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PulseBlaster: Programmable TTL Pulse Generator / Digital Word Generator and Timing Engine

SP17 

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, it is 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).
  • 10 ns pulse resolution (at 100 MHz)
  • 4k, 32k pulse program instruction words
  • Advanced pulse-program flow control: nested loops (16 levels), branches, and subroutines
  • 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.
  • ZZ - Number of memory words (4k, 32k).

Sample Part Number: PB24-100-4k
(24 channels, 100 MHz clock frequency, 4k memory depth).

Typical Models:

Model Number of Channels Clock Frequency Memory Words Shortest Pulse Pulse Resolution
PB12-100-4k  12
 100 MHz
 4k
 50 ns
 10 ns
PB24-100-4k
 24
 100 MHz
 4k
 50 ns
 10 ns
PB24-100-32k  24  100 MHz  32k  90 ns  10 ns

Contact Us for a formal quote or buy a PB12-100-4k now and save 10.1%.


Product Manuals

Free Software Support

  • Available as a part of the SpinAPI Package:
    • Example programs (executables and C source files)
    • PulseBlaster Interpreter for easy programming without writing C code
  • The SpinAPI package available for download on the Software Downloads page.
  • Interfaces and examples - PBInterpreter, LabView, Matlab, .NET Extensions.

Warranty Information

  • Standard warranty  - two years
  • Longer warranty periods available 
  • Money-back guarantee – 30 days.
 


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