Author Archives: mki

Announcing the SIS3153 USB3.0 to VME Interface

Posted on June 4, 2011 by mki

The SIS3153 will be the Superspeed USB follow up to our SIS3150 USB2.0 to VME interface. Information can be found under www.struck.de/sis3153.html.

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Updated firmware for SIS3305 and SIS3320-250 online

Posted on June 1, 2011 by mki

A modification for the SIS3305 relating to pileup behaviour in gate mode is available for the SIS3305 under www.struck.de/sis3305firm.html. A MBLT64 related bug fix for the SIS3320-250 is available under www.struck.de/sis3320firm.htm

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SIS3302 VxWorks EPICS code from SLS/PSI

Posted on April 28, 2011 by mki

The Swiss Light Sourrce (SLS) has code to run the SIS3302 16-bit 100 MS/s digitizer under EPICS with VME masters running VxWorks. Modifications to the Board Support Package (BSP) are necessary. According to Timo Kohohnen Windriver agrees that the required … Continue reading →

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See us at DPG Hadronen und Kerne in Münster

Posted on March 18, 2011 by mki

We will exhibit from March 22nd through 24th at the DPG Hadronen und Kerne Spring Meeting in Münster, Germany

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SIS3150 USB to VME Interface TigerSHARC DSP based example test applications under Labview

Posted on March 6, 2011 by mki

Netherland based 3T (www.3t.nl) has implemented two test applications that employ the TigerSHARC Digital Signal Processor (DSP) on the SIS3150 USB to VME interface to optimize test cycle performance. The graphical user interface to control the applications was implemented in … Continue reading →

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DESY/EMBL/University Paderborn will use a SIS3302 digitizer system to read out 100 Pixel Canberra Germanium detector

Posted on February 16, 2011 by mki

A Canberra 100 pixel Germanium detector will be installed at a Petra III undulator beamline for X-ray absorption spectroscopy. It will be read out by a VME system consisting of a SIS1100e/3104 PCI Express to VME interface, 100 MS/s 16-bit SIS3302 … Continue reading →

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SIS3320-250 firmware below 0x2004 exhibits IACK daisy chain issue

Posted on February 1, 2011 by mki

Be advised that the 0x2004 firmware should be used for proper IACk daisy chain behaviour. The firmware can be downloaded from www.struck.de/sis3320firm.htm. Serial numbers 29 and above were shipped with generic firmware 0x2004 by default.

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SIS8300 muTCA for Physics Digitizer LINUX driver update available

Posted on January 15, 2011 by mki

V0.04 fixing a DMA related issue was released

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New start/stop delay feature in SIS3820 clock distributor firmware

Posted on December 22, 2010 by mki

The SIS3820 clock module is used to distribute a synchronous clock to SIS330x digitizer boards. In addition it can be used as a clock fan out module for the start/stop signal. The most recent 0xE205 firmware has a 24-bit delay register which … Continue reading →

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New firmware files for SIS3302 Gamma online

Posted on December 15, 2010 by mki

The mcs files for two new 100 MS/s 16-bit digitizer firmware flavors for Gamma applications are online. Readout speed optimized VME single cycle access for the standard major revision 0x14 and extended raw signal acquisition for the Majorana major revision 0x15.     Download … Continue reading →

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