MCA-Bases: PMT Plug-Ons with MCA and HV

mca-base family

MCA-Base family; left to right: OEM, USB, Ethernet

  • Plug onto PMT
  • Many PMT pinouts supported
  • Control PMT high voltage
  • Measure pulse energy, arrival time, triggering, and perform pulse shape analysis
  • Three variants: OEM, USB, Ethernet
  • OEM: Most compact, 14 GPIO
  • USB: IP67 watertight connectors, 6 GPIO
  • Ethernet base has open-source server running on ARM-9 processor

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mca usb version

MCA-Base with IP67 USB and GPIO connectors

  • MCA-Base USB: MCA-base with IP67 connectors
  • Functions: Energy histograms (4Kx32), Oscilloscope, List mode, Pulse shape analysis
  • 256-byte to 128 kByte NVRAM
  • Data aqcuisition between units can be synchronized.
  • USB powered and controlled; 0.14A to 0.30A
  • 6 GPIO for synchronization or external ounters and triggers
  • Open-source API
  • Fast: Up to 13 million counts per second
  • Firmware can be updated at user site.

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mca oem

OEM version with USB and 14 GPIO

  • MCA-Base: Single-channel MCA and DAQ and integrated PMT high voltage
  • Functions: Energy histograms (4Kx32), Oscilloscope, List mode, Pulse shape analysis
  • USB-controlled and powered
  • Optional external 3.6V to 5.5 Vpower supply
  • Low power: down to 0.50 W w/ HV=1000V
  • 128 kByte non-volatile memory
  • Communicate via SPI, USB, 8-bit parallel
  • 14 programmable GPIO

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mca base with ethernet server

MCA-ENET: Plug-on MCA / high-voltage module with Ethernet server.

  • MCA-Base Enet: Single-channel MCA and DAQ with built-in Ethernet server
  • Functions: Energy histograms (4Kx32), Oscilloscope, List mode, Pulse shape analysis
  • Controlled via Ethernet
  • Powered via Ethernet POE 802.3af
    or auxiliary power 5V - 24V DC
  • Autonomous data acquisition, local data analysis
  • 150 MHz ARM-9 processor
  • 8MB SRAM, 4MByte Flash
  • Open-source server code