ATS850 User Manual
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1. 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 com2. Click Finish ATS850 driver has now been updated ATS850 User Manual 31 Chapter 3 Hardware Overview This chapter includes an overview of the ATS850 explains the operation of each functional unit making up your ATS850 and describes the signal connections Following is a high level block diagram of ATS850 CHA Analog Front End ASoPC CHB Acquisition Analog Front End System On Programmable EXT Trig Analog Trigger Front End Circuit Chip FPGA EXT Clock Input Protection l C I PCI Bus B Interface U ASIC 32 ATS850 User Manual Input Connectors These ATS850 digitizers have two standard BNC female connectors for CH A and CH B analog input connections one standard BNC female connector for the EXT External Trigger input and one standard BNC female connector for the optional ECLK External Clock input The following pictorial shows the various connectors available on the digitizer bracket Identification LED For future use Channel A Channel B External Trigger Optional External Clock input Or Optional TRIG OUT output ATS850 User Manual 33 Signal Connections You can use CH A and CH B to digitize data as well as to trigger an acquisition Use the EXT input for an external analog trigger only data on the TRIG channel cannot be digitized If External Clock Upgrade is installed on your ATS850 use the ECLK input for clocking the ATS850 in applications
3. Hence the Optional Trigger Out Upgrade 42 ATS850 User Manual TRIGGER FROM MOTION SYSTEM ATS850 EXT INPUT PCI Digitizer TRIGGER OUT TRIG OUT OUTPUT ECHO SIGNAL CHA INPUT Pulser Receiver ULTRASONIC PROBE When connected as shown in the diagram above the system works as follows CLOCK TRIGGER TRIG OUT PULSER OUTPUT lt TRIGGER DELAY gt RECORD LENGTH gt ATS850 User Manual 43 Appendix A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of the ATS850 These specifications are typical at 25 C unless otherwise stated The operating temperature range is 0 to 50 C System Requirements Pentium based computer with at least one free PCI slot 128 MB RAM 20 MB of free hard disk space SVGA display adaptor and monitor with at least an 800 x 600 resolution AlazarDSO requires Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher for Windows systems Power Requirements 5V 1 5 A typical 5V voltage level must remain between the range of 4 75V to 5 20V at all times after power on Physical Size Single slot half length PCI card 4 2 inches x 7 2 inches Weight 500 g 1 0 Connectors CH A CH B EXT ECLK BNC female connectors Environmental Operating temperature 0to 55 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Acquisition System Resolution 8 bits Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled 1
4. To install Linux drivers in a Fedora Core 5 system follow the instructions listed below 1 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 AlazarDSO This is a Graphical User Interface GUI using which you can setup and acquire data from the ATS850 Note that AlazarDSO has been compiled using GTK 2 4 libraries If you intend to use an operating system other than Fedora Core 5 make sure that the GTK 2 4 libraries have been installed on your machine Linux version of AlazarDSO does not have all the features of the Windows based AlazarDSO 26 ATS850 User Manual Compiling the ATS850 Linux Driver If you need to compile the ATS850 driver for a version of Linux other than Fedora Core 5 follow the following steps 1 Install the Linux kernel header files 2 Extract the driver sources using the command tar xvfz PlxLinux 2006 01 10 tgz This will create a folder names PIxLinux with the driver files inside 3 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
5. could void 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 ATS850 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 comp
6. will at its 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 SPECIFICAL
7. All ATS850 digitizers follow industry standard Plug and Play specifications on all platforms and offer seamless integration with compliant systems If your application requires more than two channels for data acquisition you can synchronize multiple digitizers on all platforms using a Master Slave SyncBoard Detailed specifications of the ATS850 digitizers are listed in Appendix A Specifications 2 ATS850 User Manual Acquiring Data with Your ATS850 You can acquire data either programmatically by writing an application for your ATS850 or interactively with the AlazarDSO software If you want to integrate the ATS850 in your test and measurement or embedded OEM application you can program the digitizer using C C Visual BASIC or LabVIEW For programming in C C or Visual BASIC 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 ATS850 into your own system very simple ATS850 User Manual 3 Interactively Controlling your ATS850 with AlazarDSO The AlazarDSO Soft Front Panel allows you to interactively control your ATS850 as you would a desktop oscilloscope To launch the Scope Soft Front Panel select Start Programs AlazarTech AlazarDSO The following screen will be
