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Redefining Measurement
Time Controller Series
User Manual
Document version: V 1.10.0 EN
(G.190.0000-1.100)
Copyright 2022 © ID Quantique
ID QUANTIQUE SA
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T +41 22 301 83 71
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  • Page 1 Redefining Measurement Time Controller Series User Manual Document version: V 1.10.0 EN (G.190.0000-1.100) Copyright 2022 © ID Quantique ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...
  • Page 2 This publication may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated in any form or by any means without prior written consent of ID Quantique, except that a license is hereby granted to copy and reproduce this publication for internal use only.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Host Computer Software ....................23 4.3.2 Time Controller Firmware ..................... 23 4.3.3 Finding your Time Controller IP Address ..............26 Operating the Time Controller Hardware ..................29 ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...
  • Page 4 Device Layout ........................55 Set up the Acquisition Configuration File ................56 7.4.1 Root ..........................56 7.4.2 Device settings ......................57 ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...
  • Page 5 90 10.2.2 start-stream ........................90 10.2.3 stop ..........................91 10.2.4 list ..........................91 10.2.5 status ..........................91 ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...
  • Page 6 Time Controller Series User Manual ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    How to begin integrating the Time Controller into your lab’s software environment 1.2 Getting support Support for ID Quantique instrumentation is provided directly by ID Quantique SA and ID Quantique- authorized and trained technical personnel. To get support, contact ID Quantique by one of the following channels.

  • Page 8: Conventions Used In This Manual

    During the warranty period, ID Quantique will, at its discretion, repair, replace, or issue credit for any defective product. Further, this warranty covers recalibration if the equipment is repaired or if the original calibration has been demonstrated to be erroneous or to have experienced drifts.

  • Page 9: Certification

    1.8 Legal notice Trademarks and trade names mentioned in this document remain the property of their respective owners. ID Quantique disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. Copyright © 2022 ID Quantique. All rights reserved.
  • Page 10 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 1: About this manual ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 11: Safety And Maintenance

    This unit is intended for indoor use only. The air inlet and outlets should be free of any object for at least 5 cm to ensure good cooling. Air outlet Air inlet ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 12: Electrical Safety Precautions

    Note: The Time Controller Series must be located in a way that it can be easily unplugged or switched off Note: ID Quantique shall not be held responsible for any damages to persons or property caused by incorrect installation or use of this appliance.

  • Page 13: General Maintenance

    It is however recommended to check the device calibration on an annual basis to see how it has drifted from its factory-adjusted settings. Factory testing, inspection and calibration are part of the services that ID Quantique can offer to every Time Controller end-user.
  • Page 14 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 0: ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 15: System Overview

    Controller, these output channels may be inaccessible (see Section 3.1.6 – Software). • LED Indicators: Each input or output connector has an LED that indicates the status of the input signal (see Section 5.2 – LED Indicators). ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 16: Electrical Specification

    Warning: Electrostatic Shock Hazard. Ensure all power connections are connected to a ground socket. Failure to connect to ground the device creates a shock hazard which may cause injury to the operator. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 17: Environmental Specification

    Microsoft Windows 7 Pro Table 5: Recommended minimum computer specifications Note: ID Quantique recommends use of the supplied ethernet-to-USB adapter, even if an ethernet port is available on the host computer. Use of the adapter will facilitate a smoother experience in operating the Time Controller software.

  • Page 18: Supplied Accessories

    USB memory stick provided in the supplied accessories (see Section 3.1.5 – Supplied Accessories). Alternatively, the latest version of the Time Controller software can be found on the IDQ website here: https://www.idquantique.com/time-controller-series/. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 19: Time Controller License

    ID900: 13 ps resolution, 5.7 ps rms jitter for input channels 1 to 4 only License Upgrade: if you would like to upgrade the license of your Time Controller at any time, please contact ID Quantique at support@idquantique.com for further support.
  • Page 20 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 3: System Overview ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 21: Getting Started

    Step 6 Install the software required for the host computer to operate the Time Controller (follow the steps in Section 4.3.1 – “Host Computer Software”). Step 7 Update the Time Controller firmware (follow the steps in Section 4.3.2 – “Time Controller Firmware”). ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 22: Hardware Installation

    Step 5 Connect the other end of the ethernet cable to the host computer. Note: ID Quantique recommends use of the supplied ethernet-to-USB adapter, even if an ethernet port is available on the host computer. Use of the adapter will facilitate a smoother experience in operating the Time Controller software.

