A VME-MACINTOSH DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH ECL READOUT

Authors
ANZALONE A MANNO CMI FERRERA F BARBAGALLO G CALI C GU YM GIUSTOLISI F
Citation
A. Anzalone et al., A VME-MACINTOSH DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH ECL READOUT, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 41(1), 1994, pp. 69-76
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
41
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
69 - 76
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1994)41:1<69:AVDSWE>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A new Data Acquisition System has been developed at LNS to match the e xperimental request of handling hundreds of parameters and spectra wit h an input event frequency of a few kHz. Both the traditional CAMAC an d a new faster ECL readout dataways are supported. To enhance the syst em flexibility three different kinds of CAMAC ADCs can be used (GAN'EL EC QDC1612F, FERA 4300B, SILENA ADC4418/V). Two HSM8170 interfaces are adopted between the ECLbus and the VMEbus as ECL-VME buffers. An EXB- 8200 tape unit is connected to the system for off-line processing data storage.