous or gap-free data capture:

Data Rate = (Digitizer Sample Rate) * (Number of Channels) * (Number of Bytes per Sample for A/D Resolution)

For example:

(350 Mega-Samples per Second) * (2 channels) * (2 Bytes per Sample for 14-bit Resolution Data)

= 1,400 MB/s (1.4 GB/s) Data Rate

Once the data rate calculation is known for either intended acquisition mode of operation (triggered/pulsed data capture or continuous/gap-free data capture), use the following formula to calculate the amount of data storage capacity required for the maximum time duration of the intended application recording:

Data Storage Capacity Required = (Data Rate) * (Total Number of Seconds)

For example:

(1.4 GB/s) * (3,600 Seconds for 1 hour) = 5,040 GB (5.04 TB) Data Storage Capacity

When reviewing raw DSS drive volume capacities, keep in mind that roughly 10% of capacity is lost in the formatting of the drive volume. So it is the size of the “formatted” drive volume that must be equal or greater than the targeted data storage capacity for the targeted application recording duration.

The maximum single file size of a recorded signal data record is dependent on the supported file system limits of the host operating system. The following table details the current Windows operating system supported single file size capacity limits:

Windows OS Version Maximum Supported

Single File Size

Windows 7 64-bit Professional 16 TB – 64 KB

Windows 8 64-bit Professional 256 TB – 64 KB

Windows Server 2012 Standard 256 TB – 64 KB

Please consult Signatec for assistance or verification in selecting proper system configuration based on specific application details and requirements.




RAM Drive Based Storage

The large system memory capacity and performance of the workstation/server class Intel Xeon CPU platforms allow for the option of using PC system memory for real-time signal recording or playback applications by creating a RAM based drive.

RAM based drives are primarily useful for real-time applications that require high-speed snapshot recording of events for short durations of time, typically from several seconds to a few minutes.

A large capacity RAM drive allows for real-time gap-free signal recordings for typically longer time durations (a few minutes) than what can be achieved utilizing onboard memory of high-speed data acquisition or digitizer cards (a few seconds).

For example, a single channel 8-bit digitizer card sampling at 4 GS/s with a total of 32 GB of onboard RAM would be capable of capturing up to 8 seconds of data.

If this same digitizer card is capable of streaming data through its PCIe interface at the same 4 GS/s rate sustained to the PC system, a larger 500 GB capacity RAM based drive would allow for capturing up to 125 seconds (approximately 2.8 minutes) of data.

A RAM based drive is configured with installed software that is used to create a virtual drive out of the physical installed PC system RAM.

The created RAM drive appears like a physical hard drive to the Windows operating system and programs. The RAM drive software allows for selecting the desired size capacity of the RAM drive, the assigned drive letter, and the formatted file system of the drive.

Just like a typical drive volume, it allows for standard Windows operating system access and file operations to be performed on it. The RAM drive software also features multiple drive support, system page file support, and a versatile drive image backup and restore mechanism.

The RAM drive image and restore mechanism can be utilized to either manually save the RAM drive contents to an image file or have the contents saved automatically when the computer is shutdown.

This feature ensures that service and application data stored on the RAM drive can be preserved between system restarts. During the subsequent system startup, the RAM drive’s image is automatically loaded.

Enabling the RAM drive image backup and restore mechanism does add significant time to the system shut-down/restart and boot-up processes due to the necessity of having to create/restore the data image file and thus should only be used if required.

When not using the RAM drive image backup and restore mechanism, it is necessary to copy the RAM drive contents to an alternative storage drive location in order to save the data (if desired) before shutting down or restarting the system.

The maximum size capacity of a configured RAM drive volume is dependent on the amount of physical RAM installed in the system and the total RAM size capacity limits of the host operating system. The following table details the current Windows operating system supported RAM size capacity limits:

Windows OS Version Maximum Supported

RAM Capacity

Windows 7 64-bit Professional 192 GB

Windows 8 64-bit Professional 512 GB

Windows Server 2012 Standard 4 TB

It is generally recommended to reserve a minimum of 8 GB of system RAM for use by the operating system.




RAID Drive Based Storage

High-performance RAID storage arrays provide system level real-time gap-free signal recordings for much longer time durations, typically for several hours as compared to minutes for RAM drives or seconds for onboard memory of instrumentation cards.

For example, a high-performance RAID array capable of supporting a sustained 4.0 GB/s streaming data rate with a constructed total drive volume capacity of 172 TB would allow for capturing up to approximately 11.9 hours of data using a single channel 8-bit digitizer card sampling and streaming at 4 GS/s sustained to the RAID system.

Virtually all RAID storage systems have specifications that are highly misleading in terms of actual sustainable transfer rates to the drives. In most cases the only number specified is the peak “bandwidth” data rate for the bus type used. Actual sustained performance varies dramatically among the various RAID manufacturer and components.

Signatec engineered the DSS product to achieve the highest “sustained” transfer rates possible with Signatec/GaGe instrumentation products by leveraging high-performance commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies and its decades of advanced signal technology experience.

