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1. NPT AutoDMA is designed specifically for these applications By only storing post trigger data the memory bandwidth is optimized and the entire on board memory acts like a very deep FIFO Note that a DMA is not started until RecordsPerBuffer number of records triggers have been acquired NPT AutoDMA buffers do not include headers so it is not possible to get trigger time stamps More importantly a BUFFER_OVERFLOW flag is asserted only if the entire on board memory is used up This provides a very substantial improvement over Traditional AUtoDMA NPT AutoDMA can easily acquire data to PC host memory at the maximum sustained transfer rate of the motherboard without causing an overflow This is the recommended mode of operation for most ultrasonic scanning OCT and medical imaging applications 46 ATS9440 User Manual Continuous AsyncDMA Continuous AutoDMA is also known as the data streaming mode In this mode data starts streaming across the PCI bus as soon as the ATS9440 is armed for acquisition It is important to note that triggering is disabled in this mode Continuous AutoDMA buffers do not include headers so it is not possible to get trigger time stamps A BUFFER_OVERFLOW flag is asserted only if the entire on board memory is used up The amount of data to be captured is controlled by counting the number of buffers acquired Acquisition is stopped by an AbortCapture command Continuous AutoDMA can easily2. Slow External Clock This setting must be used when the external clock frequency is slower than the lower limit of Fast External Clock In this range the input clock is tracked by the 125 MHz internal clock and a sample is taken on every rising or falling clock edge As such there will be a timing error of 0 to 8 nanoseconds For low bandwidth signals this error can be considered to be negligible Slow External Clock signal must be a 3 3 Volt TTL signal 10 MHz Clock Reference ATS9440 allows the user to synchronize the sampling clock to an external 10 MHz reference signal This is useful in many RF applications Reference clock frequency must be 10 MHz 0 5 MHz It should be noted that the 10 MHz reference produces a 125 MHz or 100 MHz clock Users can set lower sampling frequency by specifying a decimation value Reference clock amplitude can be a sine wave from 100 mV to 1 Vp p 38 ATS9440 User Manual Streaming Data Across the Bus One of the most unique features of the ATS9440 is its on board dual port acquisition memory that can act as a very deep Data FIFO and the associated Dual DMA engine This combined by the advanced fully asynchronous software driver allows data transfer to host PC memory without any appreciable in process software involvement These features are particularly useful for applications that require a Continuous gapless data capture Also known as Data Streaming to
3. acquire data to PC host memory at the maximum sustained transfer rate of the motherboard without causing an overflow This is the recommended mode for very long signal recording ATS9440 User Manual 47 Triggered Streaming AsyncDMA Triggered Streaming AutoDMA is virtually the same as Continuous mode except the data transfer across the bus is held off until a trigger event has been detected Triggered Streaming AutoDMA buffers do not include headers so it is not possible to get trigger time stamps A BUFFER_OVERFLOW flag is asserted only if the entire on board memory is used up As in Continuous mode the amount of data to be captured is controlled by counting the number of buffers acquired Acquisition is stopped by an AbortCapture command Triggered Streaming AutoDMA can easily acquire data to PC host memory at the maximum sustained transfer rate of the motherboard without causing an overflow This is the recommended mode for RF signal recording that has to be started at a specific time e g based on a GPS pulse 48 ATS9440 User Manual Stream To Disk Any one of the AutoDMA modes can be combined with a fast disk drive to create a very efficient and low cost data streaming system AlazarDSO Stream To Disk module sold separately allows out of the box disk streaming No programming is required Note however that the speed with which data can be stored to memory will be limited by the lower of 1 ATS9440 Bu
4. of product that can negatively impact response times of the RTOS ATS9440 User Manual 41 As such the claim that an RTOS can remove all timing uncertainties in PRF application is suspect to say the least Furthermore you may not be able to get software drivers for the selected RTOS for all the hardware components you need for your system In summary moving to a real time operating system will not guarantee data throughput but will surely increase the overall system cost increase the cost of software development and maintenance and limit the number of suppliers for other hardware components Dual Port Memory The basic throughput problem faced by digitizers is that almost all of them use single port memory i e if you are reading data from the acquisition memory you cannot capture into it and vice versa This requires a software handshake which is heavily dependent on the operating system response time TRIGGERED DATA ACQUISITION USING SINGLE PORT MEMORY TRIGGER CE EE TRIGGER MISSED INPUT S ll p CAPTURE TRANSFER TO PC EITE DMA 2 CPU USAGE NOTE 1 Some Trigger events may be missed while data is being off loaded from on board memory NOTE 2 Virtually all CPU cycles are used up in managing data acquisition Very little left for for data processing 42 ATS9440 User Manual ATS9440 solves this problem by providing dual port memory that can act as a very deep FIFO and an advanced dual DMA engine that can stream d
5. option repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if AlazarTech Inc receives notice of such defects during the warranty period AlazarTech Inc does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work AlazarTech Inc will pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts that are covered by warranty AlazarTech Inc believes that the information in this document is accurate The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy In the event that technical or typographical errors exist AlazarTech Inc reserves the right to make changes to subsequent editions of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition AlazarTech Inc may also make improvements and or changes in the products and or programs described in this document at any time The reader should consult AlazarTech Inc if errors are suspected In no event shall AlazarTech Inc be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it The latest user manual can be found on the AlazarTech Inc web page at www alazartech com support downloads htm EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN ALAZARTECH INC MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS A