  • Page 23: Software Installation

    Step 5 Click the button “Restart into Firmware Update Mode” in the top right-hand corner. A message is displayed indicating that the system is restarting. The Time Controller Firmware Update Mode page is displayed when the system is ready. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 24 0% for one to two minutes. If the update fails, go to Step 12. Step 10 Once the update is complete, a pop-up with the text “The system will restart. Please be patient, as restarting takes about one minute” will appear. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 25 Step 4 to 0 to attempt installation of the firmware image ‘TimeController_Application_ESW_x_y_z.swu’ Support: if the firmware update is still failing after following these steps, please contact ID Quantique at support@idquantique.com for further support. ID QUANTIQUE SA...

  • Page 26: Finding Your Time Controller Ip Address

    If no IP address is printed, you can ascertain the IP address from the serial number. The serial number follows a format of SN: “AAAA0BBT010”, while the IP address follows the format of IP: “169.245.XXX.1YY”. To translate the serial number to an IP address: ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 27 For example, an Time Controller device with the serial number “1734006T010” would have and IP address of “169.254.99.106”. Support: if you are unable to find your Time Controller device’s IP address after following the instructions in this section, please contact ID Quantique at support@idquantique.com for further support.
  • Page 28 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 4: Getting Started ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 29: Operating The Time Controller Hardware

    Caution: Pressing the power button less for than 2 seconds will not shut down the device: the device’s LEDs will be shut off, but the Time Controller will continue to be turned on and fully operational (see Section 5.2 – “LED Indicators”) ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 30: Led Indicators

    TTL levels and/or adjusting the frequency closer to 10 MHz. Table 6: LED indicator status descriptions ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 31: Input Sampling Errors

    "Recalibrate" button at the bottom right of the Time Controller GUI, or by sending the command DEVIce:SAMPling:RECAlibrate. If this still does not solve the problem, try turning off and on the device. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 32: I/O Specifications

    Depending on the license you have selected for your Time Controller, the input channels or the output channels may be inaccessible, and/or ‘high resolution’ mode may be unavailable (see Section 3.1.6 – Software). ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 33: Start Channel And Input Channels 1 - 4

    , about 2/3 the speed of light in a vacuum), and L is the length of the cable. For a 1 m cable, the minimum pulse length is 50 ns. Table 9: Output channel voltage levels ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 34: Reference Clock

    10 V peak-to-peak voltage (e.g. maximum -5 V to 5 V over 50 Ω). Smaller voltages also work well. The device-to-device jitter obtained with this connection is less than 2 ps. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 35: Operating The Time Controller Software

    Time Controller device. The features of the Time Controller software are organized into menus and workspaces. These are accessible at the top of the main window. Figure 6: Time Controller software main window ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 36: Time-To-Digital Converter

    3. Acquisition: Control the data acquisition settings (see Section 6.3.5) 4. Saving options: Select the details for saving your histogram and time-tagging data (see Section 6.3.3) ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...
  • Page 37 When a detection is registered in the designated ‘Start channel’ at time t, and a detection is registered in the ‘Stop channel’ at time t + τ, the number of counts in time bin τ increases by one. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 38 2 channel, and time-reversed (τ à - τ) histogram starting on the 2 channel and stopping on the 1 channel. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 39: Delay / Pattern Generator

    The Delay / pattern generator workspace allows you to control the four output channels and four of the internal signal generators. See Section 6.2.3 – “Configuring Output Channels” for instructions on how to configure the pattern generators. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 40: Scpi Console

    Time Controller GUI, will not be reflected in the Time Controller GUI. The Time Controller software only registers a change in device parameter when the command is issued via the Time Controller GUI. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 41: Settings And Configuration

    Start channel. • High Speed. Greater maximum count rates at the expense of timing resolution. All input and output channels are enabled, including the Start channel. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 42: Configuring Start And Input Channels

    6.2.2 Configuring Start and Input Channels Use the Channels configuration view to configure the start and input channels: Figure 16: Input channels configuration view ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 43: Configuring Output Channels

    ‘Pulse width’ field, and where the number of pulses and ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 44 (up to 1 s with 1 ps precision). • Shaping: Tick enables and set a pulse width to generate a pulse on the rising edge event of the generated pattern instead of a defined pattern. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 45: Data Acquisition

