Eliminate Instrument Fragmentation

For decades, advanced experimental laboratories have been trapped in an instrument fragmentation loop. The traditional patchwork of an AWG, a standalone oscilloscope, and an external PC introduces propagation delays, synchronisation bottlenecks, and severe processing latency.

The Tabor Proteus family redefines the instrumentation landscape. The Proteus is a fully integrated Software Defined Transceiver designed to sit directly at the literal Centre of the Experiment. By unifying high-speed signal generation, microwave-frequency digitising, and user-programmable real-time computing within a single hardware ecosystem, Proteus creates a continuous, high-throughput, closed-loop environment.

Uncompromising Hardware Convergence

An ultra-wideband internal bus fabric eliminates data transfer bottlenecks by tightly coupling every channel, converter, and memory block.

  • Coherent Signal Cores: Integrates multi-channel phase-controlled direct RF DAC outputs with high-speed RF ADC digitiser inputs for immediate loop closure inside the chassis.
  • Massive Shared Memory: Features up to 16GS of dynamic memory to store intricate, long-duration pulse sequences alongside raw captured data.
  • High-Throughput Bus: Utilizes a PCIe Gen 3 x8 backplane for rapid waveform streaming and fast data acquisition offloading

Real-Time Interaction & Native DSP

Instead of routing data across a slow GPIB or LAN interface, the Proteus processes information right where it is captured.

  • Hardware-Accelerated DSP: An onboard programmable FPGA executes Digital Down-Conversion (DDC), Real-Time FFTs, and Amplitude/Wave Averaging at hardware speeds.
  • Embedded Server Architecture: Run custom control loops, optimisation algorithms, or calibration scripts natively on the device using embedded Python and MATLAB.
  • Dynamic Pulse Sequencing: Alter pulse parameters, branching logic, and trigger responses on the fly based on real-time calculations.

Engineered for the Frontiers of Physics

Proteus replaces multiple racks of legacy equipment to streamline specialised workflows:

  • Quantum Information: Delivers phase-coherent microwave pulses for qubit characterisation, minimal-latency readout, and strict timing for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).
  • Advanced Resonance (NMR / EPR): Drives repeatable, phase-stable Spin Echo profiles while coordinating external tasks like TTL Sample Shuttling and TTL Blanking directly from marker lines.
  • Semiconductor Analysis: Tracks high-speed transport phenomena via integrated time- and frequency-domain tracking.

Plug-and-Play Scalability

The platform is entirely modular, scaling seamlessly from a single-channel bench experiment to massive multi-rack systems. Available in PXI, Benchtop, and Desktop modules.

Close the loop on experimental latency.

Contact the technical team at Lambda Photometrics today to schedule a demo or discuss your system specifications.

Click here to download Tabor Proteus Primer datasheet