Hardware¶
Output Channels¶
The The Pulse Streamer 8/2 has 8 digital and two analog output channels (SMA-connectors). The electrical characteristics are tabulated below.
Digital Output¶
Property |
Value |
---|---|
Voltage level |
0 to 3 V |
Output drive |
50 Ω |
Sampling rate |
1 GHz |
Rise/fall time |
1.6/1.1 ns |
Bandwidth |
~300 MHz |
Analog Output¶
Property |
Value |
---|---|
Output Voltage Range |
-1.0 to 1.0 V |
Resolution |
14 bit |
Output drive |
50 Ω |
Sampling rate |
125 MHz |
Rise/fall time |
8.8/9.6 ns |
Bandwidth |
~35 MHz |
Trigger Input¶
The Pulse Streamer 8/2 has one external trigger input, which can be enabled by software. By default, the Pulse Streamer is automatically rearmed after a sequence with a finite number of n_runs has finished. That means if another trigger occurs after a sequence has finished, the sequence will be re-triggered again. On the contrary, if a trigger occurs while a sequence is streamed, it will be discarded. We recommend, not to exceed 100 Hz as an external re-trigger frequency. Information about how to configure the trigger functionality of the Pulse Streamer can be found in the Running pulse sequences section.
Electrical characteristics:
Property |
Value |
---|---|
Termination |
50 Ω |
Input voltage range |
-0.3 to 3.45 V |
Low level range |
-0.3 to 0.8V |
High level range |
2.0 to 3.45 V |
Minimum pulse width |
~8ns |
TriggerToData(min/max) |
50/58ns |
External Clock Input¶
The Pulse Streamer 8/2 has one input that can receive an external 125MHz or 10 MHz reference clock. Further information about how to set the clock-source of the Pulse Streamer can be found in the Using an external clock section. Before using the external clock the first time, please contact support@swabianinstruments.com
Electrical characteristics:
Property |
Value |
---|---|
Termination |
50 Ω |
Input voltage range |
-0.3 to 3.45 V |
Low level range |
-0.3 to 0.8V |
High level range |
2.0 to 3.45 V |
Accepted frequencies |
10/125 MHz |