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1. documentation AlazarTech Inc will at its option repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if AlazarTech Inc receives notice of such defects during the warranty period AlazarTech Inc does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free A Return Material Authorization RMA number must be obtained from the factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any equipment will be accepted for warranty work AlazarTech Inc will pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts that are covered by warranty AlazarTech Inc believes that the information in this document is accurate The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy In the event that technical or typographical errors exist AlazarTech Inc reserves the right to make changes to subsequent editions of this document without prior notice to holders of this edition AlazarTech Inc may also make improvements and or changes in the products and or programs described in this document at any time The reader should consult AlazarTech Inc if errors are suspected In no event shall AlazarTech Inc be liable for any damages arising out of or related to this document or the information contained in it The latest user manual can be found on the AlazarTech Inc web page at www alazartech com support downloads htm EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN ALAZARTECH INC MAKES NO WARRANTIES EX2. ATS310 User Manual Optional Trigger Out Upgrade Many ultrasound applications require the digitizer to generate a Trigger Output signal synchronous with its internal sampling clock Such synchronization is almost essential if multiple acquisitions have to be averaged ATS310 uses a high quality crystal controlled clock oscillator as its timebase It should be noted that crystal oscillators are one of the most reliable and repeatable types of clock source available Crystal oscillators also provide far superior long term jitter performance compared to PLL based clocking schemes The same qualities that make crystal oscillators such an ideal clock source also make it impossible to synchronize them to an external signal such as an external trigger input or a 10 MHz reference clock As such the best way to fully synchronize the acquisition System to a signal source such as a pulser receiver is to trigger the pulser receiver with a trigger signal that has already been synchronized to the ADC sampling clock Hence the Optional Trigger Out Upgrade ATS310 User Manual 41 TRIGGER FROM MOTION SYSTEM ATS310 EXT INPUTY PCI Digitizer TRIGGER OUT TRIG OUT OUTPUT ECHO SIGNAL CHA INPUT Pulser Receiver ULTRASONIC PROBE When connected as shown in the diagram above the system works as follows CLOCK ROM WESS T TRIGGER TRIG OUT PULSER OUTPUT TRIGGER DE
3. to reboot the computer after each installation You should only reboot the computer after having installed the last ATS310 digitizer ATS310 User Manual Installing ATS310 Driver In Windows 98SE When you first plug in an ATS310 digitizer into a computer the plug n play Windows 98SE operating system will detect the presence of a new PCI card and ask you to provide the device driver a Operating System will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Next b Operating system will display the Install Hardware Device Driver dialog box Select the radio button next to the text Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver Click Next c Operating system will display the Hardware Type dialog box Select System devices d Operating system will display the Select a Device Driver dialog box Click on Have Disk e Operating system will display the Install from Disk dialog box Make sure the path points to D Win2K_98SE or wherever the ATS310 INF file resides If you are using a floppy disk or a CD make sure the disk is inserted in the drive Select the ATS310 INF file and click Open The operating system may display Install from Disk dialog box again If it does Click OK otherwise continue to the next step ATS310 User Manual 17 Operating system will display the Select a Device Driver dialog box again Make sure the AlazarTech ATS310 PCI Digitiz
4. 2 simultaneously sampled 20 MS s single shot 10 KS s single shot internal clock 40mV 50mV 80mV 100mV 200mV 400mV 500mV 800mV 1V 2V 4V 5V 8V 10V and 20V software selectable 12 of full scale in all input ranges AC or DC software selectable 500 or 1MQ 1 in parallel with 30 pF 10pF software selectable 28V DC peak AC for CH A CH B and EXT only without external attenuation 8V DC peak AC for CH A CH B and EXT only without external attenuation Acquisition Memory System Acquisition Memory channel Record Length Number of Records Pre trigger depth Post trigger depth Timebase System Timebase options Internal Sample Rates Internal Clock accuracy Up to 128 000 samples per channel standard or Up to 8 000 000 samples per channel with High Memory Option Software selectable with 4 point resolution Record length must be a minimum of 256 points Maximum record length is limited by the acquisition memory per channel Software selectable from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 1 000 or Acquisition Memory Per Channel Record Length 4 whichever is lower 0 to Record Length 64 software selectable with 4 point resolution Record Length Pre trigger depth Internal Clock or External Clock Optional 20 MS s 10 MS s 5 MS s 2 MS s 1 MS s 500 KS s 200 KS s 100KS s 50 KS s 20KS s 10KS s 100 ppm 44 ATS310 User Manual Dynamic Parameters Ty
