Application of a single-board computer as a low-cost pulse generator

Marcus Kristian Fedrizzi; Julio Soria

doi:10.1088/0957-0233/26/9/095302

Application of a single-board computer as a low-cost pulse generator

Marcus Kristian Fedrizzi
, Julio Soria

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

A BeagleBone Black (BBB) single-board open-source computer was implemented as a low-cost fully programmable pulse generator. The pulse generator makes use of the BBB Programmable Real-Time Unit (PRU) subsystem to achieve a deterministic temporal resolution of 5 ns, an RMS jitter of 290 ps and a timebase stability on the order of 10 ppm. A Python-based software framework has also been developed to simplify the usage of the pulse generator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1 - 4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Measurement Science and Technology
Volume	26
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/26/9/095302
Publication status	Published - 2015

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