PulseBlasterESR-PRO-USB-SMATM series is a high-speed, programmable, multichannel pulse generator in the USB form factor. Based on the versatile PulseBlasterTM processor architecture, the USB board can accommodate pulse programs with highly flexible control commands of up to 4k program words, featuring loops (nested 8 levels deep), large loop counter (20 bits, up to 1,048,576 repetitions), deterministic WAIT OpCode with a constant latency of 8 clock cycles (16.0 ns at 500 MHz), adjustable to 8.59 seconds in duration, or as long as 104 days (at 500 MHz) using the long delay feature, and up to 15 MHz retriggering frequency.
PulseBlasterESR-PRO-USB-SMATM includes 12 output signals and a short pulse feature allowing for down to 2.0 ns pulse at 500 MHz.
Key Specifications
- High speed - currently up to 500 MHz clock frequency
- Standard clock stability of 100 ppm, with optional oven-controlled clock oscillator (OCXO) of 200 ppb
- 12 individually controlled output channels
- 12 SMA connectors
- 50 ohm impedance matched outputs
- Programmable pulse lengths from 2.0 ns to 8.59 s per instruction (at 500 MHz)
- Long Delay feature for pulse lengths beyond 8.59 s, up to 104 days in length (at 500 MHz)
- Sub-1 ns rise/fall times
- 2.0 ns pulse resolution (at 500 MHz)
- 4096 pulse program instruction words
- Advanced pulse-program flow control: nested loops (8 levels), subroutines
- Software and hardware triggering, up to 15 MHz retriggering frequency
- USB form factor