The DSS sustained data transfer rates and storage capacity are scalable, with current DSS systems capable of supporting RAID drive volumes up to 192 TB in capacity and sustaining transfer rates up to 3.4 GB/s continuously over the entire RAID drive volume.

The DSS is supplied with software that includes device drivers for the RAID controllers and utility applications for configuration and management of the RAID drive arrays. The RAID drives are configured as Windows NTFS drive volumes, and thus all standard Windows operating system access and file operations may be performed on the RAID drive volume.

RAID Storage Concept

RAID storage systems conform to various data storage and redundancy concepts defined as “levels”. Although capable of operating at various RAID levels, in order to maximize performance the DSS is set up and is specifically focused for operation at RAID Level 0. In this mode there is no data redundancy in order to provide the maximum transfer rate performance possible and maximize the amount of available storage space.

The following block diagram details how a DSS creates a high-performance logic disk volume by utilizing a RAID card to manage a RAID Level 0 array.

RAID Level 0 writes stripes of data across multiple physical drives instead of just one drive, breaking up data into smaller blocks and then writing a block to each drive in the array. Drive striping enhances performance because multiple drives are accessed simultaneously, aggregating the throughput of each individual drive’s sustained transfer rate performance.




RAID Hard Drive Options

Traditional mechanical rotator based RAID hard drive options are ideal for applications that require multiple hours of continuous signal data recordings. RAID hard drives provide the lowest cost per gigabyte and the largest drive capacities available for RAID arrays.

RAID hard drives are available in traditional 3.5” and 2.5” form factors and range in drive capacities from 500 GB to 4.0 TB per drive. The total number and type of RAID hard drives that can be integrated into a Sig-Station is dependent upon the selected chassis model and platform chosen.

Sustained data transfer rates and storage capacity are scalable, but require a larger number of RAID hard drives in order to achieve the fastest level of sustained streaming data rates possible.

The following chart illustrates the DSS sequential write recording rate performance from system RAM across the entire drive volume for various quantities of 3.5” hard drives attached to 1 or 2 DSS RAID controllers and configured as a single drive volume at RAID Level 0.

As shown, the write recording rate speed and duration performance increases with additional drives and/or RAID controllers added as the RAID Level 0 drive striping takes advantage of aggregating the throughput of each individual drive’s sustained transfer rate and across RAID controllers.

Performance starts highest at the beginning of the RAID drive volume and gradually decreases towards the end of the drive volume due to the hardware nature of the rotational based media of hard drives; where data transfers occur more quickly on the outer tracks of the drives than on the inner tracks.

The maximum write performance of the RAID controllers can be met and sustained by adding enough hard drives to the controller.

The 2.5” form factor RAID hard drive models typically offer less total maximum capacity per drive than the 3.5” form factor, but allow for more compact systems with reduced operational power usage.

The following chart illustrates the DSS sequential write recording rate performance from system RAM across the entire drive volume for various quantities of 2.5” hard drives attached to 1 or 2 DSS RAID controllers and configured as a single drive volume at RAID Level 0. The same scalable recording rate and duration performance factors apply with additional drives and RAID controllers integrated into the system.

RAID Solid State Drive Options

Solid state RAID drives can be utilized to construct high-performance recording systems for full rackmount systems down to more compact and/or portable based systems.

The NAND flash-based architecture of solid state drives versus the spinning platters and mechanical heads architecture of traditional hard drives make solid state drives more reliable, as they are not prone to mechanical failures and can operate in more extreme environments in terms of shock, temperature and operating altitudes.

The NAND flash-based architecture of solid state drives also enables much faster sustained data transfer rates per drive, thus providing the capability of sustaining very high-speed recordings while utilizing less number of physical drives.

Total system power consumption is also greatly reduced as the typical power average for sequential write operations of solid state drive models range from 4.5 W to 6.0 W versus the hard drive models range of 6.0 W to 10.0 W per drive.

Solid state drives utilize onboard firmware that incorporates write wear leveling techniques to maximize the lifetime duration of the onboard NAND and various range of models are provided to satisfy difference performance segments based on application requirements.




The following chart illustrates the DSS sequential write recording rate performance from system RAM across the entire drive volume for various quantities of 2.5” solid state drives attached to 1 or 2 DSS RAID controllers and configured as a single drive volume at RAID Level 0.

Performance is again scalable with additional drives and RAID controllers integrated into the system. However, unlike traditional hard drives, performance is more stable across the entire drive volume of solid state drives due to their NAND flash based hardware architecture.

While solid state RAID drive models provide maximum performance and operating power efficiency, they have a higher cost per gigabyte and are more limited in drive capacity sizes as compared to traditional hard drive models. Therefore when comparing solid state drive versus hard drive based RAID systems, it is important to consider and evaluate an application’s requirements in terms of:

Targeted maximum sustained data rate required

Targeted maximum recording duration required

Targeted system size, weight, and power requirements

RAID Drive Bays

The system RAID drives are typically installed in externally accessible hot-swap drive bays of the system chassis. The total number and type of RAID drives that can be integrated into a Sig-Station is dependent upon the selected chassis model and platform chosen.