5. A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM FAILURE TO AVOID DAMAGE INJURY OR DEATH THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BACK UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS BECAUSE EACH END USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS FROM ALAZARTECH INC s TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MAY USE ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY ALAZARTECH INC THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS WHENEVER ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A SYSTEM OR APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN PROCESS AND SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION ATS310 User Manual ili Compliance FCC Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance Determining FCC Class The Federal Communications Commission FCC has rules to protect wireless communications from interference The FCC places digital electronics into two classes These classes are known as Class A for use in industrial commercial locations only or Class B for use in residential or commercial locations Depending on where it is operated this product could be subj
6. BY ALAZARTECH ATS310 User Manual 12 Bit 20 MS s Waveform Digitizer for PCI Bus a W WM W W W N NS WS RoHS compliant 2002 95 EC Written for Hardware Version 1 2 October 2007 Edition Part Number 310 USR 2 Copyright O 2003 2007 AlazarTech All rights reserved AlazarTech Contact Information AlazarTech Inc 3551 St Charles Unit 640 Kirkland Quebec Canada H9H 3C4 Telephone 514 633 0001 Fax 514 633 0021 E mail info alazartech com Web site www alazartech com To comment on the documentation for ATS310 send e mail to support alazartech com Information required when contacting AlazarTech for technical support Owned by Serial Number Purchase Date Purchased From Software Driver Version SDK Version AlazarDSO Version Operating System ATS310 User Manual Important Information Warranty The ATS310 is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation AlazarTech Inc will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive AlazarTech Inc software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other
7. For Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE double click on AlazarTech ATS310 PCI Digitizer device b For Windows XP and Windows Vista double click on the ATS310 12 bit 20 MS s 2 ch PCI Digitizer If more than one such devices are present choose the first one in the list 5 This will open up the ATS310 Properties page Click on the Driver tab 7 Click on Update Driver button near the bottom right corner of the page 8 This will cause the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard to be started 9 To complete the installation follow the instructions provided in the section labeled a Installing ATS310 Driver in Windows 98SE Or b installing ATS310 Driver in Windows 2000 Or c Installing ATS310 Driver in Windows XP and Vista 30 ATS310 User Manual Chapter 3 Hardware Overview This chapter includes an overview of the ATS310 explains the operation of each functional unit making up your ATS310 and describes the signal connections Following is a high level block diagram of ATS310 CHA Analog Front End ASoPC Acquisition CH B Analog Front End System On EXT Trig Programmable Analog Trigger Front End Circuit Chip FPGA EXT Clock Input Protection C I PCI Bus B Interface U ASIC S ATS310 User Manual 31 Input Connectors These ATS310 digitizers have two standard BNC female connectors for CH A and CH B analog input connections one standard BNC female connector for the EXT Exter
8. LAY RECORD LENGTH 42 ATS310 User Manual Appendix A Specifications This appendix lists the specifications of the ATS310 These specifications are typical at 25 C unless otherwise stated The operating temperature range is O to 50 C System Requirements Pentium based computer with at least one free PCI slot 128 MB RAM 20 MB of free hard disk space SVGA display adaptor and monitor with at least an 800 x 600 resolution API Panel requires Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher Power Requirements 45V 1 5 A typical 5V voltage level must remain between the range of 4 75V to 5 20V at all times after power on Physical Size Single slot half length PCI card 4 2 inches x 7 2 inches Weight 500g I O Connectors CH A CH B EXT ECLK BNC female connectors Environmental Operating temperature 0to 55 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Acquisition System Resolution 12 bits Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled 1MQ DC 10 MHz DC coupled 500 DC 10 MHz AC coupled 1MQ 10 Hz 10 MHz AC coupled 500 100KHz 10 MHz Bandwidth flatness 1dB from DC to 10 MHz with DC coupling 1dB from 50Hz to 10 MHz with AC 1 1dB from 200 KHz to 10 MHz with AC 500 ATS310 User Manual 43 Number of channels Maximum Sample Rate Minimum Sample Rate Full Scale Input ranges DC accuracy Input coupling Input impedance Input protection 1MQ 500
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10. RATION 8 What You Need to Get Started 9 Unpacklng 52 2 e tes Gi 11 Installing the ATS310 rossis eR m 12 Installing the ATS310 in a Linux 25 Compiling the ATS310 Linux 26 Configuring Internet Security and Virus Protection Software to Allow Proper Operation of ATS Class Digitizers 27 Updating ATS310 Driver ss 29 CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE 31 Input Connectors 5e ete t i Re YE essen 32 Signal Connections sse enne 33 Analog INPUT voii id t eed ei 34 Pipelined ADG 55 igen brite tope ed tait 35 Pre Trigger Multiple Record Acquisition 35 Specifying Record Length sse 35 Specifying Pretrigger 36 Specifying Record Count maansrrnnnnnnnrrnnnnnnrrnnnensrrnnsensrrrnnsennr 36 ie eru 37 Master Slave 38 Restrictions oc d diia 39 Optional Trigger Out 41 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS eene 43 vi ATS310 User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describe
