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OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED

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Windows 98/ME/NT* CompuScope Driver version 3.60.22

* Version 4, SP3 or higher

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Windows 2000**/XP CompuScope Driver version 3.82.xx

** SP1 or higher

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

GageScope

: Windows-based software for programming-free operation

LITE Edition:

Included with purchase, provides basic functionality

Standard Edition:

Provides limited functionality of advanced analysis tools, except for Extended Math

Professional Edition: Provides full functionality of all advanced analysis tools

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS (SDK)

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CompuScope SDK for C/C++
For Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

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CompuScope SDK for MATLAB
For Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

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CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW
For Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

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CompuScope SDK for LabWindows/CVI
For Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

ENVIRONMENTAL

Operating Temperature: 5 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity:

Less than 80%, non-condensing

Maximum Altitude:

2,000 meters

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

The following CS14100C configurations have been tested for CE Compliance:

For 1M memory models:
1 Card Independent:

CE Compliant

2 & 4 Card M/S Sets:

CE Compliant

6 Card M/S Set:

Contact Gage for details

For 8M memory models:
1 Card Independent:

CE Compliant

2 Card M/S Sets:

CE Compliant

3 & 4 Card M/S Set:

Contact Gage for details

For Extreme memory models (128M & more):
Contact Gage for details

WARRANTY

One year parts and labor

ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Summary of Contents for CompuScope 14100C

Page 1: ...GAGE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES Gage CompactPCI PXI Hardware Manual and Driver Installation Guide P N 0045509 Reorder MKT HWM cPCI02 0411 ...

Page 2: ...ssion in writing from Gage Applied Technologies Inc The installation program used to install the GageScope Software InstallShield is licensed software provided by InstallShield Software Corp 900 National Parkway Ste 125 Schaumburg IL InstallShield is Copyright 1998 by InstallShield Software Corp which reserves all copyright protection worldwide InstallShield is provided to you for the exclusive pu...

Page 3: ...rifying installation and configuration of CompuScope hardware under Windows 98 ME NT with GageConfig 53 Verifying signal acquisition of a CompuScope card with GageScope and CSTest 54 Section 3 Verifying signal acquisition with CSTest 55 Setting up your Hardware 55 Running CSTest 55 What you should receive with your CompuScope 85GC 71 CompuScope 85GC compliance statement 73 CompuScope 85GC product ...

Page 4: ...pliance statement 132 CompuScope 1610C product introduction 133 CompuScope 1610C specifications 134 CompuScope 1610C ordering information 138 CompuScope 1610C simplified block diagram 140 CompuScope 1610C identifying your CompuScope card s 141 CompuScope 1610C connectors and headers 144 CompuScope 1610C triggering 146 Windowed triggering 147 Channel 1 or 2 triggering 147 Trigger bus for Master Sla...

Page 5: ...If you did not receive the correct guide please contact the factory for a replacement It is assumed that the reader is familiar with using PCs Windows and CompactPCITM cards No description is included for these topics If you are not comfortable with these areas it is strongly recommended that you refer to the relevant product guides To maintain the accuracy of the information contained herein we r...

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Page 7: ... sensitive modules in their static protected containers or on a metal rail Label any package that contains static sensitive boards 3 Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap while handling these modules and circuit boards Do installation and service of static sensitive modules only at a static free work station 4 Nothing capable of generating or hold...

Page 8: ...zard observe all ratings and markings on the product Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product Do not apply a potential to any terminal including the common terminal which exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal Do not operate with suspected failures If you suspect there is damage to this product have it inspected by qualified service p...

Page 9: ...pe Before installing the CompuScope card please refer to page 1 for Electrostatic Discharge ESD handling procedures 1 Power off your CompactPCI chassis CompuScope cards are not hot swappable and all installation and removal must be done with the power off 2 Select the required number of unused full sized 6U CompactPCI expansion slots You need one slot for the following cards CompuScope 82GC CompuS...

Page 10: ...PXI cards 3 Unfasten the screw holding the unused slot s frontplate and remove it For the following cards with 8M or more memory CompuScope 1610C CompuScope 14100C or CompuScope 3200C remove two adjacent frontplates Figure 1 Unscrew the slot s frontplate and remove it ...

Page 11: ...e handles are closed gently press on the red tabs This action will cause the handles to open Please note that the connectors in the illustration below may not be identical to your CompuScope card We are using a CompuScope 14100C for this example but the card handles work the same way on all the CompuScope CompactPCI PXI cards Figure 2 Open the card handles CS14100C shown ...

Page 12: ...ompactPCI chassis have air deflectors installed in unused slots If the card does not insert in the chassis check for and remove the air deflector before inserting the card Figure 3 Inserting a single slot CompactPCI CompuScope card CS85GC CS82GC CS14100C 1M CS1610C 1M or CS3200C 2M Figure 4 Inserting a 2 slot CompactPCI CompuScope card CS14100C 8M and up CS1610C 8M and up or CS3200C 256M and up ...

Page 13: ...e of the handles Please note that the connectors in the illustration below may not be identical to your CompuScope card We are using a CompuScope 14100C for this example but the card handles work the same way on all the CompuScope CompactPCI PCI cards Figure 5 Slide the card until the handles click CS14100C shown 7 Fasten the card to the chassis using the screws embedded in the card handles Figure...

Page 14: ...the 3 60 xx drivers Please refer to the section within this manual called Section 3 Verifying signal acquisition with CSTest for details on running CSTest 12 Install GageScope software for CS85GC CS82GC CS14100C and CS1610C Refer to the section within this manual called GageScope in the Driver installation guide section for instructions on installing this software If you have a CS3200C install Gag...

Page 15: ...ch of the cards 1 Power off your CompactPCI chassis CompuScope cards are not hot swappable and all installation and removal must be done with the power off 2 Select adjacent full sized 6U CompactPCI expansion slots If you are installing a Master Slave system consisting of CompuScope 82GC CompuScope 14100C 1M CompuScope 1610C 1M or CompuScope 3200C 2MB cards the number of adjacent slots should be e...

Page 16: ... 3 Unscrew the screws holding the unused slots frontplates and remove them For the following cards with 8M or more memory CompuScope 1610C CompuScope 14100C or CompuScope 3200C remove two adjacent frontplates Figure 7 Unscrew the slot s frontplate and remove it ...

Page 17: ... these handles are closed gently press on the red tabs This action will cause the handles to open Please note that the connectors in the illustration below may not be identical to your CompuScope card We are using a CompuScope 14100C for this example but the card handles work the same way on all the CompuScope CompactPCI PCI cards Figure 8 Open the card handles CS14100C shown ...

Page 18: ... the MASTER card is the one labeled CH 1 CH 2 Ensure that the card slides into the card guides on the chassis Some CompactPCI chassis have air deflectors installed in unused slots If the card does not insert in the chassis check for and remove the air deflector before inserting the card Figure 9 Inserting the MASTER card CS14100C shown ...

