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Rev. 2.1
PRODUCTS
Rev. 2.1
Products Overview
Data Acquisition Systems
 Charge Integrating
• 2 to 8 Channel Expandable
• 32 Channel
• 64 Channel
• 128+ Channel (Semi-Custom)
Sensor Interface Products
 PMT Boards
• 16 Channel Linear
• 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)
• 32 Channel Linear
• 64 Channel 2D (8 x 8)
• Semi-Custom
Cables
&
Accessories
 Photon Counting
• 8 Channel
• 32 Channel (Q3 Y2011)
 Silicon Photomultiplier Boards
• Dual 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)
• Quad 16 Channel 2D (4 x 4)
 APD Array Boards
• 16 Channel Linear
• 32 Channel 2D (4 x 8)
 Individual Sensors
• 32 Single Inputs
Options
 High Voltage Bias Supplies
• -100 V
• -1000 V
• -1500 V
 Memory Upgrade
• 500K Event Buffer
• 1M Event Buffer
 Multichannel Delay Module
Rev. 2.1
Charge Integrating DAQ Systems
IQSP418*: 16 Bit Dynamic Range
IQSP518**: 14 Bit High Speed
* Expandable with option XCH401
** Expandable with option XCH501
IQSP480: 16 Bit Dynamic Range
IQSP580: 14 Bit High Speed
2 to 8 Channel
32 Channel
PhotoniQ
Charge Integrating
DAQ Systems
IQSP482: 16 Bit Dynamic Range
IQSP582: 14 Bit High Speed
64 Channel
128 Channel
IQSP584: 14 Bit High Speed
Rev. 2.1
Photon Counting DAQ Systems
Photon Counting
DAQ Systems
8 Channel
32 Channel
MCPC618: High Speed
MCPC680: High Speed
Rev. 2.1
PMT Sensor Interface Boards
SIB016
Hamamatsu R5900U-L16
16
Channel
PMT
Sensor Interface
Boards
32
Channel
SIB232
Hamamatsu H7260
64
Channel
SIB116
Hamamatsu H8711
SIB064
Hamamatsu H8500D
SIB164
Hamamatsu H7546B
SIB264
Burle XP85013
Rev. 2.1
SiPM Sensor Interface Boards
Silicon
Photomultiplier
Sensor Interface
Boards
Dual 4 x 4
Channel
SIB2316
SensL SPMArray 2
Quad 4 x 4
Channel
SIB1256
SensL SPMArray 4
Rev. 2.1
APD Array Sensor Interface Boards
Avalanche
Photodiode Array
Sensor Interface
Boards
1 x 16
Channel
SIB216
Pacific Silicon Sensor AD-LA-16-9
4x8
Channel
SIB332
Hamamatsu S8550
Rev. 2.1
Individual Sensors
Individual
Sensor Inputs
32
Channel
SDS232
Individual PMTs or SiPMs
Rev. 2.1
PhotoniQ Options
Options for
PhotoniQ
Charge Integrating
DAQ Systems
Event
Buffers
MEM032: 500K Events
MEM064: 1M Events
Delay
Modules
High Voltage
Bias Supplies
* Based on a 32 channel system
MDM080: 8 Channels
MDM320: 32 Channels
MDM640: 64 Channels
* Available in 40 & 60 nsec versions
HVPS001: -1000 V Bias Supply
HVPS002: -1500 V Bias Supply
HVPS701: -100 V Bias Supply
Rev. 2.1
Accessories
Accessories for
PhotoniQ
DAQ Systems
High
Voltage
Cables
SMB
Cables
Sensor
Interface Board
(SIB)
Cables
SMB120
HVC090
SBC030: 30 cm
SBC060: 60 cm
SBC090: 90 cm
Rev. 2.1
PHOTONIQ
OPERATION
Rev. 2.1
PhotoniQ
Charge Integrating DAQ Systems
• DAQ System Designed Specifically for PMT, SiPM, and APD Signals
• Acquires Charge Pulse or Current Mode Signals
• Simultaneous Parallel Charge Integrating / Digitizing Inputs
• High Speed and High Resolution DAQ Systems
• Simple Connection to Sensors and Sensor Interface Boards
• Sensor Interface Boards Support Common PMTs, SiPMs, and APDs
• Graphical User Interface on PC Used for System Control & Status
• Acquired Data Logged to PC or Available through DLL Driver over USB
Rev. 2.1
Typical PMT, SiPM, and APD Signals
Charge Pulse Mode
These pulses typically coincide with
the firing of an excitation source
such as a laser in fluorescence
detection systems, or the arrival of
radioactive particles such as in a
PET or gamma camera system.
