PulseBlaster: Programmable
TTL Pulse Generator / Digital Word Generator
and Timing Engine
Specifications
Applications
Ordering
Information
Manuals, etc.
PulseBlasterTM is a
general-purpose, multichannel, programmable
TTL pulse generator / digital word
generator. It offers up to 24 independently
controlled channels, up to 32k instruction
words, powerful program-flow features, and
variable output rates ranging from ns to
days per interval.
PulseBlasterTM implements
a novel 80-bit Very-Long Instruction Word
(VLIW) architecture. Due to its versatility
and intelligence, itis most
commonly used as a powerful timing engine
for applications requiring sophisticated
pulse sequences and output patterns,
precision timing of wide-ranging intervals,
and complex system control.
The standard form factor is PCI, and
standard clock frequency is 100 MHz.
Compact-PCI boards and higher clock rates
are available, currently up to 500 MHz.
Key Specifications
Standard clock frequency of 100 MHz
High-speed models available, currently
up to 500 MHz clock frequency
up to 24 independently controlled output
channels
25 mA output current per channel
DB-25 bracket mounted connector
IDC headers for on-board access to
signals.
Programmable pulse lengths from five
clock periods (50 ns at 100 MHz), to 7
days per instruction. Pulses as
short as 2.0 ns are available
(PulseBlasterESR-PRO model at 500 MHz).
20-bit loop counter (over 1 million
events/repetitions)
Software and hardware triggering, up to
5 MHz retriggering frequency
PCI or Compact-PCI form factor.
Applications
Complex, high-speed,
multi-channel pulse, pattern, and word
generation. Customers applications have
included
Experiment and process control in
Electron, Nuclear and Quadrupolar
Resonances (ESR, NMR, NQR)
Mass Spectrometry and related test
technologies
Ultrasound, radar, medical imaging
Laser control in advanced communication
Solid state physics experiments
Nanomagnetism and spintronics
applications
Robotics and process synchronization
Data bus emulation
General laboratory use
Models and Ordering
Information
PulseBlaster
Model PB XX-YY-ZZ
XX Number of Channels. Standard
values are 12 and 24. When more channels
are necessary, multiple boards can be
synchronized to provide more output
channels.
YY - Clock frequency, in MHz.
Standard value is 100 MHz.
When requested, other values can be
provided. For higher clock
frequencies, currently up to 500 MHz,
please select our PulseBlasterESR or
PulseBlasterESR-PRO line of products.
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