Selection Guide - Time Digitizers & Multi-Channel Scalers


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Time Digitizers & Multi-channel Scalers Index

Product Selection Guide:-
Time Digitizers & Multi-Channel Scalers

	Model
Feature	MCS-PCI-P	9308-PCI-P	9353-P
Package	PCI-bus plug-in card, 10 cm x 18 cm	2-wide NIM with 10 cm x 18 cm PCI card interface	PCI-bus plug-in card, 10 cm x 18 cm

TDC vs. MCS	MCS	TDC	TDC, MCS

Digital Time Resolution or Dwell Time per bin	100 ns to 1300 s	0.305 ps to 2.5 ns	100 ps to 13 盜

Max. Number of Bins	65,536	65,536 (histogramming mode); 262,144 (list mode)	67,000,000

Min. Time Span	400 ns	80 ns	51.2 ns

Max. Time Span	2.7 years	164 盜	6.7 ms

Start Time Offset	Zero	0 ns to 324.92 盜	0 to 512 bins less than the selected time span

End-of-Scan Dead Time	Zero	<1 盜	<5 ns dead time after Start pulse

Adjustable Input Discriminator Threshold	Yes	No	Yes (Start & Stop)

SCA Input	Yes	No	No

Pulse-Pair Resolving Time	6.7 ns (IN); 1 盜 (SCA)	50 ns	1 ns

Max. Burst Rate	150 MHz (IN); 1 MHz (SCA)	20 MHz	1 GHz

Max. Continuous Rate	150 MHz (IN); 1 MHz (SCA)	2 MHz	>10 MHz (typically 20 MHz)

Dead Time Correction	No	Included in Software	Included in Software

Operating Mode	Sum or Replace	Histogramming or List	Histogramming, List, Chromatograph, Trend

Ramp Output	Sawtooth or triangular with computer-adjustable Start/Mid/End points	No	No

Software Base	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows

Programmer's Toolkit	A11-B32 (optional)	Included	Included

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