Specifications¶

Important

Unless otherwise stated, all specifications apply after 30 minutes of instrument warm-up.

Important

Important changes in the specification parameters are explicitly mentioned in the revision history of this document.

QCCS system specifications (systems based on SHF series and HDAWG)¶

Parameter	min	typ	max
Supported peripheral devices	SHFQC, HDAWG, SHFSG, SHFQA
Supported system architecture	Star architecture
Output channel skew	-	-	1.6 ns
Output channel skew repeatability over restarts	-	-	200 ps
Real-time communication latency	-	-	90 ns
Sample rate	-	2.0 GSa/s	-

Parameter	min	typ	max
Supported peripheral devices	HDAWG, UHFQA
Supported system architecture	Star architecture
HDAWG Output channel skew	-	-	1.6 ns
HDAWG Output channel skew repeatability over restarts	-	-	200 ps
Real-time communication latency	-	-	330 ns from UHFQA to PQSC 100 ns from PQSC to HDAWG
Sample rate	-	HDAWG 2.4 GSa/s UHFQA 1.8 GSa/s	-

This configuration requires one HDAWG per UHFQA as bridge over the DIO port of the HDAWG.

Table 1: Inputs
Parameter	Details	min	typ	max
trigger inputs	-	2 SMA on back panel
trigger input impedance	-	50 Ω
trigger input voltage range	50 Ω impedance	0 V	-	3.3 V
trigger input threshold	-	-	0.5 V	-
reference clock input frequency	-	Switchable 10 MHz / 100 MHz
reference clock input amplitude	-	0 dBm	-	+13 dBm

Table 2: Trigger and other outputs
Parameter	Details	min	typ	max
trigger outputs	-	2 SMA on back panel
trigger output impedance	-	50 Ω
trigger output voltage range	50 Ω impedance	0 V	-	3.3 V
reference clock output	-	SMA on back panel
reference clock output amplitude	100 MHz into 50 Ω	-	+4dBm	-
reference clock output frequency	-	Auto-detect 10 MHz / 100 MHz

Table 3: General and storage
Parameter	min	typ	max
storage temperature	–25 °C	-	65 °C
storage relative humidity (non-condensing)	-	-	95%
operating temperature	5 °C	-	40 °C
operating relative humidity (non-condensing)	-	-	90%
specification temperature	18 °C	-	28 °C
power consumption	-	-	100 W
operating environment	IEC61010, indoor location, installation category II, pollution degree 2
operating altitude	up to 2000 meters
power supply AC line	100-240 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz
dimensions with handles and feet	45.0 × 34.5 × 10.0 cm, 17.7 × 13.6 × 3.9 inch, 19 inch rack compatible
weight	6.0 kg
recommended calibration interval	2 years

Table 4: Maximum ratings
Parameter	min	typ	max
damage threshold Trigger Out 1 and 2	–0.7 V	–	+4 V
damage threshold Trigger In 1 and 2	–0.7 V	–	+4 V
damage threshold Reference Clock Out (DC)	-4 V	–	+4 V
damage threshold Reference Clock In (AC, with DC offset 0 V)	–	–	+13.5 dBm
damage threshold Reference Clock In (DC)	-4 V	–	+4 V
damage threshold DIO In / Out port	-0.7 V	–	+4 V

Table 5: Host computer requirements
Parameter	Description
supported Windows operating systems	Windows 10, 11 on x86-64
supported macOS operating systems	macOS 10.11+ on x86-64 and ARMv8
supported Linux distributions	GNU/Linux (Ubuntu 14.04+, CentOS 7+, Debian 8+) on x86-64 and ARMv8
supported processors	x86-64 (Intel, AMD), ARMv8 (e.g., Raspberry Pi 4 and newer, Apple M-series)