8. VI or any custom software written using ATS SDK or ATS VI If you run AlazarDSO or your own software that loads the ATSApi DLL after having installed a SyncBoard the ATS850 driver will automatically recognize that the digitizers are now configured as Master Slave As such there is no need to have your hardware upgraded or modified in any way to go from a set of independent boards to Master Slave and vice versa ATS850 User Manual 41 Optional Trigger Out Upgrade Many ultrasound applications require the digitizer to generate a Trigger Output signal synchronous with its internal sampling clock Such synchronization is almost essential if multiple acquisitions have to be averaged ATS850 uses a high quality crystal controlled clock oscillator as its timebase It should be noted that crystal oscillators are one of the most reliable and repeatable types of clock source available Crystal oscillators also provide far superior long term jitter performance compared to PLL based clocking schemes The same qualities that make crystal oscillators such an ideal clock source also make it impossible to synchronize them to an external signal such as an external trigger input or a 10 MHz reference clock As such the best way to fully synchronize the acquisition system to a signal source such as a pulser receiver is to trigger the pulser receiver with a trigger signal that has already been synchronized to the ADC sampling clock
9. displayed If you connect the input to a signal generator and click on Start button you should see the signal on the screen E Sim660 8M Oscilloscope AlazarDSO v0 0 69 File Edit View Configure Cursors Tools Help Vertical E Input Ch 1 Disable 500 mV VAMC Bis Math A 1 2 ils Reference R AlazarDSO has been designed to be very intuitive and uses the same user interface as most of today s digital oscilloscopes e Note that AlazarDSO does not support Windows 98 If you are using Windows 98SE you can use the legacy API Panel software for acquiring signals interactively 4 ATS850 User Manual ATS SDK API The ATS SDK API is used for programming the ATS850 in C C or Visual BASIC 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 c Re fie Edt View Insert Project Buld Tooke DiverStudio Window Help la x pera als ag SE zr zr EES alse Za El E Resource Files E Alazar Fies E Alazarpih E AlazarCmdh E AlazarE noth DUESO E ReadMe rn External Dependencies leie mA ClassView E FieView EE E E dd EEN ea Debug Findin Fleet Find Fez I Ba EO Ready Asen AS CD Aaoi a ATS VI LabVIEW VI ATS VI allows you to integrate the ATS850 into your own Lab
10. AlazarTech ATS850 User Manual 8 Bit 50 MS s Waveform Digitizer for PCI Bus compliant 2002 95 EC Written for Hardware Version 1 3 November 2008 Edition Part Number 850 USR 6 Copyright 2003 2008 AlazarTech All rights reserved AlazarTech Contact Information AlazarTech Inc 6600 Trans Canada Highway Suite 310 Pointe Claire Quebec 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 ATS850 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 ATS850 User Manual Important Information Warranty The ATS850 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
11. ERTY OR PERSONS 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 ATS850 User Manual iii 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
12. HOME PIxLinux 4 To build the ATS850 driver type cd PlxLinux linux driver builddriver 850 This will create the file Pci9054 ATS850 ko the loadable driver file You can change build defines in PlxLinux linux makefiles Gcc def Copy the driver to usr local AlazarTech bin 5 Load the driver by rebooting the computer or typing cd usr local AlazarTech bin ATS850 rc start The customer should be able to run the AlazarDSO application or Acq2Disk sample in usr local AlazarTech samples ATS850 6 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 ATS850 User Manual 27 Configuring Internet Security and Virus Protection Software to Allow Proper Operation of ATS Class Digitizers Some of the recent releases of internet security and virus protection software packages such as Norton Anti Virus disable any unused parallel or serial ports as well as any PCI devices that have not been assigned to a software application by the user Users of AlazarTech PCI digitizers must configure their security software to allow access to the PCI digitizers The problem exhibits itself as a blue screen crash and a STOP Error Typically this error message is STOP 0x0000000A 0x00000016 0x0000001C 0x00000000 0x804E5DEB For more details on this problem with anti virus software packages re
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14. MQ DC 25 MHz DC coupled 50Q DC 25 MHz AC coupled 1MQ 10 Hz 25 MHz AC coupled 50Q 100KHz 25 MHz Bandwidth flatness 1dB from DC to 10 MHz with DC coupling 1dB from 50Hz to 10 MHz with AC 1 MQ 1dB from 200 KHz to 10 MHz with AC 509 44 ATS850 User Manual Number of channels Maximum Sample Rate Minimum Sample Rate Full Scale Input ranges DC accuracy Input coupling Input impedance Input protection 1MQ 509 2 simultaneously sampled 50 MS s single shot 10 KS s single shot 20mV 40mV 50mV 80mV 100mV 200mV 400mV 500mV 800mV 1V 2V 4V 5V 8V 10V and 20V software selectable 2 of full scale in all input ranges AC or DC software selectable BOO or 1MQ 1 in parallel with 30 pF 10pF software selectable 28V DC peak AC for CH A CH B and EXT only without external attenuation 8V DC peak AC for CH A CH B and EXT only without external attenuation Acquisition Memory System Acquisition Memory channel Record Length Number of Records Pre trigger depth Post trigger depth Timebase System Timebase options Internal Sample Rates Internal Clock accuracy Up to 262 140 samples per channel Software selectable with 4 point resolution Record length must be a minimum of 256 points Maximum record length is limited by the acquisition memory per channel Software selectable from a minimum of 1 toa maximum of 1 000 or Acquisition Memory Per Channe
