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Entry  Tue Dec 12 00:25:50 2017, Diego Yankelevich, External trigger using Raspberry Pi 
    Reply  Tue Dec 12 13:58:06 2017, Stefan Ritt, External trigger using Raspberry Pi 
Message ID: 646     Entry time: Tue Dec 12 13:58:06 2017     In reply to: 645
Author: Stefan Ritt 
Subject: External trigger using Raspberry Pi 

Indeed the code does not work for the current evaluation board, it has been written for a previous version and never been updated. Please use following code to enable the external trigger

   /* use following lines to enable the external trigger */
   if (b->GetBoardType() >= 8) {        // Evaluaiton Board V4&5
      b->EnableTrigger(1, 0);           // enable hardware trigger
      b->SetTriggerConfig(1<<4);        // set external trigger as source
   } else {                             // Evaluation Board V3
      b->EnableTrigger(1, 0);           // lemo on, analog trigger offf
   }

Please also make sure that the signal on the external trigger input is strong enough. You need at least 2.5V at 50 Ohms, and not every driver is capable of driving 50 Ohms.

Stefan

Diego Yankelevich wrote:

Dear Steffan:

We have been able to use the DRS4 using a Raspberry Pi but we have not been able to use the external trigger. What we are doing is basically comment out the code shown below (downloaded from PSI) to use the hardware trigger and uncomment the code to use the external trigger. We have not been able to get external trigger to work. Could you see what could be wrong?

Thanks

Diego

/* use following line to turn on the internal 100 MHz clock connected to all channels  */
   //b->EnableTcal(1);

   /* use following lines to enable hardware trigger on CH1 at 50 mV positive edge */

   /*
   if (b->GetBoardType() >= 8) {        // Evaluaiton Board V4&5
      b->EnableTrigger(1, 0);           // enable hardware trigger
      b->SetTriggerSource(1<<0);        // set CH1 as source
   } else if (b->GetBoardType() == 7) { // Evaluation Board V3
      b->EnableTrigger(0, 1);           // lemo off, analog trigger on
      b->SetTriggerSource(0);           // use CH1 as source
   }
   b->SetTriggerLevel(0.05);            // 0.05 V
   b->SetTriggerPolarity(false);        // positive edge
   */

   /* use following lines to set individual trigger elvels */
   //b->SetIndividualTriggerLevel(1, 0.1);
   //b->SetIndividualTriggerLevel(2, 0.2);
   //b->SetIndividualTriggerLevel(3, 0.3);
   //b->SetIndividualTriggerLevel(4, 0.4);
   //b->SetTriggerSource(15);

   b->SetTriggerDelayNs(0);             // zero ns trigger delay

   /* use following lines to enable the external trigger */
   if (b->GetBoardType() == 8) {     // Evaluaiton Board V4
      b->EnableTrigger(1, 0);           // enable hardware trigger
      b->SetTriggerSource(1<<4);        // set external trigger as source
   } else {                          // Evaluation Board V3
      b->EnableTrigger(1, 0);           // lemo on, analog trigger off
    }

 

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