ADC with very low DNL for pulse height histogram MCA ?

2004-04-08 Thread Steve Parus
I'm looking for an 100 kHz or faster analog to digital converter with very low DNL ( much lower than 0.1 lsb or 10%) to be used for pulse height MCA analysis by creating a histogram of digitized count values. Standard PCI interface cards have DNL of 0.2 lsb which produces noisy histograms when

Re: ADC with very low DNL for pulse height histogram MCA ?

2004-04-08 Thread Steve Parus
Application is time correlated single photon counting to measure nanosecond fluorescent lifetimes. A laser pulse generates a start pulse. The first photon emitted from the sample generates a stop pulse. The time difference is converted to a voltage pulse (0 to +10V), 2 usec duration (I could

Re: can I use my usb port by itself as an DO/DI?

2004-03-21 Thread Steve Parus
Its output voltage may drop from around 4 volts when supplying zero current to 2 or 3 volts when supplying just a few milliamps. If overloaded, it can be damaged in a way that it now only outputs say 2 or 3 volts when supplying zero current. On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:41:21 -0600 (CST), Ken S [EMAIL

Re: How do I call another event from the current event in an event structure ?

2004-02-09 Thread Steve Parus
I don't believe though that the other event will actually execute until the first one completely finishes. Even if you use a sequence to call the other event. The other event's timecode will indicate when it was called or placed in the queue to be executed. Note this behavior is different than

Wilkinson type PCI bus ADC interface card available for low DNL ?

2004-01-29 Thread Steve Parus
Are there any PCI bus interface cards available that employ Wilkinson type ADCs for low DNL ? I'm relating a histogram of the acquired adc binary output code from tens of thousand of measurements to a physical parameter. Performing this on a test triangle wave that spans the entire input range