Page 19: ...sition If necessary provide manual assistance in the proper closure of the handles Please note that the connectors in the illustration below may not be identical to your CompuScope card We are using a CompuScope 14100C for this example but the card handles work the same way on all the CompuScope CompactPCI PCI cards Figure 10 Slide the card until the handles click CS14100C shown ...

Page 20: ...Installing CompactPCI PXI Master Slave multi card systems 7 Fasten the card to the chassis using the screws embedded in the card handles Figure 11 Fasten the card to the chassis using screws CS14100C shown ...

Page 21: ...ti card systems 15 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for the SLAVE cards Make sure you maintain consecutive channel numbering Slave Cards must be installed into slots on the right side of the Master card Figure 12 Insert all Slave cards CS14100C shown ...

Page 22: ...of the CompuScope card using the configuration utility provided with the drivers Refer to the section within this manual called Driver installation guide 13 Optional Verify the operation of the card using CSTest or CSTest CSTest and CSTest are sample programs provided with the CompuScope drivers to ensure proper operation of the CompuScope cards CSTest is provided with the 3 82 xx drivers and CSTe...

Page 23: ...w the instructions provided in the GageScope manual for using this software 16 Optional Writing your own program using Gage Software Development Kits SDKs When writing your own program using one of Gage s Software Development Kits SDKs please refer to the appropriate Gage SDK manual for information on installation and operation of the Gage SDK ...

Page 24: ...18 Installing CompactPCI PXI Master Slave multi card systems Notes ...

Page 25: ...cked data as individual acquisitions Software drivers also provide support for accessing Multiple Record data Once the CompuScope card has finished capturing a Multiple Record segment the trigger circuitry is automatically re armed within 16 sample clock cycles to start looking for the next trigger No software intervention is required Figure 14 Multiple Record mode Multiple Recording is useful for...

Page 26: ... provide support for accessing Multiple Record data Once the CompuScope 82GC has finished capturing a Multiple Record segment the trigger circuitry is automatically re armed within 152 304 sample clock cycles in dual single channel mode to start looking for the next trigger No software intervention is required This is required to ensure that the necessary pre trigger data is acquired That is data ...

Page 27: ...e card and then asks the card to do a DMA transfer The CompactPCITM bus mastering control circuitry takes over from this point and performs the transfer without any CPU involvement Data storage The data coming out of the A D converters or digital input is stored in the on board memory buffer which is configured as a circular buffer A circular buffer is used to guarantee that the system will keep o...

Page 28: ...Trigger Address a specified number of Post Trigger points are captured and then the acquisition is stopped The memory address at which the acquisition is stopped is designated as the End Address and the address after that one is called Start Address Now Pre Trigger data lies between Start Address and Trigger Address and Post Trigger data between Trigger Address and End Address It is clear from the...

Page 29: ...e RAMFULL bit in the STATUS register This bit is reset to ZERO when a start_capture command is issued and is set to ONE when the memory counters overflow from FFFFF to ZERO for example In this case Pre Trigger data lies between ZERO and Trigger Address and Post Trigger between Trigger Address and End Address These issues are handled seamlessly by the driver and the Software Development Kits SDKs ...

Page 30: ...24 Memory organization on CompuScopes except for CS85GC Notes ...

Page 31: ...rcuitry uses DMA to move the data from the memory of the on board calibration processors into PCI memory CompactPCITM Plug n Play BIOS is fully supported by CompuScope 85GC making it unnecessary for the user to worry about setting any jumpers or switches to configure the CS85GC A D data storage FISO memories are configured as circular buffers A circular buffer is used to guarantee that the system ...

Page 32: ...gger event is detected the address to which the data was being written into is tagged as the Trigger Address a specified number of Post Trigger points are captured and then the acquisition is stopped The memory address at which the acquisition is stopped is designated as the End Address and the address after that one is called Start Address Now Pre Trigger data lies between Start Address and Trigg...

Page 33: ...hased This section will describe how to install software and verify the operation of your new hardware Please note that due to the various versions of operating systems supported by Gage the screen captures serving as illustrations in this manual may differ from what you will see on your screen The discrepancies will not be material when it comes to basic functionalities and operation however the ...

Page 34: ...ip some of the steps if you do not wish or need to install certain drivers or applications A If you have not already done so insert your Gage Software CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer The AutoRun feature of Windows should kick in and bring up the installer s main screen If this does not take place you can start the installer by double clicking on the gage exe item that you will find on th...

Page 35: ...le from the first version of this new installation package Figure 20 The About CD screen Whenever navigating the installation software you can use the Back button at the bottom right of the screen to return to a previous screen in the installation hierarchy Figure 21 The Back button ...

Page 36: ... screen From this screen you will find useful contact information for Gage for technical support Figure 22 The Contact screen Also from the Gage Software Disk s main screen you can directly access Gage s Web site by clicking on the Web address under the Gage logo Figure 23 The link to Gage s Web site on the Gage Software Disk s main screen ...

Page 37: ...g you can click on the Browse CD button to open a Windows Explorer window showing the content of the Gage Software Disk see Figure 24 below Figure 24 Browsing the CD Now that you have become familiar with the first level of the installer we can proceed with the installation proper ...

Page 38: ...stall Software button to start installing the Gage software The Install Software screen Figure 25 offers four software options to install CompuScope drivers CompuGen drivers Free applications Purchased software Figure 25 The Install Software screen ...

Page 39: ...3 As you position the mouse over one of the four menu options details of each option appear in a text box to the right of the screen see Figure 26 Figure 26 Example of information visible when positioning the mouse on a menu item ...

Page 40: ...click the Back button to go back to the Gage Applied Technologies screen Once you are back to the main Gage Software Disk screen click on the Exit button located at the bottom right of the screen The last screen you will see upon exiting is shown below Figure 27 Figure 27 Splash screen seen upon exiting the installer ...

Page 41: ...ccording to the type of hardware you purchased Figure 28 CompuScope Drivers for Win2K WinXP Since the CompuScope Windows 98 ME and Windows 2K XP drivers are plug and play we recommend that you first install your CompuScope hardware and then use the Add New Hardware function of your operating system if the system does not automatically prompt you for the location of the driver to install the CompuS...

Page 42: ...or the CompuScope 3 82 drivers it is possible to install directly from the Gage Software disk To start the installation click on CompuScope 3 82 Drivers from the Software Install option of the Gage Software Disk Figure 29 CompuScope Drivers for Win2K WinXP ...

Page 43: ...Shield Wizard screen appears Figure 30 InstallShield wizard Click Next to continue with the installation of the CompuScope 3 82 drivers Carefully read the Software and Documentation License Agreement text as shown below Figure 31 License agreement text ...

Page 44: ...greement Otherwise the installation will be aborted Figure 32 Customer information Enter your user information in the Customer Information screen By default all program features will be installed Alternately you can choose the Custom option to install only specific program features Figure 33 Installation setup ...