Native 3.5” form factor drive bays can also support any height 2.5” form factor drives with the use of an adapter. Full height 2.5” form factor drive bays can support either 2.5” hard drives or 2.5” solid state drives. Low profile 2.5” form factor drive bays can only support solid state drives models.

Please take note of the identified system chassis model details and the type of RAID drive configuration support options that are possible.

RAID Redundancy Options

The default DSS configuration of RAID Level 0 provides maximum sustained transfer rate performance possible and the maximum amount of drive volume capacity, but does not provide any data redundancy. A hardware failure of any single drive unit will result in the loss of all data.

For critical applications that require data redundancy, the DSS can be alternatively setup to operate with a RAID Level 5 or a RAID Level 6 configuration. A RAID Level 5 configuration provides data protection against a maximum of one drive failure per controller, while a RAID Level 6 configuration provides data protection against a maximum of two drive failures per controller.

Data protection is provided by writing parity information across the drives with the data. If a drive failure occurs, the data is reconstructed using the parity information from the remaining drives. This data protection comes with a tradeoff in terms of reduced maximum sustained transfer rate performance and reduced drive volume capacity of the DSS.

Maximum sustained transfer rate performance is reduced as the RAID system must write both data and parity information to the drives. In a RAID Level 5 configuration, parity information is distributed across all drives and thus consumes the capacity equivalent of a single drive. RAID Level 6 involves writing two different parity sets of information and thus consumes the capacity equivalent of two drives. The following chart illustrates the performance of the same DSS system configured with RAID Level 0 and RAID Level 5:

Please consult Signatec for assistance or verification of possible RAID redundant configuration options based on specific application details and requirements.



Data Storage System: RAID Hard Drive Options

DSS RAID Hard Drive Type Models and Specifications

Sig-Stations utilize enterprise rated hard drives for RAID based data storage systems due to their better featured performance characteristics, error correcting code firmware, and reliability characteristics than consumer rated hard drives.

The following table details the current enterprise rated RAID hard drive models available for use with the DSS. The total number and form factor type of RAID hard drives that can be supported is dependent on the selected chassis model chosen for the Sig-Station.

Enterprise Rated RAID Hard Drives

3.5” Form Factor RAID Hard Drives 2.5” Form Factor RAID Hard Drives

Drive Model 3E2 3E3 3E4 3E5 2B1 2B2

Capacity (Unformatted)

1 TB 2 TB 3 TB 4 TB

500 GB 1 TB

Interface SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s

Cache 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB

Spindle Speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM 7200 RPM

SDTR Rate OD 175 MB/s 175 MB/s 175 MB/s 175 MB/s 115 MB/s 115 MB/s

Avg. Latency 4.16 ms 4.16 ms 4.16 ms 4.16 ms 4.16 ms 4.16 ms

Typical Power 7.11 to 8.20 W 7.61 to 9.42 W 9.87 to 11.27 W 9.87 to 11.27 W 4.49 to 5.31 5.21 to 6.00 W

Idle Power 4.45 W 5.17 W 6.73 W 6.73 W 2.67 W 3.31 W

Temperature Operating

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

5 to 60 °C 41 to 140 °F

Temperature Non-Operating

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

-40 to 70 °C -40 to 158 °F

Humidity Operating

5% to 90% 5% to 90% 5% to 90% 5% to 90%

5% to 95% 5% to 95%

Humidity Non-Operating

5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95%

5% to 95% 5% to 95%

Shock 2 ms max Operating

70 Gs Read 40 Gs Write






Shock 2 ms max Non-Operating

300 Gs 300 Gs 300 Gs 300 Gs

400 Gs 400 Gs

Vibration Operating

0.25 Gs @ 350 to 500 Hz

0.25 Gs @ 350 to 500 Hz

0.25 Gs @ 350 to 500 Hz

0.25 Gs @ 350 to 500 Hz

0.5 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

0.5 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

Vibration Non-Operating

4.9 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

4.9 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

4.9 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

4.9 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

3.0 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

3.0 Gs @ 5 to 500 Hz

Altitude Operating

-304.8 to 3,048 m -1,000 to 10,000 ft.

-304.8 to 3,048 m -1,000 to 10,000 ft.

-304.8 to 3,048 m -1,000 to 10,000 ft.

-304.8 to 3,048 m -1,000 to 10,000 ft.

-60.96 to 3,048 m -200 to 10,000 ft.

-60.96 to 3,048 m -200 to 10,000 ft.

Altitude Non-Operating

-304.8 to 12,192 m -1,000 to 40,000 ft.

-304.8 to 12,192 m -1,000 to 40,000 ft.

-304.8 to 12,192 m -1,000 to 40,000 ft.

-304.8 to 12,192 m -1,000 to 40,000 ft.

-60.96 to 12,192 m -200 to 40,000 ft.

-60.96 to 12,192 m -200 to 40,000 ft.

Read Bit Error Rate

1 sector per 1015

1 sector per 1015

1 sector per 1015

1 sector per 1015

1 sector per 1015

1 sector per 1015

MTBF (hours) 1.4 million 1.4 million 1.4 million 1.4 million 1.4 million 1.4 million

Annualized Failure Rate

0.63% 0.63% 0.63% 0.63%

0.62% 0.62%

Mfg. Limited Warranty

5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years

5 years 5 years

Weight 605 g

1.334 lb. 635 g

1.400 lb. 655 g

1.444 lb. 700 g

1.543 lb. 183 g

0.403 lb. 200 g

0.441 lb.

