Hi -

I am setting up a new DRS4 rev5 but using drivers and software we were recently using with a Rev4 (with a recent release of the drs4 code, from mid-2014). 

I am writing since I see peculiar behavior of the calibrated times when I read them back from the Rev 5.  I get events where the first time returns 0 (which was always the case on my Rev 4), but the following time is negative -- this seems to be wrong since the times should always increase.

Is it a problem with my running the time calibration or a problem with the board itself?  For the record, the integral nonlinearity displayed during time calibration "looks" very different when running with the same (recent) drsosc on the two boards.  The rev5 has apparently a much larger amplitude.

- peter

First of all, you should not use new boards with old software. I try to keep the current software compatible with old boards, but not vice versa. Please use the DRS.cpp library from the current V5 software, otherwise your time calibration will not work.

If you then do the calibration with the V5 software and the V5 board, you will see that the bin widhts of the DRS chips are not the same. Actually they are "oscillating" between ~130 ps and ~270 ps if you run at 5 GSPS. Some bins are even negative, this means that the next bin sees the signal before the previous bin. This is correct and due to the specific layout of the chip which is not perfect. Using the new time calibration with the current software, you should be able to make time measurements with a few ps accuracy.

Stefan

Hello Mr. Stefan Ritt

  For DRS4 differential inputs ranges form 500mV to 1100mV, with ROFS set to 1.55V, O_OFS set to 1.3V, the outputs of DRS4 is shown in the attachment.

  The left part of the waveform,DRS4 works in transparent mode, and then the readout take place. The DMV of transparent mode is bigger then the readout mode, and that makes ADC sampling harder.How may I solve this problem?

  Best wishes!

                                 Chenfei Yang

The ROFS signal has no effect in the transparent mode, so you have to adjust O_OFS between sampling and transparent mode accordingly. Either use a DAC or two voltages with an analog switch.

Here's the problem. My external ADC has 2Vpp differtial input voltage range. And the common-mode voltage of the inputs need to be 1.3V. I cannot make both the transparent-output and the readout-output meet the ADC input requirement.

I see your point. Actually I will soon have the same issue since we design right now a board with an AD9637 using the transparent mode. Which one are you using? The common mode range given in the datasheet is limited to guarantee optimal performance. But some ADCs allow a slightly bigger common mode range with reduced performance, but which might still be ok for some application. A "real" solution would be to put switchable level shifters between the DRS and the ADC, but that requires 8 additional chips which is bad. Alternative the ADC could pick up the signal not at the DRS output but at the DRS input, but that would aslo require additional chips for multiplexing. So unfortunately no perfect solution for that...

I'm using an AD9252, 0.9V common mode voltage is suggested and I already use 8 un-switchable level shifters. Just as you said, this common mode range is recommended for optimum performance and the device can function over a wider range with reasonable performance. So I think I could adjust O_OFS to a minor level during transparent output.

There might be a solution. How do you bias th input of the DRS4 chip? If you use a scheme as described in elog:84, you can bias DRS_IN+ and DRS_IN- as desired. Take for example a board input range of 0-1V. For a 0V input, you bias DRS_IN+ and DRS_IN- both with 0.9V. A 1V input signal then puts DRS_IN+ to 1.4V and DRS_IN-to 0.4 V. In the transparent mode, DRS_OUT+ = DRS_IN+ and DRS_OUT- = O-OFS - DRS_OUT+. So if you put O-OFS to 0.9V, you get for a 0V board input signal DRS_OUT- = 2*0.9V - DRS_OUT+ = 0.9V. So DRS_OUT+   = DRS_OUT- = 0.9 V which is in the middle of your ADC range. 

If you do now a DRS readout, you need a ROFS of roughly 0.9V. For a 0V input, the storage capacitors have a zero differential voltage (DRS_IN+ = DRS_IN- = 0.8V), so DRS_OUT+ = (0.8V - 0.8V) + ROFS  = 0.9V, and since you have O-OFS=0.9V, you will also get DRS_OUT- = 2*0.9V - DRS_OUT+ = 0.9V. So you ranges for transparent mode nad DRS readout mode will be roughly the same.

