A500 - Real-Time Loop Controller
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The A500 is a real-time controller that links multiple fiber-optic device loops to a single Ethernet connection, letting a host PC talk to over 100 Pyramid devices through one port. An onboard Analog Devices ADSP-21160 DSP (480 MFlops peak) handles real-time data buffering and calculation, so time-critical control and trigger distribution can run independently of host PC timing.
The base A500 provides five fiber-optic loop ports, each a transmitter/receiver pair using 1mm Avago HFBR ST bayonet connectors, with up to fifteen devices per port and support for peer-to-peer A500-to-A500 communication over the loops. The -R5T5 mezzanine option adds five more loop ports (ten total), and -R10 adds ten additional fiber-optic receivers for incoming data streams in specialized applications.
Optional expansion boards add direct trigger and counting capability: the -G board provides four independent TTL/50 ohm gate trigger inputs with under 150ns propagation to the optical outputs, and -GC adds ten fast pulse counter-scaler channels suitable for discriminated photomultiplier pulses, with 32-bit scaler depth and integration periods from 100 microseconds to 60 seconds.
The A500 connects to the host over 10/100BaseT Ethernet using UDP, with PSI Diagnostic host software and libraries for .NET 2.0, Win32, and LabVIEW.
Features
- Five fiber-optic loop ports (1mm Avago HFBR ST bayonet), expandable to ten with -R5T5 mezzanine, up to 15 devices per port
- Peer-to-peer A500 communication over fiber loop ports
- ADSP-21160 DSP, 480 MFlops peak, for real-time buffering and calculation
- 10/100BaseT Ethernet, UDP, auto MDIX
- Optional -G expansion board: four TTL/50 ohm gate trigger inputs, under 150ns propagation to optical output
- Optional -GC expansion board: adds ten fast pulse counter-scaler channels, 32-bit depth, 100µs-60s integration
- 2x40 character LCD front panel display for status and diagnostics
- PSI Diagnostic host software; libraries for .NET 2.0, Win32, and LabVIEW
- Compact 1U 19" chassis, 2.0kg
Applications
- Real-time deterministic control of multiple devices
- Real-time trigger distribution
- Large-scale fiber-optic loop systems
- Data acquisition and control in noisy, high-EMI environments
Fiber Optics
Pyramid transmits measurement data over fiber-optic cable instead of copper, keeping signals immune to electrical interference. Our radiation-hard fibers have minimal light attenuation, enabling fast, reliable messaging across enormous distances.
IG2 EPICS Support
Integrate device data collection and configuration into an EPICS system, without writing a single line of code using IG2.
- Runs on Windows and Debian Linux
- Change PV names with simple XML configuration
- Connect to multiple Pyramid devices at once
- Add custom scale factors and offsets on a PV basis
- Never have to recompile
- Professional Pyramid support for bugs and features