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R5560

128 Channel 14 bit 125 MS/s Open FPGA Digitizer

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  • 128 channels, 14-bit @125 MS/s Digitizer

  • Based on powerful Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC with open FPGA

  • 2U, 19” Rackmount unit with automatic fan control

  • Full-featured readout system for the readout of large arrays of detector (PMTs, segmented HPGe, Gas Tubes, …)

  • Specifically designed for the readout of position-sensitive 3He tubes in combination with R1443 preamplifier

  • 2 Vpp input dynamic

  • Fully supported by SCI-Compiler for easy FPGA programming (Firmware runtime license included onboard)

  • Easily scalable

  • Board-to-board synchronization with a single CAT5e cable.

  • Configurable digital I/Os to interface with external systems

  • Maximum flexibility: USB3.0, Ethernet, and Optical Link (OPTIONAL) connectivity, to support remote management as well as extreme fast data flow

  • 2.4” touch screen display for quick configuration and status control

The R5560 is a 2U, 19″ rack-mount 128 Channels 14-bit 125MS/s Open FPGA Digitizer Family, designed to attain programmable data processing capabilities.

The R5560 is designed for the readout of large arrays of detectors (PMTs, segmented HPGe, 3He tubes, …) using a customizable platform. In fact, it is possible to take advantage of the powerful SoC mounted onboard to write a custom pulse processing algorithm on the open FPGA as well as build a middleware/software that fits the needs of the application of interest.

The board can manage simultaneously a large number of digital (LVDS, NIM, TTL) and analog signals, allowing to  implement many functionalities required by physics experiments: signal digitization, complex trigger logic, Pulse Height Analysis with MCA capabilities, Time Tagging, Pulse Shape Discrimination, etc.

It is an optimal solution for large experiments, usually requiring fast digitization of analog signals and usage of several digital lines to interface with external systems. The board  supports multi-board synchronization through a single CAT5e cable, with the possibility scale up to thousands of channels.  Moreover, the rack-mount form factor simplifies the experimental setup in case of multi-board systems, where an effective space management is often a constraint. The usage of differential inputs on RJ45 connectors optimizes the cost for the installation, reducing the cabling cost.

SCI-Compiler software, the CAEN block-diagram-based firmware generator and compiler, helps in programming the FPGA to develop intensive real-time data processing. A free and open-source demo readout software is available to manage the standard pulse height analysis firmware implementing energy measurements using a trapezoidal filter.

Applications includes:

Readout of the following detectors

  • Neutron Detector (3He tubes, position sensing tubes)

  • HPGe, Segmented germanium detector

  • Array/matrix of PMTs

  • Position sensing detectors (for application like gamma camera) with real-time position reconstruction

  • CdTE and CZT detector

  • Neutron scintillator detectors with Gamma Neutron discrimination

Readout of mixed signals ASICs

Nuclear Spectroscopy

High Energy Physics

Imaging with multichannel detectors

Developed in collaboration with Nuclear Instruments.

Software

Sci-Compiler

Graphical Programming Language for CAEN Open FPGA Boards


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    Package
    No. of Channels
    Max Sampling Rate (MS/s)
    Bandwidth (MHz)
    Full Scale Range (V)
    Resolution (bits)
    Board Memory (Samples/ch)
    Analog Input Connectors
    CAEN firmware
    Open FPGA
    V1725 / V1725S

    V1725 / V1725S

    VME

    8 / 16

    250

    125

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, D-WAVE

    NO

    DT2745

    DT2745

    Desktop

    64

    125

    20

    [0.04 + 4]

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    R5560
    New

    R5560

    rack mount 19 -2U

    128+6

    125

    60

    2

    14

    max. 8k

    RJ45

    n. a.

    YES

    DTL2730
    New

    DTL2730

    Desktop

    8

    500

    TBD

    TBD

    14

    TBD

    MCX

    DPP-PHA(cs), DPP-PSD(cs), D-SCOPE(cs)

    YES

    V1761

    V1761

    VME

    2

    4000

    1000

    1

    10

    7.2 M / 57.6 M

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5751

    DT5751

    Desktop

    2(DES mode) - 4

    2000(DES mode) - 1000

    500

    0.2 / 1

    10

    3.6 M(DES mode) - 1.8 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1740D

    VX1740D

    VME64X

    64

    62.5

    30

    2 / 10

    12

    192 k

    SMC 68P

    DPP-QDC, D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5725 / DT5725S

    DT5725 / DT5725S

    Desktop

    8

    250

    125

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1724

    VX1724

    VME64X

    8

    100

    40

    0.5 / 2.25 / 10

    14

    512 k / 4 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-DAW

    NO

    DT5761

    DT5761

    Desktop

    1

    4000

    1000

    1

    10

    7.2 M

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    VX2745

    VX2745

    VME64X

    64

    125

    20

    [0.4 ÷ 4]

