Nucleolenz field study
Detector characterization with 8-channel DAQ
An instrumentation team needed one compact platform for detector testing, sensor characterization and waveform validation. The Data Acquisition System delivers eight simultaneous channels at 24-bit / 100 KSPS over USB 2.0 — with a DAC stage that generates test stimulus on the same unit.
The challenge
Engineering teams validating detectors, sensors and embedded systems need repeatable multi-channel measurement through every stage of development. In practice that often means a bench stacked with a DAQ box, a separate signal generator for stimulus, and ad-hoc scripts to get the data somewhere it can be graphed and compared.
The team wanted the loop closed in one unit: enough simultaneous channels to watch a detector and its references together, resolution that does not bury small effects in quantization, a stimulus source on board, and software that graphs and exports without ceremony.
- Multi-channel acquisition on one platform
- High-resolution sampling
- Exportable data for downstream analysis
- USB connectivity for any bench PC
- Waveform/test-signal generation alongside acquisition
- Compact bench form factor
What we built
The Nucleolenz Data Acquisition System samples eight channels simultaneously at 24-bit resolution and 100 KSPS, streaming over high-speed USB 2.0 to bundled graphing and export software. Characterization runs that used to need custom capture scripts become point-and-record sessions with exportable data for downstream analysis.
The on-board DAC stage adds eight output channels with an adjustable square wave up to 25 kHz — stimulus/response testing without a separate signal generator on the bench. One compact unit covers detector electronics work, instrumentation R&D, lab automation and production-test scenarios.
Our role
Outcomes
- One compact platform for multi-channel test workflows
- Useful for detector electronics and instrumentation R&D
- Exportable data for analysis and reporting
- Supports lab automation and production-test scenarios
Requirements
- DAC: 8 output channels, adjustable square wave to 25 kHz
- Software: bundled graphing and export tools
- Form factor: compact bench unit
Instruments in this study
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