Page 45: ... the O S system drive Program Files Gage CompuScope 3 82 directory by default You can optionally install the software into a directory of your choice Figure 34 Destination folder for CompuScope 3 82 drivers Click on Install to begin the installation Figure 35 Begin installation ...

Page 46: ...ver installation guide Clicking on Cancel at anytime will abort the driver installation Figure 36 Installing drivers Click on Finish to complete the installation Figure 37 Installation successfully completed ...

Page 47: ...llation guide 41 In order to use the CompuScope Drivers you must restart your computer You will be asked whether or not you want to restart your computer immediately or you may choose to restart your computer later ...

Page 48: ... screen Figure 38 Plug n Play CompuScope driver message The installation of the CompuScope 3 60 Windows 98 ME or Windows 2K XP drivers should therefore be done from the Add New Hardware function of Windows note that the CompuScope 3 82 drivers are not available for Windows 98 ME To complete the installation of CompuScope drivers you will only have to point Windows to the Gage Software Disk and Win...

Page 49: ... drivers note that the CompuScope 3 82 drivers are not available for Windows NT you must run the Setup exe file found in the CompuscopeDev Legacy WinNT directory on the Gage Software Disk Figure 39 WinNT Explorer window Running the Setup exe file will start the InstallShield Wizard for the CompuScope Win NT drivers Click on Next from the InstallShield Welcome screen to continue with the installati...

Page 50: ...tion directory on your computer where you want the drivers to be installed By default the drivers will be installed in the O S system drive Gage CompuScope SDK for Windows directory Alternately you can choose a destination directory of your preference Click on Next to continue with the installation Figure 41 Installation setup ...

Page 51: ... will be prompted to view the ReadMe file during the installation Figure 42 View ReadMe file during installation The following screen appears if you click Yes to view the ReadMe file Figure 43 ReadMe file for CompuScope Win NT drivers ...

Page 52: ...ick No and the driver installation completes In order to use the CompuScope Drivers you must restart your computer You will be asked whether or not you want to restart your computer immediately or you may choose to restart your computer later Figure 44 Installation Complete ...

Page 53: ... you purchased from Gage you may need some of these free applications to operate your card or cards Figure 45 Selection of free applications from Gage If you have bought a digital capture product from Gage you should install the GageBit Application To do so simply click on the appropriate button on the screen shown in Figure 45 above and follow the instructions of the GageBit Install Wizard ...

Page 54: ...m the Gage Software Disk GageScope and Software Development Kits see Figure 46 below Figure 46 Selection of free applications from Gage Clicking to install one of the software packages will bring up an install Wizard as usual simply follow the instructions on screen to install your software Make sure you have your software key or keys handy as you begin the installation process for GageScope or on...

Page 55: ...ows the first screen of the GageScope Install Wizard Figure 47 GageScope Install Wizard For more details on the GageScope installation please refer to the GageScope Manual that is included in PDF format on the Gage Software Disk CD Drive Gage SW Manuals ...

Page 56: ...dardized installation procedures and therefore will not be covered in detail in this manual Note that all SDKs from Gage are available from the Gage Software CD C C MATLAB LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI The first two screens of the SDK Install Wizard are shown below Figure 48 First screen of the SDK Install Wizard ...

Page 57: ...If you have purchased a Software Development Kit or if you are trying to install GageScope you must first install the drivers for your hardware in order to use the software If you do not install the drivers the sample programs will not work properly and GageScope will only function in Demo Mode ...

Page 58: ...puScope Manager utility is installed at the same time as the CompuScope 3 82 drivers You can access the CompuScope Manager from the Gage folder in the Programs category of the Start Menu of Windows The main screen of the CompuScope Manager is the Resource Manager tab see Figure 50 below Figure 50 Card information from the Resource Manager tab of the CompuScope Manager This screen provides you info...

Page 59: ... necessary for the driver to recognize the CompuScope card s This file is kept in the Windows System folder of your computer Please note that the CompuScope cards are plug and play devices so you do not need to specify an I O or a memory address as you would have had to for ISA products It is however necessary to declare the I O and Memory addresses as PnP in the appropriate section of GageConfig ...

Page 60: ...tions you may develop on your own GageScope Lite is provided for free to all users of CompuScope cards for precisely this purpose You can find extremely detailed instructions on how to use GageScope in the GageScope manual that is included in PDF format on the Gage Software Disk CD Drive Gage SW Manuals However if you have not already installed GageScope or if you do not wish to install it at this...

Page 61: ...uccessfully installed the CompuScope drivers and have tested driver installation with the CompuScope Manager utility you can run CSTest to verify that these drivers are properly communicating with your CompuScope card s Setting up your Hardware Using a function signal generator generate a 1 MHz sine wave signal and connect it to the CH1 input of your CompuScope card If you have installed a CompuSc...

Page 62: ...enu and click on Continuous Note that the sine wave on the screen starts from the positive slope As you change the frequency of the sine wave on your function generator you will see a corresponding change in the sine wave displayed in CSTest Note You may have noticed the four digit number in the bottom left corner of the CSTest window This is a counter Every time CSTest acquires data the counter i...

Page 63: ...ontrols menu and click on Abort This will stop any further acquisition We will now change a trigger parameter such as Trigger Slope to verify that all controls for the card are working as they should Go to the Parameters menu and select Trigger Config ...

Page 64: ...sitive to negative Click on OK for this change to be registered and to close the dialog box When you go back to the Controls menu and click on Continuous you should see the same sine wave but starting from a negative slope This short experiment proves that communication between a utility program CSTest the CompuScope drivers and a CompuScope card has been successfully established The following scr...

Page 65: ...Save Channels saves data captured from different channels into different files in Gage s SIG file format The Gage SIG file can be read from applications that support Gage s SIG file such as GageScope To exit CSTest select Exit from the Controls menu ...

Page 66: ...60 Driver installation guide Controls Force Trigger Force Trigger causes the acquisition system to be triggered immediately no matter what the trigger configuration parameters are ...

Page 67: ...ystem Reset System Reset resets the acquisition system to the default state The current data acquisition will be aborted and all configuration parameters Acquisition Channels and Triggers configurations will be reset to the default settings ...

Page 68: ... guide Controls Select System If there is more than one acquisition system installed in the same computer Select System allows the user to select another acquisition system and make it the active acquisition system in CsTest ...

Page 69: ...CompuScope card s and version of drivers you have installed the dialog may look slightly different Acquisition Config allows users to modify different acquisition configuration parameters such as Pre Trigger and Post Trigger depth Multiple Recording Sample Rate Trigger Timeout ...

Page 70: ...ve installed the dialog may look slightly different Channel Config allows users to modify signal conditioning parameters such as Coupling Impedance and Gain Calib 0 is Null Channel Input which will force the recalibration of the hardware taking the average value of the current input as a new reference for the zero level ...