SIGNAL IS
INTEGRATED
DURING THIS
PERIOD THEN
DIGITIZED
SIGNAL IS
INTEGRATED
DURING THIS
PERIOD THEN
DIGITIZED
Current Mode
The system acts like a
multichannel picoammeter or
electrometer by continually
measuring the low level of light
and sampling the result over time
SIGNAL IS CONTINUOUSLY SAMPLED
Rev. 2.1
Signals Acquired Using Gated Integrator
 Charge integration period is precisely
timed relative to a trigger signal
 Gate is used to selectively connect the
sensor to the integrator during the desired
time interval
 Increases the dynamic range by keeping
RESET
GATE
ADC
+
the amplifier from saturating
 Improves the SNR by limiting the
TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER
bandwidth in the signal path
Rev. 2.1
Highly Parallel System
Primary
Channels
Secondary
Channels
Channels 1-8
ADC
PROCESSOR
EXPANSION
INTERFACE
Channels 33-40
ADC
 Highly Parallel Architecture
 Up to 64 Independent Inputs
Channels 9-16
ADC
32
PRIMARY
CHANNELS
32 CHANNEL
PIPELINED
PARALLEL
PROCESSOR
ADC
 Up to 64 ADCs
 Easy to Use USB Output
SDRAM
Channels 41-48
Channels 17-24
ADC
32
SECONDARY
CHANNELS
Channels 49-56
ADC
16-BIT
DIGITAL
SIGNAL
PROCESSOR
Channels 25-32
ADC
Channels 57-64
ADC
INTELLIGENT
TRIGGER/
ACQUISITION
Rev. 2.1
USB
Acquisition Modes
•
Display Only
–
•
Display & Log
–
•
A high speed acquisition mode that logs data to the PC at high burst rates. Mainly used in
scanned imaging system like confocal microscopy. Normally used with the event buffer
option so that all pixels during an image scan are acquired.
Log File Viewer
–
•
A high speed acquisition mode that indefinitely logs data to the PC. Typically used when
capturing random particles such as fluorescence detection, PET, and gamma cameras.
Image
–
•
Similar to “Display Only” except that the data is also logged to a file on the PC
Particle
–
•
Data is displayed in real-time through the graphical user interface on the PC.
A log file playback mode that allows the user to view a previously recorded log file on the
graphical user interface display.
DLL
–
The included DLL library allows for direct high speed data transfer between the user’s
software application and the PhotoniQ.
Rev. 2.1
High Speed High Resolution
Model
IQSP418
IQSP480
IQSP482
IQSP518
IQSP580
IQSP582
Channels
2, expandable to 8
with option
XCH401
32
64
2, expandable to 8
with option
XCH501
32
64
Resolution
16 bits
16 bits
16 bits
14 bits
14 bits
14 bits
Dynamic Range
96 dB
96 dB
96 dB
84 dB
84 dB
84 dB
Maximum Charge
1.46 x
coulomb
1.46 x
coulomb
1.46 x
coulomb
877 x
coulomb
877 x
coulomb
877 x 10-12
coulomb
Input Noise Charge (RMS)
30 X 10-15
coulomb
30 X 10-15
coulomb
30 X 10-15
coulomb
100 X 10-15
coulomb
100 X 10-15
coulomb
100 X 10-15
coulomb
0.19 photons
0.19 photons
0.19 photons
0.63 photons
0.63 photons
0.63 photons
150 KHz
150 KHz
120 KHz
390 KHz
390 KHz
250 KHz
4,000,000
(with option
MEM064)
1,000,000
(with option
MEM064)
500,000
(with option
MEM064)
4,000,000
(with option
MEM064)
1,000,000
(with option
MEM064)
500,000
(with option
MEM064)
6.0 usec
6.0 usec
7.0 usec
2.5 usec
2.5 usec
3.2 usec
150,000 events /
sec
65,000 events /
sec
35,000 events /
sec
250,000 events /
sec
65,000 events /
sec
35,000 events /
sec
Equivalent Input Noise Photons
(with Sensor Gain of 106)
Maximum Trigger Rate
(Image Mode)
Maximum Continuous Events[1]
(Image Mode)
Event Pair Resolution[2]
Sustained Average Event Rate[3]
10-9
10-9
10-9
10-12
10-12
[1] Specification is the maximum number of events that can be captured at the maximum trigger rate with no loss of data. Events consist of all available channels.
[2] The minimum time resolution between two consecutive events in particle mode.
[3] Effectively equal to the USB transfer rate to the PC where an event (with overhead) includes all 8 channels for the IQSP418 / IQSP518, 32 channels for the IQSP480 / IQSP580, and 64 channels for the IQSP482 / IQSP582 in particle mode.