6. signals are attenuated by at least 3 dB The low frequency corner is approximately 100 KHz with 50Q input impedance ATS9440 User Manual 33 Four 14 Bit ADCs ATS9440 uses four individual high performace analog to digital converters ADC with a maximum conversion rate of 125 MS s In other words each of the inputs has its own ADC for truly simultaneous sampling If you use an external clock you must provide a free running clock to ensure reliable operation You also must follow all the timing specifications on the external clock as described in Appendix A Specifications Multiple Record Acquisition The ATS9440 allows the capture of multiple records into the on board memory This allows you to capture rapidly occurring triggers in OCT ultrasound or radar applications Note that ATS9440 allows you to acquire pre trigger data in multiple record mode Specifying Record Length Record Length is specified in number of sample points It must be a minimum of 256 points and can be specified with a 64 sample resolution Specifying Pretrigger Depth You can acquire pre trigger data up to the limit of Record length 64 Minimum value for pre trigger amount is 0 Specifying Record Count User can specify the number of records that must be captured into host PC memory The minimum value must be 1 The maximum Record Count value in single port mode is 1000 In dual port memory mode there is no upper limit on how many record
7. used for inputing or outputing 5 V TTL signals corresponding to various on board control signals such as TRIG OUT signal TRIGGER ENABLE signal etc 32 ATS9440 User Manual Analog Input The four analog input channels are referenced to common ground in bipolar mode These settings are fixed therefore neither the reference nor the polarity of input channels can be changed You cannot use the inputs to make differential measurements or measure floating signals unless you subtract the digital waveforms in software For accurate measurements make sure the signal being measured is referenced to the same ground as your ATS9440 by attaching the cable s ground shell to the signal ground The EXTernal Trigger input labeled TRIG IN has a fixed input range of 3 V and has a fixed 50 Ohm input impedance The CH A CH B CH C and CH D inputs have a software programmable coupling selection between AC and DC Use AC coupling when your AC signal contains a DC component that you would like to block Without AC coupling it is difficult to view details of the AC component with a large DC offset and a small AC component such as switching noise on a DC supply If you enable AC coupling you remove the large DC offset for the input amplifier and amplify only the AC component This technique makes effective use of dynamic range to digitize the signal of interest The low frequency corner in an AC coupled circuit is the frequency below which
8. 9870 Device Driver Installer This wizard will walk you through updating the drivers for your 47 9870 PCI Express digitizer board To continue click Next Click Next ATS9440 User Manual 27 4 The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS9440 driver files ATS9870 Device Installer Installing drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer bati Y ba Ld Please wait while the drivers install This may take some time to complete 5 The following final screen will confirm that the driver has been installed ATS9870 Device Installer Congratulations You are finished installing your AlazarTech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer board The drivers were successfully installed on this computer You can now connect your device to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first Driver Name Status AlazarTech Inc ATS98 Ready to use Spee Cancel a Click Finish ATS9440 driver has now been updated 28 ATS9440 User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview This chapter includes an overview of the ATS9440 explains the operation of each functional unit making up your ATS9440 and describes the signal connections Following is a high level block diagram of ATS9440 ATS9440 User Manual 29 SN SERAK D INV1 8 Huron YOLVHYdIWOD WOOL TWNYBLXS uos lt MORI ONIMOLIN
9. AlazarTech ATS9440 User Manual 14 Bit 4 Channel 125 MS s Waveform Digitizer for PCI Express Bus Written for Hardware Version 1 0 February 2011 Edition Part Number 9440 USR 1 Copyright 2011 AlazarTech All rights reserved AlazarTech Contact Information AlazarTech Inc 6600 Trans Canada Highway Suite 310 Pointe Claire QC Canada H9R 4S2 Telephone 514 426 4899 Fax 514 426 2723 E mail info alazartech com Web site www alazartech com To comment on the documentation for ATS9440 send e mail to support alazartech com Information required when contacting AlazarTech for technical support Owned by Serial Number Purchase Date Purchased From Software Driver Version SDK Version AlazarDSO Version Operating System ATS9440 User Manual Important Information Warranty The ATS9440 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation AlazarTech Inc will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive AlazarTech Inc software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation AlazarTech Inc will at its
10. MB s effective throughput due to operating system related delays in issuing re arm commands 40 ATS9440 User Manual Real Time Operating Systems Some vendors claim that switching to a real time operating system RTOS can solve the problems involved in PRF data capture Before switching to an expensive RTOS such as VxWorks QNX or PharLap ETS ask the vendor of the operating system the supplier of your PC system and manufacturer of the digitizer board if they are all guaranteed to be 100 compatible and interoperable with each other with deterministic interrupt latencies and if you will get your money back if the system does not work at your PRF rates with your software Here is an excerpt from a FAQ section of one such supplier of RTOS Question How do system configuration and CPU selection impact the interrupt latency Answer Hardware platforms and the configuration of the associated drivers that use the hardware do impact response times Some of the common issues include Video cards some of the higher end cards lock out or busy wait the bus for extended periods of time to improve their performance DMA devices devices which burst DMA for lengthy period Power management which cycles off the CPU during IDLE CPU periods Memory speeds processor speeds etc A PCI or PCI Express digitizer being used in a PRF or streaming application is by definition doing burst DMA for lengthy period and is a type