Page 71: ...ger Config Depending on the CompuScope card s and version of drivers you have installed the dialog may look slightly different Trigger Config allows users to modify different trigger configuration parameters such as trigger source level and slope ...

Page 72: ...66 Driver installation guide Tools Performance Performance tests the PRF performance of the acquisition system using the current configuration parameters ...

Page 73: ...7 Data Transfer Busmaster Synchronous The current version of the Gage drivers only supports synchronous data transfer Please refer to the CompuScope SDK manual for more information about synchronous and asynchronous data transfer ...

Page 74: ...68 Driver installation guide Help Display Controls Display Controls shows different shortcuts to control the display of the captured data ...

Page 75: ...Driver installation guide 69 Help About CsTest ...

Page 76: ...70 Driver installation guide Notes ...

Page 77: ...rivers you need to operate your Gage hardware The CD also contains all of the installers for the application packages provided by Gage including Lite Standard and Professional editions of GageScope Note that some packages will only be available if you have purchased the software and have a key provided by Gage CompuScope Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibration Each CompuScope card is shipped wit...

Page 78: ...oftware and Standard or Professional edition Software Key envelope Software Development Kits SDKs applicable manual s Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purchased the CompuScope card ...

Page 79: ...al Fast Transient Burst Immunity Performance criterion B IEC61000 4 5 Power Line Surge Immunity Performance criterion B IEC61000 4 6 Conducted RF Immunity Performance criterion A IEC61000 4 11 Voltage Dips and Interruptions Immunity Performance criterion B EN 61000 3 2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissions Australia New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Complies with EMC provision of Radio communic...

Page 80: ...n simply develop the data acquisition system as if an oscilloscope were being used but instead use a CompuScope card to take advantage of its attractive price and performance Of course CompuScope cards are much more than just another DSO under GPIB control Data transfer rates from CompuScope memory to PC memory or extended memory run at least 100 times faster than a GPIB DSO combination CompuScope...

Page 81: ...ng AC or DC software selectable DC Coupled Bandwidth All ranges except 20 mV DC to 500 MHz 20 mV DC to 300 MHz Lower Frequency AC coupled bandwidth 10 Hz with 1 MΩ impedance 140 kHz with 50 Ω impedance Input Voltage Ranges 1 MΩ Input 20 mV 50 mV 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1 V 2 V 5 V 10 V 20 V 50 Ω Input 20 mV 50 mV 100 mV 200 mV 500 mV 1 V 2 V 5 V Input Protection Diode Clamped for 1 MΩ Thermal cut off...

Page 82: ...Type NTSC and PAL Trigger Level Controlled by on board DAC Sensitivity 5 of full scale DC to 50 MHz 12 5 of full scale 50 MHz to 500 MHz This number specifies the minimum required signal amplitude to cause a trigger to occur Smaller signals are rejected as noise Level Accuracy 5 of full scale Slope Positive or Negative Pre Trigger From zero to almost 100 of record length All captured data that is ...

Page 83: ...vides limited functionality of advanced analysis tools except for Extended Math Professional Edition Provides full functionality of all advanced analysis tools SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS SDK CompuScope SDK for C C For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for MATLAB For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI For Windows 9...

Page 84: ... independently 300 100 352 GageScope Professional Edition purchased with CompuScope hardware 300 100 354 GageScope Professional Edition purchased independently 300 100 355 Software Development Kits SDKs Product Order No Gage SDK Pack on CD No Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 000 Gage SDK Pack on CD Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 002 CompuScope SDK for C C 200 200 101 CompuScope SDK for M...

Page 85: ...CompuScope 85GC 79 CompuScope 85GC simplified block diagram Figure 52 CS85G simplified block diagram ...

Page 86: ...card type and version as shown in Figure 53 CS85GC labels card type hardware version number Figure 53 also shows the location of the Calibration label The Calibration label lists your CompuScope card s serial numbers You should record these serial numbers for future reference on the technical support form found at the front of this guide Figure 53 CS85GC labels card type hardware version number ...

Page 87: ...o input an analog signal that is sampled as Channel 1 CH 2 BNC connector is the single ended input of channel 2 that is used to input an analog signal that is sampled as Channel 2 External Trigger BNC connector is used to input an analog or digital signal which may be used as an External Trigger External Trigger is defined exactly as in an oscilloscope this signal can be used to trigger the system...

Page 88: ...rate Each time the selected signal crosses the trigger level the on board triggering circuitry monitors it for the slope selected by the user When the appropriate slope is detected a Trigger signal is generated Figure 55 Generation of a trigger signal External Trigger amplifier The External Trigger input also has oscilloscope like 1 MΩ 20 pF input impedance Gage s proprietary input protection circ...

Page 89: ...d using a computer configured as follows Pentium III 850 MHz processor 256 MB RAM 20 GB disk drive Windows 98 33 MHz 32 bit CompactPCITM bus All slots support bus mastering A C application program optimized for fast repetitive capture was used for throughput measurements The PRF rates shown below are for dual channel data acquisition but data is being read out of the card from only CH 1 Figure 56 ...

Page 90: ...84 CompuScope 85GC Notes ...

Page 91: ...contains all of the software drivers you need to operate your Gage hardware The CD also contains all of the installers for the application packages provided by Gage including Lite Standard and Professional editions of GageScope Note that some packages will only be available if you have purchased the software and have a key provided by Gage CompuScope Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibration Each ...

Page 92: ...evelopment Kits SDKs applicable manual s If you ordered a Master Slave set you will receive a Master Slave Timing Module in addition to the number of CompuScope cards in your Master Slave system Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purchased the CompuScope card ...

Page 93: ...t Immunity Performance criterion B IEC61000 4 5 Power Line Surge Immunity Performance criterion B IEC61000 4 6 Conducted RF Immunity Performance criterion A IEC61000 4 11 Voltage Dips and Interruptions Immunity Performance criterion B EN 61000 3 2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissions Australia New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Complies with EMC provision of Radio communications Act per the fol...

Page 94: ... installed inside the CompactPCITM chassis so there is no external box such as a DSO The CS82GC cards have Pre Trigger Multiple Record as a standard feature which helps optimize the use of the on board memory by stacking data from successive bursts You can also write software for a multi card system in which all the cards are not in a Master Slave configuration Drivers supplied by Gage support all...

Page 95: ...W 7 0 W 12 Volts 5 0 W 4 0 W 4 0 W 3 3 Volts 11 0 W 10 0 W 1 0 W 12 Volts 3 0 W 3 0 W 3 0 W CHANNELS 1 2 Inputs per card 2 Impedance 1 MΩ 25 pF or 50 Ω software selectable Coupling AC or DC Resolution 8 bits Typical DC Coupled Bandwidth 50 Ω Ω Ω Ω Dual Channel 50 Ω Ω Ω Ω Single Channel 1 MΩ Ω Ω Ω Dual Channel 1 MΩ Ω Ω Ω Single Channel 100 mV N A N A 250 MHz 200 MHz 200 mV 250 MHz 150 MHz 300 MHz 2...

