8 slot VME + 5 Slot NIM

Mixed Powered Crates

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The 8-slot VME + 5-slot NIM mixed crate family integrates VME and NIM infrastructures into a single compact chassis, enabling hybrid experimental setups where legacy NIM electronics and modern VME modules must coexist within the same acquisition system. This unified architecture simplifies system integration, reduces cabling complexity, and optimizes rack space while maintaining independent and fully compliant power distribution for both standards.

Designed for laboratory and small-to-medium scale physics experiments, the crate provides a VME64 backplane for high-performance digital electronics alongside a dedicated NIM section for timing, logic, and analog front-end modules. A shared cooling and protection framework ensures stable operation and high reliability across both sections.

  • Mixed VME/NIM architecture combining 8 VME slots with a compact NIM section

  • VME64 compliant backplane with low-noise power supply for digital modules

  • Integrated NIM power supply with free slots for timing and analog electronics

  • Single-chassis solution with shared cooling and full protection features