11. Manual Acquisition System Resolution Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled 50Q AC coupled 50Q Number of channels Maximum Sample Rate Minimum Sample Rate Full Scale Input ranges 50 Q DC accuracy Input coupling Input impedance Input protection 509 14 bits DC 65 MHz 100 KHz 450 MHz 4 simultaneously sampled 125 MS s single shot internal clock 125 MS s single shot external clock 10 KS s single shot internal clock 1 MS s single shot Fast External Clock 100mV 200mV 400mV 1V 2V and 4V software selectable 2 of full scale in all input ranges AC or DC software selectable 509 fixed 5V DC peak AC for CH A CH B CH C CH D and EXT only without external attenuation Acquisition Memory System Memory Sizes Available Single Channel Dual Channel Quad Channel Record Length Number of Records Pre trigger depth Post trigger depth 128M 512M or 1G samples per channel 64M 256M or 512M samples per channel 32M 128M or 256M samples per channel Software selectable with 32 point resolution Record length must be a minimum of 128 points and maximum of the on board memory size for single port memory operation There is no upper limit on the maximum record length in data streaming mode Single port memory 1 to 1000 Dual Port memory Software selectable from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of infinite number of records From 0 to Record Length 128 Record Length Pre Trigger D
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13. O installation file from www alazartech com support downloads htm Unzip the file downloaded in the previous step Browse to the folder that contains the unzipped file Setup exe Run this executable file and follow the instructions on the screen ATS9440 User Manual 23 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software development kit or ATS VI LabVIEW VI which enables you to programmatically control the ATS9440 Insert the ATS SDK or ATS VI CD Software installation will start automatically If for any reason installation does not start automatically run the SETUP EXE program Follow the instructions on the screen Note that you must have already installed the ATS9440 drivers for any of the sample programs included with the ATS SDK or ATS VI to work properly 24 ATS9440 User Manual Installing the ATS9440 in a Linux System ATS9440 is fully compatible with the popular Linux operating system AlazarTech supplies source code Linux drivers that have been tested under Fedora Core 12 kernel 2 6 gt Note that a Non Disclosure Agreement must be signed between AlazarTech and your company or university before any source code can be released to you AlazarTech does not provide software support for compiling drivers for other versions of Linux i e customers will be fully responsible for compiling drivers for their own Linux operating system To install Linux drivers in a Fedora Core 12 system follow the
14. ONS INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM FAILURE TO AVOID DAMAGE INJURY OR DEATH THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BACK UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS BECAUSE EACH END USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS FROM ALAZARTECH INC s TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MAY USE ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY ALAZARTECH INC THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS WHENEVER ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A SYSTEM OR APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN PROCESS AND SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION ATS9440 User Manual ili Compliance FCC Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission FCC has rules to protect wireless communications from interference The FCC places digital electronics into two classes These classes are known as Class A for use in industrial commercial locations only or Class B for use in residential or commercial locations Depending on where it is operated this product could be subject to restrictions in the FCC rul
15. OW IEE AE uos KIKO g l SNOIWYJdO Q EIT lt Se 5o HOIK UNI ORO MO Odid l 8 4330 AIA Y SY SLY 21901 l EITE uos GOOD Q WYYaS Gte 4 viva g s2079 wna KIKO g Od SO 2HW SZI Sidra ODAYILU MOT 3 NOLWZITWLLNI ONY 4399W YOLDINNOD JAVITS YJLSYW ATS9440 User Manual 30 Input Connectors ATS9440 digitizers have one SMA connector for ECLK External Clock Input four standard SMB male connectors for CH A CH B CH C and CH D analog input connections one standard SMB male connector for the TRIG IN External Trigger input and two standard SMB male connectors for AUX I Os Auxiliary Inputs or Outputs The following pictorial shows the various connectors available on the digitizer bracket re ot tt ttt Identification LED For future use Optional External Clock Channel A Channel B Channel C Channel D External Trigger TRIG IN Auxiliary I O Default is TRIG OUT ATS9440 User Manual 31 Signal Connections You can use CH A CH B CH C and CH D to digitize data as well as to trigger an acquisition Use the TRIG IN input for an external analog trigger only data on the TRIG channel cannot be digitized If External Clock Upgrade is installed on your ATS9440 use the ECLK input for clocking the ATS9440 in applications that require an external clock Consult the chapter Optional External Clock for details on various types of clocking schemes available e AUX I O connectors can be
16. PC host memory or hard disk or b Data capture from rapidly occurring triggers also known as Pulse Repeat Frequency Captures or PRF Captures In order to understand these sophisticated features let us first review some of the issues involved in transferring data under Windows or Linux operating systems ATS9440 User Manual 39 The Effects of the Operating System Windows and Linux are not real time operating systems i e the operating system cannot guarantee a deterministic response time to an event such as an interrupt or a software generated event This means that if software has to play any appreciable part in data transfer then the data throughput cannot be guaranteed as the operating system will have the last say as to when the data collection application will get the CPU cycles to execute the necessary commands Note that the above is true even if the digitizer claims to use Direct Memory Access DMA to do the actual transfer but uses software commands to re arm the digitizer It is the re arm command that will determine the overall data throughput For example it is very common for PCI digitizers that boast very fast throughput to slow down considerably when capturing pulsed radar or ultrasonic signals at Pulse Repeat Frequency PRF of 1 KHz or so even though each capture is only 2048 bytes a paltry 2 MB s throughput In other words digitizers that specify raw data throughput of 100 MB s can hardly handle 2