15. SyncBoard if any in your computer 2 Install ATS850 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 ATS850 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 ATS850 User Manual 1 Physically install the digitizer in your computer Make sure that your computer is powered off before you attempt to insert the ATS850 digitizer in one of the free PCI slots For best noise performance leave as much room as possible between your ATS850 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 ATS850 is not guaranteed to operate within the specifications listed elsewhere in this manual ATS850 User Manual 13 For Master Slave Installation If you are installing multiple ATS850 digitizers that will be configured as a Master Slave system make sure that you insert all cards in adjacent slots VOCO b The connector on the SyncBoard that is labeled as M Master must be inserted i
16. VIEW program A high level VI is supplied that requires very few controls to get started GST 22M E x Ele Edt Operate Tools Browse window Help Mode False E Ga Ezi q etua Dept EEE E p gt Status Handle T b o Status e fe Channel A Num Of Recs zaj eden Graph Sa ESO edi T Ea e ezeze EEE ATS850 User Manual ATS Linux ATS Linux allows you to integrate the ATS850 into a Linux application written in C Linux drivers are provided as source code Note that a Non Disclosure Agreement must be executed between AlazarTech and the end customer for this source code to be released All sample programs are supplied in C source code Drivers are compatible with kernel versions up to and including 2 6 and are tested with Fedora Core 5 6 ATS850 User Manual Optional Upgrades AlazarTech offers the following upgrades and accessories for use with your ATS850 digitizer e ATS850 External Clock Upgrade e ATS850 Master Slave SyncBoard 2 position e ATS850 Master Slave SyncBoard 4 position e ATS850 Master Slave SyncBoard 8 position e ATS850 Trigger Out Upgrade ATS850 User Manual 7 Ch
17. apter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to unpack install and configure your ATS850 8 ATS850 User Manual What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your ATS850 you will need the following e One or more ATS850 digitizers e ATS850 Install Disk For Master Slave operation only SyncBoard of appropriate width SyncBoard 2X for up to 2 digitizers E Dr preogouAs ATS850 User Manual SyncBoard 4X for up to 4 digitizers SyncBoard 8X for up to 8 digitizers 10 ATS850 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 Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the digitizer from the package 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 Never touch the exposed pins of the connectors ATS850 User Manual 11 Installing the ATS850 There are four main steps involved in installation 1 Physically install the digitizer s and
18. ded the installation file from AlazarTech web site Download AlazarDSO 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 24 ATS850 User Manual 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software development kit or ATS VI LabVIEW VI which enables you to programmatically control the ATS850 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 ATS850 drivers for any of the sample programs included with the ATS SDK or ATS VI to work properly ATS850 User Manual 25 Installing the ATS850 in a Linux System ATS850 is fully compatible with the popular Linux operating system AlazarTech supplies binary Linux drivers that have been compiled for Fedora Core 5 kernel 2 6 Customers who require drivers for another version of Linux must contact the factory to obtain source code for the drivers requires a Non Disclosure Agreement AlazarTech will 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
19. ely 10 Hz with 1 MQ input impedance and 100 KHz with 50Q input impedance ATS850 User Manual 35 Pipelined ADC The ADC on the ATS850 is a pipelined flash converter with a maximum conversion rate of 50 MS s 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 Using a pipelined architecture also introduces a lower limit on the sampling rate For the ATS850 the accuracy starts to degrade below 10 KS s Pre Trigger Multiple Record Acquisition The ATS850 allows the capture of multiple records into the on board memory This allows you to capture rapidly occurring triggers in lightning test ultrasound or radar applications Unlike other digitizers on the market users are allowed to acquire both pre and post trigger data when acquiring more than one record in an acquisition session This feature can be very useful in lightning test power line monitoring and other applications that feature rapidly occurring transient signals Specifying Record Length Record Length is specified in number of sample points It must be a minimum of 64 points and can be specified with a 4 sample resolution up to a maximum of the per channel on board memory Record Length thus specified determines the maximum number of records you can capture in one acquisition session The relationship is