Sig-Stations with 3.5” Form Factor Drive Bays

Sig-Station chassis models featuring native 3.5” form factor drive bays support any 3.5” RAID hard drive model. All native 3.5” form factor drive bays also support any 2.5” form factor hard drive model with the use of an added drive adapter to the drive bay that still supports externally accessible hot-swap drive bay capabilities.


Sig-Station chassis models featuring native full 15mm height 2.5” form factor drive bays support any 2.5” form factor hard drive model. Additionally, certain Sig-Station chassis models support the use of 5.25” drive bay cages housing up to 4 x full 15mm height 2.5” form factor hard drives with externally accessible hot-swap drive bay capabilities.



Data Storage System: RAID Solid State Drive Options

Drive Type Models and Specifications

Sig-Stations utilize enterprise rated solid drives for RAID based data storage systems due to their better featured drive life endurance ratings, protection against power loss conditions, performance characteristics, error correcting code firmware, and reliability characteristics than consumer rated solid state drives.

The following table details the current RAID solid state drive type models available for use with the DSS. The total number and form factor type of RAID solid state drives that can be supported is dependent on the selected chassis model chosen for the Sig-Station.

2.5” Form Factor RAID Solid State Drives

Enterprise Rated Enterprise High Endurance Rated

Drive Model SDA1 SDA2 SDA3 SDA4 SDA5 SHA1 SHA2 SHA3

Capacity (Unformatted)

240 GB 300 GB 480 GB 600 GB 800 GB

200 GB 400 GB 800 GB

Interface SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s SATA

6 Gb/s

NAND 20 nm MLC 20 nm MLC 20 nm MLC 20 nm MLC 20 nm MLC 25 nm MLC

HET 25 nm MLC

HET 25 nm MLC

HET

Sequential Max Write

260 MB/s 315 MB/s 410 MB/s 410 MB/s 450 MB/s

365 MB/s 460 MB/s 460 MB/s

Sequential Max Read

500 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s

500 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s

Avg. Latency 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs 50 to 65 µs

Typical Power 1.3 to 3.1 W 1.3 to 5.0 W 1.3 to 4.3 W 1.3 to 4.5 W 1.3 to 5.0 W 1.3 to 4.4 W 1.3 to 5.4 W 1.3 to 6.0 W

Idle Power 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW 650 mW

Temperature Operating

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

0 to 70 °C 32 to 158 °F

Temperature Non-Operating

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

-55 to 95 °C -67 to 203 °F

Humidity Operating &

Non-Operating 5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95%

5% to 95% 5% to 95% 5% to 95%

Shock Max Operating &

Non-Operating

1000 G @ 0.5 ms

1000 G @ 0.5 ms

1000 G @ 0.5 ms

1000 G @ 0.5 ms

1000 G @ 0.5 ms

1000 G

@ 0.5 ms 1000 G

@ 0.5 ms 1000 G

@ 0.5 ms

Vibration Operating

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

2.17 Gs @ 5 to 700 Hz

Vibration Non-Operating

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

3.13 Gs @ 5 to 800 Hz

Altitude Operating &

Non-Operating

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not

Applicable Not

Applicable Not

Applicable

Power Loss Protection

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

< 1 sector per 10

17

MTBF (hours) 2 million 2 million 2 million 2 million 2 million 2 million 2 million 2 million

Life Endurance Rating

140 TB Total Drive Writes





3.65 PB Total Drive Writes



Mfg. Limited Warranty

5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years 5 years

5 years 5 years 5 years

Weight 70 g

0.154 lb. 72 g

0.159 lb. 72 g

0.159 lb. 72 g

0.159 lb. 72 g

0.159 lb. 73.6 g

0.162 lb. 73.6 g

0.162 lb. 73.6 g

0.162 lb.


Sig-Station chassis models featuring native 3.5” form factor drive bays support any 2.5” form factor solid state drive model with the use of an added drive adapter to the drive bay that still supports externally accessible hot-swap drive bay capabilities.


Sig-Station chassis models featuring native full 15mm height 2.5” form factor drive bays or the use of 5.25” drive bay cages housing up to 6 x 2.5” low profile form factor drives, with externally accessible hot-swap drive bay capabilities, support any 2.5” form factor solid state drive model.



