GT9000 Series

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GT9000, GT9000R, GT9000SLR, GT9000P

TIC Time Interval Counter 2.7GHz, 0.9ps, MUX DC to 6 GHz 17-to-2 Active Multiplexer, CTIA Continuous Time Interval Analyzer 2.7GHz, 0.9ps

GuideTech’s computer-based plug-in card instruments (since 1988), GT668 CTIA Continuous Time Interval Analyzers & GT210 TIC Time Interval Counters, are also available as an industrial-grade integrated test platform with high-accuracy 10MHz OCXO time-base with optional GPS disciplining and optional Rubidium or Cesium, NIST traceable calibration, enabling accurate continuous (Zero Dead Time) test, where all measurement channels are correlated and synchronized to the same master-clock.

GT9000 is a scalable 2 to 10 channels Bench-Top CTIA and/or TIC Test Platform with 10” touch-screen-display (iPhone quality), integrated GUI with Touch, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and/or wireless keyboard & mouse.

GT9000R is a scalable 2 to 24 channels 19” Rack-Mount CTIA and/or TIC Test Platform with integrated GUI, Ethernet, Wi-Fi and/or wireless keyboard & mouse.

GT9000P-USB3 is a 2 channel Portable CTIA and/or “TIC” Test Platform controlled by USB3.

GT9000SLR is a scalable 2 to 24 channels Event-Timer with GPS receiver.

GT916MUX is a DC to 6 GHz 17-to-2 Active Multiplexer. Combined with the GT668 CTIA and/or GT210 TIC , you can have up to 36 channels in the GT9000 and up to 102 channels in the GT9000R.

Some of the GT9000 test-platform measurements include: Frequency, 1 PPS Monitoring, Alan Variance, Time Interval, Time Interval Error, Real-Time Time Stamping, Jitter measurements, PLL & Clock Jitter, Spread Spectrum Modulation, PLL Lock Time, Period, Pulse Width, Skew, Tpd, Rise/Fall Time, and more.

With easy expansion through its modular design, GuideTech’s GT9000 Test platforms offer a comprehensive Time & Frequency test-solutions for a wide range of applications From R&D labs to characterisation, field test, fast automated characterization and high-throughput production test on all ATE platforms, including low-cost in-house testers.

In addition to the GT9000 Test Platforms, GuideTech offers CTIA & TIC instruments in PCI, PCIe, PXI and PXIe plug-in cards. The GT9000 family is a USA-made industrial grade systems with an integrated industrial-computer. The platform enables scalable optimal test at lower cost.

The GT9000, GT9000R, GT9000SLR & GT9000P test Platforms can be configured with any combinations of GT668 CTIA and/or GT210 TIC and/or GT916MUX

  • The performance level of the instruments ranges from 0.9ps to 40ps

  • The Time-Base has several options from OCXO to Rubidium and CSAC-Cesium

  • GTGPS - Optional GPS Receiver with Antenna disciplining the time-base

Specifications

Main Input Channels

  • No. of channels: 2 per site, A & B

  • Frequency range: DC - 2.7 GHz

  • Sensitivity:

  • * 50 mV rms (DC - 2.7 GHz)

  • Input impedance: 1KΩ / 10 pF, or 50Ω software programmable

  • Coupling: DC or AC

  • Threshold setting (each channel):

    * Range: -5V to + 5V

    * Resolution: 153μV

    * Absolute accuracy: 0.1% of setting

    * Automatic threshold setting option

External clock & ARM Inputs

  • Sensitivity: 50mV rms

  • Input impedance: 1KΩ

  • Threshold setting

    * Range: - 5V to + 5V

    * Resolution: 153μV

    * Absolute accuracy: 0.1% of setting

  • Automatic threshold setting available

Timebase

  • Frequency 100MHz locked to:

    * Internal 10MHz OCXO

    * External clock: 5 or 10 MHz (±3KHz)

  • Minimum pulse width: 6nS

  • Oven Oscillator:

    * Temp: 0 - 45ºC ± 25ppb

    * Aging: ±1 ppm first year, ±3 ppm over 20 year

External connections

  • Main channels: 2, SMA per site

  • External clock: 1, SMA

  • External arm: 1, SMA

  • Digital input: 1 SMA (for 1PPS UTC synch)

  • Digital output: 2, SMA (software programmable, to control user subsystems)