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Using autosensing SIS3104 with older LINUX drivers

Posted on August 9, 2012 by mki

Autosensing SIS3104’s (firmware 0x03020202) are recognized from driver 2.13-7 onwards. To continue working with older drivers with an up to date SIS3104 you will have to modify sis3100rem_init.c by adding the corresponding case to the switch (sc_remote_ident&0x00ffff00) as shown below. … Continue reading →

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Struck Berkeley RT12 xTCA Workshop Presentation

Posted on June 17, 2012 by mki

The 6th ATCA /MicroTCA for Physics Workshop was held prior to the Berkeley 2012 IEEE RT conference.  The MTCA.4 RTMs for Generic Fast ADC-DAC is online here.

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SIS3350 500 MSPS 12-bit digitizer referenced in NIM A publication: High count rate γ-ray spectroscopy with LaBr3:Ce scintillation detectors

Posted on May 29, 2012 by mki

High count rate γ–ray spectroscopy with LaBr3:Ce scintillation detectors B. Löhera, b, D. Savrana, b, c, E. Fioria, b, M. Miklavecd, N. Pietrallae, M. Venceljd a ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI and Research Division, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr. 1, 64291 … Continue reading →

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SIS3302 100 MSPS 16-bit Digitizer referenced in PTB/NMI article: Comparison of the performance of the next generation of optical interferometers

Posted on May 29, 2012 by mki

Comparison of the performance of the next generation of optical interferometers Marco Pisani1, Andrew Yacoot2, Petr Balling3, Nicola Bancone1, Cengiz Birlikseven4, Mehmet Celik4, Jens Fl ügge5, Ramiz Hamid4, Paul Köchert5, Petr Kren3, Ulrich Kuetgens5, Antti Lassila6, Gian Bartolo Picotto1, Ersoy … Continue reading →

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Suppressed sampling clock sidebands on SIS3302 digitizer

Posted on May 7, 2012 by mki

 A suppressed contribution from the 230 KHz switching regulators of the 1.2 V and 1.8 V power supply can be seen in the sampling clock spectrum of the SIS3302. Both external and internal clock operation are affected. While no effects are expected … Continue reading →

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Framework for custom firmware for SIS3305 GSPS Digitizer available

Posted on May 4, 2012 by mki

User firmware designs for the 8 channel 1.25 GSPS 10-bit SIS3305 digitizer can be based on the new framwork. The user has access to the data stream from the ADC chip and control over the memory controller. The VME interface provides 16 registers … Continue reading →

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New SIS3104 firmware with 1G/2G link speed auto sensing

Posted on February 27, 2012 by mki

Finally link speed auto sensing firmware is available for the SIS3104 card. The new V3 firmware has SST related and a VME master timing related improvement also and can be downloaded from  www.struck.de/sis3104firm.html.

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SIS1100 LINUX driver 2.13-5 for Ubuntu 11.10 Kernel 3.0.0-12

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mki

Thanks to Bastian Löher from GSI Darmstadt for following input: The  Version 2.13-5 driver for the sis1100 can be compiled for kernel 3.0.0-12 (Ubuntu 11.10) by altering line 31 of the  Makefile: -ifneq (,$(findstring 2.6.,$(KERNVER))) +ifneq (,$(findstring 3.0.,$(KERNVER))) A driver release … Continue reading →

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SIS8900 Single Ended Rear Transition Module (RTM) shipping

Posted on December 2, 2011 by mki

The first batch of SIS8900’s came out of stuffing earlier this week. Information on the card can be found under www.struck.de/sis8900.html

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Developments in xTCA for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Posted on November 29, 2011 by mki

The 125 MSPS 16-bit MTCA.4 SIS8300 digitizer is used in combination with an in house RTM development at SLAC for FPGA based accelerator phase control to Femtosecond stability.   Download the November 2011 San Jose ATCA summit  poster as PDF here (courtesy Ray Larsen et al. … Continue reading →

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