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[[File:Collectorbox.png|thumb|800px|Black collector box on Gammasphere, circled in white; yellow-encased power supply above collector box.]] | [[File:Collectorbox.png|thumb|800px|Black collector box on Gammasphere, circled in white; yellow-encased power supply above collector box.]] | ||
As a part of [[Gammasphere]]'s | As a part of [[Gammasphere]]'s upgraded [[DAQ system]], a new "collector box" has been added. The collector box collects and maps all analog signals for up to 30 [[Gammasphere Detectors|detectors]], coming from the pickoff card in the [[The Slope Box Extension|SBX]] to the collector, and being output to the [[Gammasphere Detectors|digitizers]]. Control and monitoring of Gammasphere's modules are maintained with the help of the collector box, using EPICS IOC. It receives power via a singular 48V input from the power supply (above the circled collector box in the image to the right). | ||
The collector box was created to replace the inefficient system that preceded it, known as VXI crates. They consisted of multiple boards and racks, which took up physical space within the room and presented a heat issue as well as multiple obsolescence risks and possibilities of power supply failure. The collector box eliminates these risks, and physically and digitally optimizes the overall system. | The collector box was created to replace the inefficient system that preceded it, known as VXI crates. They consisted of multiple boards and racks, which took up physical space within the room and presented a heat issue as well as multiple obsolescence risks and possibilities of power supply failure. The collector box eliminates these risks, and physically and digitally optimizes the overall system. | ||
Revision as of 17:04, February 14, 2023
As a part of Gammasphere's upgraded DAQ system, a new "collector box" has been added. The collector box collects and maps all analog signals for up to 30 detectors, coming from the pickoff card in the SBX to the collector, and being output to the digitizers. Control and monitoring of Gammasphere's modules are maintained with the help of the collector box, using EPICS IOC. It receives power via a singular 48V input from the power supply (above the circled collector box in the image to the right).
The collector box was created to replace the inefficient system that preceded it, known as VXI crates. They consisted of multiple boards and racks, which took up physical space within the room and presented a heat issue as well as multiple obsolescence risks and possibilities of power supply failure. The collector box eliminates these risks, and physically and digitally optimizes the overall system.