A 32 channel TDC on a VME board

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998 · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/23.682651· OSTI ID:624231

Bassini, R; Boiano, C; Brambilla, S; Carriero, C; Malatesta, M ^[1]

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1. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano (Italy). Sezione de Milano

A 32 channel 12 bit Time to Digital Converter (TDC) has been designed to fit in a single unit VME 6U. 32 Time to Amplitude Converter (TAC) sections and a multiplexer circuit are followed by a fast 12 bit ADC. The total handling and conversion time for all the channels is less than 10 {micro}s. The differential non linearity is kept below 2% of the average channel width. The Common Start/Stop mode, the Full Scale Range, the individual low and high threshold values and the self-test-mode are software selectable. The module has Zero Suppression and Chained Block Transfer protocol capabilities.

• OSTI ID: 624231
• Report Number(s): CONF-971147--
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 3Pt1 Vol. 45; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNAE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
RADIATION DETECTORS
READOUT SYSTEMS
TIME MEASUREMENT
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD