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MODEL T560
EMBEDDED DELAY GENERATOR
T560 embedded delay generator image
T560 DG features
  • Four TTL-level delay outputs, individually programmable for delay and pulse width

  • 10 ps delay and width resolution, 10 second range

  • 20 ns insertion delay, 16 MHz max trigger rate

  • Low jitter, highly accurate DSP phaselock system provides crystal-clock delay accuracy with zero indeterminancy from external trigger

  • Internal crystal oscillator timebase with external lock capability

  • DDS synthesizer for internal trigger rates

  • External universal power supply or 12-volt DC power

  • RS-232 serial interface standard; Ethernet optional

  • OEM packaged or board-only custom versions available

The T560 series is a family of small digital delay generators, intended for use in embedded OEM applications. The T560-1 is the standard, packaged version, usable in many OEM applications and as the evaluation unit for custom versions. It uses the technology developed for the Highland model V851 (VME module) and P400 (benchtop) digital delay generators, with basic TTL/CMOS input and output levels and advanced logic.

The T560 accepts an internal or external trigger and generates four precise output pulses, each user programmable in time delay and width. It is ideal for laser sequencing, radar/lidar simulation, or sequential event triggering. It is easily mounted within systems enclosures, allowing short cable runs and reliable, unattended operation.

Because of its low 20 ns insertion delay, the T560 is ideal for timing and gating laser, Q-switch, ICCD, and other electro-optical devices, and for applying picosecond-resolution time trims to nuclear, radar, and sonar cabling and instrumentation.

The T750 4-channel high-voltage driver is available to extend T560 outputs to as high as 100 volts.

Specifications: T560 Embedded Delay Generator
FUNCTION OEM embedded digital delay generator
EXTERNAL TRIGGER INPUT 50-ohm programmable termination
Programmable level +0.25 to +3.3 volts
Programmable slope
Programmable divisor K, range 1 to 2^32
GATE INPUT TTL, 1K pullup to +5v, programmable functions
BURST Programmable to fire N times out of each M triggers where N and M are 1 to 2^32
OUTPUTS Four delay outputs, TTL, 50-ohm source impedance, individually programmable for delay, width, polarity. Rise/fall < 750 ps
DELAY RANGE 0 to 10 seconds, 10 ps resolution
WIDTH RANGE 2 ns to 10 s, 10 ps resolution
INSERTION DELAY 20 ns +-400 ps
TRIGGER RATE 0 to 16 MHz, limited to 1/(D+W+60ns) max
INTERNAL TRIGGER DDS rate synthesizer, 0-16 MHz, 0.02 Hz resolution, or 80 MHz internal clock divided by 4 to 2^32
DELAY ACCURACY +- 400 ps +-10 ps/°C +- clock accuracy
MONOTONICITY Better than 200 ps
DELAY JITTER Below 50 ps RMS, external trigger to any output or between any outputs; below 35 ps typ.
Add clock jitter for delays > 500 us
CLOCK 10 MHz, XO, 0.25 ppm initial accuracy, < 2 ppm/year drift, jitter below 10 ns per second of delay, TC below 0.02 PPM/°C.
Connector provided for clock in/out
Optional TCXO or OCXO
COMMUNICATIONS RS-232 standard, 38.4 kbaud.
Optional 10/100 Ethernet
POWER +12 volts, 0.5 amps max
Universal AC adapter available
SIZE 4.85" (L) x 4.05" (W) x 1.25" (H)
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