20. fer to the technical note on Microsofts support site http support microsoft com kb 892000 EN US Also refer to the knowledgebase article on Symantec s web site http service1 symantec com SUPPORT sharedtech nsf 0 26 71ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5 OpenDocument This article explains that the root of the problem is one of the files updated by the Symantec anti virus software Symantec suggests that users should upgrade their internet security software using Live Update but our customers experience has been that this does not always work 28 ATS850 User Manual The solution that always works is e Remove Norton Anti Virus software e Reboot the PC after removing Norton Anti Virus e Make sure AlazarTech hardware and software are fully functional e Re install Norton Anti Virus software AlazarTech PCI digitizer products are fully compatible with all internet security and anti virus software Users must make sure that their security software has been updated and configured properly ATS850 User Manual 29 Updating ATS850 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 ATS850 PCI digitizer In other words this section shows you how to install a newer version of the driver when you already have a previ
21. given by Max Records Per Channel Memory Record Length 4 Note that unlike other products in its class ATS850 allows you to capture multiple records into the on board memory without requiring software assisted re arming of the digitizer 36 ATS850 User Manual Specifying Pretrigger Depth ATS850 acquires a certain number of samples called the pretrigger depth before it allows the trigger circuitry to operate thereby guaranteeing that the required number of sample points will be captured before trigger occurs User is allowed to set pretrigger depth for an acquisition session Same values are used for all records captured in that session Pretrigger depth can be a minimum of 0 points and can be specified with a 4 sample resolution up to a maximum of Record Length 64 Specifying Record Count User can specify the number of records that must be captured in one acquisition session The minimum value must be 1 and the maximum value is given by Max Records Per Channel Memory Record Length 4 ATS850 User Manual 37 Calibration Calibration is the process of minimizing measurement errors by making small circuit adjustments All ATS850 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 ca
22. h fixed hysteresis 2 OR AND XOR software selectable CH A CH B 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 25 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 trigger event 46 ATS850 User Manual EXT External Trigger Input Input impedance 1 MQ in parallel with 30pF 10pF Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled DC 25 MHz AC coupled 10 Hz 25 MHz Input range 5V or 1V software selectable DC accuracy 10 of full scale input Input protection 28V DC peak AC without external attenuation Coupling AC or DC software selectable Optional TRIG OUT Output Output Signal Level 5V TTL Output Drive 100mA Capable of driving 5V into 50Q Synchronization Clock Sampling Clock Certification and Compliances CE Mark Compliance Materials Supplied One ATS850 Digitizer One ATS850 Install Disk CD One ATS850 User Manual All specifications are subject to change without notice ATS850 User Manual 47 48 ATS850 User Manual AlazarTech
23. in a Linux GNSS rss 26 Compiling the ATS850 Linux DEINGT rss 27 Configuring Internet Security and Virus Protection Software to Allow Proper Operation of ATS Class Digitizers rss 28 Updating ATS850 Driver sr 30 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE OVERVIEW aurraren 32 Input COnMeCtOrs fetes E E A 33 Signal CONNECTIONS rru 34 Analog INPUT 3 0 a urua 35 Pipelined AD Ca tana erta etat itate 36 Pre Trigger Multiple Record Acquisition rrura 36 Specifying Record Length rra 36 Specifying Pretrigger DOI rra 37 Specifying Record GOR rra 37 eriei EEE 38 Master Slave ODGTGIOT rss 39 Eula au EAO 40 Optional Trigger Out Upgrade rru 42 APPENDIX A SPECIFICA IONS susen 44 vi ATS850 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the ATS850 and lists additional equipment ATS850 User Manual 1 About Your ATS850 Thank you for your purchase of an ATS850 The ATS850 PCI based waveform digitizer has the following features Two 8 bit resolution analog input channels Half length PCI bus card e Real time sampling rate of 50 MS s to 10 KS s 25 MHz analog input bandwidth Analog trigger channel with software selectable level slope and hysteresis Software selectable AC DC coupling and 1MQ 50Q input impedance 262 140 sample onboard memory standard Pre trigger and Post Trigger Capture with Multiple Record capability NIST traceable calibration Optional Trigger Out Upgrade for Ultrasonic Applications
24. l Record Length 4 whichever is lower 0 to Record Length 64 software selectable with 4 point resolution Record Length Pre trigger depth Internal Clock or External Clock Optional 50 MS s 25 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 100 ppm ATS850 User Manual 45 Dynamic Parameters Typical values measured using a randomly selected ATS850 in 1V input range DC coupling and 50Q impedance Input was provided by a HP8656A signal generator followed by a 9 pole 1 MHz band pass filter Input frequency was set at 1 MHz and amplitude was 650 mV rms 92 of full scale input SNR SINAD THD SFDR 42 dB 40 dB 46 dB 45 dB 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 current requirement Maximum frequency Minimum frequency Decimation factor Sampling Edge Triggering System Mode Number of Trigger Engines Trigger Engine Combination Trigger Engine Source Hysteresis Trigger sensitivity Trigger level accuracy Bandwidth Trigger Delay Trigger Timeout TTL levels Compatible with both 3 3V and 5V TTL 50Q 66mA 50 MHz with 50 5 duty cycle 10 KHz with 50 5 duty cycle Software selectable from 1 to 100 000 Rising or Falling software selectable Edge triggering wit
