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IGITIZERS
For Use with DP and DC Series Digitizers
Models covered:
DP105 / DP106 / DP110
DP111 / DP210 / DP211 / DP212
DP214 / DP235 / DP240
DP1400
DC110 / DC135 / DC140
DC211 / DC211A / DC240 / DC241 / DC241A
DC265 / DC270 / DC271 / DC271A / DC271AR
User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers
ZM020010I Rev.A
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- Page 1 XZ001 GILENT CQIRIS ANUAL AMILY OF IGITIZERS For Use with DP and DC Series Digitizers Models covered: DP105 / DP106 / DP110 DP111 / DP210 / DP211 / DP212 DP214 / DP235 / DP240 DP1400 DC110 / DC135 / DC140 DC211 / DC211A / DC240 / DC241 / DC241A DC265 / DC270 / DC271 / DC271A / DC271AR User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers...
- Page 2 Instrumentation firmware is thoroughly tested and thought to be functional but it is supplied “as is” with no warranty for specified performance. No responsibility is assumed for the use or the reliability of software, firmware or any equipment that is not supplied by Agilent Technologies Inc. or its affiliated companies.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS OUT OF THE BOX........................... 5 1.1. Message to the User ........................5 1.2. Using this Manual ........................5 1.3. Conventions Used in This Manual ....................5 1.4. Disclaimer and Safety ........................6 1.5. Warning Regarding Medical Use ....................6 1.6. - Page 4 3.4.3. Trigger Level........................35 3.4.4. Edge Trigger Slope......................35 3.4.5. Window Trigger ......................35 3.4.6. HF Trigger........................35 3.4.7. Spike Stretcher ....................... 35 3.4.8. DP1400 Multi-source Trigger ..................35 3.4.9. Pre- and Post-Trigger Delay................... 36 3.4.10. Trigger Status ......................... 36 3.5.
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Page 5: Out Of The Box
1.1. Message to the User Congratulations on having purchased an Agilent Technologies Acqiris data conversion product. Acqiris Digitizers are high-speed data acquisition modules designed for capturing high frequency electronic signals. To get the most out of the products we recommend that you read this manual carefully. We trust the product you have purchased will meet with your expectations and provide you with a high quality solution to your data conversion applications. -
Page 6: Disclaimer And Safety
The model DC Series CompactPCI/PXI Digitizers have been designed to operate inside a CompactPCI/PXI crate. The crate provides the modules with all needed power. Agilent Technologies does not recommend operation of the DC Series modules outside of a CompactPCI/PXI crate. -
Page 7: Warranty
All software and instrument firmware is supplied “as is” with no warranty of any kind. Software and firmware is thoroughly tested and thought to be functional at the time of shipment. At Agilent Technologies’ discretion software and firmware may be revised if a significant operational malfunction is detected. -
Page 8: Transport & Shipping
Linux kernel driver source code is available for compilation. Support for Windows 95/98/NT4 is included “as is” since these operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft. Hard Drive Space: 20 MB Minimum CD Drive (or any method to copy Acqiris Software installation files from CD to the hard drive such as LAN, floppy drive, etc.) LabVIEW: The Acqiris LabVIEW driver is available for National Instruments LabVIEW versions 7.1or 8.0 LabVIEW RT: The Acqiris LabVIEW RT driver is available for National Instruments LabVIEW RT version 7.1 or... -
Page 9: Cleaning
1.12. Cleaning Cleaning procedures consist only of exterior cleaning. Clean the exterior surfaces of the module with a dry lint-free cloth or a soft-bristle brush. If any dirt remains, wipe with a cloth moistened in a mild soap solution. Remove any soap residue by wiping with a cloth moistened with clear water. -
Page 10: Installation
Installation This chapter describes how to install the Acqiris hardware and software for Windows 2000/XP, National Instruments LabVIEW RT, Linux, or Wind River VxWorks. For a first time installation we strongly recommend installing the software before inserting the NOTE: hardware into the PC. 2.1. -
Page 11: Installing The Software Under Windows
The PCI-8570/PXI-8570 User's Manual (Rev. 1.00) section 2.4 contains the software installation instructions. These should be executed before allowing the hardware installation process to look for the driver. If you have an AdLink CD Version 2004A4 or later you can use it; if not you should download the latest driver from the WEB site (http://www.adlinktech.com/). - Page 12 3. To proceed with the installation click “Next”. The following screen will be shown. 4. Please enter your user information and click “Next” to continue. If the program finds that there is still Acqiris software installed on your machine a warning panel (not shown) will appear. Otherwise, the next screen shows: User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 12 of 66...