Page 96: ... of full scale on the 1 V range with a 50 Ω input Typical values are listed below 10 MHz Input 100 MHz Input SNR 45 dB 43 dB SFDR 54 dB 50 dB SINAD 44 dB 42 dB THD 52 dB 48 dB ENOB 7 2 bits 6 85 bits ACQUISITION MEMORY Data Storage In on board memory Memory sizes 2 M 8M 16M 8 bit samples Maximum memory depth Single Channel Mode Up to full on board memory Dual Channel Mode Up to half on board memor...

Page 97: ...Signal Level MIN 225 mV RMS MAX 500 mV RMS Impedance 50 Ω Sampling Edge Single Rising and Falling Dual Rising Coupling AC Duty Cycle 50 5 Single Dual MULTIPLE RECORD Pre trigger Data Up to 32K points Record Length 256 512 points minimum Can be defined with a 128 256 point resolution in dual single channel mode Max number of Triggers 21 845 with 16M model Re arm time 152 304 sample clock cycles in ...

Page 98: ...nal Edition Provides full functionality of all advanced analysis tools SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS SDK CompuScope SDK for C C For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for MATLAB For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 5 degree Celsius to 40 degree Celsius...

Page 99: ... 8M with Internal Trigger 782 001 206 CS82GC 1GHz 16M with Internal Trigger 782 001 207 CS82GC 1GHz 2M 2 Card Master Slave Set 782 001 110 CS82GC 1GHz 8M 2 Card Master Slave Set 782 001 120 CS82GC 1GHz 16M 2 Card Master Slave Set 782 001 130 CS82GC 1GHz 2M 2 Card Master Slave Set with Internal Trigger 782 001 110 CS82GC 1GHz 8M 2 Card Master Slave Set with Internal Trigger 782 001 120 CS82GC 1GHz ...

Page 100: ...K Pack on CD No Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 000 Gage SDK Pack on CD Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 002 CompuScope SDK for C C 200 200 101 CompuScope SDK for MATLAB 200 200 102 CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW 200 200 103 CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI 200 300 100 ...

Page 101: ...CompuScope 82GC 95 CompuScope 82GC simplified block diagram Figure 57 CS82GC simplified block diagram ...

Page 102: ...ws the location of the Calibration label The Calibration label lists your CompuScope card s serial numbers You should record these serial numbers for future reference on the technical support form found at the front of this guide You may also see an OPTION MOD label listing any upgrades or modifications that have been performed on your card For example if you have purchased a CompuScope 82GC 8M ca...

Page 103: ...f you have purchased a multi card system you will notice that input channel connectors on one card are numbered CH 1 CH 2 and the other CH 3 CH 4 The MASTER card is labeled CH 1 CH 2 and the SLAVE card is labeled CH 3 CH 4 Figure 60 Master Slave card designation ...

Page 104: ...which may be used as an External Trigger External Trigger is defined exactly as in an oscilloscope this signal can be used to trigger the system but cannot be viewed or digitized External Clock SMA connector is located on the front panel This input can be used for injecting a specific clock signal for digitizing the analog inputs See the section CompuScope 82GC External Clock for more details Mast...

Page 105: ...y standard connector that complies with all specifications of the CompactPCITM bus Status LEDs are located at the bottom of the front panel Note that the BUSY LED is illuminated when the CompuScope 82GC is capturing a signal The TRIG LED is illuminated after the CompuScope 82GC receives a trigger ...

Page 106: ...aking it possible to trigger on narrow pulses or glitches that are much shorter than the sample rate subject to the 300 MHz bandwidth limitation of the front end trigger circuitry Each time the selected signal crosses the trigger level the on board triggering circuitry monitors it for the slope selected by the user When the appropriate slope is detected a Trigger signal is generated Figure 62 Gene...

Page 107: ... high frequencies PLEASE NOTE THE EXTERNAL CLOCK ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS SECTION DEPICT THE CLOCK SIGNAL AS A SQUARE WAVE FOR CLARITY PLEASE FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOVE TO ACHIEVE PROPER OPERATION In single channel mode sampling is done on both the rising and falling edge of the sine wave Figure 63 External Clocking in single channel mode In dual channel mode sampling is done on only the rising...

Page 108: ...his TTL output is always asserted after a well defined latency inherent in the trigger circuitry The table shown below lists the latency for each of the sample rates that the user may select Sample Rate Dual Channel Latency Single Channel Latency 2 GS s N A 84 clocks 1 GS s 45 clocks 70 clocks 500 MS s 34 clocks 58 clocks 250 MS s 30 clocks 56 clocks 200 MS s N A 55 clocks 125 MS s 28 clocks N A 1...

Page 109: ...edges of the sampling clock after the trigger latency has expired Figure 65 Trigger Out in single channel mode Dual channel mode In dual channel mode GCLK is always one eighth the frequency of the sampling clock Consequently Trigger Out signal will be activated after any one of the eight subsequent rising edges of the sampling clock after the trigger latency has expired Figure 66 Trigger Out in du...

Page 110: ...Internal Triggering Only the dynamic performance of the product is affected by this choice 2 1 Input Characteristics and Protection The modification made to the CS82GC to give it a 1GHz bandwidth requires the bypassing of most of the protection from high voltages as well as of all but 1 input range in each of the operating modes The input must be single ended with an impedance of 50 Ohms which is ...

Page 111: ... available through the standard install procedure Instructions on locating the CompuScope 3 60 30 driver can be found in the Gage Software Disk readme in the section titled Which CompuScope drivers should be installed Users of the CS82GC 1 GHz under Windows 2000 XP can use the most recent CompuScope Win 2K XP drivers GageScope and the various SDKs however will not perceive the 1GHz version of the ...

Page 112: ...sing CompuScope Multiple Record mode The following test results were obtained using a computer configured as follows Pentium III 850 MHz processor 256 MB RAM 20 GB disk drive Windows 98 33 MHz 32 bit CompactPCITM bus All slots support bus mastering A C application program optimized for fast repetitive capture in single record mode was used for throughput measurements The CS82GC was operated using ...

Page 113: ...ve with your CompuScope 14100C If you order an independent CompuScope 14100 card you should receive the following articles One CompuScope 14100C card of memory model type purchased 1M model 8M 128M or 1G model and Two 2 EMI snap on ferrite beads ...

Page 114: ... editions of GageScope Note that some packages will only be available if you have purchased the software and have a key provided by Gage CompuScope Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibration Each CompuScope card is shipped with a Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibration NIST is the National Institute to Standards and Technologies the US organization that is responsible for the definitions and meas...