Sig-Station Portable Models with Default Installed Components

PAA1A

PEA1A

PAN1A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1 A16V2X1, E26V2X1 A16V2X1

Integrated Display:

17” LCD, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, Anti-Reflection Tempered Strengthen Glass

21.5” LCD, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, Anti-Reflection Tempered Strengthen Glass

17” LCD, 1920 x 1200 Resolution

Power Supply: Single 650W Auto-Switching Single 600W Auto-Switching Single 700W Auto-Switching

Cooling Fans: 1 x 120 mm Side Intake

1 x 120 mm Rear Exhaust

2 x 80 mm Rear Exhaust 2 x 80 mm Side Exhaust

Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0 Not Applicable

Standard Drive Bays:

2 x 2.5” External Side Hot-Swap (1 used for OS Drive)

1 x Slim Optical (used for DVD Drive)

2 x 5.25” External


9 x 3.5” External




8 x 2.5” Back Panel Accessible Hot-Swap

Optional Data Storage System Support:

Up to Maximum 12 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 12 External Hot-Swap in 2 x 5.25” Bays


Up to Maximum 8 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 8 Back Panel Hot-Swap 2.5” Bays o With GaGe Cards: 4 Max. SSD Drives

OS Hard Drive Included:

1 x 1.0 TB Hybrid Hard Drive:

Installed in 1 x 2.5” Drive Bay

8 GB Solid State MLC NAND

64 MB DRAM Cache

5400 RPM Spindle Speed

SATA 6 Gb/s Interface with NCQ




64 MB DRAM Cache






64 MB DRAM Cache



Optical Drive Included:

1 x DVD Slot-Loading Burner Drive:

Installed in 1 x Slim Optical Drive Bay

SATA Interface

DVD±R 8X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD±R DL 6X, DVD-RAM 5X, DVD-ROM 8X, CD-R 24X, CD-RW 24X, CD-ROM 24X



SATA Interface




SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Integrated Drop Down & Detachable USB Keyboard & Mouse Touchpad

Integrated Drop Down & Detachable USB Keyboard & Mouse Touchpad

Detachable USB Keyboard With Integrated 3-Button Mouse

OS Included: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit

Dimensions: Width: 433 mm / 17.05 in. Height: 346 mm / 13.62 in. Depth: 227 mm / 8.94 in.

Width: 524 mm / 20.63 in. Height: 347 mm / 13.66 in. Depth: 226 mm / 8.9 in.


Approx. Weight: 13.61 kg / 30 lb. 15.88 kg / 35 lb. 11.34 kg / 25 lb.

Temperature: Operating: 5° to 50° C / 41° to 122° F Non-Operating: -40° to 70° C / -40° to 158° F

Operating: 5° to 50° C / 41° to 122° F Non-Operating: -40° to 70° C / -40° to 158° F


Humidity: (Non-Condensing)

Operating: 8 to 90 % Non-Operating: 5 to 95 %



Regulatory Information:

CE

FCC

RoHS

CE

FCC

RoHS

CE

FCC Class A

Certified TUV

Travel Case Included:

Padded Soft Rolling Carrying Case with Telescopic Handle





Sig-Station Portable Models with Default Installed Components

PAN2A

PAN3A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1 A16V2X1

Integrated Display:

17” LCD, 1920 x 1200 Resolution 17” LCD, 1920 x 1200 Resolution

Optional: 2-Panel or 3-Panel Swing Out Displays

Power Supply: Single 650W Auto-Switching Single 700W Auto-Switching

Cooling Fans: 3 x 80 mm Side Exhaust 2 x 80 mm Side Exhaust

Front Ports: Not Applicable Not Applicable



14 x 2.5” Back Panel Accessible Hot-Swap (1 used for OS Drive)



8 x 2.5” Back Panel Accessible Hot-Swap






Installed in 1 x 2.5” Back Panel Drive Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache






64 MB DRAM Cache






SATA Interface




SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Detachable USB Keyboard With Integrated 3-Button Mouse

Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set

OS Included: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit



Approx. Weight: 13.61 kg / 30 lb. 22.68 kg / 50 lb.







CE

FCC Class A

Certified TUV

CE

FCC Class A

Certified TUV

Travel Case Included:


Rugged MIL-STD-2073 Rolling Carrying Case with Telescopic Handle, Crushproof and Air Tight



Sig-Station Laptop Models with Default Installed Components

LMH1A

Integrated Display:

15” LED, 1920 x 1080 Resolution, Anti-Glare Glass, Built-in 720p HD Webcam

CPU: 1 x Intel Core i7-4700M

Quad Core 2.4 GHz / 8 Threads

Turbo up to 3.4 GHz

6 MB L3 Cache

RAM: 8 GB Total System RAM

2 x 4 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz DIMMs

Video: NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Wireless: Intel 6235 a/b/g/n 2x2 + Bluetooth 4.0


1 x 500 GB Hard Drive





1 x 250 GB, 500 GB, or 1.0 TB Solid State Drive Installed in 1 x mSATA Drive Bay

Left Side Ports: 1 x USB 2.0

1 x Thunderbolt

1 x Dual-Mode Display

1 x USB 3.0 with Charging Capability

1 x Smart Card Reader

1 x ExpressCard 54

Right Side Ports: 1 x Memory Card Reader

1 x Audio In/Out Combo Jack

1 x USB 3.0

1 x Optical DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL

1 x External VGA

Rear Ports: 1 x USB 3.0

1 x Power Connector

1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet

Keyboard/Mouse: Spill Resistant Full Size Backlit with Numeric Keypad, Gesture Support 3-Button Touchpad

OS Included: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit

Battery: 8 Cell 83 WHr

Dimensions: Width: 381 mm / 15 in. Height: 30 mm / 1.2 in. Depth: 257 mm / 10.1 in.