- Page 13 5. Pick the desired combination of module families and click "Next" to continue. 6. The screen above will normally allow the documentation to be installed. Remove the check from the box if you do not want online access to the manuals. 7.
- Page 14 8. The screen below asks for the desired installation type. After having made your choice Click “Next” to continue. 9. If you chose the Custom installation, the following screen will let you select each package individually. Note that the space indicated for LabVIEW, Firmware and UserManual packages is incorrect. The correct values are 4.1 MB, 21 MB, and 27 MB respectively.
- Page 15 10. If MATLAB is installed on your machine, you will be asked to point the installer to the MATLAB root directory. You should do this if you want the installer to modify the standard startup.m file to incorporate the Acqiris adaptor. 11.
- Page 16 13. If you have enabled the installation of 12-bit Digitizers, Averagers, or Analyzers, the next screen lets you change the name of the directory where the FPGA firmware will be installed. 14. AcqirisLive needs the LabWindows/CVI 7.0 Run-Time Engine to run. If Setup has detected that a LabWindows/CVI Run-Time Engine is already installed on your system, it will ask you if you would like to install it locally for AcqirisLive anyway.
- Page 17 15. Depending on the install type, you may be asked which LabVIEW version format you want for the LabVIEW files. Select the appropriate format and click “Next” to continue. 16. A summary will be shown to allow you to check what you have asked for User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 17 of 66...
- Page 18 17. You are now ready to install. You may still go back to any previous screen to modify your selection. Click “Install” when ready. 18. Setup will now copy the files and make the necessary changes to your system. When done, an information screen will be displayed.
- Page 19 19. Registration of your installation will help us provide you with better support. You will also be notified of updates and upgrades. All information submitted to us will be treated confidentially and never be disclosed outside the company. User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 19 of 66...
- Page 20 20. Setup will prepare a registration e-mail in your e-mail client application upon termination of the setup procedure. You can then decide whether or not you wish to send it. You may also add comments. Uncheck the box if you do not want to register your installation.
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Page 21: Installing The Software For Linux
2.3. Installing the Software for Linux The Acqiris Software is ready to install and run on Linux systems with any of the following: RedHat Enterprise Linux Version 3 - Kernel Version 2.4.21-4.EL RedHat Enterprise Linux Version 3 - Kernel Version 2.4.21-4.ELsmp, Suse Linux 9.2 - Kernel version 2.6.8-24-smp, Debian Sarge 3.1 2.6.8-3-686, Debian 4.0 etch Kernel version 2.6.18-4-686,... -
Page 22: Kernel Mode Driver Compilation
acqrsPCI.o.2.4.21-4.EL for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 acqrsPCI.ko.2.6.8-3-686 for Debian 3.1 'sarge' acqrsPCI.ko.2.6.8-24-smp for Suse 9.2 acqrsPCI.ko.2.6.9-11.EL for Scientific Linux 4.4 acqrsPCI.ko.2.6.18-4-686 for Debian 4.0 'etch' To install the driver and the load script to the system, you have to get super user privileges and execute the driver install script by typing, cd AcqirisLinux ./drv-install add... -
Page 23: Special Cases
2.3.2. Special cases If you are running a Linux distribution that doesn’t use the standard paths for the load scripts, you can load the driver with the command cd AcqirisLinux ./drv-install load Copy the driver to the module directory as follows: cp lib/modules/acqrsPCI.o[.n] /lib/modules/{kv}/ACQIRIS/acqrsPCI.o where [.n] is the optional designation of the desired version of the acqrsPCI driver as given above and {kv} is the appropriate system kernel version (obtained with uname -r, i.e. -
Page 24: After Restarting
3. Turn on the power of the crate(s), if present, and then the PC and start the operating system. NOTE: Acqiris Digitizers are equipped with a LED. If this LED is not glowing orange or red when the power is applied there is a severe problem. - Page 25 To proceed with the installation click "No, not this time" and then “Next”. The following window will appear: To proceed with the installation click “Next”. You should then see User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 25 of 66...