Yes. I use exactly the same scheme as you mentioned. I'll try your solution.

If using a ROFS of 0.9V, the input would not between 1.05V~2.05V better non-linearity area. Is that appropriate?

To get the good linearity, you need indeed ROFS = 1.05V. With a O-OFS of 0.9V, a zero input signal would give you DRS_OUT+=1.05V and DRS_OUT-=0.75V. I think this is till in the range of your ADC, right? So it's a tradeoff between linearity and available range. I do not know how nonlinear the DRS4 will be for ROFS < 1.05V, you have to try. If it's getting too bad, you still can correct for this off-line. 

I'd like to be able to know which channel (0,1,2,3 or external) was responsible for the trigger.  DRSBoard::GetTriggerSource() seems to always return 1.  Is there a way to get this information?  Using the DRS4 evaluation board and software version 5.0.3.

Thanks,

Cosmin

DRSBoard::GetTriggerSource() simply returns what has been enabled via DRSBoard::SetTriggerSource(). The actual source which causes the trigger is not stored in the hardware of the board, because I can be reconstructed easily from the waveforms. So just look which of the channels is above your trigger threshold. If none of the channels has a waveform obove the threshold, then the trigger must have been come from the external trigger.

I am trying to use 4 evaluation boards with a powered USB hub (since eventually, I will have to do this on a laptop).  It seems like destroying the DRS object is insufficent to properly close the boards when on the hub (i.e. I get usb read errors next time I run my program). When all the boards are plugged into the computer, all is fine.  This is on Linux using libusb1. My guess is something about resetting the port doesn't work properly (but maybe that's this particular hub's fault?).  Has anyone else experienced a similar issue. If not, can someone recommend a hub that is known to work?

Hi,

I`m trying to calibrate my DRS4 evoluation board to an input range of 0-1V but it doesn`t work.

1) First I tried to calibrate it with the drsosc (version 5.0.3) Software. The -0.5V - 0.5V calibration works, but during the 0 - 1V calibration the Software crashes.

2) I also tried to calibrate the input range with a C++ DAQ Package (based on drs_exam). Here the code of the calibration:

    ....

    b->SetInputRange(0.) (Center at 0 V )

    b->CalibrateVolt(NULL);

   ....

   Calibration Works

   ....

   b->SetInputRange(0.5) (Center at 0.5 V )

   b->CalibrateVolt(NULL);

  ....

   Results in: Found 4096 stuck pixels on this board.

Did I do a mistake or is this a normal behaviour of the board? Also the board often crashes and I get a magic number 0000 after restarting the DAQ. Then the board needs to be restarted via pulling the plug. ( I ensured that I terminate the USB connection before I close the program with "delete drs"). Is there a possibility to avoid this error?

My OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Ciao,

Julien

1) I tried to cablirate a V5 board with drsosc 5.0.3 and it just worked fine for me. No idea what went wrong in your case.

2) The "found 4096 stuck pixels on this board" can be safely ignored. It comes from the fact that the standard evaluation board has four cannels unconnected (the DRS4 chip has 8 channels, four are connected to in the evaluation board and four are unconnected). So the software sees wrong values on four channels because they are unconnected and thinks something is wrong. Unfortunately the software cannot determine if the channels are connected or not. So just ignore it.

3) I heard several people having to reset their boards under Linux in a similar way than you. This is probalby due to some instability in the USB part of the linux kernel, since the problem does not occur on other systems (Windows, Mac OSX). So I cannot do anything from the software side.

/Stefan

I also use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and for my V3 borad I have to use drsosc 4.x or ealier to perform the calibration.

Sure, for a V3 board you need a pre-V5 software, but I assumed Julien had a V5 board. 

