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Strategic Test releases 4-channel 100 MS/s 8-bit A/D oscilloscope card for PCI Express

Strategic Test — October 9, 2007

The UF2e-2031 has four 100 MS/s 8-bit ADC's that are also able to operate in an interpolated mode to acquire two channels at 200 MS/s for increased versatility. Drivers for Microsoft Windows Vista, XP64, XP and Linux (RedHat, Fedora, SuSe, Sarge) are supplied with the card, as well as the SBench 5.3 oscilloscope program.

• Can record 2 channels at 200 MS/s.

Woburn, MA USA – October 9, 2007. Strategic Test Corp has announced the UF2e-2031 oscilloscope PCI Express card. The UF2e-2031 has four 100 MS/s 8-bit 's that are also able to operate in an interpolated mode to acquire two channels at 200 MS/s for increased versatility. Drivers for Microsoft Windows Vista, XP64, XP and (, , SuSe, Sarge) are supplied with the card, as well as the SBench 5.3 oscilloscope program.

Key specifications include: 64 MSamples memory --- expandable to 4 GSamples; continuous streaming to host PC > 120 MSamples/s; Effective Number of Bits > 7.2 LSB; Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 44.5 dB; Total Harmonic Distortion < -49.5 dB, and -3dB bandwidth > 90 MHz.

The UF2e-2031 oscilloscope card is best suited for applications that require cost-effective high-speed data acquisition and deep memory. Applications typically include , ultrasonics and communications.

The UF2e-2031 offers a wide range of triggering possibilities, including level, window, pulse-width, re- and double triggers, or with an external trigger input. Trigger conditions can be set on multiple cards or systems combined with AND/OR logic, a feature often used in production test.

Like all UltraFast boards, the UF2e-2031 scope card can be customized through hardware options to best match the application:

• Onboard memory: 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 or 2048 MegaSamples

• Multiple Recording: memory segmentation

• Gated Sampling: output clock controlled by external TTL signal

• TimeBase : records time of trigger events or Gates

• ABA Mode: slow-fast-slow recording on trigger

• Star Hub: of up to 5 or 16 boards, or 5 to 16 PC's to a maximum or 271 boards. Can be used with , AWG and Digital I/O boards to create mixed-mode systems

• BaseXIO : adds 8 asynchronous digital I/O lines

Strategic Test provides the industry's most comprehensive software support with the following Software Development Kits available:

• Windows Vista and XP64, XP, 2000, NT and 98

• Linux drivers for RedHat, Suse, Fedora and

• MATLAB

• Agilent-VEE

• LabWindows/CVI

• DASYLab

Prices start at $6,990 with volume/OEM discounts available.

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About Strategic Test

Strategic Test is a world leading supplier of PC instrument boards and has offices in the USA and Europe. The company's clients include global electronics, semiconductor, defense, telecommunications and medical instrument companies, government funded research labs and universities on five continents.

The first high-speed measurement board for PC's was designed in 1989. Today the product range consists of more than 200 Oscilloscope/ Digitizer, Arbitrary Generator, high-speed Digital I/O and Digital Pattern Generator boards in the industry standard PCI Express, PCI, 3U and 6U formats.

Each product can be individually configured from a choice of more than eight hardware options design to address the needs of specific applications. Software Development Kits are available for Microsoft Windows (Vista, XP64, XP, 2000, NT), Linux (Redhat, Debian, Suse, Fedora, Sarge), LabVIEW, MATLAB, LabWindows/CVI, DASYLab, Agilent-VEE and Excel.

All products are supplied with two year hardware warranty and lifetime technical support and software updates.

A picture can be downloaded from the website at

www.strategic-test.com/news

Caption: 4-channel, 100 MS/s 8-bit A/D Oscilloscope PCI Express cards

For further information please contact:

Bob Giblett

President

Strategic Test Corporation

12 Alfred Street, Suite 300

Woburn, MA 01801-1915

Tel: (617)621-0080

Email: media@strategic-test.com

www.strategic-test.com

Press contact:

Leslie Logan

Precision Communications

Tel: 508-876-9400

Mobile: 508-212-2442

Email: Leslie_Logan@comcast.net

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