CNT-90 Timer/Counter/Analyzer - Spectracom - #1

• Fastest: 250k measurements/s to internal memory and 2k/s via GPIB

• Highest resolution: 12 digits/s (freq.), 100 ps (time), 0.001° (phase)

• 14 digits display

• Frequency range: 300 MHz standard; 3, 8, 14 and 20 GHz optional

• Unique ease-of-use: Multi-parameter display and graphical presentation of results

• USB and GPIB as standard

• Outstanding performance/price ratio

With the new CNT-90 timer/counter/analyzer, Pendulum Instruments now offers The Ultimate Tool for measurement, analysis and calibration of Frequency, Time Interval or Phase. Whether in test systems, on the R&D bench, in the calibration lab or out in the field, the CNT-90 is the state-of-the-art timer/counter/analyzer and outperforms any existing counter on the market. The CNT-90 is the worlds fastest timer/counter/analyzer which offers a unique ease-of-use with graphical display and improved control over measurement at an outstanding price.

The CNT-90 timer/counter/analyzer outperforms any counter on the market, independent of measurement task. The CNT-90 offers ultimate and unique control of measurement and is the choice for all needs and budgets - giving you outstanding performance at the price of a standard counter.

The basic performance of the CNT-90 is World-leading compared to competition:

- With 2k measurement results transferred per second via GPIB/USB, the CNT-90 can save you up to 90% testing time (and thus money) in test systems by increased throughput.

- High resolution is vital for R&D and production testing. CNT-90 meets this requirement with 100 ps single shot (time) or 12 digits/s (frequency), thus following very small time and frequency changes. That is 2 more digits than other interpolating counters. Obtained values are displayed with up to 14 digits.

- Modulation Domain Analysis is performed by capturing very fast frequency changes in real time, thanks to the high 250k measurement speed and the large memory depth of 750k readings.

- For calibration purposes, results are quickly obtained. The CNT-90 offers very

high accuracy through very stable internal OCXO time base, very low systematic time interval A-B error and of course very high resolution.

- Wide frequency range to 20 GHz covers most CW and burst microwave frequency measurement needs. There's no need to invest in a separate microwave counter.

The menu-oriented settings reduce the risk of mistakes. Valuable signal information given as numerical results with multi­parameter display removes the need for other instruments like DVM's and Scopes.

The graphical presentation of results (histograms, trends, modulation domain etc) gives a much better understanding of ran­dom signal distribution and measurement changes vs time, from slow drift to fast jit­ter and modulation.

The intelligent Auto-trigger automatically sets optimum trigger level and hysteresis, adapted to the actual input signal.

The CNT-90 is delivered with both USB-and GPIB high-speed interfaces as standard. This eliminates the need to invest in an

extra GPIB interface for your PC since USB is present everywhere.

The GPIB interface comes in two modes: SCPI/1999 plus a 53131A emulation mode for easy implementation in test systems originally designed for other brands.

This instant "plug-and-play" feature facilitates the exchange of the timer/ counter/analyzer and reduces the need to re-program existing system commands.

CNT-90 takes the art ofmeasurement to the top with features such as arming, adjustable arming delay, trigger hold-off and limit qualifying.

Arming enables full control ofboth start and stop of the measurement of time or frequency in complex signals. Frequency burst parameters are automatically detected due to the adjustable arming delay and trigger hold-off, both with 10 ns resolution. The feature limit qualifying skips unwanted parameter values.

The state-of-art CNT-90 is the

revolution - it is the only tool for time & frequency measurement, analysis and calibration you will ever need.