Approx. Weight: 2.82 kg / 6.2 lb.





CE

FCC

RoHS



Sig-Station PCIe Expansion Models with Default Installed Components

Sig-Station PCIe expansion enclosures provide the flexibility of connecting multiple high-performance Signatec/GaGe instrumentation cards to either mobile laptop/notebook or desktop/workstation systems.

The expansion enclosures are designed for plug-and-play compatibility and are data pass through devices that allow for multiple PCIe slots in the enclosures to be accessed by the host system through the integrated host adapter. They are cable connected to laptop/notebook systems through the use of an ExpressCard/34 host adapter or cable connected to desktop/workstation systems through the use of a PCIe x4 or x16 host adapter card.

It is important to note that the PCIe slots within the expansion enclosures all share bandwidth to the host system. For maximum data throughput, the host adapter should be integrated within the host system with the maximum supported I/O slot performance possible.

Advantages of PCIe expansion enclosures include:

Ability to utilize high-performance instrumentation cards with mobile laptop/notebook systems.

Ability to utilize high-performance instrumentation cards with systems that may not have suitable form factors and/or interface resources to support native integration of these cards.

Easy portability of high-performance instrumentation cards that can be easily connected and shared with multiple systems (additional host adapters can be ordered separately for multiple systems).

Expand the possible number of high-performance instrumentation cards to be added to a system with limited I/O slot resources.

E3N1A

E4N1A

E4N2A

Form Factor Tower Tower 4U Rackmount

PCIe Expansion Slots:

Slot 1 = PCIe G2 x4

Slot 2 = PCIe G2 x8

Slot 3 = PCIe G2 x8

All Expansion Slots Support Full-Height Full-Length Cards and all Share Bandwidth

to Host System

Slot 1 = PCIe G3 x8 (x16 mechanical)




All Expansion Slots Support Full-Height Full-Length Double Width Cards and all

Share Bandwidth to Host System





All Expansion Slots Support Full-Height Full-Length Double Width Cards and all

Share Bandwidth to Host System

Cooling Fans: 1 x 80 mm Hot-Swap 2 x 120 mm Hot-Swap 3 x 120 mm Hot-Swap

Power Supply: 250 W Auto Switching 1200 W Auto Switching 1200 W Auto Switching

Laptop Host Adapter Option Interface:

ExpressCard34 with Cable o PCIe G1 x1 Bandwidth: Up to 250 MB/s o PCIe G2 x1 Bandwidth: Up to 500 MB/s

Not Applicable Not Applicable

Workstation Host Adapter Option Interface:

PCIe G2 x4 Card with Cable o PCIe G2 x4 Bandwidth: Up to 2 GB/s

PCIe G3 x16 Card with Cables o PCIe G3 x16 Bandwidth: Up to 16 GB/s

PCIe G3 x16 Card with Cables o PCIe G3 x16 Bandwidth: Up to 16 GB/s



Width: 483 mm / 19 in. Height: 178 mm / 7 in. Depth: 447 mm / 17.6 in.


CE

FCC

RoHS

CE

FCC

RoHS

CE

FCC

RoHS



Sig-Station Tower Models with Default Installed Components

TES1A

TCS1A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1, E26V2X1 A16V2X1, E26V2X1, C26V2X1

Power Supply: Single 865W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Standard

Redundant 1400W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Gold Standard

Cooling Fans: 1 x 120 mm Front Intake


4 x 80 mm Front Intake


Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0


2 x 5.25” External (1 used for DVD Drive)

4 x 3.5” Internal (1 used for OS Drive)


1 x 3.5” External (used for OS Drive)

8 x 3.5” External Hot-Swap


Up to Maximum 16 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 6 External Hot-Swap in 1 x 5.25” Bay o 6 External Hot-Swap in 1 x 5.25” Bay* o 4 Internal Fixed in 2.5” Bays

*Standard DVD replaced with external USB DVD

Up to Maximum 8 HD RAID Drive Bays: o 8 External Hot-Swap 3.5” Bays

Up to Maximum 24 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 8 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5” Bays o 12 External Hot-Swap in 2 x 5.25” Bays o 4 External Hot-Swap in 1 x 5.25” Bay*




Installed in 1 x 3.5” Internal Drive Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache






64 MB DRAM Cache




1 x DVD Burner Drive:

Installed in 1 x 5.25” External Drive Bay

SATA Interface




SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set



Width: 178 mm / 7 in. Height: 462 mm / 18.2 in. Depth: 673 mm / 26.5 in.

Approx. Weight: 15.88 kg / 35 lb. 31.75 kg / 70 lb.