17. Tech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer board The drivers were successfully installed on this computer You can now connect your device to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first W AlazarTech Inc ATSO Ready to use lt Back Cancel Click Finish and power down your computer Physically install your ATS9440 card s If you are installing a Master Slave system also install the SyncBoard 20 ATS9440 User Manual g Power on your computer h Windows will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Gai Hardware Wizard SY Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software C Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel Click Next i The following dialog box will be displayed Found New Hardware rd This wizard helps you install software for ATS9870 PCI Express Digitizer 2 ch 8 bit 1 GB s D B If your hardware came with an installation CD gt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to co
18. a a a E E anaa 31 Signal Connections araoa aen 32 Anatot POU seana na sates A A A A 33 elaia dela A 36 Optional External GIOGk rss 37 Streaming Data Across the BUS rrura 39 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONG saso 50 APPENDIXB BENCHMARKS sr o 55 vi ATS9440 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the ATS9440 and lists additional equipment ATS9440 User Manual 1 About Your ATS9440 Thank you for your purchase of an ATS9440 This PCI Express PCle x8 based waveform digitizer has the following features Four 14 bit resolution analog input channels e Real time sampling rate of 125 MS s to 10 KS s e On board acquisition memory buffer of up to 4 Gigabytes 512M samples per channel in 4 channel mode Streaming of acquired data to PC host memory at 1 6 GB s exact rate is motherboard dependent e 65 MHz analog input bandwidth Optional 120 MHz extended bandwidth option Half length PCI Express 8 lane card External trigger input with software selectable level and slope Software selectable AC DC coupling and fixed 50Q input impedance Pre trigger and Post Trigger Capture with Multiple Record capability e NIST traceable calibration Dual DMA engines for best latency protection against Windows and Linux operating systems e Fully asynchronous software driver for fastest DMA with least CPU overhead 2 ATS9440 User Manual All ATS9440 digitizers follow industry standard Plug
19. and Play specifications on all platforms and offer seamless integration with compliant systems If your application requires more than four channels for data acquisition you can synchronize multiple digitizers on all platforms using a Master Slave SyncBoard 9440 Detailed specifications of the ATS9440 digitizers are listed in Appendix A Specifications ATS9440 User Manual 3 Acquiring Data with Your ATS9440 You can acquire data either programmatically by writing an application for your ATS9440 or interactively with the AlazarDSO software If you want to integrate the ATS9440 in your test and measurement or embedded OEM application you can program the digitizer using C C MATLAB or LabVIEW for Windows or C and LabVIEW for Linux operating systems gt Windows operating systems supported are Windows 7 32 and 64 bit Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit and Windows XP 32 64 bit gt Linux operating systems supported are Fedora Core 12 Ubuntu and centOS For programming in C C or MATLAB you must purchase the ATS SDK software development kit that comes with sample programs and a reference manual describing the API For programming in LabVIEW you must purchase the ATS VI virtual instrument library that comes with a high level easy to use VI that makes integrating the ATS9440 into your own system very simple It is possible to program your ATS9440 under Linux operating system You will need to sign a Non Disclosure Agreem
20. ata to PC host memory at up to 1 6 GB s exact rate is motherboard dependent TRIGGERED DATA ACQUISITION USING DUAL PORT MEMORY TRIGGER n D e E y E INPUT S Ap kr CAPTURE at TRANSFER TO PC lt DMA1I gt DMA 2 DMA 3 CPU USAGE Process Buffer 1 Process Buffer 2 NOTE 1 No Trigger Events Are Missed Guaranteed NOTE 2 Over 95 of CPU cycles are available for data processing Bottom line is that software does not have to wait until the end of data capture to read the acquired data ATS9440 User Manual 43 AutoDMA Just having dual ported memory or a FIFO on its own does not solve the problem of PRF captures or streaming applications Software still has to get involved in re arming the hardware after every capture and again for reading the data from on board acquisition memory ATS9440 s proprietary AutoDMA circuitry allows the acquisition system to be re armed by a hardware command and data transfer to be initiated by the hardware itself thus removing virtually all in process software involvement ACQUIRE ACQUIRE ACQUIRE TRANSFER TRANSFER Of course software still has to set up the DMA when one of the buffers fills up but thanks to the dual DMA engine and fully asynchronous driver that uses overlapped IO these tasks can be paralleled ACQUIRE TRANSFER In other words when software is re arming DMA channel 0 DMA channel 1 is already transferring data to host memory Note that if
21. d the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada iv ATS9440 User Manual Compliance to EU Directives Readers in the European Union EU must refer to the Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE Mark compliance scheme The Manufacturer includes a DoC for most every hardware product except for those bought for OEMs if also available from an original manufacturer that also markets in the EU or where compliance is
22. data throughput is too high a DMA_OVERFLOW flag gets set and is available to the programmer Consumption of the captured data is of course under the control of user created software and it is this that will determine the maximum PRF instead of the bus throughput The important thing to note is that if asynchronous DMA is used CPU usage is no more than 5 even if a 1 4 GB s DMA is going on 44 ATS9440 User Manual Traditional AutoDMA In order to acquire both pre trigger and post trigger data in a dual ported memory environment users can use Traditional AutoDMA Data is returned to the user in buffers where each buffer can contain from 1 to 8192 records triggers This number is called RecordsPerBuffer Users can also specify that each record should come with its own header that contains a 40 bit trigger timestamp A BUFFER_OVERFLOW flag is asserted if more than 512 buffers have been acquired by the acquisition system but not transferred to host PC memory by the AutoDMA engine While Traditional AutoDMA can acquire data to PC host memory at the maximum sustained transfer rate of the motherboard a BUFFER_OVERFLOW can occur if more than 512 triggers occur in very rapid succession even if all the on board memory has not been used up ATS9440 User Manual 45 No Pre Trigger NPT AsyncDMA Many ultrasonic scanning and medical imaging applications do not need any pre trigger data only post trigger data is sufficient