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    D-SCOPE, DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    DT5724

    DT5724

    Desktop

    4 / 2

    100

    40

    0.5 / 2.25 / 10

    14

    512 k / 4 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5730 / DT5730S

    DT5730 / DT5730S

    Desktop

    8

    500

    250

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX2740

    VX2740

    VME64X

    64

    125

    50

    2

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    DPP-PHA, D-SCOPE, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    V1724

    V1724

    VME

    8

    100

    40

    0.5 / 2.25 / 10

    14

    512 k / 4 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1761

    VX1761

    VME64X

    2

    4000

    1000

    1

    10

    7.2 M / 57.6 M

    MCX

    D-SCOPE

    NO

    DT2740

    DT2740

    Desktop

    64

    125

    50

    2

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    V2740

    V2740

    VME

    64

    125

    50

    2

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    DT2751
    New

    DT2751

    Desktop

    16

    1000

    500

    [0.2 ÷ 2]

    14

    84 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    V1730 / V1730S

    V1730 / V1730S

    VME

    8 / 16

    500

    250

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, D-WAVE

    NO

    N6725 / N6725S

    N6725 / N6725S

    NIM

    8

    250

    125

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX2751
    New

    VX2751

    VME64X

    16

    1000

    500

    [0.2 ÷ 2]

    14

    84 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    VX1740

    VX1740

    VME64X

    64

    62.5

    30

    2 / 10

    12

    192 k / 1.5 M

    SMC 68P

    D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5740D

    DT5740D

    Desktop

    32(SMC conn.) - 16(MCX conn)

    62.5

    30

    2 / 10

    12

    192 k

    SMC 68P - MCX

    DPP-QDC,D-WAVE

    NO

    V2745

    V2745

    VME

    64

    125

    20

    [0.04 + 4]

    16

    21 M

    2mm 40-pin header male

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE, DPP-ZLEplus<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    DT5742

    DT5742

    Desktop

    16 + 1

    5000 (Based on DRS4 chip: 5 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    1

    12

    0.128 / 1

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1725 / VX1725S

    VX1725 / VX1725S

    VME64X

    8 / 16

    250

    125

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX2730

    VX2730

    VME64X

    32

    500

    250

    [0.2 ÷ 4]

    14

    84 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE<sup>(cs)</sup>

    YES

    VX1730 / VX1730S

    VX1730 / VX1730S

    VME64X

    8 / 16

    500

    250

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    V2730B

    V2730B

    VME64

    16

    500

    250

    [0.2 ÷ 4]

    14

    MCX

    84 M

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE(cs)

    YES

    N6730 / N6730S

    N6730 / N6730S

    NIM

    8

    500

    250

    0.5 - 2

    14

    640 k / 5.12 M

    MCX

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, DPP-DAW, D-WAVE

    NO

    V1743

    V1743

    VME

    16

    3200 (Based on SAMLONG chip: 3.2 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    2.5

    12

    0.007 M

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1751

    VX1751

    VME64X

    2(DES mode) - 4

    2000(DES mode) - 1000

    500

    0.2 / 1

    10

    3.6 M(DES mode) - 1.8 M / 28.8 M(DES mode) - 14.4 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5740

    DT5740

    Desktop

    32(SMC conn.) - 16(MCX conn)

    62.5

    30

    2 / 10

    12

    192 k

    SMC 68P - MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    V1720

    V1720

    VME

    8

    250

    125

    2

    12

    1.25 M / 10 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, D-WAVE

    NO

    V1751

    V1751

    VME

    2(DES mode) - 4

    2000(DES mode) - 1000

    500

    0.2 / 1

    10

    3.6 M(DES mode) - 1.8 M / 28.8 M(DES mode) - 14.4 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, DPP-ZLEplus, D-WAVE

    NO

    VX1742

    VX1742

    VME64X

    32 + 2

    5000 (Based on DRS4 chip: 5 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    1

    12

    0.128 / 1

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5743

    DT5743

    Desktop

    8

    3200 (Based on SAMLONG chip: 3.2 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    2.5

