CAENUpgrader.................................................................................................................................. 46
CAENComm Demo........................................................................................................................... 47
CAEN WAVEDump........................................................................................................................... 48
CAENScope....................................................................................................................................... 49
DPP-PSD Control Software............................................................................................................. 50
MC²Analyzer (MC²A)......................................................................................................................... 51
12 HW Installation..............................................................................................................52
Power-on Sequence.......................................................................................................................... 52
Power-on Status................................................................................................................................ 52
13 Firmware and Upgrades..............................................................................................53
Default Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................................... 54
Upgrade Files Description......................................................................................................................... 54
DPP Firmware Upgrade.............................................................................................................................. 54
Upgrade File Description ...............................................................................................................................................54
14 Technical Support........................................................................................................55
Returns and Repairs......................................................................................................................... 55
Technical Support Service............................................................................................................... 55
List of Figures
Fig. 2.1: Block Diagram........................................................................................................................................................................8
Fig. 4.1: Front view.............................................................................................................................................................................10
Fig. 5.1: AC/DC power supply provided with the module..............................................................................................................11
Fig. 8.1: Front panel view..................................................................................................................................................................14
Fig. 8.2: Rear panel view...................................................................................................................................................................14
Fig. 9.1: Analog Input Diagram.........................................................................................................................................................19
Fig. 9.2: Clock Distribution Diagram.................................................................................................................................................20
Fig. 9.3: Typical channel before the calibration (A and B) and after the calibration (C)...........................................................22
Fig. 9.4: Automatic calibration at WaveDump first run ..................................................................................................................24
Fig. 9.5: Temperature monitoring with manual calibration in WaveDump software..................................................................24
Fig. 9.6: Channel calibration in DPP-PSD Control Software........................................................................................................25
Fig. 9.7: Channel calibration in MC2Analyzer software .................................................................................................................25
Fig. 9.8: Trigger overlap.....................................................................................................................................................................27
Fig. 9.9: Block Diagram of the trigger management......................................................................................................................32
Fig. 9.10: Self Trigger and Trigger Request logic for Ch0 and Ch1 couple. A single trigger request signal is generated...33
Fig. 9.11: Channel over/under threshold signal..............................................................................................................................33
Fig. 9.12: Channel pulse signal ........................................................................................................................................................34
Fig. 9.13: Trigger request management at mezzanine level with Majority level = 0 .................................................................36
Fig. 9.14: Trigger request management at motherboard level with Majority level = 0..............................................................36
Fig. 9.15: Trigger request relationship with Majority level = 1 and TTVAW ≠ 0.............................................................................37
Fig. 9.16: Trigger request relationship with Majority level = 1 and TTVAW = 0.............................................................................38
Fig. 9.17: Trigger configuration on GPO front panel output connector .......................................................................................39
Fig. 10.1: Required libraries and drivers..........................................................................................................................................45
Fig. 11.1: CAENUpgrader Graphical User Interface......................................................................................................................46
Fig. 11.2: CAENComm Demo Java and LabVIEW graphical interface.......................................................................................47
Fig. 11.3: CAEN WaveDump ............................................................................................................................................................48
Fig. 11.4: CAENScope main frame..................................................................................................................................................49
Fig. 11.5: DPP-PSD Control Software: Top –DPP settings Tab and typical 60Co Total Charge Spectrum; Bottom - PSD
2-D Scatter Plot...................................................................................................................................................................................50
Fig. 11.6: MC²Analyzer (MC²A) software tool.................................................................................................................................51
Fig. 12.1: Front panel LEDs status at power ON............................................................................................................................52
List of Tables
Tab. 1.1: Table of models and related items.....................................................................................................................................7
Tab. 3.1: Specifications table..............................................................................................................................................................9
Tab. 9.1: Buffer Organization............................................................................................................................................................28
Tab. 9.2: TRG OPTIONS configuration table .................................................................................................................................29
Tab. 9.3: Event Format Example......................................................................................................................................................30