25. lation CD lt gt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Ce edi Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue lt Back Cancel 22 ATS850 User Manual i 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 AlazarT ech Driver Installer Installing the software for your AlazarT ech digitizer board ee Y MZ e Please wait while the drivers install This may take some time to complete j 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 EE ATS850 8 bit 50 MS s 2 ch PCI Digitizer Click Finish to close the wizard Click Finish Now your ATS850 is fully installed and is ready to use ATS850 User Manual 23 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 ATS850 digitizer Insert the ATS850 Install disk Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the appropriate AlazarDSO folder on the ATS850 Install Disk Run Setup exe program Follow the instructions on the screen If you are installing AlazarDSO after having downloa
26. liance is 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 ATS850 User Manual v Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION arrasa 1 About Your ATS850 araute gu rar 2 Acquiring Data with Your ATZEOO rss 3 Interactively Controlling your ATS850 with AlazarDSO 4 ATS SDKA P een iko ard ake E E eh eko ada 5 ATSAM SISA 5 ANS ODT karka E raa ak Eraz 6 Optional Upgrades rrura 7 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 8 What You Need to Get Gira 9 UM PACKING PAA 11 Installing the ATS850 rra 12 Installing the ATS850
27. libration due date is listed on the CALIBRATION sticker affixed to your ATS850 digitizer Externally recalibrate the ATS850 when this calibration interval has expired This requires three very simple steps 1 Verify whether or not ATS850 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 ATS850 is within specifications Verification and Calibration procedures are available to all registered users of ATS850 upon request 38 ATS850 User Manual Master Slave Operation You can use two or more ATS850 digitizers in one system to increase the number of channels for your application by synchronizing digitizers using the appropriate SyncBoard Currently up to 16 channel 8 board systems are supported for ATS850 For higher channel counts contact the factory for special system configuration Unlike other products on the market ATS850 does not suffer from clock jitter between master and slave digitizers The unique design of the ATS850 clock circuit provides a buffered copy of the Master digitizer s clock to itself and all the slave digitizers thereby maintaining a very low skew between Master and Slave digitizer clocks Note that an ATS850 Master Slave system is capable of triggering from any one of it
28. nto the Master Slave connector of the left most digitizer if you are facing the BNC connectors of the ATS850 digitizers 14 ATS850 User Manual 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 facing the BNC connectors of the ATS850 digitizers Once you have completed this step you should power the computer on ATS850 User Manual 15 2 Install ATS850 software driver The following instructions guide you through the process of installing the ATS850 in a computer running Windows Vista Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems Other operating systems such as Windows NT 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 Vista may have slightly different dialog boxes Installation of Multiple ATS850 Digitizers If you are installing multiple ATS850 digitizers 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 ATS850 User Manual Installing ATS850 Hardware First If you decided to install the ATS850 hardware before installing the ATS850 software driver then when you first boot up the computer the plug n play Windows operating system will detect the presence
29. 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 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 Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Wo not this tine Click Next to continue pe Click Cancel ATS850 User Manual 17 b Insert the installation CD If it does not auto run manually run the Setup exe program on the ATS850 Driver Disk AlazarT ech Driver Installer Welcome to the AlazarTech Driver Installer This wizard will help you install or update the drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS850 PCI digitizer board To continue click Next Cancel Click Next c The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS850 driver files in the operating system driver store AlazarT ech Driver Installer Installing the software for your AlazarT ech digitizer board ee Y f beri leri Please wait while the drivers install This may take some time to complete 18 ATS850 User Manual d The following final screen will c
