OPX+
Ultra-Fast Quantum Controller
Hybrid Controller with Powerful Real-Time Processing and Ultra-Fast Feedback
An integrated control and measurement system for driving, manipulating, and reading qubits, designed according to Quantum Machines’ Hybrid Control approach
Hybrid Control
At the OPX+’s core, the Pulse Processing Unit (PPU) seamlessly integrates quantum operations (pulses and measurements) with ultra-fast classical processing and control flow. This innovative design minimizes overhead, reduces latency, and enables the execution of complex quantum algorithms that were previously impossible.
Ultra Fast
OPX+ reduces conditional feedback latency to 224 ns and supports fully parametric feedback: readout, classical calculations, and parameter updates in 272 ns. With no central controller architecture, a cluster of OPX+ units provides ultra-fast feedback between any of the qubits. Advanced sequences like 5,000-depth Randomized Benchmarking run in minutes, with no uploading or compilation time.
Hybrid Development
The OPX+ hybrid development unifies quantum and classical programming. At its core is QUA, a powerful pulse-level language that enables developers to effortlessly implement complex quantum algorithms while seamlessly integrating classical processing. The platform also includes automated calibration via QUAlibrate and a vast library of control applications.
Key Features
- All-in-one qubit control and readout system
- Built-in Pulse Processing Unit (PPU) for real-time processing as close as possible to the qubits
- On-the-fly parametric pulse generation and manipulation
- Conditional parametric feedback latency 224 ns (for active reset and more)
- Shelf mounting, 2U rack size
- 10 analog output channels: 1 GS/s, 400 MHz BW, 1 Vpp, 16-bit resolution
- 2 analog input channels: 1 GS/s, 400 MHz BW, 1 Vpp, 12-bit resolution
- 10 digital output channels: 1 GS/s, 3.3 V (hi-Z)
- Built-in FIR/IIR distortion compensation filters
- Built-in crosstalk compensation matrix
QM's control electronics provide the best real-time features along with an intuitive and well-documented programming interface. At TII, we successfully controlled a 25-q chip and conducted multiplexed characterization of all qubits using QM’s OPX and Octave. What we appreciate most, however, is the QM’s unwavering support and commitment to helping us achieve our targets, even going so far as to send some of their best scientists when needed.
Alvaro Orgaz
Lead QC Control
Integrating the control of the lab into a single unit made my research experience much easier. I can honestly say it is thanks to Quantum Machines’ well-engineered hardware and their team's true willingness to assist.
Ben Yemin
Researcher
Thanks to the super-fast on-board data processing of the OPX we could resolve the nonlinear phenomena of our superconducting quantum circuits. With conventional AWGs and electronics this would have taken an impractical long time. The OPX is extremely easy to operate and substantially changes the paradigm of data acquisition and analysis procedures in quantum labs.
Dr. Byoung-moo Ann
Researcher
The OPX makes developing a brand-new superconducting qubit capability from scratch a breeze. Getting started is straightforward, the coding is easy, and the customer support is fantastic! The OPX reduces the potential barrier to progress and is also well suited for teaching.
Dr. Christian Boutan
Researcher
Incorporating the OPX+ in our measurement instruments allowed us to set up time-domain measurements in minutes, seriously speeding up our sample characterization process. With the provided extensive live online help we get the support from QM's experts to further debug any problems arising during measurements. With QM support Qilimanjaro can deliver their differential Analog Quantum Computers based on superconducting qubit technology.
Dr. Daniel Szombati
Planckian, Lead Quantum Engineer
Replacing 3 devices with one synchronized, orchestrated machine tremendously simplified lab workflow. Now our pulse sequences run in a fraction of the time of any other device combo. Plus, we can “talk” to the FPGA in human-speak, to run real-time calculations that were too complicated before! Along with the yoga-level.
Dr. Amit Finkler
PI
I must say I'm very happy with QM's Quantum Orchestration Platform. It's the single most reliable piece of equipment I've got in the lab. I operate it remotely and never had any problems. I strongly recommend the OPX and the QOP to my colleagues. It is by far the simplest way to do qubit physics.