11. Windows XP operating system will detect the presence of a new PCI card and ask you to provide the device driver a Operating System will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Click on the radio button next to the text Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next b Operating System will display the Please choose your search and installation options dialog box Click on the radio button next to the text Don t search will choose the driver to install Click Next c Operating system will display the Hardware Type dialog box Select System devices d Operating system will display the Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware dialog box Click on Have Disk ATS310 User Manual 21 Operating system will display the Install from Disk dialog box Make sure the path points to D V or wherever the ATS310 INF file resides If you are using a floppy disk or a CD make sure the disk is inserted in the drive Click OK Operating system will display the Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware dialog box again Make sure the AlazarTech ATS310 PCI Digitizer is selected highlighted Click Next Operating system will display the Update Driver Warning This warning is meant to tell you that Windows does not recognize the hardware Click Yes System will copy all necessary files to the appropriate folders Operating system will displa
12. ay the Install from Disk dialog box Make sure the path points to D Win2K_98SE or wherever the ATS310 INF file resides If you are using a floppy disk or a CD make sure the disk is inserted in the appropriate drive ATS310 User Manual 19 Select the ATS310 INF file and click Open The operating system may display Install from Disk dialog box again If it does Click OK otherwise continue to the next step Operating system will display the Select a Device Driver dialog box again Make sure the AlazarTech ATS310 PCI Digitizer is selected Then click Next Operating system will display the Update Driver Warning This warning is meant to tell you that Windows does not recognize the hardware Click Yes Operating system will display the Start Device Driver Installation dialog box Click Next System will copy all necessary files to the appropriate folders Operating system will display the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard message Click Finish ATS310 User Manual Installing ATS310 Driver In Windows XP ATS310 Install Disk is fully compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Vista Before proceeding make sure that you have sufficient administrative rights to install device drivers on your computer Typically you should be the Administrator for the computer you are installing device drivers on When you first plug in an ATS310 digitizer into a computer the plug n play
13. d virus protection software packages such as Norton Anti Virus disable any unused parallel or serial ports as well as any PCI devices that have not been assigned to a software application by the user Users of AlazarTech PCI digitizers must configure their security software to allow access to the PCI digitizers The problem exhibits itself as a blue screen crash and a STOP Error Typically this error message is STOP 0x0000000A 0x00000016 0x0000001C 0x00000000 0x804E5DEB For more details on this problem with anti virus software packages refer to the technical note on Microsoft s support site http support microsoft com kb 892000 EN US Also refer to the knowledgebase article on Symantec s web site http service1 symantec com SUPPORT sharedtech nsf 0 26 71ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5 OpenDocument This article explains that the root of the problem is one of the files updated by the Symantec anti virus software Symantec suggests that users should upgrade their internet security software using Live Update but our customers experience has been that this does not always work ATS310 User Manual 27 The solution that always works s e Remove Norton Anti Virus software e Reboot the PC after removing Norton Anti Virus e sure AlazarTech hardware and software are fully functional e Re install Norton Anti Virus software AlazarTech PCI digitizer products are fully compatible with all in
14. e sample programs included with the ATS SDK or ATS VI to work properly 24 ATS310 User Manual Installing the ATS310 in a Linux System ATS310 is fully compatible with the popular Linux operating system AlazarTech supplies binary Linux drivers that have been compiled for Fedora Core 5 kernel 2 6 Customers who require drivers for another version of Linux must contact the factory to obtain source code for the drivers requires a Non Disclosure Agreement AlazarTech will not provide software support for compiling drivers for other versions of Linux i e customers will be fully responsible for compiling drivers for their own Linux operating system To install Linux drivers in a Fedora Core 5 system follow the instructions listed below 1 Copy the supplied RPM file to the target machine 2 Double click on the RPM icon This will install the driver as well as associated applications 3 Reboot the PC Note that if you do not reboot the PC the driver will not be loaded The RPM file will also install an application called AlazarDSO This is a Graphical User Interface GUI using which you can setup and acquire data from the ATS310 Note that AlazarDSO has been compiled using GTK 2 4 libraries If you intend to use an operating system other than Fedora Core 5 make sure that the GTK 2 4 libraries have been installed on your machine ATS310 User Manual 25 Compiling the ATS310 Linux Driver If you need to com
