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- Page 1 Technical Information Manual Revision n. 4 26 January 2007 MOD. N568 B MOD. N568 LC 16 CHANNEL Spectroscopy Amplifiers...
- Page 2 CAEN User's Manual before any kind of operation. CAEN reserves the right to change partially or entirely the contents of this Manual at any time and without giving any notice. Disposal of the Product The product must never be dumped in the Municipal Waste.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION ............................6 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION......................6 SPECIFICATIONS .............................8 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS......................8 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SIGNALS ..................9 POWER REQUIREMENTS .......................10 OPERATING MODES ..........................12 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................12 MODULE OPERATION ........................12 3.2.1 MANUAL SETTINGS ........................12... - Page 4 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 BOARD CONTROL VIA OPC SERVER ..................27 4.7.1 N568B / N568LC board control ....................27 4.7.2 N568B / N568LC channel control ....................29 DATA COMPOSITION (PC CONTROLLER CASE)...............31 4.8.1 Master to Slave Data Composition (PC Controller Case) ............31 4.8.2...
- Page 5 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 4.11: M ................26 ABLE ODULE DENTIFIER ACKET TRUCTURE 4.12: HS CAENET PC CONTROLLERS .................27 ABLE REGISTERS 4.13– N568B / N568LC B ....................28 ABLE OARD TEMS 4.14–...
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Page 6: Description
The performances of this module allow operation with scintillation detectors, proportional counters, semiconductor detectors in different applications. Equivalent input noise < 15 µV RMS (Gain=100 and 3 µs shaping time) Mod. N568 B Designed in collaboration with the I.N.F.N. MILANO Filename: Number of pages: Page: N568B_N568LC_REV4.DOC... -
Page 7: Fig . 1.1: N568B/Lc Block Diagram
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 CHANNEL 0 CONTROL OUT x10 VOFFSET MUX O POWER SUPPLY FAST OUT MUX F CHANNEL 1 CONTROL OUT x10 VOFFSET MUX O POWER SUPPLY FAST OUT MUX F IN14... -
Page 8: Specifications
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 2. SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 EXTERNAL COMPONENTS CONNECTORS - N. 16, "INPUTS 0..15", LEMO 00 type; input signal connectors. - N. 1, "MUX O", LEMO 00 type; single selected channel output connector. - N. -
Page 9: Characteristics Of The Signals
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 2.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SIGNALS Table 2.1: Mod. N568B/ N568LC Technical Features NAME N568B N568LC INPUTS Positive or negative pulses with rise time ≥18 ns, max. amplitude: 8 V (absolute INPUTS 0..15 value);... -
Page 10: Power Requirements
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 2.3 POWER REQUIREMENTS + 12 V 2300 mA Maximum (inputs on all 16 channels) - 12 V 1050 mA + 6 V 750 mA (1100 mA with A250 MAN. CONT. plugged in) Filename: Number of pages: Page:... -
Page 11: Fig . 2.1: Mod . N568B/Lc Front Panel
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 16 CH SPECTROSCOPY AMPLIFIER Mod. V560E M o d . N 568 B 10x OUTPUTS OUTPUTS MULTIPLEX OUTPUTS FAST OUTPUTS INPUTS AND TEST POINTS 0..15 HIGH CAENE H. -
Page 12: Operating Modes
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 3. OPERATING MODES 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Model N 568B/LC is a 16 CHANNEL SPECTROSCOPY AMPLIFIER implemented in a single- width NIM module. Thanks to its high channel density, this unit allows the optimization of cost and size in multi-detector systems. -
Page 13: Output Polarity Setting
Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 INVERTED. The setting is performed via jumper for the N568 LC and by shortcircuiting two pins for the N568 B; refer to Fig. 3.1 for the components’ location. FPOLSEL N568B channel (soldering side) -
Page 14: Gain Setting
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 3.2.5 GAIN SETTING This setting can be done either via Manual Controller or via H. S. CAENET. The Coarse Gain can be set in 8 steps (0 to 7), each step approximately doubling the Gain of the previous one. The Fine Gain can be set in 255 steps (0 to 255). -
Page 15: Caenet
1 to 99. In this way up to 99 modules may be controlled from a single point via one of the following CAEN H. S. CAENET Controllers: A1303 H. S. CAENET PC Controller (PCI bus);... -
Page 16: Caenet Operation
"H. S. CAENET IN/OUT" connectors of the N568B/LC; the supply of the Manual Controller is provided from the N568B/LC front panel via suitable cable (RCA connectors) supplied by CAEN with the Manual Controller. Once supplied, the Manual Controller's display will appear as follows: CAEN A250 Select Cr. - Page 17 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 AA Ch** Fg N568 where AA is still the selected address number. The address number starts blinking, indicating the currently modifiable field. By pressing the key "#", the blinking can be moved on the Ch (Channel Number) field: by pressing "ROLL"...
