FMC ADC 200k 16b 11cha News

FMC ADC 200k 16b 11cha

200 ksps ADC documented

Ross Millar, student at the University of Glasgow, has worked for six months at CERN to debug the 200 ksps ADC, write firmware for it and develop a new version of the circuit board.

FMC ADC 200k 16b 11cha

09-08-2011: Successful Data Acquisition

There has been successful data acquisition on all input channels of the current 100ksps 16bit ADC FMC. The FMC now requires some redesign to ensure its full compliance with the FMC standard, however the current FMC shall be suitable for testing and further developing the firmware.

FMC ADC 200k 16b 11cha

14-06-2010: Evaluating connector type

We are still looking for the right connector type to use to get ten or more differential channels in. One suggestion is to use the Camera Linkhttp://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_WW/electronics/home/productsandservices/CameraLink/ standard using individually shielded twisted pairs.