15. ect to restrictions in the FCC rules In Canada the Department of communications DOC of Industry Canada regulates wireless interference in much the same way Digital electronics emit weak signals during normal operation that can affect radio television or other wireless products By examining the product you purchased you can determine the FCC Class and therefore which of the two FCC DOC Warnings apply in the following sections Some products may not be labeled at all for FCC if so the reader should then assume these are Class A devices FCC Class A products only display a simple warning statement of one paragraph in length regarding interference and undesired operation Most of our products are FCC Class A The FCC rules have restrictions regarding the locations where FCC Class A products can be operated FCC Class B products display either a FCC ID code starting with the letters EXN or the FCC Class B compliance mark Consult the FCC web site http www fcc gov for more information FCC DOC Warnings This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual and the CE Mark Declaration of Conformity may cause interference to radio and television reception Classification requirements are the same for the Federal Communications Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications DOC Changes or modifications not expressly app
16. er is selected Then click Next Operating system will display the Update Driver Warning This warning is meant to tell you that Windows does not recognize the hardware Click Yes Operating system will display the Start Device Driver Installation dialog box Click Next System will copy all necessary files to the appropriate folders Operating system will display the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard message Click Finish ATS310 User Manual Installing ATS310 Driver in Windows 2000 Before proceeding make sure that you have sufficient administrative rights to install device drivers on your computer Typically you should be the Administrator for the computer you are installing device drivers on When you first plug in an ATS310 digitizer into a computer the plug n play Windows 2000 operating system will detect the presence of a new PCI card and ask you to provide the device driver a Operating System will display the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Next b Operating system will display the Install Hardware Device Driver dialog box Select the radio button next to the text Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver Click Next c Operating system will display the Hardware Type dialog box Select System devices d Operating system will display the Select a Device Driver dialog box Click on Have Disk e Operating system will displ
17. he EU or where compliance is not required as for electrically benign apparatus or cables To obtain the DoC for this product click Declaration of Conformity at http www alazartech com support documents htm This web page lists all DoCs by product family Select the appropriate product to download or read the DoC Certain exemptions may apply in the USA see FCC Rules 815 103 Exempted devices and 815 105 c Also available in sections of CFR 47 The CE Mark Declaration of Conformity will contain important supplementary information and instructions for the user or installer Environmental Compliance Alazar Technologies Inc hereby certifies that this product is RoHS compliant as defined by Directive 2002 95 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment All manufacturing has been done using RoHS compliant components and lead free soldering ATS310 User Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION enne 1 About Your ATS310 eee e eed 2 Acquiring Data with Your 310 3 Interactively Controlling your ATS310 with AlazarDSO 4 ATSSDK AP dodo 5 ATS LabVIEW VI ses c hia t etie e pai nes 5 pun qc 6 Optional Upgrades a 7 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGU
18. l measurements or measure floating signals unless you subtract the digital waveforms in software For accurate measurements make sure the signal being measured is referenced to the same ground as your ATS310 by attaching the probe s ground clip to the signal ground The EXTernal Trigger input has a programmable input range of x5 V or 1 V The CH A CH B and EXT inputs have a software programmable coupling selection between AC and DC Use AC coupling when your AC signal contains a large DC component Without AC coupling it is difficult to view details of the AC component with a large DC offset and a small AC component such as switching noise on a DC supply If you enable AC coupling you remove the large DC offset for the input amplifier and amplify only the AC component This technique makes effective use of dynamic range to digitize the signal of interest The ow frequency corner in an AC coupled circuit is the frequency below which signals are attenuated by at least 3 dB The low frequency corner is approximately 10 Hz with 1 MQ input impedance and 100 KHz with 500 input impedance 34 ATS310 User Manual Pipelined ADC The ADC on the ATS310 is a pipelined flash converter with a maximum conversion rate of 20 MS s If you use an external clock you must provide a free running clock to ensure reliable operation You also must follow all the timing specifications on the external clock as described in Appendix A Specification
19. l of full scale input range of the selected trigger source 25 MHz Software selectable from 0 to 9 999 999 sampling clock cycles ATS310 User Manual 45 Trigger Timeout Software selectable with a 10 us resolution Maximum settable value is 3 600 seconds Can also be disabled to wait indefinitely for a trigger event EXT External Trigger Input Input impedance 1 MQ in parallel with 30pF 10pF Bandwidth 3dB DC coupled DC 10 MHz AC coupled 10 Hz 10 MHz Input range 15V or 1V software selectable DC accuracy 10 of full scale input Input protection 28V DC peak AC without external attenuation Coupling AC or DC software selectable Certification and Compliances CE Mark Compliance Materials Supplied One ATS310 Digitizer One ATS310 Install Disk CD One ATS310 User Manual All specifications are subject to change without notice 46 ATS310 User Manual ATS310 User Manual 47 48 ATS310 User Manual ALAZAR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3551 St Charles Unit 640 Kirkland QC CANADA H9H 3C4 Tel 514 633 0001 Fax 514 633 0021 E mail info galazartech com Web www alazartech com
