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Spectrum M5i.63 16 Series Hardware Manual (149 pages)

ultra-high-speed 16 bit AWG, Arbitrary Waveform Generator for PCI Express bus

Brand: Spectrum | Category: Portable Generator | Size: 12 MB

Table of Contents
3
Safety Instructions
8
Symbols and Safety Labels
8
General Safety Information
8
Requirements for Users and Duties for Operators
8
General Safety at Work
8
Bringing the Product into Service
9
Intended Use
9
Application Area of the Product
9
Requirements for the Technical State of the Product
9
Requirements for Operation
9
Electrical Safety and Power Supply
9
Requirements for the Location
9
Requirements on the Ventilation
9
Maintenance
9
Repair/Service
10
Cleaning the Module Housing (NETBOX Devices, Cables, Amplifiers, Systems Only)
10
Opening the Module (NETBOX Devices, Amplifiers Only)
10
Dismounting Parts of the Card (Instrument Card Only)
10
Markings and Labelling
10
Packing List
11
Introduction
12
Preface
12
Overview
12
General Information
12
Different Models of the M5I.63Xx Series
13
Additional Options
14
Star-Hub
14
The Spectrum Type Plate
15
Hardware Information
16
Block Diagrams
16
Technical Data
17
Bandwidth, Flatness and Slewrate
18
Dynamic Parameters
19
Power Consumption
20
M5I.63Xx Order Information
21
Firmware Options
21
Software Options
21
Hardware Installation
22
ESD Precautions
22
Sources of Noise
22
Cooling Precautions
22
Connector Handling Precautions
22
M5I Pcie Cards
23
System Requirements
23
Installing the M5I Board in the System
23
Installing a Single Board Without any Options
23
Additional Notes on Pcie X16 Slot Retention
24
Providing Additional Power to M5I.XXXX-X16 Cards
24
Installing Multiple Boards Synchronized by Star-Hub Option
25
Shipment of Systems with Spectrum Cards Installed
26
Software Driver Installation and Driver Update
27
Windows
27
Before Initial Installation
27
Running the Driver Installer/Update
27
After Installation
28
Linux
29
Overview
29
Driver Installation with Installation Script
29
Standard Driver Update
30
Compilation of Kernel Driver Sources (Optional and Local Cards Only)
30
Update of a Self Compiled Kernel Driver
30
Installing the Library Only Without a Kernel (for Remote Devices)
31
Installation from Spectrum Repository
31
Control Center
32
Software
34
Software Overview
34
Card Control Center
34
Discovery of Remote Cards, Digitizernetbox/Generatornetbox/Hybridnetbox Products
35
Enter IP Address of Digitizernetbox/Generatornetbox/Hybridnetbox Manually
35
Wake on LAN of Digitizernetbox/Generatornetbox/Hybridnetbox
35
Netbox Monitor
36
Device Identification
36
Hardware Information
37
Firmware Information
37
Software License Information
38
Driver Information
38
Installing and Removing Demo Cards
39
Feature Upgrade
39
Software License Upgrade
39
Performing Card Calibration
39
Performing Memory Test
40
Transfer Speed Test
40
Debug Logging for Support Cases
41
Device Mapping
41
Firmware Upgrade
42
Firmware Switch
42
Accessing the Hardware with Sbench 6
43
C/C++ Driver Interface
44
Header Files
44
General Information on Windows 64 Bit Drivers
44
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, 2005 and Newer 32 Bit
44
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and Newer 64 Bit
45
Linux Gnu C/C++ 32/64 Bit
45
C++ for .NET
45
Other Windows C/C++ Compilers 32 Bit
45
Other Windows C/C++ Compilers 64 Bit
45
Driver Functions
47
Delphi (Pascal) Programming Interface
52
Driver Interface
52
Examples
53
NET Programming Languages
54
Library
54
Declaration
54
Using C
54
Using Managed C++/CLI
56
Using VB.NET
56
Using J
56
Python Programming Interface and Examples
57
Driver Interface
57
Examples
57
Java Programming Interface and Examples
58
Driver Interface
58
Examples
58
Julia Programming Interface and Examples
59
Driver Interface
59
Examples
59
Labview Driver and Examples
60
MATLAB Driver and Examples
60
SCAPP - CUDA GPU Based Data Processing
61
Programming the Board
62
Overview
62
Register Tables
62
Programming Examples
62
Initialization
63
Initialization of Remote Products
63
Error Handling
64
Printing Custom Strings to the Driver Debug Log
64
Gathering Information from the Card
65
Card Type
65
Hardware and PCB Version
65
Reading Currently Used PXI Slot No. (M4X Only)
66
