A versatile readout and control system for Silicon photomultipliers

The Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) is a silicon device capable of single photon detection that was developed in the late ´90s. It is very promising for High Energy Physics and Medical applications. In order to simplify the operation of such a device for the R&D of small detector prototypes in laboratory and test beams, we developed a versatile readout and control system. It is based on a custom electronic board that contains both the analog front-end and the digital acquisition section for eight channels. The system can be easily adapted to a specific setup and provides the biasing, calibration and gain monitoring of SiPMs as well the triggering functionalities and the collection of integrated charge information of the detector under test.