SpinCore Technologies PulseBlasterESR-PRO-200-cPCI Owner'S Manual Download Page 11

PulseBlasterESR-PRO-200-cPCI

IV.  Programming PulseBlaster Devices

Introduction

SpinCore Technologies provides several Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) for creating/editing/saving 

programs, programming PulseBlaster devices, and starting/stopping programs.  The GUIs are the 

PulseBlaster 

Interpreter, PulseBlaster.NET

, MATLAB GUI, LabVIEW extensions, and C/C++ interface.  

All SpinCore Technologies, Inc. software is available for free at our website: 

http://www.spincore.com/support

.

Programming Paradigm

The PulseBlasterESR-PRO-200-cPCI can be programmed with an arbitrary sequence of intervals.  Each 

interval can be of unique length, and up to 4096 intervals can be accommodated per sequence.  Because each 
interval can be a pulse or a delay, each interval involves the loading of two basic parameters:  the output state 
(logical 0 or 1), and the duration of the state (in nanoseconds, microseconds, milliseconds).

The low-level interaction is accomplished through a dedicated Application Programming Interface (API) 

package called SpinAPI.  SpinAPI is available for download on SpinCore Technologies' website: 

http://www.spincore.com/

.  Virtually any higher-level application package (Matlab, LabVIEW etc.) can interact with 

the board through the provided SpinAPI functions. 

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Summary of Contents for PulseBlasterESR-PRO-200-cPCI

Page 1: ...PulseBlasterESR PRO 200 cPCI Owner s Manual SpinCore Technologies Inc http www spincore com...

Page 2: ...r trademarks are the property of their respective owners SpinCore Technologies Inc makes every effort to verify the correct operation of the equipment This equipment version is not intended for use in...

Page 3: ...7 External Inputs 7 Summary 8 Output Signals 8 Timing Characteristics 8 Instruction Set Program Flow 8 On Board Clock 8 Device Memory 8 External Input Specifications 8 III Installation 9 Installing t...

Page 4: ...to PulseBlaster Devices 16 Connector Information 16 BNC Header Connectors 16 IDC Headers 17 HWTrig Reset Header 19 VI Related Products and Accessories 21 VI Contact Information 22 I Document Informat...

Page 5: ...clock cycle The intelligence of the PulseBlasterESR PRO 200 cPCI comes from its proprietary PulseBlaster processor core Unlike general purpose processors the PulseBlaster processor core features a hig...

Page 6: ...Voltage TTL LVTTL If the channel is on then the device will output 3 3 V unterminated and if the channel is off the device will output 0 0 V unterminated Each channel is capable of delivering up to 25...

Page 7: ...Pulse Feature will need to be used The Short Pulse Feature allows pulse duration to be as short as one clock cycle 5 ns however at least five clock cycles are still required for the PulseBlaster proc...

Page 8: ...will start running the program the PulseBlaster device must be programmed first If HW_Reset is activated then the device will be stopped The two separate lines combine the convenience of triggering e...

Page 9: ...ed up to 8 levels deep Loops can be nested up to 8 levels deep 20 bit loop counters maximum of 1 048 576 repetitions Branch range includes the entire memory Latency after trigger WAIT state 8 clock cy...

Page 10: ...lug the power cord back in turn on the computer and follow the installation prompts We recommend running example programs after you installed the PulseBlasterESR to verify that your device is function...

Page 11: ...med with an arbitrary sequence of intervals Each interval can be of unique length and up to 4096 intervals can be accommodated per sequence Because each interval can be a pulse or a delay each interva...

Page 12: ...tware suite is installed a shortcut to PulseBlaster Interpreter is automatically placed on the desktop More information on PulseBlaster Interpreter is available at http www spincore com support SPBI h...

Page 13: ...ading files allowing work to be saved and or transferred to another computer Programming errors e g invalid OpCode are indicated to the user immediately reducing debugging time The latest version of t...

Page 14: ...vice control is done by clicking large buttons at the top of the GUI The MATLAB GUI is compatible with programs from PulseBlaster NET MATLAB is required for using this GUI The latest version of MATLAB...

Page 15: ...ing experience For users with LabVIEW and programming experience we ve provided basic sub VIs Virtual Instruments that add PulseBlaster interaction with your own LabVIEW programs allowing users to cre...

Page 16: ...for the program to run properly An easy method of creating programs using C C is to modify an existing example program and recompile To recompile select the Rebuild All button see the figure below The...

Page 17: ...lseBlaster s output via the BNC connectors place a resistor that matches the characteristic impedance of the transmission cable in parallel with the coaxial cable at the oscilloscope input e g a 50 re...

Page 18: ...Each pin of an IDC header corresponds to a bit in the Output Pattern and Control field of an instruction Each bit corresponds to a channel The association between bits and pins are shown in the table...

Page 19: ...er enters either a reset or idle state Waiting Driven high when the PulseBlaster device has encountered a WAIT OpCode Activating a trigger either hardware or software will resume operation http www sp...

Page 20: ...gers are used To activate the external inputs the signal pin must be shorted to ground causing the transition Both of these signals are pulled high to 3 3 V via 10k resistors Ground pins are provided...

Page 21: ...it must be inserted in the same orientation or board damage may occur The external clock signal must be a TTL square wave i e a digital signal of no more than 3 3 V This is the absolute maximum allow...

Page 22: ...this product can be found in the Related Products and Accessories section NOTE The PulseBlasterESR cPCI requires a 3 3V TTL input signal A signal that is more than 3 3V or less than 0V will damage the...

Page 23: ...rESR PRO II Alternate versions of the PulseBlaster that are capable of Higher Clock Frequencies currently up to 500 MHz For more information please visit the individual Product URLs of the aforementio...

Page 24: ...SUITE 103 Gainesville FL 32653 USA Telephone 1 352 271 7383 Fax 1 352 371 8679 Website http www spincore com Contact Email http www spincore com contact shtml VII Document Information Detailed revisio...

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