20. me API that is used for writing AlazarDSO software To help you get started ATS SDK comes with examples you can use or modify ER Eie Edt Inset Project Tooke DiverStudio Window Heb la x esrtas ajena TRR Hla C Resource Fies 13 63 Alazar Fies 8 Alazarhpih E AlazaiCmdh E AlazarE noth E Alazarhpiib E ReadMe 8 External Dependencies A mA ClassView E FieView disi El 4 Jacob ETE emne Debug Findin Fe X Find Fez 1 Ready gun AS E D gt a BESTE 229 ATS VI LabVIEW VI ATS VI allows you to integrate the ATS310 into your own LabVIEW program A high level VI is supplied that requires very few controls to get started ATScop ET Edt Operate Tools Browse Window Help x ld MemogSize Statue 7 Tercio Num Channel A H ero isvelom Graph i Pal git msn El m Se Timestamp ci Can add display of the delay between acquistion ATS310 User Manual 5 ATS Linux ATS Linux allows you to integrate the ATS310 into a Linux application written in C Linu
21. nal Trigger input and one standard BNC female connector for the optional ECLK External Clock input or optional TRIG OUT output For applications that require both External Clock Input and TRIG OUT output contact the factory for special cabling The following pictorial shows the various connectors available on the digitizer bracket Identification LED For future use Channel A Channel B External Trigger Optional External Clock input Or Optional TRIG OUT output 32 ATS310 User Manual Signal Connections You can use CH A and CH B to digitize data as well as to trigger an acquisition Use the EXT input for an external analog trigger only data on the TRIG channel cannot be digitized If External Clock Upgrade is installed on your ATS310 use the ECLK input for clocking the ATS310 in applications that require an external clock Note that the frequency of the signal injected into the ECLK connector must remain between 20 MS s and 1 MS s If Trigger Output Upgrade is installed on your digitizer ECLK connector can be used for outputting TRIG OUT signal a 5 V TTL signal synchronous with the on board trigger signal and the sampling clock ATS310 User Manual 33 Analog Input The two analog input channels are referenced to common ground in bipolar mode These settings are fixed therefore neither the reference nor the polarity of input channels can be changed You cannot use CH A or CH B to make differentia
22. ntil it is within specifications again 3 If any adjustments have been made verify if the ATS310 is within specifications Verification and Calibration procedures are available to all registered users of ATS310 upon request ATS310 User Manual 37 Master Slave Operation You can use two or more ATS310 digitizers in one system to increase the number of channels for your application by synchronizing digitizers using the appropriate SyncBoard Currently up to 16 channel 8 board systems are supported for ATS310 For higher channel counts contact the factory for special system configuration Unlike other products on the market ATS310 does not suffer from clock jitter between master and slave digitizers The unique design of the ATS310 clock circuit provides a buffered copy of the Master digitizer s clock to itself and all the slave digitizers thereby maintaining a very low skew between Master and Slave digitizer clocks Note that an ATS310 Master Slave system is capable of triggering from any one of its input channels This is valuable in multi channel detector applications that cannot predict the input channel that is going to receive the first pulse With fully synchronous A D conversion arming and triggering an ATS310 based Master Slave system is an ideal multi channel transient analyzer 38 ATS310 User Manual Restrictions To ensure proper master slave operation of your ATS310 digitizers you must observe the f
23. ollowing restrictions e All Master Slave digitizers must be installed in adjacent slots i e there should be no gap between the digitizers that are to be configured as a Master Slave system Pieces Peeee Good Installation Bad Installation e You must connect the appropriate SyncBoard to all of the ATS310 digitizers in your system Note that all SyncBoards are polarized so you cannot make a mistake in inserting them e If you are using fewer than the maximum number of digitizers allowed by the SyncBoard make sure that the connector labeled M Master on the SyncBoard is connected to one of the ATS310 digitizers Any over hang of the SyncBoard should be beyond the last slave board in your system ATS310 User Manual 39 The presence of a SyncBoard is detected by the ATS310 driver when the ATSApi DLL is loaded This DLL gets loaded when you run any application program written for ATS310 Examples of such application programs are AlazarDSO one of the sample programs supplied with ATS SDK or ATS VI or any custom software written using ATS SDK or ATS VI If you run AlazarDSO or your own software that loads the ATSApi DLL after having installed a SyncBoard the ATS310 driver will automatically recognize that the digitizers are now configured as Master Slave As such there is no need to have your hardware upgraded or modified in any way to go from a set of independent boards to Master Slave and vice versa 40
