Digitizers

The Digitizers family provides high-performance waveform acquisition and real-time digital pulse processing platforms for nuclear physics, radiation detection, and advanced instrumentation. Available in desktop, VME, and modular form factors, these systems combine high-speed ADC front-ends with FPGA-based processing to enable both raw waveform capture and on-board extraction of energy, timing, and pulse-shape parameters. Architectures span Flash-ADC and switched-capacitor designs, with sampling rates from tens of MS/s up to multi-GS/s and resolutions from 10- to 14-bit, supporting applications from spectroscopy to fast timing and medical imaging.

Acquisition can operate in synchronous common-trigger mode or fully independent self-trigger mode for trigger-less systems. Data is stored in on-board memory (SRAM or DDR4 depending on generation) with configurable event size, pre/post-trigger windows, and multi-event buffering. Real-time Digital Pulse Processing (DPP) firmware enables parameter extraction such as energy, timestamp, charge, and pulse-shape discrimination, while optional open-FPGA architectures allow user-defined algorithms and custom logic.

The latest architectures integrate high-throughput readout via USB 3.0, optical link, or 1/10 GbE, embedded ARM processors for local control and automation, and simplified multi-board synchronization through clock and trigger distribution. Extensive software support—including configuration tools, libraries, and development frameworks – ensures seamless integration into complex DAQ systems across research, medical, and industrial environments.