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Entry  Thu Mar 5 14:37:48 2026, QICHAOWU, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode figure1.pngfigure2.pngfigure3.png
    Reply  Thu Mar 5 14:52:07 2026, Stefan Ritt, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
       Reply  Thu Mar 5 15:39:30 2026, QICHAOWU, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
    Reply  Fri Mar 27 09:56:06 2026, Stefan Ritt, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
       Reply  Fri Apr 17 10:54:20 2026, QICHAOWU, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
          Reply  Fri Apr 17 12:39:11 2026, Stefan Ritt, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
             Reply  Tue Apr 28 04:40:38 2026, QICHAOWU, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
                Reply  Tue Apr 28 08:15:35 2026, Stefan Ritt, Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 
Message ID: 937     Entry time: Tue Apr 28 08:15:35 2026     In reply to: 936
Author: Stefan Ritt 
Subject: Waveform Truncation Near the Cell0-Cell1023 Boundary in DRS4 ROI Readout Mode 

The DRS4 gets into the "1.8A" state if DSPEED approaches like 0.7V. Then both inverters of the Domino chain are kind of open and a large current flows. In that state, the only way out is a power cycle.

It's however not clear to me how you get there. If DENABLE is low, this should be prevented. Most FPGAs however pull up their pins on power-on, and ony when configured, the pins go low according to the programming. Maybe it's the time during the FPGA boot which is your problem. Some FPGAs can be configured not to do this. I woulld recommend putting VDD analog, VDD digital, DSPEED, DENABLE, FPGA config ready, all on an oscilloscope and watch what happens during power on. The 1.8A state should be prevented by all means since it could damage the chip.

Stefan

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