TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 6
1.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................................................................................................................... 8
2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 PACKAGING AND COMPLIANCY ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2 POWER REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 COOLING MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 FRONT AND BACK PANEL.............................................................................................................................. 11
2.5 EXTERNAL CONNECTORS .............................................................................................................................. 12
2.5.1 ANALOG INPUT connectors ............................................................................................................ 12
2.5.2 CONTROL Connectors .................................................................................................................... 13
2.5.3 ADC REFERENCE CLOCK Connectors .............................................................................................. 14
2.5.4 OPTICAL LINK Connector ................................................................................................................ 14
2.5.5 USB Port ......................................................................................................................................... 14
2.5.6 12V DC Input .................................................................................................................................. 15
2.5.7 SPARE Link ..................................................................................................................................... 15
2.6 OTHER FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................. 15
2.6.1 Diagnostic LEDs.............................................................................................................................. 15
2.7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE ................................................................................................................. 16
3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... 18
3.1 ANALOG INPUT .......................................................................................................................................... 18
3.1.1 DC Offset Common Setting ............................................................................................................ 18
3.1.2 DC Offset Individual Setting ........................................................................................................... 18
3.2 CLOCK DISTRIBUTION .................................................................................................................................. 19
3.2.1 PLL Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.2 Reducing the Sampling Frequency ................................................................................................. 21
3.2.3 Decimation ..................................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.4 Trigger Clock .................................................................................................................................. 21
3.3 ACQUISITION MODES .................................................................................................................................. 22
3.3.1 Acquisition Run/Stop ..................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.2 Acquisition Triggering: Samples and Events .................................................................................. 22
3.3.3 Multi-Event Memory Organization ................................................................................................ 24
3.3.3.1 Custom Size Events .................................................................................................................................... 24
3.3.4 Event Structure .............................................................................................................................. 25
3.3.4.1 Header ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.3.4.2 Data ........................................................................................................................................................... 26
3.3.4.3 Event Format Examples ............................................................................................................................. 27
3.3.5 Acquisition Synchronization ........................................................................................................... 28