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BME_G02

  • 3 Delays (BNC Output)
  • Delay-Resolution = 25ps
  • 44 Bit Delayrange (max Delay = 429s)
  • Edge or Gate Output
  • Master/Slave Option if more than 3 Outputs are needed
  • high Load Option
  • external/internal Trigger
  • external/internal Clock

 

The BME_G02 is a PC-ISA card having 3 delay outputs that can produce delayed signals from 50nsec to 429sec, in steps of 25 picoseconds.

A trigger circuit starts the delay counters. There are 4 counters, T, A, B and an auxiliary counter. The T, A and B counters actually produce an output signal, while the auxiliary counter can only be used to produce an interrupt. In Edge-Mode the first level transition is determined by the programmed delay – after the last delay expired all outputs are reset together. In Gate-Mode the outputs A and B can be combined to form a gate signal, i.e. a rising(falling) edge after delay A has elapsed and a falling(rising) edge after delay B has elapsed, so you get an pulse with a variable(25ps resolution) pulse-width from 2ns to 429s.

The trigger can be produced internally by a modulo-N counter or by an external signal. The external trigger can by used as external clock, and can additionally can be gated and prescaled.
If more than 3 outputs (or more than 1 gate output) are needed, two or more cards can be connected together via a ribbon-cable, resulting in 6 or more synchronous delayed outputs.

 

 

General Specifications

 

Delays Delayrange 50ns-429s (44bit)
Delayresolution 25ps
min. Delaytime 50ns (Insertion-Delay) (32bit*100ns)
Error < (1ns +25ppm*delay)1
RMS Jitter

 

 

Output to Output: < (50ps + 10-8 * delay) 1

Trigger to Output: < (250ps + 10-8 * delay)   )only BME_SG02

Trigger to Output: < (50ns + 10-8 * delay)     ) BME_G03, BME_G05

Trigger

 

 

External

 

 

Threshold Range: -2.5V to 2.5V in Steps of 1.2mV

Slope :              rising or falling edge

Input impedance : 10kR or 50R

Internal by a modulo-N counter running with the main clock
Outputs T0, A, B

 

Mode

 

50R or 25R

T0 output can be configured for NIM output pulse

Risetime < 2ns for TTL
< 1.2ns for ECL or NIM (typical)
Levels

 

 

TTL:0 to 4V normal or inverted

ECL: into -2.0 normal or inverted

NIM

General

 

Clock Source

 

Internal: 10Mhz (80MHz) 25ppm 1

External: max. 250MHz with prescaler

Interface PC ISA-bus    I/O adressable between 000 and 3F0 H
Interrupts

 

 

 

can be fired with the finish of any of the delays T, A, B or after the auxiliary delay has elapsed.

It is also possible to fire an interrupt with the main trigger of the delay generator(s), or after a fixed number of triggers has occurred.

An Interrupt can be requested on lines int3 , int4,…. int7 of the PC XT/AT bus

 

1 Accuracy and jitter depend on clock source (specs with 25ppm clock source) optional 1ppm clock source available

 

Options

 

BME_SG02

 

Outputs synchronized to external trigger.

All other functions as for BME_G02

BME_G03

 

Delays individually resettable with a resolution of 100nsec.

All other functions as for BME_G02

BME_G04

 

Delays can be individually fired a second time after main trigger.

All other functions as  for BME_G03

BME_G05 the outputs can be vetoed with a modulo-counter