Multiple Channel Distributed System and Method

A complex acquisition system, comprising:

• a sampling clock generator for generating a sampling clock;
• a power divider for dividing the sampling clock into a plurality of sampling clocks;
• a plurality of cables adapted to be coupled to the power divider for forwarding the divided sampling clock;
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• a plurality of acquisition modules, each being adapted to be coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of cables, each of the plurality of acquisition modules receiving one of the plurality of sampling clocks;
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• a processor for determining a relative delay caused by each cable corresponding to each of the plurality of acquisition modules, and for adjusting a local clock in each of the plurality of acquisition modules in accordance with the determined relative delay for the cable corresponding thereto.

A complex acquisition system, comprising:

• a master acquisition module, the master acquisition module comprising an analog to digital acquisition signal generator for generating an analog to digital acquisition signal, a memory acquisition signal generator for generating a memory acquisition signal, a delay calibration signal for generating a delay calibration signal, a step source signal generator for generating a step source signal, and a synchronization module;
• a plurality of slave acquisition modules, each comprising a synchronization module;
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• a distribution system for distributing each of the analog to digital acquisition signal, memory acquisition signal, delay calibration signal and step source signal to each of the synchronization modules in the master and plurality of slave acquisition modules.