Page 115: ...2 card M S sets of 1M 4 slot module for use with 2 card M S sets of 8M or more 4 card M S sets of 1M 6 slot module for use with 3 card M S sets of 8M or more 6 card M S sets of 1M 8 slot module for use with 4 card M S sets of 8M or more Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purc...

Page 116: ...ruptions Immunity Performance criterion B EN 61000 3 2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissions Australia New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Complies with EMC provision of Radio communications Act per the following standard s AS NZS 2064 1 2 Industrial Scientific and Medical Equipment 1992 1 2 3 4 5 1 Emissions which exceed the levels required by this standard may occur when this equipment is conne...

Page 117: ... s for the CS14100C as compared to a few hundred KB s for GPIB CompuScope cards are easier to program as Software Development Kits SDKs are available for C C MATLAB LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI CompuScope cards are installed inside the CompactPCITM chassis so there is no external box such as a DSO The CS14100C cards have standard features such as Multiple Record which help optimize the use of the on...

Page 118: ...pies 2 slots POWER IN WATTS 5 Volts Worst Case Typical All Memory Models 24 8 Watts 22 5 Watts 5 Volts Worst Case Typical All Memory Models 0 0 Watts 0 0 Watts 12 Volts Worst Case Typical All Memory Models 1 7 Watts 1 5 Watts 12 Volts Worst Case Typical All Memory Models 0 6 Watts 0 5 Watts CHANNELS 1 2 Inputs per card 2 Impedance 1 MΩ 40 pF or 50 Ω software selectable Coupling AC or DC Resolution...

Page 119: ...dB SFDR 73 dB SINAD 60 dB THD 72 dB ENOB 10 2 bits ACQUISITION MEMORY Data Storage In on board memory Memory Sizes 1M 8M 128M 1G 14 bit samples Maximum memory depth Single channel Up to full on board memory Dual channel Up to half on board memory per channel TRIGGERING Number of Trigger Inputs 2 per system Source CH 1 CH 2 EXT or Software Type Analog triggering Sensitivity 10 of full scale Level A...

Page 120: ...l channel mode MULTIPLE RECORD Pre trigger Data None Record Length 256 512 points minimum Can be defined with a 64 128 point resolution in dual single channel mode MULTI CARD SYSTEMS Operating Mode Master Slave or Multiple Independent Number of Cards Master Slave 2 4 or 6 cards for 1M memory models 2 3 or 4 cards for 8M memory models Available upon request 128M and 1G memory models Multiple Ind Li...

Page 121: ... SDK for MATLAB For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 5 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius Relative Humidity Less than 80 non condensing Maximum Altitude 2 000 meters ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY The following CS14100C configurations have been tested...

Page 122: ...Set 741 001 020 CS14100C 8M 3 Card Master Slave Set 741 001 021 CS14100C 8M 4 Card Master Slave Set 741 001 022 CS14100C 128M Master Slave Sets Available upon request CS14100C 1G Master Slave Sets Available upon request CS14100C Memory Upgrade Charge 741 181 004 GageScope Software Product Order No GageScope Lite Edition Included GageScope Standard Edition purchased with CompuScope hardware 300 100...

Page 123: ...SDK Pack on CD No Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 000 Gage SDK Pack on CD Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 002 CompuScope SDK for C C 200 200 101 CompuScope SDK for MATLAB 200 200 102 CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW 200 200 103 CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI 200 300 100 ...

Page 124: ...118 CompuScope 14100C CompuScope 14100C simplified block diagram Figure 68 CompuScope 14100C simplified block diagram ...

Page 125: ...o shows the location of the Calibration label The Calibration label lists your CompuScope card s serial numbers You should record these serial numbers for future reference on the technical support form found at the front of this guide You may also see an OPTION MOD label listing any upgrades or modifications that have been performed on your card For example if you have purchased a CompuScope 14100...

Page 126: ...multi card system you will notice that input channel connectors on one card are numbered CH 1 CH 2 and the other CH 3 CH 4 and so on The MASTER card is labeled CH 1 CH 2 and each SLAVE card is labeled with successive channel numbers Figure 71 CompuScope 14100C Master Slave card designation ...

Page 127: ...expanded memory card occupies a second slot Such a 2 slot product is also referred to as a Deep Memory Card or in the case of the 128M and 1G versions an Extreme Memory Card The exact amount of on board acquisition memory is listed on the OPTION MOD sticker Figure 72 CompuScope 14100C occupying 2 slots to accommodate extra memory capacity ...

Page 128: ...g signal that is sampled as Channel 1 CH 2 BNC connector is the single ended input of channel 2 that is used to input an analog signal that is sampled as Channel 2 External Trigger BNC connector is used to input an analog or digital signal which may be used as an External Trigger External Trigger is defined exactly as in an oscilloscope this signal can be used to trigger the system but cannot be v...

Page 129: ...the low to high transition of which signifies the occurrence of a trigger event on the CS14100C See the section CompuScope 14100C Trigger Output for more details CompactPCITM connector is located at the rear of the card This is an industry standard connector that complies with all specifications of the CompactPCITM bus Status LEDs are located at the bottom of the front panel Note that the BUSY LED...

Page 130: ...the trigger source from any one of the following Channel 1 Channel 2 External Trigger Software Trigger The selected trigger source is then compared to a trigger level set by an on board 8 bit software controlled DAC An on board high speed comparator is used for this function making it possible to trigger on narrow pulses or glitches that are much shorter than the sample rate subject to the 30 MHz ...

Page 131: ... lower than the lower limit Figure 75 Windowed triggering External Trigger amplifier The External Trigger input also has oscilloscope like 1 MΩ 35 pF input impedance Gage s proprietary input protection circuitry allows the FET stage to withstand voltages as high as 15 Volts without causing any damage to the inputs The trigger comparators have an operating range of 1 Volt Software selectable attenu...

Page 132: ...ble external clock frequency is between 40 MHz and 100 MHz Sampling is done on each rising edge of the sine wave In dual channel mode the allowable external clock frequency is between 20 MHz and 50 MHz Sampling is done on each rising edge of the sine wave Note that high resolution waveform digitizers are very sensitive to phase noise and duty cycle of the external clock input All efforts should be...

Page 133: ...etween GCLK and sampling clock must be understood in order to take full advantage of this powerful feature Single channel mode In single channel mode GCLK is always one half the frequency of the sampling clock Consequently if the trigger event is asynchronous to the sampling clock Trigger Out signal will only be activated after one of the two subsequent rising edges of the sampling clock Figure 76...

Page 134: ...ope Multiple Record mode The following test results were obtained using a computer configured as follows Pentium III 500 MHz processor 128 MB RAM 20 GB disk drive Windows NT 4 0 with SP6 NT File System 33 MHz 32 bit CompactPCITM bus All slots support bus mastering A C application program optimized for fast repetitive capture in single record mode was used for throughput measurements The CS14100C w...

