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This labscript device controls the `PrawnBlaster <https://github.com/labscript-suite/PrawnBlaster>`_ open-source digital pattern generator based on the `Raspberry Pi Pico <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/rp2040/getting-started/>`_ platform.
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It is designed to produce pseudoclock timing pulses.
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See the companion :doc:`PrawnDO <prawndo>` device for arbitary pulse generation.
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Specifications
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Installation
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In order to turn the standard Pico into a PrawnBlaster, you need to load the custom firmware available in the `Github repo <https://github.com/labscript-suite/PrawnBlaster/tree/master/build/prawnblaster>`_ onto the board.
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In order to turn the standard Pico into a PrawnBlaster, you need to load the custom firmware available in the `Github repo <https://github.com/labscript-suite/PrawnBlaster/releases>`_ onto the board.
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The simplest way to do this is by holding the reset button on the board while plugging the USB into a computer.
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This will bring up a mounted folder that you copy-paste the firmware to. Once copied, the board will reset and be ready to go.
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Input/Output Buffers
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While the PrawnBlaster and PrawnDO boards can be used as is,
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it is often a good idea to add unity-gain channel buffers to the inputs and outputs.
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Using buffers and line drivers from a LVCMOS family with 5V/TTL tolerant inputs can provide
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compatibility with TTL inputs and drive higher capacitance loads (such a long BNC cables) more reliably.
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Examples that implement these buffers can be found `here <https://github.com/TU-Darmstadt-APQ/Prawnblaster_Breakout>`_
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and `here <https://github.com/naqslab/PrawnBlaster_Breakout_Connectorized>`_.
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Detailed Documentation
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