Author: Glass, B.R.
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TCO306
 Reconfigurable Oscilloscopes for Applications in Scientific Research  
 
  • B.R. Glass
    National Instruments, Austin, Texas, USA
  
  Signal processing and control tasks in scientific research applications have traditionally relied on analog electronics and relatively slow ADCs to capture preconditioned signals. Continuous improvements in the sampling rate and resolution of commercial ADCs have allowed for an increasing number of signals to be sampled directly from sensors. With the incorporation of FPGAs, signal processing and control can be performed in real-time during acquisition. A new class of reconfigurable oscilloscopes extends the reach of PCIe-based modular instrumentation by incorporating a user-programmable FPGA for in-line signal processing, real-time control, and advanced triggering with zero dead-time. Researchers have demonstrated the power and flexibility of these instruments in recent nuclear and high-energy physics applications.  
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