[Halld-pid] CAEN VX1290 and DAQ compatibility

[Elton Smith]

HI all,

I do not think the CAEN TDCs can be integrated into the trigger, which 
could be useful.

Cheers, Elton.

Elton Smith
Jefferson Lab MS 12H5
12000 Jefferson Ave
Suite #16
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 269-7625
(757) 269-6331 fax


On 2/3/12 4:31 PM, Elliott Wolin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Use of this board in the Hall D DAQ will have to be carefully
> coordinated with Fernando, and with Alex if it will be part of the
> trigger system or if there are unusual requirements for delivering the
> trigger to it.
>
> Further, if we decide to use it someone will have to present the full
> plan and board details to the Online group.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> On 02/03/2012 04:23 PM, Mark M. Ito wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> Just talked to Dave Abbott of the DAQ group. He says there is no
>> impediment to using the CAEN VX1290 in our data acquisition. It supports
>> event blocking, and they have a way of distributing trigger signals to a
>> crate of boards of this type. He cautions against mixing these TDC's
>> with other types of boards in the same crate for efficiency reasons.
>>
>> Hall B will be using these TDC's and support for their use in CODA-based
>> systems is already in the plan.
>>
>>      -- Mark
>>