24. perate thereby guaranteeing that the required number of sample points will be captured before trigger occurs User is allowed to set pretrigger depth for an acquisition session Same values are used for all records captured in that session Pretrigger depth can be a minimum of 0 points and can be specified with a 4 sample resolution up to a maximum of Record Length 64 Specifying Record Count User can specify the number of records that must be captured in one acquisition session The minimum value must be 1 and the maximum value is given by Max Records Per Channel Memory Record Length 4 36 ATS310 User Manual Calibration Calibration is the process of minimizing measurement errors by making small circuit adjustments All ATS310 digitizers come factory calibrated to the levels indicated in Appendix A Specifications Note that AlazarTech calibration is fully NIST traceable However your digitizer needs to be periodically recalibrated in order to maintain its specified accuracy This calibration due date is listed on the CALIBRATION sticker affixed to your ATS310 digitizer Externally recalibrate the ATS310 when this calibration interval has expired This requires three very simple steps 1 Verify whether or not ATS310 is still within its specifications If it is then your calibration can be extended by another one year period 2 If not perform calibration i e make adjustments to the circuit u
25. pical values measured using a randomly selected ATS310 in 1V input range DC coupling and 500 impedance Input was provided by a HP8656A signal generator followed by a 9 pole 1 MHz band pass filter Input frequency was set at 1 MHz and amplitude was 650 mV rms 92 of full scale input SNR SINAD THD SFDR 62 dB 58 dB 61 dB 62 dB Note that these dynamic parameters may vary from one unit to another with input frequency and with the full scale input range selected Optional ECLK External Clock Input Signal Level Input impedance Input current requirement Maximum frequency Minimum frequency Decimation factor Sampling Edge Triggering System Mode Number of Trigger Engines Trigger Engine Combination Trigger Engine Source Hysteresis Trigger sensitivity Trigger level accuracy Bandwidth Trigger Delay TTL levels Compatible with both 3 3V and 5V TTL 500 66mA 20 MHz with 50 5 duty cycle 1 MHz with 50 5 duty cycle Software selectable from 1 to 100 000 Rising or Falling software selectable Edge triggering with fixed hysteresis 2 OR AND XOR software selectable CH A CH B EXT Software or None independently software selectable for each of the two Trigger Engines 5 of full scale input typical 10 of full scale input range This implies that the trigger system may not trigger reliably if the input has an amplitude less than 10 of full scale input range selected 10 typica
26. pile the ATS310 driver for a version of Linux other than Fedora Core 5 follow the following steps 1 Install the Linux kernel header files 2 Extract the driver sources using the command tar xvfz PlxLinux 2006 01 10 tgz This will create a folder names PlxLinux with the driver files inside 3 Set the shell environment variable PLX_SDK_DIR to the root location where the PlxLinux directory was created For example if using bash and the PlxLinux directory is in your home directory then add the following line to the bashrc declare x PLX SDK DIR HOME PIxLinux 4 To build the ATS310 driver type cd PlxLinux linux driver builddriver 310 This will create the file Pci9054 ATS310 ko the loadable driver file You can change build defines in PIxLinux linux makefiles Gcc def Copy the driver to usr local AlazarTech bin 5 Load the driver by rebooting the computer or typing cd usr local AlazarTech bin ATS310 rc start The customer should be able to run the AlazarDSO application or Acq2Disk sample in usr local AlazarTech samples ATS310 6 If it is necessary to rebuild the library type cd PlxLinux linux api make This will create SharedLibrary libPIxApi so 0 0 Copy the file to usr local AlazarTech lib and then run Idconf 26 ATS310 User Manual Configuring Internet Security and Virus Protection Software to Allow Proper Operation of ATS Class Digitizers Some of the recent releases of internet security an
27. r programming in C C or Visual BASIC you must purchase the ATS SDK software development kit that comes with sample programs and a reference manual describing the API For programming in LabVIEW you must purchase the ATS VI virtual instrument library that comes with a high level easy to use VI that makes integrating the ATS310 into your own system very simple ATS310 User Manual 3 Interactively Controlling your ATS310 with AlazarDSO The AlazarDSO Soft Front Panel allows you to interactively control your ATS310 as you would a desktop oscilloscope To launch the Scope Soft Front Panel select Start Programs AlazarTech AlazarDSO The following screen will be displayed If you connect the input to a signal generator and click on Start button you should see the signal on the screen E3 Sim660 8M Oscilloscope AlazarDSO v0 0 69 File Edit View Configure Cursors Tools Help Vertical Input Ch 1 Disable 500 mV HYE Math A 1 2 5 Reference R AlazarDSO has been designed to be very intuitive and uses the same user interface as most of today s digital oscilloscopes e Note that AlazarDSO does not support Windows 98 If you are using Windows 98SE you can use the legacy API Panel software for acquiring signals interactively 4 ATS310 User Manual ATS SDK API The ATS SDK API is used for programming the ATS310 in C C or Visual BASIC It provides the exact sa
28. roved by AlazarTech Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canadian Department of Communications This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada iv ATS310 User Manual Compliance to EU Directives Readers in the European Union EU must refer to the Manufacturer s Declaration of Conformity DoC for information pertaining to the CE Mark compliance scheme The Manufacturer includes a DoC for most every hardware product except for those bought for OEMs if also available from an original manufacturer that also markets in t