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Page 18: Using The H. S. Caenet Vme Controller
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Offset N568 where AA is the selected address number. By pressing the key "#" the blinking toggles from the position of the blinking field in the previous page to the following at its right. By pressing the key "#" the blinking toggles to the Offset (Offset adjustment) field in the display (NNN in the figure above): by pressing "0"... -
Page 19: Master To Slave Data Composition (V288 Case)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.1: Mod. V288 Registers NAME TYPE ADDRESS FUNCTION Transmit Data Buffer Write only Base Address + %00 Transmit data storage Receive Data Buffer Read Base Address + %00 Receive data storage... -
Page 20: Using The H. S. Caenet Camac Controller
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.3: Slave to Master data composition (V288 case) Order Operation Address Datum Meaning Read Base Ad. + 0 Error Code Error code 2 to 50 (*) Read Base Ad. -
Page 21: Master To Slave Data Composition (C117B Case)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 4.3.1 Master to Slave data composition (C117B case) The MASTER-to-SLAVE data have to be written into the Transmit Data buffer by performing subsequent F(16) N functions as follows: Table 4.5: Master to Slave data composition (C117B case) Order CAMAC... -
Page 22: Master To Slave Operating Codes (Camac And Vme)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 4.3.3 MASTER TO SLAVE OPERATING CODES (CAMAC and VME) The MASTER-to-SLAVE Operating Codes of the module N568B/LC have the following structure: - Word 1 is a %1, Controller identified code; - Word 2 is %XX, where XX is the Hexadecimal value of the front panel Decimal Station Number;... - Page 23 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.8: Coarse Gain Values Code %11 Relative Coarse Gain Value (approx.) Operating Code %12; the allowed Pole Zero values for each Channel are %0 to %FF, allowing to match the preamplifier tails in a range 50-500 μs.
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Page 24: Slave To Master Data Packet Description (Camac And Vme)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 4.5 SLAVE TO MASTER DATA PACKET DESCRIPTION (CAMAC and VME) The answer data coming from the Mod. N568B/LC or from the H. S. CAENET CAMAC or VME Controllers are different according to the different Operating Codes performed. -
Page 25: Error Codes Description
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Operating Code %2; the N568B/LC response to a Read Offset Value is a group of 16 bit words structured as follows: - Error Code; - Offset Value. -
Page 26: Module Identifier Packet (Response To Code %0)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 4.5.2 Module Identifier Packet (response to code %0) The response contains in the low byte the ASCII code of the string of characters identified by the name of the Module plus the version of the software running on the Main Controller. -
Page 27: Board Control Via Opc Server
OPC compliant client application. Version 2.4 and later of CAEN HV OPC Server are fully compliant with the OPC Data Access 2.0 specifications. The A303A and the A1303 HS CAENET controllers allow to control the N568B and N568LC via OPC server, through a complete set of programmable/monitorable items, which are described in the following subsections. -
Page 28: Table 4.13- N568B / N568Lc Board Items
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 A read access to the Model item returns a string with the board’s name. A read access to the Description item returns a string with the board synthetic description. A read access to the FmwRelease item returns a string with the board firmware release. -
Page 29: N568B / N568Lc Channel Control
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 N568B.BoardXX.MuxOut Boolean Enable Multiplexed Output N568B.BoardXX.MuxOut#CoClose String Multiplexed Out close label N568B.BoardXX.MuxOut#CoOpen String Multiplexed Out open label N568B.BoardXX.Last 4 byte integer Latest channel value N568B.BoardXX.Last#EU String Latest ch. - Page 30 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 A read access to the Shape#HighEU item returns the highest possible Shape value. A read access to the Shape#LowEU item returns the lowest possible Shape value. The OutPol item allows to set the Output Polarity;...
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Page 31: Data Composition (Pc Controller Case)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.14– N568B / N58LC Channel items ItemID Data Type Access Rights Description N568B.BoardXX.ChanYYY.Name String Channel name N568B.BoardXX.ChanYYY.FineGain 4 byte integer Set Fine Gain N568B.BoardXX.ChanYYY. -
Page 32: Slave To Master Data Composition (Pc Controller Case)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.15: Master to Slave data composition Order Operation Address Datum (HEX) Meaning write Base Ad. + 0 low byte = %01 H.S. CAENET Controller write Base Ad. -
Page 33: Set Values
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.17: Operating Codes of the N568B/LC Byte 5 (Hex) Byte 6* Byte 7** Byte 8 Meaning Module identifier Read all Parameters for all Channels + Offset Value Read Offset Value Read all Parameters for Channel n Read MUX Enable Status &... -
Page 34: Slave To Master Data Packet Description (Pc Controller Case)
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.18: Coarse Gain Values Code %11 Relative Coarse Gain Value (approx.) Operating Code %12; the allowed Pole Zero values for each Channel are %0 to %FF, allowing to match the preamplifier tails in a range 50-500 μs. - Page 35 Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 - High Byte of the Error Code; - Low Byte of the Module Identifier's first word; - High Byte of the Module Identifier's first word; - Low Byte of the Module Identifier's sixteenth word;...
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Page 36: Error Codes Description
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Operating Code %4; the N568B/LC response to a Read MUX Enable Status & Last Accessed Channel is composed by 2 8-bit bytes structured as follows: - Channel Number and MUX enable bit;... -
Page 37: Table 4.21: Module Identifier Data Packet Structure
Document type: Title: Revision date: Revision: User's Manual (MUT) Mod. N568B/LC 16 Ch Spectroscopy Amplifiers 26/01/2007 Table 4.21: Module Identifier Data Packet Structure Word Contents High byte 15..8 Low byte 7..0 "N" "5" "6" "8" " " "V" "e" "r" "s"...
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