    12

    0.007 M

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    DT5720

    DT5720

    Desktop

    4 / 2

    250

    125

    2

    12

    1.25 M / 10 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, D-WAVE

    NO

    V1742

    V1742

    VME

    32 + 2

    5000 (Based on DRS4 chip: 5 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    1

    12

    0.128 / 1

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    DT2730

    DT2730

    Desktop

    32 / 16

    500

    250

    [0.2 ÷ 4]

    14

    MCX

    84 M

    DPP-PHA, DPP-PSD, D-SCOPE

    YES

    VX1743

    VX1743

    VME64X

    16

    3200 (Based on SAMLONG chip: 3.2 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    2.5

    12

    0.007 M

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    V1740D

    V1740D

    VME

    64

    62.5

    30

    2 / 10

    12

    192 k

    SMC 68P

    DPP-QDC, D-WAVE

    NO

    DTL2751
    New

    DTL2751

    Desktop

    4

    1000

    TBD

    TBD

    14

    MCX

    TBD

    DPP-PSD(cs), D-SCOPE(cs)

    YES

    VX1720

    VX1720

    VME64X

    8

    250

    125

    2

    12

    1.25 M / 10 M

    MCX

    DPP-PSD, D-WAVE

    NO

    N6742

    N6742

    NIM

    16 + 1

    5000 (Based on DRS4 chip: 5 GS/s Switched Capacitor Array)

    500

    1

    12

    0.128 / 1

    MCX

    D-WAVE

    NO

    Technical Specifications

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    General

    Form Factor : 19”, 2U Rack-mount  
    Dimensions: 88/482.0/367.0 (396 with handles) mm

    Power Requirements

    Voltage: 100-240 Vac
    Frequency: 50/60 Hz
    Typ. Power consumption: 0.5 A @ 220 Vac

    Analog Input

    • Channels: 128 channels Differential

    • Impedance: Zdiff = 100 Ω

    • Connector : 32 x CAT5e RJ45

    • Full Scale Range: 2 Vpp

    • Bandwidth: 125MHz

    Digital Input

    • Channels: 128 Differential
    • Impedance: Zdiff = 100 Ω
    • Connector: 4 x VHDCI
    • Coupling: DC
    • Signal Type: LVCMOS 2.5V, LVDS, BLVDS

    Digital Conversion

    • Resolution: 14 bits
    • Sampling Rate: 125 MS/s Simultaneously on each channel  

    Clock Generation

    Clock source: internal/external
    On-board programmable PLL provides generation of the main board clocks from an internal (25 MHz local Oscillator) or external (rear panel CLK-IN connector) reference
    External Clock from Sync connector with clock and sync propagation
    Clock recovery and propagation from optical link with integrated jitter cleaner

    LEMO Digital I/O

    USER IO 0…5 (LEMO)

    • Programmable Digital I/O:s can be used as Trigger, Start, Busy
    • IN/OUT
    • Single-ended, Zin / Rt = 50 Ω

    Trigger

    Trigger Source: Internal/External: managed by the default firmware; Complex trigger logic: implementable by the user on the open FPGA.
    Trigger Propagation: Through LEMO and Sync Connector.
    Trigger Time Stamp: Default FW: 32-bit counter, 8 ns resolution, 26-day range; Custom FW: defined by the firmware design.

    Open FPGA

    4x Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC:
    Z-7030 (R5560A, R5560SEA)
    Z-7035 model (R5560B, R5560SEB)

    Memory

    1 GByte of memory for list readout on each SoC
    Up to 8kS/ch for simultaneous waveform readout

    Communication Interface

    All readout interfaces allow to perform the same task at different speed and using different media. They can be used independently or simultaneously.
    The different readout interface allows to integrate the R5560 in existing experimental environment.

    • Ethernet (readout): 4 x 1 Gbps (4 Gbps cumulative speed)
    • Ethernet (slow control): 1 Gbps (slow control is an additional port, not required if the fast readout ethernet is used)
    • Parallel TTL/LVDS Readout: Readout through the VHDCI digital I/O on custom protocol
    • USB 3.0: 1 x USB 3.0 readout
    • Optical Link: Slots for 8 x 10Gbps SFP+ transceivers (communication protocol not implemented by default): can operate as point-to-point or in daisy chain mode

    Firmware

    Default: Waveform recording and Pulse Height Analysis, Ethernet communication
    Custom: Use SCI-Compiler to develop your own firmware.

    Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware can be upgraded via Ethernet, USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 debugger (on-fly)

    Software

    • SCI-55X0 Readout Software to manage the default firmware
    • SCI-Compiler for custom firmware development

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