30. onfirm that the driver has been installed AlazarT ech Driver Installer Congratulations You are finished installing the drivers for your AlazarTech ATS850 PCI digitizer 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 v AlazarTech ATS850 Al Ready to use ze Now your ATS850 is fully installed and is ready to use ATS850 User Manual 19 Installing ATS850 Driver First If you decided to install the ATS850 software driver before installing the ATS850 hardware then you must follow the following sequence to make sure your operating system recognizes ATS850 as an installed device Insert the installation CD If it does not auto run manually run the Setup exe program on the ATS850 Driver Disk AlazarT ech Driver Installer Welcome to the AlazarTech Driver Installer This wizard will help you install or update the drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS850 PCI digitizer board To continue click Next Cancel Click Next ATS850 User Manual b The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS850 driver files in the operating system driver store AlazarT ech Driver Installer Installing the software for your AlazarT ech digitizer board Ba A ar Please wait while the drivers install This may
31. ous 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 3 Run the resulting installation file exe extension For example the installation file for driver version 5 6 9 is called ATS850_Driver_V5 6 9 exe The following welcome screen will be displayed AlazarT ech Driver Installer Welcome to the AlazarTech Driver Installer This wizard will help you install or update the drivers for your AlazarT ech ATS850 PCI digitizer board To continue click Next Cancel Click Next 30 ATS850 User Manual 4 The following dialog box will be displayed showing the progress of installation of ATS850 driver files AlazarT ech Driver Installer Installing the software for your AlazarT ech digitizer board ee Y d aif 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 AlazarT ech Driver Installer Congratulations You are finished installing the drivers for your AlazarTech ATS850 PCI digitizer 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 vV AlazarTech ATS850 Al Ready to use ze 6
32. s input channels This is valuable in multi channel detector applications that cannot predict the input channel that is going to receive the first pulse With fully synchronous A D conversion arming and triggering an ATS850 based Master Slave system is an ideal multi channel transient analyzer ATS850 User Manual 39 Restrictions To ensure proper master slave operation of your ATS850 digitizers you must observe the following restrictions All Master Slave digitizers must be installed in adjacent slots i e there should be no gap between the digitizers that are to be configured as a Master Slave system WITE OCCA Good Installation Bad Installation You must connect the appropriate SyncBoard to all of the ATS850 digitizers in your system Note that all SyncBoards are polarized so you cannot make a mistake in inserting them If you are using fewer than the maximum number of digitizers allowed by the SyncBoard make sure that the connector labeled M Master on the SyncBoard is connected to one of the ATS850 digitizers Any over hang of the SyncBoard should be beyond the last slave board in your system 40 ATS850 User Manual The presence of a SyncBoard is detected by the ATS850 driver when the ATSApi DLL is loaded This DLL gets loaded when you run any application program written for ATS850 Examples of such application programs are AlazarDSO one of the sample programs supplied with ATS SDK or ATS
33. take some time to complete c The following final screen will confirm that the driver has been installed AlazarT ech Driver Installer Congratulations You are finished installing the drivers for your AlazarTech ATS850 PCI digitizer 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 vV AlazarTech ATS850 Al Ready to use pe d Power down your computer e Physically install your ATS850 card s If you are installing a Master Slave system also install the SyncBoard ATS850 User Manual 21 f Power on your computer g Windows will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Found New Hardware Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard 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 Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Wig nat ibis tind Click Next to continue ee Click Next h The following dialog box will be displayed Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for ATS850 8 bit 50 MS s 2 ch PCI Digitizer I It your hardware came with an instal
34. that require an external clock Note that the frequency of the signal injected into the ECLK connector must remain between 50 MS s and 10 KS s 34 ATS850 User Manual Analog Input The two 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 CH A or CH B 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 ATS850 by attaching the probe s ground clip to the signal ground The EXTernal Trigger input has a programmable input range of 5 V or 1 V The CH A CH B and EXT inputs have a software programmable coupling selection between AC and DC Use AC coupling when your AC signal contains a large DC component 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 signals are attenuated by at least 3 dB The low frequency corner is approximat
35. the FCC rules 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
36. tten consent of AlazarTech Inc Trademarks AlazarTech Inc AlazarTech alazartech com ATS ATS850 AlazarDSO are trademarks of AlazarTech Inc Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies ii ATS850 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 PROP
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