23. ect your device to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first AlazarTech Inc ATS98 Ready to use lt Beck Finish Cancel Now your ATS9440 is fully installed and is ready to use 18 ATS9440 User Manual Installing ATS9440 Driver First If you decided to install the ATS9440 software driver before installing the ATS9440 hardware then you must follow the following sequence to make sure your operating system recognizes ATS9440 as an installed device b Insert the installation CD If it does not auto run manually run the Setup exe program on the ATS9440 Driver Disk ATS9870 Device Installer E Welcome to the AlazarTech O ATS9870 Device Driver Installer This wizard will walk you through updating the drivers for your 47 9870 PCI Express digitizer board To continue click Next cres Click Next ATS9440 User Manual 19 c The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS9440 driver files in the operating system driver store ATS9870 Device Installer Installing drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer bati Y Lf Ld Please wait while the drivers install This may take some time to complete The following final screen will confirm that the driver has been installed ATS9870 Device Installer Congratulations You are finished installing your Alazar
24. en compiled for Fedora Core 12 Kernel 2 6 running on an i386 platform Sample program is supplied in C The API is identical to the Windows API Note that you will need to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement with AlazarTech in order for the source code of the drivers to be shared with you ATS9440 User Manual 7 Optional Upgrades AlazarTech offers the following upgrades and accessories for use with your ATS9440 digitizer ATS9440 External Clock Upgrade ATS9440 Extended bandwidth upgrade ATS9440 Master Slave SyncBoard 2 position ATS9440 Master Slave SyncBoard 4 position ATS9440 Master Slave SyncBoard 8 position AlazarDSO Stream To Disk Module AlazarDSO Plug In Development Kit ATS9440 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to unpack install and configure your ATS9440 ATS9440 User Manual 9 What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your ATS9440 you will need the following e One or more ATS9440 digitizers e ATS9440 Install Disk e For Master Slave operation only SyncBoard of appropriate width 10 ATS9440 User Manual Unpacking Your digitizer is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the digitizer Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the digitizer To avoid such damage in handling the digitizer take the following precautions e Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holdi
25. ent with AlazarTech and purchase the ATS Linux software development kit that comes with source files for the driver Fedora Core 12 and C source code for a sample program Also supplied is the AlazarFrontPanel graphical user interface for the ATS9440 4 ATS9440 User Manual Interactively Controlling your ATS9440 with AlazarDSO under Windows Operating System The AlazarDSO oscilloscope emulation software allows you to interactively control your ATS9440 as you would a desktop oscilloscope To launch the AlazarDSO program select Start Programs AlazarTech AlazarDSO The following screen will be displayed If you connect the input to a signal generator and click on Start button you should see the signal on the screen LJ Sim660 8M Oscilloscope AlazarDSO v0 0 69 File Edit View Configure Cursors Tools Help Trigger Horizontal ez EEI Vertical E gt Input Ch 1 500 mv EREI Biz Math A 1 2 a s Reference R AlazarDSO has been designed to be very intuitive and uses a user interface similar to most of today s digital oscilloscopes ATS9440 User Manual 5 ATS SDK API The ATS SDK API is used for programming the ATS9440 in C C or MATLAB It provides the exact same API that is used for writing AlazarDSO software To help you get started ATS SDK comes with examples you can use or modify Note that Synchronous DMA functions cannot be used with the ATS9440 Only asynchron
26. epth ATS9440 User Manual 51 Timebase System Timebase options Internal Sample Rates Internal Clock accuracy Dynamic Parameters Internal Clock or External Clock Optional 125 MS s 100 MS s 50 MS s 20 MS s 10 MS s 5 MS s 2 MS s 1 MS s 500 KS s 200 KS s 100KS s 50 KS s 20KS s 10KS s 5 KS s 2 KS s 1 KS s 2 ppm Typical values measured using a randomly selected ATS9440 Input was provided by a HP8656A signal generator followed by a 9 pole 10 MHz band pass filter TTE Q36T 10M 1M 50 720B Input frequency was set at 9 9 MHz and output amplitude was set at approximately 90 of the full scale in 200 mV range SNR SINAD THD SFDR 65 1 dB 64 25 dB 64 8 dB 63 05 dB Note that these measurements were made using raw data no signal averaging was used to artificially improve the results Further note that these dynamic parameters may vary from one unit to another with input frequency and with the full scale input range selected Optional ECLK External Clock Input Signal Level Input impedance Input Coupling Maximum frequency Fast External Clock Slow External Clock 10 MHz Clock Reference Minimum frequency Fast External Clock Slow External Clock 10 MHz Clock Reference Decimation factor Sampling Edge Sample Rates Available With 10 MHz Clock Reference Sine wave with amplitude between 100 mV gt and 1 Volt p 509 AC 125 MHz with 50 5 duty cycle 20 MH
27. es In Canada the Department of communications DOC of Industry Canada regulates wireless interference in much the same way Digital electronics emit weak signals during normal operation that can affect radio television or other wireless products By examining the product you purchased you can determine the FCC Class and therefore which of the two FCC DOC Warnings apply in the following sections Some products may not be labeled at all for FCC if so the reader should then assume these are Class A devices FCC Class A products only display a simple warning statement of one paragraph in length regarding interference and undesired operation Most of our products are FCC Class A The FCC rules have restrictions regarding the locations where FCC Class A products can be operated FCC Class B products display either a FCC ID code starting with the letters EXN or the FCC Class B compliance mark Consult the FCC web site http www fcc gov for more information FCC DOC Warnings This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual and the CE Mark Declaration of Conformity may cause interference to radio and television reception Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly approved by AlazarTech Inc could voi
