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N1082

NIM Four-Fold Programmable Logic Unit

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  • Double-width NIM unit

  • Wide range of user-selectable functionalities: logic functions, counting, timing, digital pulse generator.

  • 4 independent sections, each with:

    • 6 NIM/TTL/ANALOG input

    • 4 NIM/TTL output

  • Input stage with Gate&Delay and Leading Edge Discriminator for analog input signals

  • Output stage with Monostable capability

  • 2.8” touch screen display with user-friendly widgets to configure each section and monitor real-time data

  • Ethernet (1 Gbps) and USB2.0 connectivity

  • Web-based Graphical User Interface to remotely control the module and access advanced features

The CAEN Mod.N1082 Four Fold Programmable Logic Unit is a laboratory tool that incorporates in a single NIM module the most common functionalities that you need to implement the logic capabilities of your experiment.

The module is organized in four sections, with 6 inputs and 4 outputs each accepting TTL/NIM signals, with the possibility to feed in analog signals and process them through a leading-edge discriminator. The input stage features an asynchronous Gate&Delay with 5 ns resolution while the output stage feature an asynchronous Monostable stage. This allows the user to trim at best the needed parameters and to perform accurate measurements using the available logic functions.

Each section is configurable independently according to one of the available pre-programmed functions. The board configuration can be performed using the 2.8” touch screen display or via the web-interface, accessible via USB or Ethernet.

On the touch screen interface, each function is associated to a widget, meant to be used for configuration and monitor purposes.

The web-interface allows the user to remotely configure the instrument via USB or Ethernet, monitor the functions output, dump data on file or history chart and access to the most advanced functions. No software installation is required!

Developed in collaboration with Nuclear Instruments.


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    Open FPGA

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    Programmable Trigger Unit FPGA: Cyclone V 5CGXC4 (50 K LEs)

    64 ECL/ PECL/ LVDS+2 bidirectional NIM/TTL (expandable up to 162)

    32 LVDS+2 bidirectional NIM/TTL (expandable up to 130)

    n/a

    Section A/B: 200, Section C/D: 250

    Yes

    Yes

    Robinson Nugent Flat/LEMO

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    N1082
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    NIM

    Open FPGA

    6 NIM/TTL

    4 NIM/TTL

    20

    n.a.

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    4

    N1081B

    N1081B

    NIM

    Programmable Logic Unit

    6 NIM/TTL

    4 NIM/TTL

    20

    n.a.

    Yes

    Yes

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    4

    V2495

    V2495

    VME

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    32 LVDS+2 bidirectional NIM/TTL (expandable up to 130)

    n/a

    Section A/B: 200, Section C/D: 250

    Yes

    Yes

    Robinson Nugent Flat/LEMO

    1

    Technical Specifications

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    General

    Form Factor 2U NIM module

    No. of sections

    • 6 sections, independently programmable.

    • Possibility to daisy chain more sections to make them operate as a single function with multiple inputs.

    Functions

    Logic
    FANOUT, WIRE, AND, OR, OR+VETO, MAJORITY, MAJORITY+VETO, LUT, COINCIDENCE

    Counter
    SCALER, COUNTER, COUNTER TIMER, CHRONOMETER, RATE METER

    Timing
    TIME, TAGGING, ToF, ToT

    Generator
    PULSE GENERATOR, DIGITAL GENERATOR, PATTERN GENERATOR

    Input

    Nr. of inputs: 6 per section CH 3 and CH 6 may be reserved for special function

    Connector: LEMO

    Input impedance: 50 Ω / 1 kΩ

    Signal type NIM/TTL/DISCR, DISCR is an arbitrary signal fed to the leading-edge discriminator

    Min input width: 2 ns

    Min input voltage: ±10 mV in DISCR mode

    Gate and Delay stage:

    • Gate: 15ns ÷ 10µs

    • Delay: 0 ÷ 10µs

    • Step: 5ns

    • Resolution: ±1% ±3 ns

    Output

    • Nr. of outputs: 4 per section

    • Connector: LEMO

    • Signal type: NIM/TTL

    • Min output width: 5.5 ns Measured with -500 mV signal, -200 mV threshold, WIRE function

    • Output NIM rise/fall time: ≤2.5 ns

    • Output TTL rise/fall time: ≤6 ns Measured up to 1 MHz , WIRE function

    • Output TTL Amplitude: 3.1 V

    Monostable stage:

    • Width: 15 ns ÷ 1 µs

    • Step: 5ns

    • Resolution: ±1% ±3 ns

    Minimum I/O delay

    • 30 ns – G&D and Monostable disabled

    • 40 ns- G&D enabled, Monostable disabled

    • 40 ns- G&D disabled, Monostable enabled

    • 55 ns – G&D and Monostable enabled

    Measured in WIRE mode

    Leading Edge Discriminator

    Operation mode:

    • Time over Threshold (G&D and Monostable disabled)

    • Non-updating (when Monostable output is enabled)

    Min. input voltage: ± 10 mV
    Max Input Voltage: ± 5.2V
    Threshold range: [-800 mV ÷ 2.5 V]
    Threshold step: 1 mV
    Non linearity: 4% ± 6.5 mV
    Efficiency:

    • – 3 mV threshold variation to pass from 0% to 100% of the trig rate

    • Measured with -500 mV signal, WIRE function

    Double pulse resolution

    • Time over threshold mode, NIM out : 10 ns à100 MHz

    • Time over threshold mode, TTL out : 12.5 ns à 80 MHz

    • Non-updating mode, 25 ns à 40 MHz

    Reflections: ≤ 2% on input signals (measured with -200 mVpp signal)
    Methodology note: all the technical specifications of the Leading Edge discriminator are based on the x1082 working in WIRE function, to replicate a standard discriminator unit

    Max. sustainable frequency

    • Asynchronous functions, NIM out à 100 MHz

    • Asynchronous functions, TTL out à 80 MHz

    • Synchronous functions, à 40 MHz

    • Scaler max. division rate à 130 MHz

    Methodology note: these technical specifications are based on measurements done with 3.3 V pulses, 2 ns width, 400 mV threshold

    AND

    Minimum overlap: 1.5 ns

    VETO

    Veto must precede the event by at least 3 ns

    Timing functions

    • Minimum detectable time: 13 ns

    • Resolution: 10 ns

    • Bin size: [10 ns ÷ 1s], up to 1024 bins

    • Time reconstruction: t = 13 ns + bin size*bin number

    Pulse Generator

    Signal type: NIM/TTL

    Max. frequency: 20 MHz

    Min. pulse width: 10 ns

    Connectivity

    Ethernet (1Gbps) , USB 2.0

    Touchscreen

    2.8” LCD, Transmissive type

    Software

    • Touch screen widgets

    • Web-based Graphical User Interface

    Power consumption

    1.5 A @ 12V (Typ.)

    Environmental

    Environmental: Indoor use

    Operating Temperature: Operating Temperature -20 °C ÷ 50 °C

    Operating Humidity: 25% ÷ 95% RH non condensing

    Storage Temperature: -30 °C ÷ +80 °C

    Storage Humidity: 5% ÷ 90% RH non condensing

    Altitude: ≤2000 m

    Pollution Degree: 2

    Overvoltage Category: II

    EMC Environment: Commercial and light industrial

    IP Degree: IPX0 enclosure, not for wet location

    Regulatory

    • EMC: CE 2014/30/EU Electromagnetic compatibility Directive

    • Safety: CE 2014/35/EU Low Voltage Directive

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