29. s Using a pipelined architecture also introduces a lower limit on the sampling rate For the ATS310 the accuracy starts to degrade below 1 MS s Pre Trigger Multiple Record Acquisition The ATS310 allows the capture of multiple records into the on board memory This allows you to capture rapidly occurring triggers in lightning test ultrasound or radar applications Unlike other digitizers on the market users are allowed to acquire both pre and post trigger data when acquiring more than one record in an acquisition session This feature can be very useful in lightning test power line monitoring and other applications that feature rapidly occurring transient signals Specifying Record Length Record Length is specified in number of sample points It must be a minimum of 64 points and can be specified with a 4 sample resolution up to a maximum of the per channel on board memory Record Length thus specified determines the maximum number of records you can capture in one acquisition session The relationship is given by Max Records Per Channel Memory Record Length 4 Note that unlike other products in its class ATS310 allows you to capture multiple records into the on board memory without requiring software assisted re arming of the digitizer ATS310 User Manual 35 Specifying Pretrigger Depth ATS310 acquires a certain number of samples called the pretrigger depth before it allows the trigger circuitry to o
30. s the ATS310 and lists additional equipment S W W W QW N KW M NW NW WS ATS310 User Manual 1 About Your ATS310 Thank you for your purchase of an ATS310 The ATS310 PCI based waveform digitizer has the following features Two 12 bit resolution analog input channels Half length PCI bus card Real time sampling rate of 20 5 to 10 KS s 10 MHZ analog input bandwidth Analog trigger channel with software selectable level slope and hysteresis Software selectable AC DC coupling and 1MQ 50Q input impedance 128 000 sample onboard memory standard Pre trigger and Post Trigger Capture with Multiple Record capability NIST traceable calibration All ATS310 digitizers follow industry standard Plug and Play specifications on all platforms and offer seamless integration with compliant systems If your application requires more than two channels for data acquisition you can synchronize multiple digitizers on all platforms using a Master Slave SyncBoard Detailed specifications of the ATS310 digitizers are listed in Appendix A Specifications 2 ATS310 User Manual Acquiring Data with Your ATS310 You can acquire data either programmatically by writing an application for your ATS310 or interactively with the AlazarDSO software If you want to integrate the ATS310 in your test and measurement or embedded OEM application you can program the digitizer using C C Visual BASIC or LabVIEW Fo
31. t without the prior written consent of AlazarTech Inc Trademarks AlazarTech Inc AlazarTech alazartech com ATS ATS310 AlazarDSO are trademarks of AlazarTech Inc Product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies li ATS310 User Manual Warning Regarding Use of AlazarTech Products 1 ALAZARTECH INC PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH COMPONENTS AND TESTING FOR A LEVEL OF RELIABILITY SUITABLE FOR USE IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH SURGICAL IMPLANTS OR AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHOSE FAILURE TO PERFORM CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A HUMAN 2 IN ANY APPLICATION INCLUDING THE ABOVE RELIABILITY OF OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS CAN BE IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE FACTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY COMPUTER HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONS COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE FITNESS FITNESS OF COMPILERS AND DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE USED TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION INSTALLATION ERRORS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR CONTROL DEVICES TRANSIENT FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND OR SOFTWARE UNANTICIPATED USES OR MISUSES OR ERRORS ON THE PART OF THE USER OR APPLICATIONS DESIGNER ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY TERMED SYSTEM FAILURES ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD CREATE
32. ted elsewhere in this manual ATS310 User Manual 13 For Master Slave Installation If you are installing multiple ATS310 digitizers that will be configured as a Master Slave system make sure that you insert all cards in adjacent slots VOCO 2 The connector on the SyncBoard that is labeled as M Master must be inserted into the Master Slave connector of the left most digitizer if you are facing the BNC connectors of the ATS310 digitizers ATS310 User Manual If you are installing fewer than the maximum number of digitizers supported by your SyncBoard the unused SyncBoard connectors must be on the right hand side of the digitizers if you are facing the BNC connectors of the ATS310 digitizers Once you have completed this step you should power the computer on ATS310 User Manual 15 2 Install ATS310 software driver when prompted The following instructions guide you through the process of installing the ATS310 in a computer running Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE operating systems Other operating systems such as Windows NT are not covered here Installation of Multiple ATS310 Digitizers If you are installing multiple ATS310 digitizers the operating system will detect one card at a time and you will have to go through the driver installation setup as many times as you have cards If you are installing multiple ATS310 digitizers under Windows 98SE you will be prompted
