PulseBlasterDDS
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
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Product Overview ................................................................................................... 5
Board Architecture ................................................................................................. 6
Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 6
Output signals..................................................................................................... 6
Timing characteristics......................................................................................... 7
Phase Coherent Switching.................................................................................. 7
Instruction set...................................................................................................... 7
External triggering .............................................................................................. 7
Status Readback................................................................................................. 7
Summary............................................................................................................. 7
Specifications.......................................................................................................... 8
DDS Specifications ............................................................................................ 8
TTL Specifications.............................................................................................. 8
Common Parameters (DDS and TTL Specifications)......................................... 8
Pulse Program Control Flow (Common)............................................................. 8
II. Installation
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Installing the PulseBlasterDDS Driver................................................................... 9
For Windows XP...................................................................................................... 9
Initializing Control of the PulseBlasterDDS........................................................ 10
III. Programming the PulseBlasterDDS
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Instruction Set Architecture.................................................................................. 11
Machine-Word Definition................................................................................... 11
Breakdown of 80-bit Instruction Word............................................................... 11
Using C Functions to Program the PulseBlasterDDS........................................ 13
Example Use of C Functions............................................................................ 15
IV. Connecting to the PulseBlasterDDS Board
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Connector Information.......................................................................................... 17
SMA Connectors labeled DAC_OUT_0, DAC_OUT_1, and DAC_OUT_2.......17
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