| Photon Channel | |
| Principle | Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD) |
| Discriminator Input Bandwidth | 4 GHz |
| Time Resolution (FWHM/RMS, electr.) | < 3.5 ps / 1.6 ps |
| Variance in Time of IRF centroid | < 0.4 ps RMS over 100 s |
| Optimum Input Voltage Range | -30 mV to -500 mV |
| Min. Input Pulse Width | 200 ps |
| Threshold | 0 to -250 mV |
| Zero Cross Adjust | -100 mV to 100 mV |
| Synchronisation Channel | |
| Principle | Constant Fraction Discriminator (CFD) |
| Discriminator Input Bandwidth | 4 GHz |
| Optimum Input Voltage Range | -30 mV to -500 mV |
| Min. Input Pulse Width | 200 ps |
| Threshold | 0 to -250 mV |
| Frequency Range | 0 to 150 MHz |
| Frequency Divider | 1, 2, 4 |
| Zero Cross Adjust | -100 mV to 100 mV |
| Time-to-Amplitude Converters / ADCs | |
| Principle | Ramp Generator / Biased Amplifier |
| TAC Range | 25 ns to 2.5 µs |
| Biased Amplifier Gain | 1 to 15 |
| Biased Amplifier Offset | 0 % to 50 % of TAC Range |
| Time Range incl. Biased Amplifier | 1.67 ns to 2.5 µs |
| Min. Time Channel Width | 407 fs |
| ADC Principle | 50 ns Flash ADC with Error Correction |
| Diff. Nonlinerarity | < 0.5 % RMS, typ. < 1 % peak-peak |
| Data Acquisition | Histogram Mode |
| Method | on-board multi-dim. histogramming process |
| Dead Time | 100 ns, independent of computer speed |
| Saturated Count Rate (Each Channel) | 10 MHz |
| Useful Count Rate (Each Channel) | 5 MHz |
| Max. Counts / Time Channel | 16 bits |
| Overflow Control | none, stop, repeat and correct |
| Collection Time | 0.1 µs to 100,000 s |
| Diplay Interval Time | 10 ms to 100,000 s |
| Repeat Time | 0.1 µs to 100,000 s |
| Sequencing Recording | Programmable Hardware Sequencer, unlimited recording by Memory swapping, in curve mode and scan mode |
| Synchronisation with Scanning | Pixel, Line and Frame from Scanning Device |
| Routing | 7 bit, TTL |
| Experiment Trigger | TTL |
| Data Acquisition | FIFO / Parameter-Tag Mode |
| Method | Time and wavelength tagging of individual photons and continuous writing to disk |
| Online Display | Decay functions, FCS, Cross-FCS, PCH MCS Traces |
| FCS Calculation | Multi-tau algorithm, online calculation and online fit |
| Number of counts of decay/ waveform recording | unlimited |
| Dead Time | 100 ns |
| Saturated Count Rate, Peak (Each Channel) | 10 MHz |
| Max. Counts / Time Channel (Counting Depth) | unlimited |
| Output Data Format (ADC / Macrotime / Routing) | 12 / 12 / 4 |
| FIFO Buffer Capacity (Photons) | 2 * 106 |
| Macro Timer Resolution, Internal Clock | 50 ns, 12 bit, overflows marked by MOTF entry in data stream |
| Input Macro Timer Resolution, Clock from Sync | 10 ns to 100 ns, 12 bit, overflow marked by MOTF entry in data stream |
| Input Curve Control (external Routing) | 4 bit, TTL |
| External Event Markers | 4 bit, TTL |
| Enable Count Control | 1 bit, TTL |
| Input Experiment Trigger | TTL |
Computer Interface
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| Principle | High-Speed Parallel Interface |
