PSI System Controls and Diagnostics
F3200E User Manual
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7
Intended Use and Key Features
7.1 Intended Use
The F3200E is intended for the parallel measurement of currents (from nA to mA) generated by
devices such as Faraday cup arrays, ionization chambers, in-vacuum wire grid arrays, multiwire
proportional chambers and photodiode arrays. The F3200E has design features which make it
tolerant of electrically noisy environments, but the place of use is otherwise assumed to be clean
and sheltered, for example a laboratory or light industrial environment. The unit may be used
stand-alone or networked with other devices and integrated into a larger system. Users are
assumed to be experienced in the general use of precision electronic circuits for sensitive
measurements, and to be aware of the dangers that can arise in high-voltage circuits.
7.2 Key Features
Thirty-two fully-parallel multi-range transconductance amplifiers (I-V converters).
Thirty-two fully parallel 1 MSa/s analog to digital converter channels.
External gate input for synchronized data collection.
External gate output for triggering external events.
Analog monitor output which can track any arithmetic sum of selected input channels
Multiple data acquisition modes
- Unbuffered continuous streaming
- Buffered contiguous data capture at high rates
- Sweep mode for repetitive signals with 1 MHz sampling within the sweep.
Dynamic range 0.1nA to 10 mA.
Built-in calibration check current sources which can be switched to each channel.
Fully-automated internal self-calibration.
Built-in switched 5V test voltage for connection to external resistor arrays, for continuity
checking.
Ethernet interface with TCP/IP and UDP messaging.
Fiber optic looped device capability (future option).
F3200E can act as a fiber-optic loop controller.
F3200E can be operated in a fiber-optic serial communication loop with up to fifteen other
devices.
RS-232, RS-485 serial interfaces built-in. Selectable baud rates.