Dr. Emmanuel Flurin
Researcher
Using high-fidelity rapid readout and real-time state assignment, we were able to do an active reset and generate this noiseless plot (100,000 times averaging) in 20 seconds. Without active reset (assuming 400us between sequences) it would have taken roughly an hour to get a similar quality plot.” Dr. Eunjong Kim Painter Lab, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), Caltech Simultaneous control and reset at scale – 10-qubit device example X180
Dr. Eunjong Kim
Seoul National University Assistant Professor
I regard Quantum Machines as the quintessential example of how deep-tech companies should operate in harmony. Their OPX+ devices exemplify excellence, and the team's unmatched business ethos sets them apart. From unboxing the OPX+ to the first measurements is a truly exhilarating experience. They consistently go above and beyond for their customers, ensuring mutual success. Transitioning from academia to the startup realm, I have rarely encountered a company as remarkable as Quantum Machines.
Dr. Gopi Balasubramanian
CEO, Co-founder
The QUA Python interface is great, everything you want to do is just three intuitive lines of code. The OPX is one of the only things in the lab that is working exactly as it should.
Dr. Josiah Sinclair
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carl J. and Brynn B. Anderson Assistant Professor in Physics
It is a pleasure to work with QM, which results in enjoyable interactions and a fast pace to getting actual results. The Quantum Orchestration Platform has been easy to use and very powerful, but we are still just scratching the surface of its full capabilities!
Dr. Rajamani Vijayaraghavan
Researcher
With the OPX we were able to reduce the cost of infrastructure development from a few weeks to a few days, without any need to directly program the FPGA.
Dr. Roni Winik
Engineering Quantum System Group
QOP is our main tool when doing error correction. It provides us with very fast feedback. It enabled us to perform advanced procedures … in a very short time. We could just purchase the technology that is tailor-made for… that we want to use.
Dr. Serge Rosenblum
QuamCore, Chief Scientist
Quantum Machines' OPX played a key role in our roadmap. It enabled us to get the best control electronics out there [FPGA] without having to learn how to program them. QM provides a very scalable, very easy to use and very powerful hardware, which allows us to focus on the quantum science.
Dr. Théau Peronnin
CEO & Co-Founder
Within only two days of unboxing the OPX and Octave, we were running randomized benchmarking, active reset, state tomography, and all the routine qubit control protocols. This was simply incredible. Furthermore, the easy-to-use QUA language allowed us to implement our pulse sequences in minutes. As a startup, speed of progress is a crucial element of our success. With QM, we are confident to accelerate our development and achieve results in days instead of months or even years
Nick Farina
CEO
Dedicated hardware for controlling and operating quantum bits is something we have all been dreaming of. Quantum Machines has answered this call by allowing us and others in the field to scale up with ease and with far greater functionality than was ever possible before.
Prof. Amir Yacoby
Professor
Replacing 3 devices with one synchronized, orchestrated machine tremendously simplified lab workflow. Now our pulse sequences run in a fraction of the time of any other device combo. Plus, we can “talk” to the FPGA in human-speak, to run real-time calculations that were too complicated before! Along with the yoga-level
Prof. Amit Finkler
Professor
The Quantum Machines OPX control system has been an enabling technology for our research. It provides unparalleled flexibility and ease of use for experiments requiring real-time quantum feedforward control. With the integrated high-resolution time tagging, this platform is a no-brainer for advanced quantum networking experiments.
Prof. Andrei Faraon
Oratomic, Optical and Quantum Engineer
Diraq is delighted to partner with Quantum Machines, and credits their OPX control system, with its real-time capabilities, as instrumental in achieving the results outlined in our research. The ease of programming sequences in QUA significantly streamlined the experimental process
Prof. Andrew Dzurak
Professor / CEO, Diraq
The first time I was introduced to Quantum Machines, It surprised me how people were getting so excited about it. Only later did I realize, it was like explaining the value of a Laser before it existed, and all you knew are light bulbs. Today I truly believe that these systems will revolutionize our space.
Prof. Barak Dayan
Professor
The OPX+ has allowed us to tune up complex multi-qubit measurements with multiplexed control and readout signals for studying quasiparticle poisoning and correlated errors in superconducting qubit arrays. The on-board processing has been quite useful for analyzing qubit data streams on the fly.
Prof. Britton Plourde
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor
We are very impressed to see how simple yet powerful the OPX controller is, as we rebuilt our noise spectrometer for NV centers in a fraction of the time it took us with other instruments. Now, a student with no experimental experience can run the system autonomously, even programming new and advanced dynamical decoupling sequences which include real-time computation. QM's controller is easy to use, and its unique capabilities enable fast and steady progress in our lab.