28. facing the BNC connectors of the ATS9440 digitizers Once you have completed this step you should power the computer on ATS9440 User Manual 3 Install ATS9440 software driver The following instructions guide you through the process of installing the ATS9440 in a computer running Windows 7 Vista or Windows XP operating systems Other operating systems such as Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 95 and Windows 98SE are not covered here Note that the images of the dialog boxes shown below were taken from a Windows XP computer Computers running Windows 7 or Vista may have slightly different dialog boxes Installation of Multiple ATS9440 Digitizers If you are installing multiple ATS9440 digitizers in the same computer the operating system will detect one card at a time and you will have to go through the driver installation setup as many times as you have cards ATS9440 User Manual 15 Installing ATS9440 Hardware First If you decided to install the ATS9440 hardware before installing the ATS9440 software driver then when you first boot up the computer the plug n play Windows operating system will detect the presence of a new PCI card and ask you to provide the device driver a When you power on for the first time Windows will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by loo
29. igger event EXT External Trigger Input Input impedance Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled Input range DC accuracy Input protection Coupling 50 Q DC 65 MHz 5V 10 of full scale input 5V DC peak AC without external attenuation DC only Auxiliary I O 1 AUX I O Signal Direction Output Types Input or Output software selectable Output by default Trigger Output Busy Output Software controlled Digital Output ATS9440 User Manual 53 Input Types Output Amplitude Synchronization Input Amplitude Auxiliary I O 2 Signal Direction Output Types Digital Trigger Trigger Enable Software readable Digital Input 5 Volt TTL Synchronized to internal divide by 16 clock 5 Volt TTL or 3 3 Volt TTL Input or Output software selectable Output by default Trigger Output Certification and Compliances CE Mark Compliance Materials Supplied One ATS9440 Digitizer One ATS9440 Install Disk includes user manual as a pdf file All specifications are subject to change without notice 54 ATS9440 User Manual Appendix B Benchmarks This appendix lists the data throughput measured by our technicians on various computers and motherboards under different operating systems gt Given the constantly changing nature of computers these benchmarks are provided as a reference only and AlazarTech assumes no liability in case the computer you purchase behaves differently than
30. instructions listed below Copy the supplied RPM file to the target machine 2 Double click on the RPM icon This will install the driver as well as associated applications 3 Reboot the PC Note that if you do not reboot the PC the driver will not be loaded The RPM file will also install an application called AlazarFrontPanel This is a Graphical User Interface GUI using which you can setup and acquire data from the ATS9440 Note that AlazarFrontPanel has been compiled using GTK 2 4 libraries If you intend to use an operating system other than Fedora Core 10 make sure that the GTK 2 4 libraries have been installed on your machine ATS9440 User Manual 25 Compiling the ATS9440 Linux Driver If you need to compile the ATS9440 driver for a version of Linux other than Fedora Core 10 follow these steps 1 2 6 Install the Linux kernel header files Extract the driver sources using the command PlxLinux_ATS9440_5 6 15 tgz This will create a folder names PlxLinux with the driver files inside Set the shell environment variable PLX_SDK_DIR to the root location where the PlxLinux directory was created For example if using bash and the PlxLinux directory is in your home directory then add the following line to the bashrc declare x PLX_SDK_DIR HOME PIxLinux To build the ATS9440 driver type cd PlxLinux linux driver make This will create the file ATS9440 ko the loadable driver file You ca
31. king on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue lt Back Next gt Cancel Click Cancel 16 ATS9440 User Manual b Insert the installation CD If it does not auto run manually run the Setup exe program on the ATS9440 Driver Disk ATS9870 Device Installer Welcome to the AlazarTech ATS9870 Device Driver Installer This wizard will walk you through updating the drivers for your 47 9870 PCI Express digitizer board To continue click Next lt Back Click Next c The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS9440 driver files in the operating system driver store ATS9870 Device Installer Installing drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer Pabi S KE bad Please wait while the drivers install This may take some time to complete Hest gt ATS9440 User Manual 17 a The following final screen will confirm that the driver has been installed ATS9870 Device Installer Congratulations You are finished installing your AlazarTech ATS9870 PCI Express digitizer board The drivers were successfully installed on this computer You can now conn
32. n change build defines in PlIxLinux linux makefiles Gcc def Copy the driver to usr local AlazarTech bin Load the driver by rebooting the computer or typing cd usr local AlazarTech bin ATS9440 rc start The customer should be able to run the AlazarFrontPanel application or Acq2Disk sample in usr local AlazarTech samples If it is necessary to rebuild the library type cd PlxLinux linux api make This will create SharedLibrary lipPlxApi so 0 0 Copy the file to usr local AlazarTech lib and then run Idconf 26 ATS9440 User Manual Updating ATS9440 Driver From time to time AlazarTech updates the device drivers for its products These updates may be required for product enhancements or for bug fixes This section of the manual takes you through the steps required to update the device driver for the ATS9440 PCI Express waveform digitizer In other words this section shows you how to install a newer version of the driver when you already have a previous version of the driver installed on your machine 1 Download the latest driver from AlazarTech s web site www alazartech com support downloads htm 2 Unzip the downloaded file to a local folder Run the resulting installation file exe extension For example the installation file for driver version 5 8 0 is called ATS9440_Driver_V5 8 0 exe The following welcome screen will be displayed ATS9870 Device Installer E Welcome to the AlazarTech ATS
33. ng a grounded object e Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the digitizer from the package e Remove the digitizer from the package and inspect the digitizer for loose components or any other sign of damage Notify AlazarTech if the digitizer appears damaged in any way Do not install a damaged digitizer into your computer e Never touch the exposed pins of the connectors ATS9440 User Manual 11 Installing the ATS9440 There are four main steps involved in installation 1 Physically install the digitizer s and SyncBoard if any in your computer 2 Install ATS9440 software driver Install AlazarDSO software that allows you to setup the hardware acquire signals and view and archive them 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software development kit or ATS VI LabVIEW VI which enables you to programmatically control the ATS9440 Thanks to the flexible nature of AlazarTech s driver installation software you can either install the hardware first or install the software driver first The following paragraphs will guide you through this process in a step by step manner 12 ATS9440 User Manual 1 Physically install the digitizer in your computer Identify an unused PCI Express slot on your motherboard As per PCI Express specification the 8 lane ATS9440 card is compatible with any 8 lane or 16 lane connector on the motherboard but not with a 4 lane or 1 lane
