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ATS850 User Manual

 

Installing the ATS850 

There are four main steps involved in installation: 
 

1.  Physically install the digitizer(s) and SyncBoard, if 

any, in your computer 

2.  Install ATS850 software driver, when prompted 

3.  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 ATS850 

 
The following paragraphs will guide you through this process 
in a step-by-step manner. 
 

Summary of Contents for ATS850

Page 1: ...ATS850 User Manual 8 Bit 50 MS s Waveform Digitizer for PCI Bus Written for Hardware Version 1 3 October 2007 Edition Part Number 850 USR 5...

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Page 3: ...the documentation for ATS850 send e mail to support alazartech com Information required when contacting AlazarTech for technical support Owned by ___________________________ Serial Number ____________...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...R 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 A RISK OF...

Page 6: ...iance 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 w...

Page 7: ...uments 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 15 103 Exempted devices and 1...

Page 8: ...the ATS850 in a Linux System 25 Compiling the ATS850 Linux Driver 26 Configuring Internet Security and Virus Protection Software to Allow Proper Operation of ATS Class Digitizers 27 Updating ATS850 D...

Page 9: ...ATS850 User Manual 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the ATS850 and lists additional equipment...

Page 10: ...50 input impedance 262 140 sample onboard memory standard Pre trigger and Post Trigger Capture with Multiple Record capability NIST traceable calibration Optional Trigger Out Upgrade for Ultrasonic Ap...

Page 11: ...embedded OEM application you can program the digitizer using C C Visual BASIC or LabVIEW For programming in C C or Visual BASIC you must purchase the ATS SDK software development kit that comes with...

Page 12: ...azarTech 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 AlazarDSO has been designed t...

Page 13: ...provides the exact same API that is used for writing AlazarDSO software To help you get started ATS SDK comes with examples you can use or modify ATS VI LabVIEW VI ATS VI allows you to integrate the A...

Page 14: ...inux allows you to integrate the ATS850 into a Linux application written in C Linux drivers are provided as a binary file whereas all sample programs are supplied in C source code Compatible with kern...

Page 15: ...s the following upgrades and accessories for use with your ATS850 digitizer ATS850 External Clock Upgrade ATS850 Master Slave SyncBoard 2 position ATS850 Master Slave SyncBoard 4 position ATS850 Maste...

Page 16: ...8 ATS850 User Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter describes how to unpack install and configure your ATS850...

Page 17: ...u Need to Get Started To set up and use your ATS850 you will need the following One or more ATS850 digitizers ATS850 Install Disk For Master Slave operation only SyncBoard of appropriate width SyncBoa...

Page 18: ...10 ATS850 User Manual SyncBoard 4X for up to 4 digitizers SyncBoard 8X for up to 8 digitizers...

Page 19: ...cautions Ground yourself via a grounding strap or by holding a grounded object Touch the antistatic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the digitizer from the package Remo...

Page 20: ...stall ATS850 software driver when prompted 3 Install AlazarDSO software that allows you to setup the hardware acquire signals and view and archive them 4 Optionally install the ATS SDK software develo...

Page 21: ...one of the free PCI slots For best noise performance leave as much room as possible between your ATS850 and other hardware Always screw the digitizer bracket to the chassis in order to create a stable...

Page 22: ...that will be configured as a Master Slave system make sure that you insert all cards in adjacent slots The connector on the SyncBoard that is labeled as M Master must be inserted into the Master Slav...

Page 23: ...ers 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 ATS850 digitizers Zoomed in this should loo...

Page 24: ...not covered here Installation of Multiple ATS850 Digitizers If you are installing multiple ATS850 digitizers the operating system will detect one card at a time and you will have to go through the dr...

Page 25: ...ay 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 w...

Page 26: ...stem will display the Update Driver Warning This warning is meant to tell you that Windows does not recognize the hardware Click Yes h Operating system will display the Start Device Driver Installatio...

Page 27: ...lay 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...

Page 28: ...sure the AlazarTech ATS850 PCI Digitizer is selected Then click Next h Operating system will display the Update Driver Warning This warning is meant to tell you that Windows does not recognize the ha...

Page 29: ...ting 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 n...

Page 30: ...ay the Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware dialog box again Make sure the AlazarTech ATS850 PCI Digitizer is selected highlighted Click Next g Operating system will display...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...S850 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...

Page 33: ...ng 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 clic...

Page 34: ...irectory then add the following line to the bashrc declare x PLX_SDK_DIR HOME PlxLinux 4 To build the ATS850 driver type cd PlxLinux linux driver builddriver 850 This will create the file Pci9054 ATS8...

Page 35: ...e 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...

Page 36: ...Norton Anti Virus Make sure AlazarTech hardware and software are fully functional Re install Norton Anti Virus software AlazarTech PCI digitizer products are fully compatible with all internet securi...

Page 37: ...r 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...

Page 38: ...resent choose the first one in the list 5 This will open up the ATS850 Properties page 6 Click on the Driver tab 7 Click on Update Driver button near the bottom right corner of the page 8 This will ca...

Page 39: ...nal unit making up your ATS850 and describes the signal connections Following is a high level block diagram of ATS850 P C I B U S CH A Analog Front End CH B Analog Front End EXT Trig Analog Front End...

Page 40: ...rd BNC female connector for the EXT External Trigger input and one standard BNC female connector for the optional ECLK External Clock input The following pictorial shows the various connectors availab...

Page 41: ...t for an external analog trigger only data on the TRIG channel cannot be digitized If External Clock Upgrade is installed on your ATS850 use the ECLK input for clocking the ATS850 in applications that...

Page 42: ...input range of 5 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 c...

Page 43: ...lications 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 usefu...

Page 44: ...r 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...

Page 45: ...e is listed on the CALIBRATION sticker affixed to your ATS850 digitizer Externally recalibrate the ATS850 when this calibration interval has expired This requires three very simple steps 1 Verify whet...

Page 46: ...tter between master and slave digitizers The unique design of the ATS850 clock circuit provides a buffered copy of the Master digitizer s clock to itself and all the slave digitizers thereby maintaini...

Page 47: ...ave system Good Installation Bad Installation You must connect the appropriate SyncBoard to all of the ATS850 digitizers in your system Note that all SyncBoards are polarized so you cannot make a mist...

Page 48: ...mple 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 SyncBo...

Page 49: ...epeatable 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 oscilla...

Page 50: ...diagram above the system works as follows CLOCK TRIGGER TRIG OUT PULSER OUTPUT TRIGGER DELAY ECHO RECORD LENGTH ATS850 PCI Digitizer Pulser Receiver TRIGGER FROM MOTION SYSTEM EXT INPUT TRIGGER OUT TR...

Page 51: ...r Requirements 5V 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 Weig...

Page 52: ...al attenuation Acquisition Memory System Acquisition Memory channel Up to 262 140 samples per channel Record Length Software selectable with 4 point resolution Record length must be a minimum of 256 p...

Page 53: ...ion factor Software selectable from 1 to 100 000 Sampling Edge Rising or Falling software selectable Triggering System Mode Edge triggering with fixed hysteresis Number of Trigger Engines 2 Trigger En...

Page 54: ...Input protection 28V DC peak AC without external attenuation Coupling AC or DC software selectable Optional TRIG OUT Output Output Signal Level 5V TTL Output Drive 100mA Capable of driving 5V into 50...

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Page 58: ...ALAZAR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3551 St Charles Unit 640 Kirkland QC CANADA H9H 3C4 Tel 514 633 0001 Fax 514 633 0021 E mail info alazartech com Web www alazartech com...

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