Pulse Streamer 8/2

Synchronous digital pattern and arbitrary waveform generator

The Pulse Streamer 8/2 is a synchronous digital pattern and arbitrary waveform generator with 8 digital and 2 analog output channels. It comes with a powerful user interface that allows you to define complex pulse sequences and arbitrary waveforms efficiently.

1 GSa/s
digital sampling rate
125 MSa/s
analog sampling rate
1 M pulses
pattern memory
Orchestrate your experiment

Pulse Streamer 8/2 is the ultimate tool to solve your experiment control challenges. Its intuitive encoding lets you generate accurately timed high-resolution digital patterns and analog waveforms within minutes. It is the preferred choice for demanding scientific applications across disciplines ranging from pulsed EPR and NMR, solid state defects and quantum dots to ultracold atoms and ions research.

Documentation (pdf)
Product Brochure
Software Downloads
3D Model

Featured with 8 digital outputs

Generate complex digital patterns with 1 GSa/s sampling rate and timing accuracy of 1 ns by 8 synchronous digital outputs. The rise and fall times are less than 300 ps.

Complemented by 2 analog outputs

Beyond the digital outputs, the Pulse Streamer 8/2 provides two analog outputs with 125 MSa/s sampling rate, 14 bit vertical resolution, and timing accuracy of 8 ns.

Implement your ideas within minutes

An intuitive encoding lets you design digital patterns and analog waveforms of any complexity within minutes. Instead of just sample points, it allows you to define segments.

Be synchronous to start with

The Pulse Streamer’s digital and analog outputs are always synchronous. Skip all efforts synchronizing separate hardware. Instead, output precisely timed synchronous digital and analog signals right away.

Stick to your favorite programming language

Control your experiment in your preferred programming language with our included native software libraries covering Python, Matlab, and LabVIEW.

Set your Pulse Streamer anywhere in your lab

You talk to your Pulse Streamer via Ethernet. Set it anywhere in your lab and use it from anywhere.

Specifications

Digital Output
output channels8x SMA
sampling rate1 GSa/s
voltage levels (into 50 Ω)0 and 2.6 V
rise and fall time (20%-80%)< 300 ps
minimum pulse width2 ns
RMS jitter< 50 ps
Analog Output
output channels2x SMA
sampling rate125 MSa/s
voltage range-1.0 to 1.0 V
bandwidth (-3 db)50 MHz
resolution14 bit
offset error< 2 mV
gain error< 1 %
rise and fall time (20%-80%)< 7 ns
step response overshoot (typ.)25 %
output settling time< 100 ns
Pattern Generation
max. pattern length1 M pulses
repeat modes1, N, infinite
trigger modesexternal, internal
Trigger Input
max. voltage range
(no damage)		-0.3 to 5.3 V
voltage range0 to 5 V
trigger level0.5 V
minimum pulse width5 ns
trigger-to-data delay (typ.)65 ns
trigger-to-data jitter±4 ns
External Clock Input
couplingAC
amplitude0.2 to 5 Vpp
frequency10 MHz ref. clock or
125 MHz sample clock
General Parameters
data interfaceEthernet (1Gbit/s)
size (L x W x H) in mm185 x 145 x 65

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