DAQ98/99 Hardware Specifications:
PC's, VME/CAMAC-Boards, -Crates, Manuals.

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• PC's used for DAQ and Offline Cluster by AMANDA at the Pole

  PC's used at pole have to be very reliable. See here for the spec's of our selected brands.

• VME Components

  • VME Crate UEV 5022 (WIENER).

    Specifications of the crates used in the AMANDA DAQ.

  • VME-CPU Board RIO2-8062

    VME-CPU Board with PPC/200MHz and SCSI, Ethernet and VSB Interface.
    In use since Jan.1998.

  • K32 (INFN Roma-I) - 32-channel VME-TDC K32-Manual

    VME-TDC based on the KLOE Chip (like CAEN-V693).
    In use in AMANDA-DAQ since January 1998.
    Thanks to Stefano Veneziano (INFN-Roma-I) for supplying.

  • V693 (CAEN) - 128-channel VME TDC - V693-Manual (Rev.1 Feb.2001)

    VME-TDC based on the KLOE Chip (like K32).
    Data scheet of V673 (KLOE, 128 Chan), very similar to V693
    V693 Schematics: Input stage.
    Specs for the V767 (CERN, 128 Chan): same connectors/pin-assigment as for V693.
    Used in AMANDA-DAQ since January 2000.

  • VME trigger module CORBO RCB-8047 (CES) - Manual

    Manual Version 1.0 from June 1995. For other information, see CES-Home page.

  • DESY VME GPS module - Manual

    Operational since February 1999 (DESY/H.Leich). User Manual, July 2000.
    The old User Manual as of February 1999.

  • 200MHz VME-Multiscaler SIS3808, with deadtime option.

    Operational since February 1999. User Manual (Vs 1.0, 27.10.98).
    SIS3808 schematics - input stage ("Motorola", not "LeCroy" standard): Part1 and Part2.
    Mounting instruction for the adapter piggy-back's to change to "LeCroy-like" input termination.

  • Differential VSB Extension STR-723 (Struck/BaTech).

    Used since 1998. Only data sheet online available. See also BaTech homepage.

  • VME/VSB coupler STR-725 (Struck/BaTech) - User Manual

    Not used in setup. Used for test purposes. See also BaTech homepage.

  • VME Multipurpose IO-Register V262 (CAEN).

    Data sheet, see also CAEN-homepage .

  • VME/VSB Display and Diagnostic Board VMDIS8004 (CES) - Manual

    Version 1.0 from June 1996. For other information, see CES-Home page.

  • Power requirements of different VME boards for the AMANDA DAQ, An overview.

• CAMAC Components

  • Overview: all CAMAC Crate maximal currents/power.

  • CAMAC Crate UEC01 (WIENER).

    Specifications of the WIENER Camac Crate used in the AMANDA DAQ.

  • CAMAC Crate LRS8025 (LeCroy).

    Specifications of the LeCroy Camac Crate LRS-8025 used in the AMANDA DAQ.

  • CAMAC Crate LRS1434A (LeCroy).

    Data sheet of the LeCroy Camac Crate LRS-1434A.

  • CAMAC Crate Maxima-885 (LeCroy).

    Data sheet of the Maxima-885.

  • CBV CAMAC Controller STR610/CBV (Struck/BaTech) - User Manual.

    In use since 1998. See also BaTech homepage.

  • CAMAC TDC LeCroy 3377 - User Manual.

    In use since 1996. See also LeCroy homepage.

  • CAMAC ADC Phillips_Scientific 7164 - User Manual (brief version).

    In use since 1996.

  • GRS2 Camac Repeater - User Manual.

    The 1997 version of Madison Camac-GPS-Interface.
    Here's another version of the board, without the Year-option. This is the old, "pre-1997" version?
    This manual should be identical to the main one, please check.
    

  • Power requirements of different CAMAC boards for the AMANDA DAQ, An overview.

  • Load of all DAQ CAMAC Crates.

    As measured in January 1998, and November 2000.

• Individual Boards in use at the Experiment: TDCs, ...

  Find here a list of selected hardware items (boards, crates, ...),
  that are used at the experimental site or are under repair. Given are the location/usage/failure-history for individual boards.
  By definition, this list will always be "under construction".

• Various Documents on Work-in-progress

  Planning status for the V693-TDC upgrade on String 1-10 in fall 2001.
  

  • TDC cables in rack 3, 4, 5 & 7 (Status 09/2001).
    Existing cables need to be re-layed in 20001/02.
    P.Steffen's "position" as electronics responsible is vacant.

    V693 TDC-Adapter cables (Summer 2000/01)
    Zeuthen/Ralf will produce all new TDC-cables and TDC-adapter cables.

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Author of this page:
Ralf Wischnewski
22-November-2004