7. Technical specification

7.1. Technical data

  • Ultrasound frequencies up to 20 MHz (Model: R-2021) or up to 30MHz (Model: R-2023);

  • Mains power supply 120V,60Hz / 230V,50Hz ±10%

  • Power consumption (average) 300W

  • Power consumption (max) 1200W (max power of the us4R power supply)

  • Product Dimensions (DxWxH) [mm]: 264 x 445 × 154* mm

*high without probe adapter; total high may slightly differ depending on the Probe Adapter used: +31mm (MAT2372), +37mm (EPA), +50mm (PAU), +38mm (VPA)

  • Weight 10.5 kg

7.2. Basic Composition

  • the us4R™ device (with probe adapter)

  • 4 or 8 PCIe cable

  • 1 or 2 PCIe adapter card

  • 1x mains power cable

  • (optional) ultrasound probe

  • (optional) PC system controller with GPU cards

  • User Manual

7.3. Detailed specification

Transmit

Number of channels

128‑1024 (depends on configuration)

Transmit frequency

up to 20MHz (Model: R-2021); up to 30MHz (Model: R-2023)

Tx time delay resolution

up to 5 ns (depends on the system clock)

Programmable TX voltage

up to 180Vpp (±90V)

TX pulsers levels

3 (Model: R-2021), 3/5 (Model: R-2023 - depends on configuration)

Per-channel programmable

center frequency, pulse width (pulse duty cycle), pulse length, polarity and delay

Pulse repetition frequency

up to 100 kHz

Receive

Number of channels

128‑256 (depends on configuration)

Frequency range

up to 50MHz

Programmable anti-aliasing filter (cutoff)

10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 50 MHz

Amplifier gain

  • LNA with programmable gain: 24, 18, 12

  • Voltage-Controlled Attenuator: 40dB

  • Programmable Gain Amplifier: 24, 30 dB

  • Total signal chain gain: 54 dB (max)

  • TGC update rate 1MHz

Data sampling

14-bit @ 65MSPS or 12-bit @ 80MSPS

Raw data buffer

up to 128MB per channel

External synchronization

Output for synchronization

digital, LVTTV 3.3V, 50\(\Omega\) output impedance

Input for synchronization

digital, LVTTV 3.3V, 50\(\Omega\) input impedance

Reference clock output

digital, LVTTV 3.3V, 50\(\Omega\) output impedance

Output for synchronization

digital, LVTTV 3.3V, 50\(\Omega\) input impedance

Ultrasound probes

Ultrasound probe connectors

2 connectors of the 2D (linear/phase/convex) probe or up to 4 connectors of the 2D array probe

Supported probes

  • 2D probes (linear/phase/convex): up to 192 el. from Esaote and up to 128 from ATL/Philips/Ultrasonix

  • Matrix-array 32x32 from Vermon (MAT2372)

  • probes with up to 1024-elements via a dedicated custom Probe Adapter.

Interface

Data streaming interface

Single/Dual PCIe gen3 x16

Raw data real-time streaming data rate (wire speed)

1x/2x 16 GB/s

Streaming method

PCIe Direct Memory Access

Software

Low-level API

C++ (currently RF data acquisition only); Python; Matlab®

Power supply

Mains power

120V,60Hz / 230V,50Hz ±10%

Average power usage

300W

External dimensions (DxWxH) [mm]

264 x 445 × 154 mm high without probe adapter; total high may slightly differ depending on the Probe Adapter used: +31mm (MAT2372), +37mm (EPA), +50mm (PAU), +38mm (VPA)

Weight

10.5 kg

Requirements

PC host

e.g. Lenovo Thinkstation P620

CPU

e.g. AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO

Memory – RAM

e.g. 32 GB

Storage

e.g. 1TB NVMe PCIe

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) / Linux Ubuntu 20.04 or newer

GPU (optional)

e.g. High-performance NVidia GPU with GPU-Direct support

PCIe adapter card

e.g. Dolphinics PXH832 or MXH (depends on configuration)

Accessories

e.g. LCD monitor with DP input, USB keyboard and mouse