USA - UL Listed, FCC

Canada - CUL listed

Germany - TUV Certified

Europe/CE Mark

EN 60950/IEC 60950-Compliant

CCC Certified


Canada - CUL listed


Europe/CE Mark




Sig-Station 3U Rackmount Models with Default Installed Components

3EC1A

3EC2A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1, E26V2X1 A16V2X1, E26V2X1

Power Supply: Redundant 820W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Standard

Redundant 820W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Standard

Cooling Fans: 4 x 80 mm Hot-Swap Internal Intake

2 x 80 mm Fixed Rear Exhaust (Optional)

4 x 80 mm Hot-Swap Internal Intake


Front Ports: 1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0


1 x 2.5” Hot-Swap External (used for OS Drive)


8 x 3.5” Hot-Swap External

2 x 5.25” External

1 x 2.5” Hot-Swap External (used for OS Drive)


16 x 3.5” Hot-Swap External



Up to Maximum 20 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 8 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5” Bays o 12 External Hot-Swap in 2 x 5.25” Bays


Up to Maximum 16 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 16 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5” Bays



Installed in 1 x 2.5” Hot-Swap Front Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache






64 MB DRAM Cache






SATA Interface




SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set


Dimensions: Width: 483 mm / 19 in. Height: 133 mm / 5.25 in. Depth: 660 mm / 26 in.

Width: 483 mm / 19 in. Height: 133 mm / 5.25 in. Depth: 660 mm / 26 in.

Approx. Weight: 27.22 kg / 60 lb. (with drives) 34 kg / 75 lb. (with drives)







FCC Class B

CISPR 22 CLASS B

IEC-1000-3-2 CLASS D

UL Listed

TUV Certified

IEC 60950

FCC Class B

CISPR 22 CLASS B


UL Listed

TUV Certified

IEC 60950




4EI1A

4EC1A

4EC2A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1, E26V2X1 A16V2X1, E26V2X1 A16V2X1, E26V2X1

Power Supply: Single 850W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Platinum



Cooling Fans: 3 x 120 mm Internal Intake






Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 2.0


2 x 2.5” Hot-Swap External (1 used for OS Drive)


6 x 5.25” Front External

2 x 3.5” Fixed Internal

2 x 2.5” Rear Hot-Swap External (1 used for OS Drive)

24 x 3.5” Front Hot-Swap External

2 x 2.5” Rear Hot-Swap External (1 used for OS Drive)

48 x 2.5” Front Hot-Swap External


Up to Maximum 24 HD 2.5” RAID Drive Bays: o 24 External Hot-Swap in 6 x 5.25” Bays



Up to Maximum 24 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 24 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5”

Bays


Up to Maximum 48 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 48 External Hot-Swap 2.5” Bays





64 MB DRAM Cache




Installed in 1 x 2.5” Rear Drive Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache




Installed in 1 x 2.5” Rear Drive Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache





Installed in 1 x Slim Optical Bay

SATA Interface


1 x External USB DVD Burner Drive:

USB Interface


1 x External USB DVD Burner Drive:

USB Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set

OS Included: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit

Dimensions: Width: 483 mm / 19 in. Height: 178 mm / 7 in. Depth: 660 mm / 26 in.



Approx. Weight: 22.7 kg / 50 lb. (with drives) 52.16 kg / 115 lb. (with drives) 56.70 kg / 125 lb. (with drives)










Canada - CUL listed


Europe/CE Mark

FCC Class B

CISPR 22 CLASS B


UL Listed

TUV Certified

IEC 60950

FCC Class B

CISPR 22 CLASS B


UL Listed

TUV Certified

IEC 60950




4CS1A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1, E26V2X1, C26V2X1

Power Supply: Redundant 1400W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Gold Standard


2 x 80 mm Rear Hot-Swap Exhaust

Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0



2 x 2.5” Hot-Swap External (1 used for OS Drive)

8 x 3.5” External Hot-Swap



Up to Maximum 24 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 8 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5” Bays o 12 External Hot-Swap in 2 x 5.25” Bays o 4 External Hot-Swap in 1 x 5.25” Bay*






64 MB DRAM Cache






SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set


Dimensions: Width: 483 mm / 19 in. Height: 178 mm / 7 in. Depth: 673 mm / 26.5 in.

Approx. Weight: 31.75 kg / 70 lb.






Canada - CUL listed


Europe/CE Mark





9EC1A

Supports MB Models:

A16V2X1, E26V2X1

Power Supply: Redundant 1620W Auto-Switching Rated 80 Plus Standard


4 x 80 mm Hot-Swap Rear Exhaust

2 x 120 mm Hot-Swap Rear Exhaust

Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0


50 x 3.5” Front Hot-Swap External (1 used for OS Drive)



Up to Maximum 48 SSD RAID Drive Bays: o 48 External Hot-Swap Adapted 3.5” Bays



Installed in 1 x 3.5” Top Hot-Swap Drive Bay


64 MB DRAM Cache






SATA Interface


Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft USB Desktop 400 Set


Dimensions: Width: 432 mm / 17 in. Height: 397 mm / 15.6 in. Depth: 693 mm / 27.2 in.