Page 135: ...ion Guide contains all of the software drivers you need to operate your Gage hardware The CD also contains all of the installers for the application packages provided by Gage including Lite Standard and Professional editions of GageScope Note that some packages will only be available if you have purchased the software and have a key provided by Gage CompuScope Certificate of NIST Traceable Calibra...

Page 136: ...ey envelope Software Development Kits SDKs applicable manual s If you ordered a Master Slave set you will receive one of the following Master Slave Timing Modules in addition to the number of CompuScope cards in your Master Slave system 2 slot module for use with 2 card M S sets of 1M 4 slot module for use with 2 card M S sets of 8M or more 4 card M S sets of 1M ...

Page 137: ...d M S sets of 1M 8 slot module for use with 4 card M S sets of 8M or more 8 card M S sets of 1M Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purchased the CompuScope card ...

Page 138: ...ed RF Immunity Performance criterion A IEC61000 4 11 Voltage Dips and Interruptions Immunity Performance criterion B EN 61000 3 2 AC Power Line Harmonic Emissions Australia New Zealand Declaration of Conformity EMC Complies with EMC provision of Radio communications Act per the following standard s AS NZS 2064 1 2 Industrial Scientific and Medical Equipment 1992 1 2 3 4 1 Emissions which exceed th...

Page 139: ...ftware Development Kits SDKs are available for C C MATLAB LabVIEW and LabWindows CVI CompuScope cards are installed inside the CompactPCITM chassis so there is no external box such as a DSO The CS1610C cards have standard features such as Multiple Record and External Clocking which help optimize the use of the on board memory by stacking data from successive bursts You can also write software for ...

Page 140: ...y Models 25 Watts 17 5 Watts CHANNELS 1 2 Inputs per card 2 differential inputs Impedance 1 MΩ 35 pF or 50 Ω software selectable Coupling AC or DC Resolution 16 bits A D Type Monolithic 16 bit over sampling with decimation filter Analog Bandwidth DC to 4 MHz DC coupled 10 Hz to 4 MHz AC coupled DSP FIR filter limits the signal bandwidth to Nyquist Frequency Single Ended Input Voltage Ranges 500 mV...

Page 141: ...of full scale Level Accuracy 10 of full scale Slope Positive or Negative software selectable Post Trigger Data 128 points minimum Can be defined with a 64 point resolution EXTERNAL TRIGGER Impedance 1 MΩ 30 pF Input Type Single ended analog Amplitude Absolute Max 15 V Voltage Range 1 V and 5 V Bandwidth 10 MHz Connector BNC TRIGGER OUTPUT Signal Type TTL Active Edge Rising low to high Synchronizat...

Page 142: ... input Positive or Negative software selectable OPERATING SYSTEMS SUPPORTED Windows 98 ME NT CompuScope Driver version 3 60 22 Version 4 SP3 or higher Windows 2000 XP CompuScope Driver version 3 82 xx SP1 or higher APPLICATION SOFTWARE GageScope Windows based software for programming free operation LITE Edition Included with purchase provides basic functionality Standard Edition Provides limited f...

Page 143: ...nt CE Compliant 2 4 Card M S Sets CE Compliant 6 8 Card M S Sets Contact Gage for details For 8M memory models 1 Card Independent CE Compliant 2 Card M S Sets CE Compliant 3 4 Card M S Sets Contact Gage for details For Extreme memory models 128M more Contact Gage for details WARRANTY One year parts and labor ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ...

Page 144: ... 2 Card Master Slave Set 761 001 020 CS1610C 8M 3 Card Master Slave Set 761 001 021 CS1610C 8M 4 Card Master Slave Set 761 001 022 CS1610C 128M Master Slave Sets Available upon request CS1610C 1G Master Slave Sets Available upon request CS1610C Memory Upgrade Charge 761 181 004 GageScope Software Product Order No GageScope Lite Edition Included GageScope Standard Edition purchased with CompuScope ...

Page 145: ...DK Pack on CD No Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 000 Gage SDK Pack on CD Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 002 CompuScope SDK for C C 200 200 101 CompuScope SDK for MATLAB 200 200 102 CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW 200 200 103 CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI 200 300 100 ...

Page 146: ...140 CompuScope 1610C CompuScope 1610C simplified block diagram Figure 79 CompuScope 1610C simplified block diagram ...

Page 147: ...shows the location of the Calibration label The Calibration label lists your CompuScope card s serial numbers You should record these serial numbers for future reference on the technical support form found at the front of this guide You may also see an OPTION MOD label listing any upgrades or modifications that have been performed on your card For example if you have purchased a CompuScope 1610C 1...

Page 148: ...you have purchased a multi card system you will notice that input channel connectors on one card are numbered CH 1 CH 2 and the other CH 3 CH 4 The MASTER card is labeled CH 1 CH 2 and the SLAVE card is labeled CH 3 CH 4 Figure 82 CS1610C Master Slave card designation ...

Page 149: ...xpanded memory card occupies a second slot Such a 2 slot product is also referred to as a Deep Memory Card or in the case of the 128M and 1G versions an Extreme Memory Card The exact amount of on board acquisition memory is listed on the OPTION MOD sticker Figure 83 CompuScope 1610C occupying 2 slots to accommodate extra memory capacity ...

Page 150: ... CH 1 BNC connector is the positive differential input of channel 1 which is used to input an analog signal that is sampled as Channel 1 CH 1 BNC connector is the negative differential input of channel 1 which is used to input an analog signal that is sampled as Channel 1 CH 2 BNC connector is the positive differential input of channel 2 that is used to input an analog signal that is sampled as Ch...

Page 151: ...Initialization signals from a Master card to Slave card s using a Master Slave Timing Module Trigger Out BNC connector is located on the front panel near the bottom of the card This connector outputs a TTL signal the low to high transition of which signifies the occurrence of a trigger event on the CS1610C This signal is synchronized to the sampling clock See the section CompuScope 1610C Trigger O...

Page 152: ...r can software select the trigger source from any one of the following Channel 1 Channel 2 External Trigger Software Trigger The selected trigger source is then compared to a trigger level set by an on board 12 bit software controlled DAC only the 8 most significant bits are actually used An on board high speed comparator is used for this function making it possible to trigger on narrow pulses or ...

Page 153: ...generate a trigger on the first occurrence of the pulse on either of the two channels Trigger bus for Master Slave systems In a Master Slave system any one of the input channels can be used as a trigger source This is achieved by having a trigger bus in the Master Slave Timing Module that causes any one of the CompuScope 1610C cards in the system to cause the entire system to trigger This powerful...

Page 154: ... if 8 MS s sampling is required the external clock must be 16 MHz A corollary to this is that the sampling clock will always be a divide by 2 of the external clock The External Clock must be a TTL signal 0 to 5 Volts with a maximum frequency of 20 MHz and minimum frequency of 2 kHz The rise and fall times of the clock signal must be better than 8 ns for proper operation at the peak sample rates A ...