33. ternet security and anti virus software Users must make sure that their security software has been updated and configured properly 28 ATS310 User Manual Updating ATS310 Driver From time to time AlazarTech updates the device drivers for its products These updates may be required for product enhancements or for bug fixes This section of the manual takes you through the steps required to update the device driver for the ATS310 PCI digitizer In other words this section shows you how to install a newer version of the driver when you already have a previous version of the driver installed on your machine 1 Run Device Manager To do so a Run Control Panel by opening Start Settings Control Panel b Open System Properties dialog box by selecting or double clicking on the System menu c Click on Hardware tab in the dialog box d Click on Device Manager button 2 Device Manager lists all hardware devices in your computer a For Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE AlazarTech PCI digitizers are listed within System Devices b For Windows XP and Windows Vista AlazarTech PCI digitizers are listed in their own class called AlazarTech PCI Digitizers 3 Expand the appropriate device list a For Windows 2000 and Windows 98SE expand the System Devices list b For Windows XP and Windows Vista expand the AlazarTech PCI Digitizers list ATS310 User Manual 29 4 Double click on the ATS310 device a
34. ur computer chassis before removing the digitizer from the package Remove the digitizer from the package and inspect the digitizer for loose components or any other sign of damage Notify AlazarTech if the digitizer appears damaged in any way Do not install a damaged digitizer into your computer Never touch the exposed pins of the connectors ATS310 User Manual 11 Installing the ATS310 There are four main steps involved in installation 1 Physically install the digitizer s and SyncBoara if any in your computer 2 Install ATS310 software driver when prompted Install AlazarDSO software that allows you to setup the hardware acquire signals and view and archive them 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software development kit or ATS VI LabVIEW VI which enables you to programmatically control the ATS310 The following paragraphs will guide you through this process in a step by step manner 12 ATS310 User Manual 1 Physically install the digitizer in your computer Make sure that your computer is powered off before you attempt to insert the ATS310 digitizer in one of the free PCI slots For best noise performance leave as much room as possible between your ATS310 and other hardware Always screw the digitizer bracket to the chassis in order to create a stable and robust connection to chassis ground In the absence of such a connection ATS310 is not guaranteed to operate within the specifications lis
35. x drivers are provided as a binary file whereas all sample programs are supplied in C source code Compatible with kernel versions up to and including 2 6 ATS310 User Manual Optional Upgrades AlazarTech offers the following upgrades and accessories for use with your ATS310 digitizer e ATS310 External Clock Upgrade e ATS310 Trigger Output Upgrade e ATS310 Master Slave SyncBoard 2 position e ATS310 Master Slave SyncBoard 4 position e ATS310 Master Slave SyncBoard 8 position ATS310 User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to unpack install and configure your ATS310 8 ATS310 User Manual What You Need to Get Started To set up and use your ATS310 you will need the following e One or more ATS310 digitizers e ATS310 Install Disk For Master Slave operation only SyncBoard of appropriate width SyncBoard 2X for up to 2 digitizers Ixz preogous ATS310 User Manual SyncBoard 4X for up to 4 digitizers Fj y X By 10 ATS310 User Manual Unpacking Your digitizer is shipped in an antistatic package to prevent electrostatic damage to the digitizer Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on the digitizer To avoid such damage in handling the digitizer take the following precautions Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of yo
36. y the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard message Click Finish ATS310 User Manual 3 Install AlazarDSO software that allows you to setup the hardware acquire signals and view and archive them If you are installing from the CD shipped with the ATS310 digitizer Insert the ATS310 Install disk Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the appropriate AlazarDSO folder on the ATS310 Install Disk Run Setup exe program Note that AlazarDSO is available in two versions 32 bit and 64 bit Please install the version appropriate for your operating system Follow the instructions on the screen If you are installing AlazarDSO after having downloaded the installation file from AlazarTech web site Download AlazarDSO installation file from www alazartech com support downloads htm Unzip the file downloaded in the previous step Browse to the folder that contains the unzipped file Setup exe Run this executable file and follow the instructions on the screen ATS310 User Manual 23 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software development kit or ATS VI LabVIEW VI which enables you to programmatically control the ATS310 Insert the ATS SDK or ATS VI CD Software installation will start automatically If for any reason installation does not start automatically run the SETUP EXE program Follow the instructions on the screen Note that you must have already installed the ATS310 drivers for any of th
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