Firmware Versions
66
Production Date
67
Last Calibration Date (A/D and D/A Cards Only)
67
Serial Number
67
Maximum Possible Sampling Rate
67
Installed Memory
67
Programming the Board
68
Installed Features and Options
68
Miscellaneous Card Information
69
Function Type of the Card
69
Used Type of Driver
69
Driver Version
70
Custom Modifications
70
Reset
71
Analog Outputs
72
Channel Selection
72
Important Note on Channel Selection
72
Setting up the Outputs
73
Output Enable
73
Output Amplitude
73
Output Amplitude Setting
74
Output Offset
74
Maximum Output Range
75
Programming the Behaviour in Pauses and after Replay
75
Read out of Output Features
76
Automatic On-Board Calibration of the Offset and Gain Settings
76
Generation Modes
78
Overview
78
Setup of the Mode
78
Commands
79
Card Status
80
Acquisition Cards Status Overview
80
Generation Card Status Overview
80
Data Transfer
81
Standard Single Replay Modes
83
Card Mode
83
Memory Setup
83
Continuous Marker Output
85
Example
85
FIFO Single Replay Mode
85
Card Mode
86
Length of FIFO Mode
86
Difference to Standard Single Mode
86
Example (FIFO Replay)
86
Limits of Segment Size, Memory Size
87
Buffer Handling
88
Output Latency
92
Data Organization
94
Sample Format
94
Hardware Data Conversion
95
Clock Generation
96
Overview
96
Clock Mode Register
96
The Different Clock Modes
96
External Reference Clock
96
Details on the Different Clock Modes
97
Programming the Sampling Rate
97
Standard Internal Sampling Clock (PLL)
97
Oversampling
97
External Clock (Reference Clock)
98
Clock Generation
99
Clock Delay
99
Trigger Modes and Related Registers
100
General Description
100
Trigger Engine Overview
100
Trigger Masks
101
Trigger or Mask
101
Trigger and Mask
102
Software Trigger
103
Force- and Enable Trigger
104
Trigger Delay
104
Trigger Holdoff
105
Trigger Counter
105
Main Analog External Trigger (Ext0)
106
Trigger Mode
106
Trigger Input Termination
106
Trigger Level
106
Detailed Description of the External Analog Trigger Modes
107
External Logic Trigger (X0, X1, X2, X3)
109
Trigger Mode
109
Input Termination
109
Detailed Description of the Logic Trigger Modes
110
Multi Purpose I/O Lines
112
On-Board I/O Lines (X0, X1, X2, X3)
112
Programming the Behavior
112
Input Termination
113
Using Asynchronous I/O
113
Special Behavior of Trigger Output
113
Synchronous Digital Outputs
114
Mode Multiple Replay
116
Trigger Modes
116
Programming Examples
116
Replay Modes
117
Standard Mode
117
FIFO Mode
117
Limits of Segment Size, Memory Size
118
Programming the Behaviour in Pauses and after Replay
119
Pulse Generator (Firmware Option)
120
General Information
120
Feature Overview
120
Principle of Operation
121
Setting up the Pulse Generator
122
Enabling, Disabling and Resetting a Pulse Generator
122
Defining the Basic Pulse Parameters
122
Delaying (Phase Shifting) the Outputs
123
Defining the Trigger Behavior
123
Configuring the Pulse Generator's Trigger Source
124
Configuring Multi Purpose Lines to Output Generated Pulses
126
Programming Example
127
Option Star-Hub
128
Star-Hub Introduction
128
Star-Hub Trigger Engine
128
Star-Hub Clock Engine
128
Software Interface
128
Star-Hub Initialization
128
Setup of Synchronization
130
Setup of Trigger
131
Run the Synchronized Cards
131
Error Handling
132
Option Remote Server
133
Introduction
133
Installing and Starting the Remote Server
133
Windows
133
Linux
133
Detecting the Digitizernetbox/Generatornetbox/Hybridnetbox
133
Discovery Function
133
Finding the Digitizernetbox/Generatornetbox/Hybridnetbox in the Network
134
Troubleshooting
135
Accessing Remote Cards
135
Appendix
136
Error Codes
136
Spectrum Knowledge Base
137
Temperature and Fan Speed Sensors
138
Base Card Temperature Read-Out Registers
138
Front-End Module Read-Out Registers
138
Base Card Fan Speed Read-Out Registers
138
Temperature Hints
138
63Xx Temperatures and Limits
139
Details on M5I Cards I/O Lines
140
Multi-Purpose I/O Lines
140
Interfacing with Clock Input
140
Interfacing with Clock Output
140
Details on M5I Cards Status LED
141
Turning on Card Identification LED
141
Continuous Memory for Increased Data Transfer Rate
142
Background
142
Setup on Linux Systems
143
Setup on Windows Systems
144
Usage of the Buffer
144

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