A VMEbus based data acquisition system for a multi-element detector array

Author

Bassini, R. ; Boiano, C. ; Brambilla, S. ; Cevoli, R. ; Malatesta, M.

Author_Institution

Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Milan, Italy

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1778

Lastpage

1783

Abstract

A data acquisition system based on VME standard modules has been designed for MULTICS, a multi-element detector array. The system is composed of a master crate housing CPU´s, memories, interface and pattern boards. Up to 15 VME slave crates can be connected using the VMV vertical bus for ADC and TDC boards. A Macintosh Quadra is used as a console to provide a user friendly environment to send commands to the CPU´s. Tools in the system include collecting and storing data, displaying histograms, handling all hardware parameters (high and low thresholds, rise time protection etc.). Diagnostic functions and error messages are also available to detect hardware failures or incorrect settings for the modules

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; data acquisition; detector circuits; high energy physics instrumentation computing; nuclear electronics; system buses; ADC boards; CPU; MULTICS; Macintosh Quadra; TDC boards; VME slave crates; VME standard modules; VMEbus based data acquisition system; VMV vertical bus; diagnostic functions; error messages; hardware failures; histograms display; interface boards; master crate; memories; multielement detector array; pattern boards; rise time protection; user friendly environment; Condition monitoring; Data acquisition; Hardware; Histograms; Position sensitive particle detectors; Protection; Pulse amplifiers; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.507221

Filename

507221