Prof. Chandrasekhar Ramanathan
Professor
OPX has been a powerful enabler in our lab, helping us quickly characterize the performance of our recently discovered qubits. The hardware removes time wasted in uploading and waiting during pulse programming. QUA has substantially reduced the complexity of writing quantum protocols, allowing us to code dynamical decoupling and RB sequences in just a few lines. It remarkably saves our time in optimizing the processes and visualizing the results, allowing us to focus more on understanding the physics of our new qubits.
Prof. Dafei Jin
Professor
OPX+ & Octave: Perfect, all-in-one measurement system for SNU's silicon 5 qubit device!
Prof. Dohun Kim
Professor
Developing a functional Qubit control electronic system absorbs a PhD-student full time at least for 2 years. QM’S Quantum Orchestration Platform allowed us set up experiments for full Qubit characterization in
Prof. Gerhard Kirchmair
Professor
OPX played a crucial role in our advanced quantum experiments. This platform is the most flexible and user-friendly system in our lab. It saved us a significant amount of time, enabling us to concentrate on quantum science and make progress much faster compared to writing our own code. Furthermore, the Quantum Machines customer success team has been extremely helpful in addressing our needs and maximizing the solution's full potential.
Prof. Johannes Fink
Professor
The flexibility of the OPX for generating complex signals has been instrumental in our ongoing work advancing the performance of neutral atom qubit systems.
Prof. Mark Saffman
Professor
We have integrated the Quantum Machines OPX control system with our cold atoms quantum computer at University of Wisconsin-Madison. The integration was completed rapidly, thanks in part to knowledgeable support from Quantum Machines engineers. The flexibility of the OPX for generating complex signals has been instrumental in our ongoing work advancing the performance of neutral atom qubit systems.
Prof. Mark Saffman
Professor
Prof. Mohammad Mirhosseini
Caltech, Assistant Professor
We were extremely surprised by the flexibility that OPX offers and by how much easier it makes our experiments. Moreover, OPX provides extreme speed-ups. No more frustration due to long waiting times for unwanted results!
Prof. Tse-Ming Chen
Director, Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research & Technology (QFort)
Using the OPX has been simplifying our work in many respects due to the intuitive implementation of sequences within QUA. In addition, the support by QM helped us debugging possible issues with swift responses and an easy and informal way of getting in touch over Discord.
Prof. Yiwen Chu
Professor
The OPX+ and Octave are a dramatic improvement over the traditional homemade AWG plus DAQ systems. These QM instruments offer ease of use across several levels of abstraction: from implementing and optimizing individual pulses to realizing complex experiments with real time processing and feedback. Coding is user-friendly, which makes transmitting the know-how between group members much more straightforward.
Prof. Sorin Paraoanu
Associate Professor
Accelerate Experiments
Advanced control flow and parametric scans – no more waiting for waveforms to upload.
Easily Code Complex Algorithms
Benefit from hardware performance while saving months of tedious FPGA coding.
Unmatched Toolbox for Quantum Experiments
Calibration, characterizations, adaptive ground state preparations, and even QEC and real-time Bayesian estimation.
Simplify Experimental Setups
Compact, easy-to-use all-in-one device.
Wide Span of Qubit Technologies
Superconducting, trapped ions, defect centers, spin qubits, neutral atoms, and photons.
Easy Scalable
Seamless scalability by stacking multiple units, no central controller, no software redesign.
Your Experiments Live in This Phase Space
Pulse Processing Unit (PPU)
Designed for real-time quantum-classical integration and ultra-fast feedback
Analog Outputs
10 output channels
Analog Inputs
2 input channels
Real-Time Processing (Turing-Complete):
- Arithmetic and trigonometric functions
- Vector operation
- Casting of variable types Bayesian and error estimations
- Syndrome tracking and more
Comprehensive Control Flow
- If/else
- For loops
- While loops
- Switch case, pulse
- sequence timing control
Fully Parametric Waveform Generation
- Loop over parameters in real-time: durations, frequencies, phase,
amplitude, bandwidth, real-time chirp, etc. - Automatically compensate for imperfections, crosstalk matrix, FIR and
IRR pre-distortion filters - Manipulate waveforms without memory loading or computation
Waveform Acquisition and Manipulation
- High-resolution analog to digital conversion
- User-defined flexible integration and demodulation
(weighted, accumulated, sliced, etc.) - Time tagging and TTL counting (< 50 ps jitter)
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