34. not required as for electrically benign apparatus or cables To obtain the DoC for this product click Declaration of Conformity at http www alazartech com support documents htm This web page lists all DoCs by product family Select the appropriate product to download or read the DoC Certain exemptions may apply in the USA see FCC Rules 15 103 Exempted devices and 15 105 c Also available in sections of CFR 47 The CE Mark Declaration of Conformity will contain important supplementary information and instructions for the user or installer Environmental Compliance Alazar Technologies Inc hereby certifies that this product is ROHS compliant as defined by Directive 2002 95 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment All manufacturing has been done using RoHS compliant components and lead free soldering ATS9440 User Manual v Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION suso 1 About dalia Be E AEA 2 Acquiring Data with Your ATZEAN rss 4 Optional Upgrades rra 8 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 9 What You Need to Get GSren 10 Unpacking BEA 11 Installing the ATS9440 rrura 12 Installing the ATS9440 in a Linux EGSTST rss 25 Compiling the ATS9440 Linux Driver rrura 26 Updating ATS9440 Driver rra 27 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE ONENEN assez 29 Input Connectors se at e ea ea
35. ntinue ZO e ATS9440 User Manual 21 i k Choose to install the software automatically Click Next Operating system will copy the appropriate files to its system folders The following dialog box will be displayed Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software EE 4759870 PCI Express Digitizer 2 ch 8 bit 1 GB s Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future lt Beck izeta Errei Operating system will display the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard message Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for aS ATS9870 PCI Express Digitizer 2 ch 8 bit 1 GB s Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back i AEE j Ezg Click Finish Now your ATS9440 is fully installed and is ready to use 22 ATS9440 User Manual 3 Install AlazarDSO software that allows you to setup the hardware acquire signals and view and archive them If you are installing from the CD shipped with the ATS9440 digitizer Insert the ATS9440 Install disk Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the AlazarDSO folder on the ATS9440 Install Disk Run Setup exe program Follow the instructions on the screen If you are installing AlazarDSO after having downloaded the installation file from AlazarTech web site Download AlazarDS
36. of AlazarTech Inc Trademarks AlazarTech Inc AlazarTech alazartech com ATS ATS9440 AlazarDSO are trademarks of AlazarTech Inc Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies ii ATS9440 User Manual Warning Regarding Use of AlazarTech Products 1 ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH COMPONENTS AND TESTING FOR A LEVEL OF RELIABILITY SUITABLE FOR USE IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH SURGICAL IMPLANTS OR AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHOSE FAILURE TO PERFORM CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A HUMAN 2 IN ANY APPLICATION INCLUDING THE ABOVE RELIABILITY OF OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS CAN BE IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE FACTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY COMPUTER HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONS COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE FITNESS FITNESS OF COMPILERS AND DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE USED TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION INSTALLATION ERRORS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR CONTROL DEVICES TRANSIENT FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND OR SOFTWARE UNANTICIPATED USES OR MISUSES OR ERRORS ON THE PART OF THE USER OR APPLICATIONS DESIGNER ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY TERMED SYSTEM FAILURES ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD CREATE A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERS
37. ous dma functions are supported due to their far superior performance ff Global ERE Hf oran A B fie Edt View Insert Project Buld Toole Hetaz Window Help ETE eae ISS i BS gt EIE E Bida EE EE Gn AlazarOoen tare 020 a GO KT projects Saez E Alezacmdh betek DUESO E ReadMe C Extemal Dependencies Eee ma ClassView E FieView E dd e EO ETEN ea EEE Findin Fleet Fina Fez I Ready Mstart 4 ZZ E Ze a Acq2Disk beri DIOS 2 28PM 6 ATS9440 User Manual ATS VI LabVIEW VI ATS VI allows you to integrate the ATS9440 into your own LabVIEW program A high level VI is supplied that requires very few controls to get started Note that Synchronous DMA vi s cannot be used with the ATS9440 ea es H x eea IEE e ES Izun Sel eChennelA Teno vel d Si ae ees A EE be Mir erra Eu D Ge al EZ 5 Pz zz d Een add display of the delay between acquistion ATS Linux for ATS9440 The ATS Linux for ATS9440 can be used for programming the ATS9440 under Linux operating system A source code driver is supplied that has be
38. s Throughput 1 0 GB s 2 PCI Express throughput supported by the motherboard 3 Sustained Throughput of the disk drive system AlazarDSO includes a Disk Throughput Benchmarking tool using which you can quickly and easily see how fast your disk drives are Files are saved as ATB format binary files and can automatically be converted to text files or MATLAB compatible files For more information on complete disk streaming systems please contact the factory or your local distributor ATS9440 User Manual 49 Appendix A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of the ATS9440 These specifications are typical at 25 C unless otherwise stated The operating temperature range is 0 to 50 C System Requirements Personal computer with at least one free x8 or x16 PCI Express slot 256 MB RAM 20 MB of free hard disk space PCI Express revision 1 0a or higher Transceiver speed 2 5 Gbps Number of lanes 8 Compatibility mechanical x8 and x16 slots Compatibility electrical x1 x4 x8 and x16 slots Power Requirements 12V 1 5 A typical 3 3V 1 0 A typical Physical Size Single slot half length PCI card 4 2 inches x 6 5 inches Weight 500 g I O Connectors ECLK SMA female connector CH A CH B CH C CHD TRIG IN AUX 1 AUX 2 SMB male connectors Environmental Operating temperature 0 to 55 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing 50 ATS9440 User
