Pulse Streamer 8/2

Synchronous digital pattern and arbitrary waveform generator

The Pulse Streamer 8/2 is a synchronous digital pattern and arbitrary waveform generator with 8 digital and 2 analog output channels. It comes with a powerful user interface that allows you to define complex pulse sequences and arbitrary waveforms efficiently.

1 GSa/s

digital sampling rate

125 MSa/s

analog sampling rate

1 M pulses

pattern memory

Orchestrate your experiment

Pulse Streamer 8/2 is the ultimate tool to solve your experiment control challenges. Its intuitive encoding lets you generate accurately timed high-resolution digital patterns and analog waveforms within minutes. It is the preferred choice for demanding scientific applications across disciplines ranging from pulsed EPR and NMR, solid state defects and quantum dots to ultracold atoms and ions research.

Featured with 8 digital outputs

Generate complex digital patterns with 1 GSa/s sampling rate and timing accuracy of 1 ns by 8 synchronous digital outputs. The rise and fall times are less than 300 ps.

Complemented by 2 analog outputs

Beyond the digital outputs, the Pulse Streamer 8/2 provides two analog outputs with 125 MSa/s sampling rate, 14 bit vertical resolution, and timing accuracy of 8 ns.

Implement your ideas within minutes

An intuitive encoding lets you design digital patterns and analog waveforms of any complexity within minutes. Instead of just sample points, it allows you to define segments.

Be synchronous to start with

The Pulse Streamer’s digital and analog outputs are always synchronous. Skip all efforts synchronizing separate hardware. Instead, output precisely timed synchronous digital and analog signals right away.

Stick to your favorite programming language

Control your experiment in your preferred programming language with our included native software libraries covering Python, Matlab, and LabVIEW.

Set your Pulse Streamer anywhere in your lab

You talk to your Pulse Streamer via Ethernet. Set it anywhere in your lab and use it from anywhere.

Specifications

Digital Output
output channels	8x SMA
sampling rate	1 GSa/s
voltage levels (into 50 Ω)	0 and 2.6 V
rise and fall time (20%-80%)	< 300 ps
minimum pulse width	2 ns
RMS jitter	60 ps (typical)
Analog Output
output channels	2x SMA
sampling rate	125 MSa/s
voltage range	-1.0 to 1.0 V
bandwidth (-3 db)	50 MHz
resolution	14 bit
offset error	< 2 mV
gain error	< 1 %
rise and fall time (20%-80%)	< 7 ns
step response overshoot (typ.)	25 %
output settling time	< 100 ns
Pattern Generation
max. pattern length	1 M pulses
repeat modes	1, N, infinite
trigger modes	external, internal
Trigger Input
max. voltage range (no damage)	-0.3 to 5.3 V
voltage range	0 to 5 V
trigger level	0.5 V
minimum pulse width	5 ns
trigger-to-data delay (typ.)	90 ns
trigger-to-data jitter	±0.5 ns
External Clock Input
coupling	AC
amplitude	0.2 to 5 Vpp
frequency	10 MHz ref. clock or 125 MHz sample clock
General Parameters
data interface	Ethernet (1Gbit/s)
size (L x W x H) in mm	185 x 145 x 65