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Samplers

  Samplers convert the analog BBC outputs to digital form. There are two samplers, each of which handles signals from 4 BBCs. Either 1-bit (2-level) or 2-bit (4-level) sampling may be selected. A single sample rate applies to all BB channels; rates available are 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, or 0.5 Msamples per second on each channel.