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Page 26: Labview Rt
and then NOTE: In some systems an application program (such as AcqirisLive) will not yet work correctly at this point. One additional boot cycle may be needed if this is the first time that a hardware board is being installed. 2.6. -
Page 27: Installing The Ivi-Com/C Driver
using the Install VI library for LabVIEW or LabVIEW Real-Time shortcut available in the Shortcut folder under Start → Programs. There is only one Acqiris Driver. It supports all Acqiris Instruments. The instructions below concern LabVIEW RT as used in NI PXI processors. The Aq_RT.inf and AqRT_4.ini files must be uploaded to the target. -
Page 28: Product Description
Product Description 3.1. Overview DP110 Block Diagram Signal 8bit Input Ext memories 8 bit Input DEMUX Signal SH + ADC Acq Mem Amplifier Ohms Ohms TIMEBASE trigger Input Trigger TRIGGER Signal circuit Amplifier Ohms Ohms PCI Interface Card Controller Controller PCI Bus Acqiris Digitizers are available in two popular industry standards. -
Page 29: Channel Input
3.2. Channel Input 3.2.1. Coupling Both AC and DC coupling modes are available. The AC mode couples signals capacitively thus removing the input signal’s DC component and filtering out any signal component below 16 Hz for the DC2x1A digitizers, 32 Hz for the DC271-Family and 10 Hz for all other models. - Page 30 Bandwidth Bandwidth/ Minimum BW Limiter Maximum Other Model into 50 Ω Capacitance Rise Time selections Offset particularities Agilent # into 1 MΩ 150 MHz 150 MHz 2.3 ns 20 V = 90 MHz DP105 8 pF U1067A 250 MHz 1.4 ns = 200 MHz DP106 Max FS =0.5 V...
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Page 31: Input Voltage And Offset
Bandwidth Bandwidth/ Minimum BW Limiter Maximum Other Model into 50 Ω Capacitance Rise Time selections Offset particularities Agilent # into 1 MΩ 950 MHz 300 MHz 0.35 ns 20, 200, 700 MHz DC271 FAMILY 5 V (50Ω) DC241A Max FS = 50 V (50Ω) ( 1 GHz typical... -
Page 32: Using Probes
3.2.9. Using Probes The 50 Ω and 1 MΩ input impedance settings make it possible to use Acqiris digitizers with a wide variety of probes. The 50 Ω setting is most commonly used for active probes and low impedance (500 Ω) passive probes. The 1 MΩ... -
Page 33: Sampling Rate
The * indicates a Dual Input module where there is one channel which can digitize the signal on one of the two BNC inputs 3.3.1. Sampling Rate All Acqiris digitizers contain an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) system that can sample waveforms, in a real time sampling mode, at rates from the maximum allowed rate down to 100 S/s (10 ms per point). -
Page 34: Dp1400 Simultaneous Multibuffer Acquisition And Readout (Smar)
3.3.4. DP1400 Simultaneous Multibuffer Acquisition and Readout (SMAR) For this module the internal memory has a dual-port structure which can be exploited to permit simultaneous data acquisition and read out. When the special SMAR option is present the memory can be turned into a circular buffer of a chosen number of banks, between 2 and 1000. -
Page 35: Trigger Coupling
3.4.2. Trigger Coupling Trigger coupling is used to select the coupling mode applied to the input of the trigger circuitry. Modes available include AC LF Reject and DC. The AC LF Reject mode couples signals capacitively and removes the input signal's DC component and signals below 50 KHz (50 Hz for DC271-FAMILY digitizers). -
Page 36: Pre- And Post-Trigger Delay
3.4.9. Pre- and Post-Trigger Delay To increase trigger flexibility a pre- or post-trigger delay can be applied to the trigger position. The amount of pre-trigger delay can be adjusted between 0 and 100% of the acquisition time window (i.e. sampling interval x number of samples), whereas the post-trigger delay can be adjusted between 0 and 200 million samples. -
Page 37: Internal Calibration
3.6. Internal Calibration The software drivers supplied include calibration functions for the timing, gain and offset settings, which can be executed upon user request. The digitizers are never calibrated in an “automatic” way, i.e. as a side effect of another operation. -
Page 38: External Trigger Output (Dp1400 & Dc271-Family)
will be in the range [0 V, 0.7 V] and the high level in the range [1.7 V, 3.3 V] for HiZ. The high level output will typically give 0.8 V into 50 Ω. The I/O A or B connectors can be used for an Enable trigger input or the following output signals: 10 MHz reference clock, Acquisition skipping to next segment, Acquisition is active, Trigger is armed. -