Approx. Weight: 83.91 kg / 185 lb. (with drives)





FCC Class B

CISPR 22 CLASS B


UL Listed

TUV Certified

IEC 60950



Sig-Station Ordering Information

Laptop, Portable, Tower, Rackmount Systems

Part Number Ordering Format: XXX-XYZ-XXX

Part Number Example: S01-BAA-402 PC Workstation, E26V2X1 MB with 2 x Xeon 6-Core 2.1 GHz CPUs & 32 GB 1600 MHz RAM, 4U Rackmount 4EC1A

XXX Base

–

X Motherboard Model (Select One Option)

Y CPU Model

(Select One Option)

Z RAM Model

(Select One Option) –

XXX Chassis Model

(Select One Option)

S01 – 0 = Default 0 = Default: 1 x Core i7 4-Core 2.4 GHz

0 = Default: 8 GB, 1600 MHz – L01 = LMH1A: Laptop

S01 – A = A16V2X1: ATX, 7 PCIe Slots, S1: PCIe G2 x4 (x8 m) S2: PCIe G3 x4 (x8 m) S3: PCIe G3 x4 (x8 m) S4: PCIe G3 x8 (x16 m) S5: PCIe G3 x8 S6: PCIe G3 x8 (x16 m) S7: PCIe G3 x8

Notes: Video Card in S6

A = Default: 1 x Xeon 4-Core 3.7 GHz

B = E51650V2: 1 x Xeon 6-Core 3.5 GHz

C = E51660V2: 1 x Xeon 6-Core 3.7 GHz

A = Default: 16 GB, 1600 MHz

B = 04R08G16: 32 GB, 1600 MHz

C = 04R16G16: 64 GB, 1600 MHz

D = 04R16G18: 64 GB, 1866 MHz

E = 08R16G16: 128 GB, 1600 MHz

F = 08R32G13: 256 GB, 800 MHz

– P01 = PAA1A: Portable

P02 = PEA1A: Portable

P03 = PAN1A: Portable



T01 = TES1A: Tower

T02 = TCS1A: Tower

301 = 3EC1A: 3U Rackmount


401 = 4EI1A: 4U Rackmount



404 = 4CS1A: 4U Rackmount


S01 – B = E26V2X1: EATX, 6 PCIe Slots, S1: PCIe G3 x8 S2: PCIe G3 x16 S3: PCIe G3 x8 S4: PCIe G3 x16 S5: PCIe G3 x8 S6: PCIe G3 x16

Notes: Video Card in S6




D = E52650V2: 2 x Xeon 8-Core 2.6 GHz

E = E52660V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.2 GHz

F = E52670V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.5 GHz

G = E52680V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.8 GHz

H = E52690V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 3.0 GHz

I = E52695V2: 2 x Xeon 12-Core 2.4 GHz

J = E52697V2: 2 x Xeon 12-Core 2.7 GHz


B = 08R08G16: 64 GB, 1600 MHz

C = 08R16G16: 128 GB, 1600 MHz

D = 08R16G18: 128 GB, 1866 MHz

E = 16R16G16: 256 GB, 1600 MHz

F = 16R32G13: 512 GB, 800 MHz

– P01 = PEA1A: Portable

T01 = TES1A: Tower

T02 = TCS1A: Tower



401 = 4EI1A: 4U Rackmount





XXX – X Y Z – XXX




Laptop, Portable, Tower, Rackmount Systems (Continued)

Part Number Ordering Format: XXX-XYZ-XXX

Part Number Example: S01-CAA-401 PC Workstation, C26V2X1 MB with 2 x Xeon 6-Core 2.1 GHz CPUs & 32 GB 1600 MHz RAM, 4U Rackmount 4CS1A

XXX Base

–

X Motherboard Model (Select One Option)

Y CPU Model

(Select One Option)

Z RAM Model

(Select One Option) –

XXX Chassis Model

(Select One Option)

S01 – C = C26V2X1: Custom, 11 PCIe Slots, S1: PCIe G3 x8 S2: PCIe G3 x8 S3: PCIe G3 x8 S4: PCIe G3 x8 S5: PCIe G3 x8 S6: PCIe G3 x8 S7: PCIe G3 x8 S8*: PCIe G3 x8 S9*: PCIe G3 x8 S10*: PCIe G3 x8 S11*: PCIe G2 x4 (x8 m)

Notes: Video Card in S11 * Max Card Length is 177 mm / 7.0 in.




D = E52650V2: 2 x Xeon 8-Core 2.6 GHz

E = E52660V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.2 GHz

F = E52670V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.5 GHz

G = E52680V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 2.8 GHz

H = E52690V2: 2 x Xeon 10-Core 3.0 GHz

I = E52695V2: 2 x Xeon 12-Core 2.4 GHz

J = E52697V2: 2 x Xeon 12-Core 2.7 GHz


B = 08R08G16: 64 GB, 1600 MHz

C = 08R16G16: 128 GB, 1600 MHz

D = 08R16G18: 128 GB, 1866 MHz

E = 16R16G16: 256 GB, 1600 MHz

F = 16R32G13: 512 GB, 800 MHz

– T01 = TCS1A: Tower


XXX – X Y Z – XXX




PCIe Expansion Enclosures

Part Number Ordering Format: XXX-XXX-XXX

Part Number Example: E01-E3A-E01 Expansion Enclosure, Tower 3 Slot E3N1A MB with ExpressCard/34 Host Adapter

XXX Base

–

XXX Expansion Enclosure (Select One Option)

– XXX

Host Adapter (Selec

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