The Quantum Composers Sapphire+ series delay generator is a highly compact, cost effective digital delay generator designed to allow synchronisation and manipulation of timing in complex experimental setups.
The Quantum Composers Sapphire+ series delay generator is a highly compact, cost effective digital delay generator designed to allow synchronisation and manipulation of timing in complex experimental setups.
The Quantum Composers Sapphire+ series is a compact, cost effective delay generator capable of producing precisely timed electronic signals. These electronic signals can serve as a master clock source or trigger for experiments where a large number of actions must be synchronised in time. For each channel output, the signal width, delay and amplitude can be varied, allowing the user a huge amount of control.
INTERNAL RATE GENERATOR | |
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Rate (To Period) | 0.001Hz to 20MHz (1000s to 50ns) |
Resolution & Accuracy | 5ns |
Jitter | < 50 ps RMS |
Burst / Duty Cycle Mode | 1 to 1,000,000 pulses |
Timebase | 100 MHz, low jitter PLL |
Oscillator | 50 MHz, 50 ppm crystal oscillator, optional 1ppm clock |
Pulse Control Modes | Internal rate generator, external trigger / gate |
System Output Modes | Single, continuous, burst, duty cycle, cycle counts |
Pulse & Period Counter | 32 Bit |
Synchronized Update Mode | Updates widths and delays on command |
PULSE/DELAY GENERATION | |
Width / Delay Resolution | 5 ns |
Width Range | 10 ns – 1000 s |
Width Accuracy | 10 ns + 0.0001 x (width + delay) |
Delay Range | ±1000 s |
Delay Accuracy | 5 ns + (0.0001 x delay) |
Multiplexer | Any/All channels may be OR’d to any/ALL outputs. 2x the number of outputs via virtual channels for muxing. |
Channel Output Modes | Single Shot, normal, burst, duty cycle |
Channel Control Modes | Internally triggered or externally gated. Each channel may be independently set to any of the modes. |
Jitter (Channel to Channel) | < 250 ps RMS |
EXTERNAL GATE / TRIGGER INPUT | |
Threshold | 0.2 to 15 VDC |
Max Input Voltage | 30 V Peak |
Gate Polarity | Active high / active low |
Gate Control Modes | Pulse inhibit / output inhibit |
Trigger Edge | Rising or falling |
Trigger Rate | DC to 20 MHz |
Trigger Input Jitter | < 5 ns RMS |
Trigger Minimum Pulse Width | 20 ns |
Trigger Insertion Delay | < 100 ns |
Pulse Inhibit Delay | < 150 ns |
Output Inhibit Delay | < 100 ns |
Trigger Input Function | System can generate a single, burst or duty cycle response of pulses for every external trigger pulse. |
OUTPUTS | |
Output Impedance | 50 ohm |
Output Level | 3.3 – 5 VDC into ≥ 1 K ohm, 1.7 – 2.5 VDC into 50 ohm |
Current | 20 mV |
Rise Time | 5 mA into 1 K ohm, 50 mA into 50 ohm |
Overshoot | < 2ns @ 5 V (high impedance), < 1ns @ 2.5 V (50 ohm) < 100 mV + 10 % of pulse amplitude |
GENERAL | |
USB | Standard USB 2.0 |
Antenna | Class II Radio, 4 dBm output transmitter, – 80 dBm typical receiver sensitivity 115200 bits / second |
Baud Rate | 7.125 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches (18.1 x 13 x 3.8 cm). 1lb |
Dimensions/Weight | + 5 VDC ± 250 mVDC |
Voltage | < 470 mA |
Current | 3.3 – 4VDC into 50ohm |
OPTIONS | |
TZ50 | 1ppm Crystal Oscillator (this option is not field upgradable) 1ppm Clock |
Bluetooth Wireless Communications | Bluetooth 2.1 |
Laser timing, Equipment synchronisation, Master clock,