Page 39: Electrical, Environmental And Physical Specifications
3.11. Electrical, Environmental and Physical Specifications 3.11.1. Electrical Max. Power Current Requirements (A) Model Consumption (W) (with Memory option) Transfer WITH Rate Standard +12 V +5 V +3.3 V -12 V MEMORY (MB/s) OPTION ~100 13.5 0.55 1.3(1.6) DP105 ~100 13.5 0.55 1.3(1.6) -
Page 40: Environmental And Physical
3.11.2. Environmental and Physical The modules have a Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014 and CE Marks of Compliance. The American Standard MIL-PRF-28800F has been used as the source for many of the characteristics specified below. Those indicated with a ‘*’ are compatible with Class 3 as defined in that standard. The front panels of the CompactPCI modules are in compliance with the IEEE 1101.10 standard. -
Page 41: Running The Acqirislive Application
Running the AcqirisLive Application AcqirisLive is an application to control and demonstrate the capabilities of Acqiris Digitizers on a single machine. AcqirisMAQS is more advanced application offering many interesting possibilities for the control of acquisition systems in a single or multi-machine environment. Ask your salesman or Acqiris for more information. 4.1. -
Page 42: Control Panel And Functions
Other controls in the control panel allow you to select the optimal acquisition settings for your particular signal. Each of the other control panel functions will be discussed in detail in the following Control Panel Functions section. Here is a sample result. 4.2. -
Page 43: Displaying Multiple Traces
Oscilloscope Mode Transient Recorder Mode 4.2.2. Displaying Multiple Traces If multi-channel modules, or several single channel modules, are installed on the PCI bus, multiple waveform displays, one from each installed channel, are overlaid on the display. The current channel is selected by clicking on the channel name within the upper portion of the control panel. The vertical settings of the current channel and the timebase and trigger of the correspondent digitizer are then indicated. -
Page 44: Numeric Editor
As an alternative to controlling the channels to be displayed from the control panel you can also control them by selecting the desired channels from the list of channel gains shown at the right hand side of the display window. Pressing the Finder button at the top of the control panel will identify the module associated with the current channel. -
Page 45: Trigger
1. Clicking on the white numeric display of the voltage scale will show a pop-up list. Select the desired gain setting with the mouse pointer. 2. Clicking on the Decrement / Increment icons will step the voltage scale up or down to the next level for each click of the mouse. -
Page 46: Timebase And Memory
This Acquisition section of the control panel also indicates the number of waveforms acquired per second by the digitizer. The use of each of the acquisition modes is described below. In the discussion, a valid trigger indicates a trigger signal meeting the trigger conditions at a time when the digitizer is armed and ready to acquire data. In Single and Normal modes the display will only be updated after each active digitizer has received a trigger. -
Page 47: Segmented Memory
• In the channels list, select a channel from the fastest digitizer (that will make that digitizer the current digitizer). • Make sure the maximum number of samples (MAX samples in Memory panel) is large enough. • Select the desired time per division setting (timebase panel): the fastest sampling rate for the current digitizer, compatible with the maximum number of samples, will be selected and applied to all digitizers in the system. -
Page 48: Top Line Menu Of Acqirislive
The main display window contains a drop down selector that controls the display type for both the main display and the zoom window. There are two modes available, the Live Display, or the Persistence Display. When persistence display is selected, all points drawn to the display windows remain on while new points are added from subsequent acquisitions. - Page 49 2. The Autostore option allows you to store consecutively acquired waveforms from all of the active channels into files. Configuration of Autostore is achieved by selecting the Autostore item under the Store menu. Autostore brings up the dialog box shown here. Three formats are available for stored waveforms, Binary, Raw ADC values, and Amplitude values (in Volts).
