Ports Tab

The Ports tab provides control and displays the status of the 18 ZSync ports. It is available on all PQSC instruments.

Features

  • Display the state of the complete system at first glance

  • Display port synchronization of all 18 ZSync ports

  • Provide user-given names to connected instruments

  • Control of triggers that are sent to the connected instruments

Description

Table 1. App icon and short description
Control/Tool Option/Range Description

Ports
btn mnu inout um

Control and status display of the 18 ZSync ports.

The Ports tab (see Figure 1) is divided into two sections: The ZSync ports and two sub-tabs for Control and Trigger.

functional ports
Figure 1. LabOne UI: Ports tab

The PQSC is always used in conjunction with other Zurich Instruments devices in a larger system, e.g. a Quantum Computing Control System (QCCS). The purpose of the Ports tab is to allow the user to understand the current state of the complete system at first glance. The main elements are the 18 ports, where the user can see information about the status and health of each connection, can provide a name to the connected instrument and can reset the connection. Furthermore the user can start the sending of the triggers and control the repetitions and the holdoff of the triggers.

Note: When using the PQSC together with HDAWGs, the user has to set up the connected HDAWG correctly to use the trigger information that it receives from the PQSC. Please refer to the multi-HDAWG synchronization tutorial in Synchronization of multiple HDAWGs for more details.

Functional Elements

Table 2. Ports tab
Control/Tool Option/Range Description

Connection Status

off/blue/yellow/red

Indicates the availability of the instrument connected to the port. Off: no Instrument detected. Yellow: connection to an instrument is in progress. Blue: connection to an instrument is ready or data is being sent to / received from an instrument. Red: an error has occurred on the connection to an instrument.

Serial

The device ID of the instrument connected to this port.

Device Type

The device type of the instrument connected to this port.

Alias

User-given name to the instrument connected to this port.

Run/Stop
btn uielements runstop um

Starts sending triggers to all connected instruments over ZSync ports.

Repetitions

Sets the number of triggers sent over ZSync ports.

Holdoff

time in seconds

Sets the time between repeated triggers sent over ZSync ports.

Progress

0% to 100%

The percentage of repeated triggers sent over ZSync ports.

Enable

ON / OFF

Enable Trigger Out connector.

Source

Select the source for the Trigger Out connector.

Start Triggers

Generate a trigger when a trigger is sent over the selected ZSync port.

Feedback

Generate a trigger when the PQSC sends feedback on the ZSync port.

Port

Select the ZSync port associated with the Trigger Out source.

Pulse Width

Time in seconds

Defines the minimal pulse width of the Trigger Out.