Page 155: ... 0 5 Watt power It should be noted that this output is synchronized to the sampling clock of the CompuScope 1610C Consequently if the trigger event is asynchronous to the sampling clock Trigger Out signal will only be activated after the subsequent rising edge of the sampling clock Figure 87 Trigger Out signal vs sampling clock If an External Clock is being used Trigger Out signal will have a 2 ex...

Page 156: ...ease note that much higher PRFs will be achieved using CompuScope Multiple Record mode The following test results were obtained using a computer configured as follows Pentium III 850 MHz processor 256 MB RAM 20 GB disk drive Windows 98 33 MHz 32 bit CompactPCITM bus All slots support bus mastering A C application program optimized for fast repetitive capture in single record mode was used for thro...

Page 157: ...placed with Gage Additional copies can be requested at order time The Hardware Manual is also available in PDF format on the Gage Software Disk or you can download card specific manuals from Gage s Web site www gage applied com Gage Software Disk with GageBit Software The Gage Software Disk included on the inside front cover of the Hardware Manual and Installation Guide contains all of the softwar...

Page 158: ...de is also available in PDF format on the Gage Software Disk or you can download it from Gage s Web site Warranty card Optional items if purchased Buffer Board CS32x0 BNC Breakout Board Software Development Kits SDKs applicable manual s Carefully inspect these articles before proceeding further If you find any damage caused by transportation please report it to the organization from which you purc...

Page 159: ... pin MDR connector which connects to the CS3200C using a 6 foot long pleated foil cable supplied with the CompuScope 3200C Differential ECL or PECL signals are by definition capable of driving a 50 Ω load and interface seamlessly with the CompuScope 3200C CONFIGURABLE INPUT The output of the on board comparators is fed into an on board FPGA which maximizes the use of on board memory for data from ...

Page 160: ...cifications CRYSTAL BASED TIMEBASE The CompuScope 3200C allows the use of both Internal or External clocking under software control When the internal clock is selected the sampling clock is provided by a crystal controlled oscillator thereby providing very good short and long term timing accuracy When an external clock is used the timing accuracy depends entirely on the quality of the external clo...

Page 161: ...f Data Lines 32 16 or 8 software selectable Input Type Single Ended or Differential factory set Cannot be modified in the field Input Levels Single Ended CMOS 0 to 5 Volt CMOS 0 to 3 3 Volt Differential ECL or PECL CLOCK Internal Clock Rate MHz 100 50 20 10 5 2 1 kHz 500 External Clock Standard External Clock Type Single Ended or Differential set to the same type as data lines External Clock Level...

Page 162: ...6 bits 128 point minimum 64 point resolution 32 bits 64 point minimum 32 point resolution MEMORY MODE OPERATION Data Storage In on board memory On board Memory Size 2MB 256MB 2GB other memory sizes available upon request 8 Bits Width Sample depth card memory 16 Bits Width Sample depth card memory 2 32 Bits Width Sample depth card memory 4 MULTI CARD SYSTEMS Operating Mode Multiple Independent Mast...

Page 163: ...uScope SDK for MATLAB For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabVIEW For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP CompuScope SDK for LabWindows CVI For Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Buffer Board BNC Breakout Board WARRANTY One year parts and labor All specifications subject to change without notice ...

Page 164: ...Scope 3200C 2G Differential ECL PECL 732 161 027 CompuScope 3200C Master Slave Sets Available upon request CS3200C Memory Upgrade Charge 732 181 004 CS3200C Buffer Board 320 181 105 32X0 BNC Breakout Board 325 181 020 Software Development Kits SDKs Product Order No Gage SDK Pack on CD No Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 000 Gage SDK Pack on CD Hardcopy of Manuals included 200 113 002 CompuScop...

Page 165: ...CompuScope 3200C 159 CompuScope 3200C simplified block diagram Figure 89 CompuScope 3200C simplified block diagram ...

Page 166: ...e location of the Calibration label which lists the Add on and base board serial numbers You should record these serial numbers for future reference on the technical support form found at the front of this guide You may also see an OPTION MOD label listing any upgrades or modifications which have been performed on your card Figure 90 CS3200C labels and hardware version number ...

Page 167: ...y you should notice that the expanded memory card occupies a second slot Such a 2 slot product is also referred to as an Extreme Memory Card The exact amount of on board acquisition memory is listed on the OPTION MOD sticker Figure 91 CompuScope 3200C occupying 2 slots to accommodate extra memory capacity ...

Page 168: ... connector is designed to provide equivalent to coax performance by using copper conductors encapsulated in a specially formulated Teflon to provide the appropriate dielectric constant This assembly is wrapped in a pleated copper foil resulting in a 50 Ω transmission line impedance for each of the 68 conductors in the cable For more information on the technology used in this connector please visit...

Page 169: ...t before or after an external event or software command The CS3200C supports both pre and post trigger data capture The CompuScope 3200C allows the user to trigger the system on External Trigger Software Trigger The user can also specify whether to trigger on the rising or falling edge of the External Trigger signal ...

Page 170: ...ield and must be done at the factory Pin layout on CS3200C connector Single ended TTL CMOS inputs CS3200C connector pin layout Single ended TTL CMOS inputs 1 CLK 35 GND 2 D0 36 GND 3 D1 37 GND 4 D2 38 GND 5 D3 39 GND 6 D4 40 GND 7 D5 41 GND 8 D6 42 GND 9 D7 43 GND 10 D8 44 GND 11 D9 45 GND 12 D10 46 GND 13 D11 47 GND 14 D12 48 GND 15 D13 49 GND 16 D14 50 GND 17 D15 51 GND 18 D16 52 GND 19 D17 53 G...

Page 171: ...64 D28 31 D29 65 D29 32 D30 66 D30 33 D31 67 D31 34 TRIG IN 68 TRIG IN Input comparators The input stage for all inputs of the CS3200C is an EMI filter followed by a 50 Ω terminating resistor network wide bandwidth analog comparator For single ended input models one of the inputs to the comparator is the input signal and the other is a programmable voltage level generated by an on board DAC Digita...

Page 172: ...st in it all sampling clock selection circuitry resides in it all triggering is done within it This design allows for tremendous flexibility in adapting the CS3200C for a number of customized applications that require not only fast digital data acquisition but also some data manipulation Contact the factory with your custom requirement This FPGA also allows the CS3200C to work in one of three inpu...

Page 173: ... card 12 bit 100 MS s A D card 12 bit 50 MS s A D card 8 bit 5 GS s A D card 8 bit 2 GS s A D card 8 bit 500 MS s A D card 32 bit 100 MHz Digital Input Card CompuGen CompuGen 1100 CompuGen 3250 12 bit 80 MS s D A card 32 bit 50 MHz Digital Output Card Application Software GageScope Software GageBit Software CompuGen for Windows World s Most Powerful Oscilloscope Software Digital Input Digital Outp...

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