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Page 50: Calibrate
where the data is located, select the output format and click OK. All binary data files found in the source directory will be converted to the desired format. If you are writing amplitudes with multiple segments, formatting with segments in columns is limited to 200 segments. 4.6. -
Page 51: Display Features
4.10. Display Features Display features in the Options menu include items for • turning the waveform display off (by de-selecting “Display Waveforms”), • overlaying segments of a sequence, • connecting displayed data points, • modifying the display refresh rate, • displaying the internal temperature of the currently selected module 4.11. -
Page 52: Buffer Size
Buffer size Upon startup of the application, the available physical memory on the computer is checked. The total data buffer size is then limited to the available memory minus 10% of the total memory. It is also possible to limit the total data buffer size to a fixed value with the -bn option (where n is the limit in MB, e.g. - Page 53 Simulation Mode Simulation mode allows you to run AcqirisLive without having any digitizer installed in the PC. Temperature Update The internally measured temperature of the currently selected module is normally displayed. Using this switch turns this feature off. Acquisition State This switch turns on the display of the current acquisition state (Stopped, Ready, Started, Reading, Data ready).
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Page 54: Running The Geomapper Application
Running the GeoMapper Application 5.1. Who needs a Geographical Map of Modules The GeoMapper application gives the user the possibility of telling the Acqiris driver crucial details of the physical position of modules when this information cannot be deduced directly. It allows the driver to correctly adjust trigger and clock delays between the different modules of an ASBus multi-Instrument and arrange the modules in an intuitive order. - Page 55 correspond to your expectations you may have hardware problems (unpowered, broken, or badly cabled crates or modules). The next step is to associate each bus segment with a physical crate. The menu to do this is shown below: Selecting a row will cause all of the LED's of modules in that Bus to be turned on RED. This should make it easy to identify which crate the modules are in.
- Page 56 The final step is to actuate the Save button so that the final configuration will be memorized and made available to the driver. The GeoMapper application will always work with the standard AqGeo.map file. If you need to have several such files corresponding to different configurations it is up to you to either rename the files or transfer them to other directories in an appropriate manner.
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Page 57: Appendix A: Asbus For Compactpci/Pxi Digitizers
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Page 58: Appendix B: Asbus For Pci Digitizers
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Page 59: Appendix C: Xa001 Battery Backup For Compactpci Digitizers
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Page 60: Appendix D: Xa100 Bnc Input Overvoltage Protection
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Page 61: Appendix E: Xp100 Fan Unit For Dp214/Dp235/Dp240 Units
Appendix E: XP100 Fan Unit for DP214/DP235/DP240 units Specification and Assembly Instructions User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 61 of 66... -
Page 62: Appendix F: Xp101 Fan Unit For Dp Digitizers (Obsolete)
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Page 63: Appendix G: Xp103 Fan Unit For The Dp Family Of Modules
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Page 64: Appendix H: Xp104 Fan Unit For Dp1400
Appendix H: XP104 Fan Unit for DP1400 User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 64 of 66... - Page 65 User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 65 of 66...
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Page 66: Appendix I: Xp105 Fan Unit For Dp1400
Appendix I: XP105 Fan Unit for DP1400 User Manual: Family of 8-bit Digitizers Page 66 of 66...