    On changing, the ‘Max’ field will be automatically changed based on the value in the ‘Bin width’ field. • Bin width: Select the width of each histogram time bin in the time interval being measured. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 46: Saving Data

    With Counter: This will add an incremental counter to the file name and save a new file on each acquisition. • Format: (Timestamps only) Select whether to save the timestamp data as ascii text or in uint64 binary format. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 47: Timestamp Data

    (solid green curve), when and only when a pulse is observed on the input channel. Meanwhile, the Time Controller is also counting how many pulses have occurred on the reference channel, recorded alongside each timestamp as the ‘reference index’. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 48 The reference index, however, will always increase monotonically, though there may be more or less than one input events between timestamps, so each increment in the reference index may appear random. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 49: Initiate Acquisition

    If running an acquisition, click Clear to restart the acquisition. • Progress bar: View how much of the acquisition has been completed in relation to the Acquisition time. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 50: Automating Use Of The Time Controller

    For examples of virtual instruments that can operate the Time Controller from within LabView, refer to the example ‘.vi’ files that can be found on the USB memory stick supplied with the Time Controller device. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 51: Python

    GUI. If you need to create it yourself, use the template located in the same directory as the DLT. Then set the desired path for the DLT log file with the following property. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 52 For further information, refer to the Appendix: DLT Command Reference section, and the python or LabVIEW timestamps acquisition example scripts that can be found on the USB memory stick, supplied in the delivery of the Time Controller device. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 53: Multi-Device Operation

    Follow the steps in Section 4.3.2 – Time Controller Firmware to update the firmware of all your Time Controller devices, where the latest version of the firmware can be found on our website (see Section 3.1.6 – Software) ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 54: Supporting Scripts

    The type of acquisition (histogram and/or timestamp), acquisition settings, and start-stop channel configuration. See Section 7.4 – Set up the Acquisition Configuration File for more information on setting up the acquisition configuration file. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 55: Device Layout

    Figure 24: Two-level layout with four Time Controllers. Green wires show electrical connections between the pulse generator outputs and the Time Controller START input channels, while the blue wires show electrical connections between the SYNC connectors of each Time Controller. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 56: Set Up The Acquisition Configuration File

    • "layout" (see Section 7.4.3 – Layout settings) Recursive structure which defines the physical arrangement of the multi-device arrangement. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 57: Device Settings

    "edge": { <timestamp settings> "delay": { <delay> "2": { ... }, "3": { ... }, "4": { ... } ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...
  • Page 58 • "bin_width": Width of the histogram time bins in picoseconds. o Currently, the maximum number of time bins (16’384) are recorded by default in a multi-device acquisition. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 59: Layout Settings

    Figure 25: Three-level layout configuration corresponding to the "layout" example specified to the left. "4": { "device": "tc4", "wire_latency": 1450 ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...

  • Page 60: Execute Multi-Device Acquisition

    (default: 5) --log path log file (default: timestamp_acquisition_multi_tc.log) -v, --verbose -n N, --repeat N repeat measurements N times} ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...

  • Page 61: Script Options

    Print each command sent to the Time Controllers and the DataLinkTargetService instance in the console C:\Users\<multi-tc script dir>>py timestamp_acquisition_multi_tc.py --conf config.json --duration 3600 -n 5 -v --output-dir "C:\Temp\acquisitions_example" ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...
  • Page 62 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 7: Multi-Device Operation ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 63: Time Controller Configuration

    The GUI contains a console tab where the user can try out the different commands and read the results back. To program the Time Controller, you need a good understanding of its physical and logical architectures, described below. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 64: Physical Architecture

    All components are synchronously clocked by a precision quartz clock which ensures a jitter < 2 ps. The clock input and output at the back allow for the Time Controller to be synchronized to other ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 65: Logical Architecture

    The default configuration of the blocks and their levels are shown below in Figure 27. Figure 27: Default Configuration and levels of the Time Controller blocks ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 66: Logical Blocks

    (HIRES) or high speed (LOWRES). 8.2.1.3 Delay (DELA) Signals from INPUt blocks are fed through a DELAy block before further processing. Delay the linked signal by a user-configurable value. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...
  • Page 67 Manually disarm the trigger WAITing Sequence ends WAITing PLAYing Sequence is being generated Manually stop to play the sequence WAITing ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...
  • Page 68 OPIN defines the logical operation inside the windows and OPOUT defines the operation outside the window. These 2 ports can be connected to any blocks from level n-1 and n-2. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 69 :ENAB determines when the acquisition of data begins and ends. It is controlled by the RECord generator. • RAW:SEND enables the sending of raw timestamp data to the computer. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 70: Configuration Examples

