8 Channel 12bit 3.2 GS/s Switched Capacitor Digitizer

• 12-bit @ 3.2 GS/s, 1024 samples per event
• Developed in collaboration with CEA/IRFU & CNRS/IN2P3/LAL and based on the SAMLONG chip
• 3.2, 1.6, 0.8, 0.4 GS/s software selectable sampling frequencies
• Analog inputs on MCX coax. connectors
• 8 channels in a compact Desktop form factor
• 2.5 Vpp input dynamic range with programmable individual DC offset adj.
• One discriminator per channel with programmable threshold
• Adjustable post-trigger delay (up to 1.25 µs @ 3.2 GS/s)
• Digital Memory buffer: 7 events/ch
• 1024 samples per channel (320 ns recorded time per event @ 3.2 GS/s)
• Dead time due to event conversion: 125 µs (max. @ 1024 samples)
• Real time hit counting independent of acquisition rate on each channel
• On-board charge calculation for fast histogramming (user-defined integration window)
• One embedded pulser per channel for test and reflectometry applications
• Optical Link interface (CAEN proprietary protocol)
• USB 2.0 compliant communication interface
• A2818(PCI) / A3818 (PCIe) Controller available for handling up to 8/32 modules Daisy chained via Optical Link
• Firmware upgradeable via USB/Optical Link
• Fully controlled by the WaveCatcher readout software
• Drivers and libraries for Windows and Linux 32/64-bit