Rev. 2.1
Individual Sensor Connections
Sensor1
Sensor2
Sensor3
2 to 8 Channel DAQs
Sensor4
Up to 8 BNC Cables
Sensor5
Sensor6
Sensor7
Sensor8
Up to 32 Sensors
SDS232
32 Channel DAQs
Up to 32 SMB Cables
SDC048 Cable
Rev. 2.1
Sensor Interface Board Connections
SIB Cable
Vertilon
16 / 32 Channel
Sensor Interface
Boards
32 Channel DAQs
HV Cable
Two SIB Cables
64 Channel DAQs
Vertilon
64 Channel
Sensor Interface
Boards
HV Cable
Rev. 2.1
Graphical User Interface
(Linear Display)
Real Time Trigger
& Event Counters
Linear Display
of 64 Input
Channels
Control High Voltage
Bias Supplies
Configure Triggering
& Integration
Set Acquisition
Mode
Rev. 2.1
Graphical User Interface
(2D Display)
Real Time Status
Indicators
2D Display of
128 Input
Channels
Flexible Display
Options
Enable Addition
Processing
Functions
Automatically Detects
Sensor Interface
Board Type
Rev. 2.1
Sensor Interface Board Configuration
(SIB1256 for SensL SPMArray4 SiPM)
SIB1256 Configuration
Dialog Box for
SensL SPMArray4 SiPM
Adjust On-Board Bias
Voltage to the SiPM Arrays
Configure On-Board
Discriminator
Array Configuration
2 x 2 Arrangement Results
in 64 Output Channels
Individually Trim Bias
Voltage to Each Array
Adjust Trigger
Threshold
Rev. 2.1
Sensor Interface Board Configuration
(SIB064 for Hamamatsu H8500D PMT)
SIB064 Configuration
Dialog Box for
Hamamatsu H8500 PMT
Last Dynode
Preamplifier
Three Discriminator
Types
Configure On-Board
Discriminators
Adjust Trigger
Threshold
Rev. 2.1
OPTICAL SENSORS
Rev. 2.1
Optical Sensors
•
The types that interface to the PhotoniQ data acquisition system
convert light energy into electrical charge (coulombs).
•
Their gain represents the number of electrons generated for each
incident photon on the sensor. Depending on the type of sensor,
gain can range from unity for a simple photodiode to several
million for PMTs and SiPMs.
•
A voltage bias is required. Bias voltages can range from tens of
volts to thousands of volts.
•
Gain and voltage bias are the most important specifications when
interfacing a sensor to a PhotoniQ DAQ.
•
There are other metrics associated with the sensor that may be
important for the overall system design but are generally not
significant when interfacing to a PhotoniQ DAQ. These
specifications include the quantum efficiency, spectral response,
active area, dark count, dark current, and crosstalk.
Rev. 2.1
Photomultiplier Tubes
•
Gain: > 1 x 106
•
Bias Voltage: 0.5 KV and 2 KV
•
High Dynamic Range
•
Multianode Versions up to 256 Outputs
•
Physically Large Size
Rev. 2.1
Silicon Photomultipliers
•
Gain: > 1 x 106
•
Bias Voltage: 20 V and 80 V
•
Low Dynamic Range
•
Multi-element Versions up to 16 Outputs
•
Solid State
•
Physically Small Size
Rev. 2.1
Avalanche Photodiodes
•
Gain: > 10 to 1000 (Linear Region)
•
Bias Voltage: 20 V and 400 V
•
Good Dynamic Range
•
Multi-element Arrays up to 64 Outputs
•
Solid State
•
Physically Small Size
•
Capable of Very High Gain when
Operated in Geiger Mode
Rev. 2.1
Gain Calculations
•
The charge output (Q) in coulombs due to a single photon is the
product of the charge of an electron (q) and the gain (G) of the
sensor:
Q = qG
(q = 1.6 x 10-19 C)
•
For a typical PMT or SiPM with a gain of one million, Q equals 160
x 10-15 coulombs (160 fC). The RMS noise of a PhotoniQ DAQ is 30
fC for the high resolution versions and 100 fC for the high speed
versions. The high gain makes PMTs and SiPMs very suitable for
low level signals in applications such as fluorescence detection,
PET, SPECT, gamma cameras, flow cytometry, light scattering, and
radiation monitoring.
•
For an APD with a gain of 1000, the charge output from a single
photon is 160 x 10-18 coulombs (0.16 fC). These devices are
therefore more appropriate for applications with higher level signals.
Rev. 2.1