    The user wants to have both the time difference between the 2 channels (registered by RAW2) but also the timestamp value with respect to the STARt signal (registered on RAW1). ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 71 Time Controller that operates at the same frequency but with a different delay. From version 1.2 it is possible to have the same generator on all 4 output stages and chose to set the delay on each output stage up to 4ms. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 72: Time Controller Configuration Editor

    ENAB). The name of the block connected to each LINK is displayed outside the block in front of the corresponding LINK. • Selected blocks appear in blue: • Disabled blocks (:ENAB OFF property) are hatched ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...
  • Page 73 “<MIXED>” or are empty for multiple selection boxes. This view also allows to execute commands, such as flushing the histograms or plot them: ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 74: Coincidence Histogram Configuration

    2 gives the value of Stop1-Stop2. File labelled 3 will give the values of Stop4-Stop3 while the file labelled 4 gives the values of Stop3-Stop4. The same logic applies for the saved .csv file of the histogram. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 75: Coincident Counter Measurement Configuration

    The counters are refreshed by running an acquisition in this tab. Uncheck the Clear and Stop checkbox and increase the acquisition time to display a continuous and smooth graph of counters over time. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...
  • Page 76 Time Controller Series User Manual Section 8: Time Controller Configuration ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 77: Appendix: Scpi Command Reference

    RECord:DURation 3000 GTB sets the acquisition time to 3 seconds. The availability of each SCPI command depends on the license you have selected for your Time Controller (see Section 3.1.6 – Software). ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

  • Page 78: Common Commands

    :LINK? address Returns the linked address :LINK:ADDResses? Returns the valid addresses to which this function can be connected ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...

  • Page 79: Time Controller Commands

    Reset the Time Controller. :SYNC {INTernal Set the device clock |EXTernal} location. :SYNC? {INTernal |EXTernal} :STATe? State of the block ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 80: Input (Input)

    This event is transmitted further by the input block by a 4ns pulse. • OUTPut: The input block receives the data from the output block of the same label, e.g., INPUt3 receives the signal from the OUTPut3. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 81: Start (Start)

    Set discriminator edge {RISIng|FALLing} :EDGE? {RISIng|FALLing} STARt block Command tree Input Output Description :THREshold value in V Discriminator threshold ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 82: Delay (Delay)

    :VALUe number Set delay in ps :VALUe? number Returns delay in ps ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 83: Output (Output)

    Additional information about the Pulse function: • The output generates a pulse of the chosen width every time an event (rising edge) arrives at the in-port of the output block ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 84: Timestamp Generator (Generator)

    Address Current working stage of the generator. :STAGe? {IDLE |WAITing |ARMed |PLAYing} :STATe? State of the block ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 85: Record Generator (Record)

    Number of consecutive acquisitions, :NUMber number from 1 to 65535 or INF for an infinite number of acquisitions. :NUMber? number ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79...

  • Page 86: Timestamp Combiner (Tscombiner)

    LINK:ADDResses? addresses :SECond :LINK address Block to connect to this port :LINK? address Valid addresses :LINK:ADDResses? addresses ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...
  • Page 87 AND: Perform an “AND” gate between the FIRst and SECond LINK. • OR: Perform an “OR” gate between the FIRst and SECond LINK. • MUTE: No timestamps transferred. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 88: Histogram

    State of the block Additional information: when both REF:LINK and STOP:LINK share the same source; the histogram enters in autocorrelation mode, which measures the time difference between two consecutive events. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...

  • Page 89: Raw Data (Raw)

    :NUMerator? {1|100} :DENOminator Divider of the time-base unit TB before export :DENOminator? :STATe? State of the block ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 90: Appendix: Dlt Command Reference

    If this argument is omitted, a unique ID is automatically generated. --address <ADDR> IP Address <ADDR> of the target Time Controller. --channel <CHAN> Channel <CHAN> to acquire. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25 Switzerland F +41 22 301 83 79 www.idquantique.com...

  • Page 91: Stop

    Time Controller. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com Rue Eugène-Marziano 25...
  • Page 92 This would mean that the Time Controller is not sending any data to the DLT. timestamps_count: total number of received timestamps. ID QUANTIQUE SA 1227 Geneva T +41 22 301 83 71 info@idquantique.com...

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