39. s you can capture in one acquisition 34 ATS9440 User Manual ATS9440 User Manual 35 Calibration Calibration is the process of minimizing measurement errors by making small circuit adjustments All ATS9440 digitizers come factory calibrated to the levels indicated in Appendix A Specifications Note that AlazarTech calibration is fully NIST traceable However your digitizer needs to be periodically recalibrated in order to maintain its specified accuracy This calibration due date is listed on the CALIBRATION sticker affixed to your ATS9440 digitizer Externally recalibrate the ATS9440 when this calibration interval has expired This requires three very simple steps 1 Verify whether or not ATS9440 is still within its specifications If it is then your calibration can be extended by another one year period 2 If not perform calibration i e make adjustments to the circuit until it is within specifications again 3 If any adjustments have been made verify if the ATS9440 is within specifications Calibration Verification procedures are available to all registered users of ATS9440 as part of AlazarDSO software Calibration software can be purchased by qualified customers and metrology laboratories 36 ATS9440 User Manual Optional External Clock ATS9440 PCI Digitizer optionally allows you to supply the ADC clock This option is extremely important in many RF applications in which phase measuremen
40. slot Make sure that your computer is powered off before you attempt to insert the ATS9440 digitizer in one of the free PCI Express slots For best noise performance leave as much room as possible between your ATS9440 and other hardware Always screw the digitizer bracket to the chassis in order to create a stable and robust connection to chassis ground In the absence of such a connection ATS9440 is not guaranteed to operate within the specifications listed elsewhere in this manual Some motherboards may have a 16 lane connector but only one of the lanes is connected to the motherboard chipset Motherboard manufacturers refer to this as Mechanically 16 lane electrically 1 lane ATS9440 is fully compatible with such motherboards but the data throughput across PCI Express bus will be limited by the number of lanes ATS9440 User Manual 13 For Master Slave Installation If you are installing multiple ATS9440 digitizers that will be configured as a Master Slave system make sure that you insert all cards in adjacent slots The connector on the SyncBoard that is labeled as M Master must be inserted into the Master Slave connector of the left most digitizer if you are facing the BNC connectors of the ATS9440 digitizers If you are installing fewer than the maximum number of digitizers supported by your SyncBoard the unused SyncBoard connectors must be on the right hand side of the digitizers if you are
41. ts must be made between the inputs themselves or between the inputs and an external event Driving high performance ADCs must be done carefully as any injection of phase jitter through ADC clocks will result in reduction in data conversion quality Aside from phase noise the clock signal for a pipelined ADC must also have a duty cycle close to 50 This maximizes the dynamic performance of the ADC See Fast External Clock section below for more details External clock input impedance is fixed at 50 Ohms External clock input is always AC coupled There are three types of External Clock supported by ATS9440 e Fast External Clock e Slow External Clock e 10 MHz Clock Reference The following paragraphs describe the three types of External Clock input and outline the restrictions on each of them ATS9440 User Manual 37 Fast External Clock This setting must be used when the external clock frequency is in the range of 1 MHz to 125 MHz It is highly recommended that the Fast External Clock signal have a duty cycle of 50 5 If the External Clock supplied is lower than 1 MHz measurement quality may be compromised Measurement errors may include gain errors signal discontinuities and general signal distortion If you want to clock slower than the lower limit of Fast External Clock you must use the Slow External Clock range External Clock must be a sine wave signal with amplitude in the range of 100 mV p to 1 Vp p
42. what was observed in AlazarTech s laboratory Model Chipset Slot O S Throughput ASUS P6T7 X58 PCle All 1 6 GB s x16 Intel Intel PCle Win XP 1 6 GB s S5000PSL 5000P x8 32 bit Intel Intel PCle Win XP 1 6 GB s S5000PSL 5000P x8 64 bit Intel Intel PCle Vista 1 6 GB s S5000PSL 5000P x8 32 bit Intel Intel PCle Vista 1 6 GB s S5000PSL 5000P x8 64 bit Tyan nVIDIA PCle Win XP 1 6 GB s 2915 E NPF3600 x8 64 bit NPF 3050 Dell Intel975 PCIe WinXP 800 MB s T3400 Express x4 32 bit Dell Intel PCle Win XP 1 6 GB s T7400 5400 x8 64 bit ATS9440 User Manual 55 Dell Intel PCle Vista 1 6 GB s T7400 5400 x8 64 bit SuperMicro Intel PCle Win XP 1 6 GB s X7DB3 5000P x8 32 bit Intel Intel 965 PCle Win XP 840 MB s DG965RY x16 32 bit 56 ATS9440 User Manual AlazarTech ALAZAR TECHNOLOGIES INC 6600 Trans Canada Highway Suite 310 Pointe Claire QC CANADA H9R 4S2 Tel 514 426 4899 Fax 514 426 2723 E mail info alazartech com Web www alazartech com
43. z with minimum positive or negative pulse width of 8 ns 10 1 MHz 1 MHz with 50 5 duty cycle DC 9 9 MHz Software selectable from 1 to 100 000 Fixed to 1 for Slow External Clock Rising or Falling software selectable 125 MS s 100 MS s 52 ATS9440 User Manual Triggering System Mode Number of Trigger Engines Trigger Engine Combination Trigger Engine Source Hysteresis Trigger sensitivity Trigger level accuracy Bandwidth Trigger Delay Trigger Timeout Other sample rates may be obtained by decimating the 125 MHz or 100 MHz clock generated by the on board PLL Note that the accuracy and stability of these sampling frequencies is dependent on the accuracy and stability of the 10 MHz Clock Referece input supplied by the user Edge triggering with fixed hysteresis 2 OR AND XOR software selectable CH A CH B CH C CH D EXT Software or None independently software selectable for each of the two Trigger Engines 5 of full scale input typical 10 of full scale input range This implies that the trigger system may not trigger reliably if the input has an amplitude less than 10 of full scale input range selected 10 typical of full scale input range of the selected trigger source 65 MHz Software selectable from 0 to 9 999 999 sampling clock cycles Software selectable with a 10 us resolution Maximum settable value is 3 600 seconds Can also be disabled to wait indefinitely for a tr
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