Specifications
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Flash Converter
This technique is used in all ORION cards with 16-bit A/D converters, as well as MI and AD series boards.
Flash converters offer the fastest sampling rates (up to 1 MS/s/ch) as well as the possibility for external
clocking. This is required for external clocked applications like distance related A/D conversion, combustion
analysis as well as order tracking applications (using hardware order tracking clocked by an encoder).
Combining ORION cards
ORION cards with different bit resolutions, or different max sample rates, cannot be mixed within the same
system. In other words, you cannot install an ORION-0816-1000 and an ORION-1616-100 in the same system,
because they have different max sample rates. Nor can you mix ORION-1616-100 with ORION-1622-100.
However, there is no problem to mix the ORION-3216-100 with ORION-1616-100 cards, because they have the
same bit resolution and the same max sample rate. (The ORION-3216-100 is an ORION-1616-100 card with an
add-on of 16 more channels, so they are essentially the same card anyway).
Also there is no problem to mix multiples of the same card, but which have different last digits. Therefore you
may install an ORION-1624-200, ORION-1624-202, and ORION-1624-205 in the same system.
Synching ORION cards
If multiple compatible ORION cards are installed in the same system, they must be interconnected with a
sync cable. A standard 10-pin connector with 1.27 mm at ribbon cable is available for easy connection
between the boards.
Synching Multiple systems
If multiple systems or PCI expansion systems are used, a sync bus op-
tion must be installed. This option decouples the internal sync bus with
the external sync I/O connector. By changing the internal TTL sync bus
levels from TTL to RS-422 level, the distance between two systems
can be increased by up to 50 meters using by using standard CAT5/
CAT6 Ethernet cables (greater distances are possible - please contact
Dewetron to discuss).