Hi

I have a question about the function SetTriggerSource in the class DRSBoard (DRS.h/DRS.cpp)

In the implementation there is the following comment:

// Set trigger configuration

// OR 0=CH1, 1=CH2, 2=CH3, 3=CH4, 4=EXT

// AND 8=CH1, 9=CH2, 10=CH3, 11=CH4, 12=EXT

What does this exactly mean? I am assuming that this are the bits which are set?

e.g

source = 1 ==> CH1

source = 4352 = 0x1100 ==> CH1 and ext

How is the AND/Or logic implemented?

When i have:

source = 0x1803 (bit 12,11,1,0)

what is the right way to set the brackets to expalin the logic?

(EXT and CH4 ) or CH2 or CH1 ?

Cheers Felix Bachmair

ETH Zurich

Your first assumption is correct, e.g.

source = 00000000'00000001 = 0x0001 ==> CH1

source = 00010001'00000000 = 0x1100 ==> CH1 and EXT

So the lower byte is the "OR" block, and the upper byte is the "AND" block. Both blocks are combined via an "OR" so

source = 00011000'00000011 = 0x1803 is (EXT and CH4) OR (CH1 or CH2)

The "OR" combination between the two blocks is fixed in the firmware and cannot be changed without changing the firmware, but theoretically any logical combination between five inputs would be possible if you touch thr firmware.

/Stefan

Hi,

I'm currently working on a little DAQ system with four DRS evaluation boards. Do i need to apply any specific settings when using the clock in/out connectors for synchronization? I do not see anything like that in the drs_exam_multi example.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Best,

Simon

Right, I did not yet put any code there. What you need on all slave boards is

b->SetRefclk(true);

b->SetFrequency(...);

Set SetFrequency() is needed to restart the boards with the external clock.

This works of course only if you have the clock signals connected as written in the manual. If not, the boards won't work after you switch the reference clock.

Best regards,
Stefan 

Thank you so much for the fast reply! I'll give it a try.

Best regards,

Simon

Here is the full version of the program with clock daisy-chaining. Before switching to the external clock, it checks if the clock really is there (by reading an internal scaler), and only then enables it. Note that the code also works without clock daisy-chaining. But without clock daisy-chaining your have some 400 ps time resolution between boards, and with clock daisy-chaining you get some 60 ps.

Hi Stefan,

do you know how these numbers (400ps and 60ps) scale with the sampling rate? The manual says they are for 5GS/s, do they change with slower sampling?

Thanks and best regards,

Simon

The resolution coming from the sampling rate goes into these numbers, but just marginally. At 5 GSPS, you get a few ps reolution, while at 1 GSPS, you get like 15 ps. If you convolve 15 ps with 400 ps, you get 400.3 ps, which is not significantly worse than 400 ps.

Hi,

we want to run two instances of our little DRS DAQ program but obviously the first instance started always claims all DRS boards for itself and the other one exits with an error. The 2 boards used in the example below have the serial number # 2413 and #2414 and are v5 boards.

The first one:

mathes@ikauger5:~/src/DRS4/Cpp> ./drsdaq -b 2413
DRSController: found board with serial number #2413
DRSController: found board with serial number #2414
DRSController: using board with serial number #2413
CalibratedFrequency= 1.00721
====================================
DRS type:            DRS4
Board type:          9
Serial number:       2413
Firmware revision:   21260

...
And the second one:

mathes@ikauger5:~/src/DRS4/Cpp> ./drsdaq -b 2414
musb_open: usb_set_configuration() error -6
musb_open: Found USB device 0x04b4:0x1175 instance 0, but cannot initialize it: please check permissions on "/proc/bus/usb/1/7" and "/dev/bus/usb/1/7"
USB successfully scanned, but no boards found
...

How can our goal be achieved?

Thanks

Hermann-Josef

I never had in mind running two systems in parallel, that's why the code claims all interfaces when started. You have to dig into the usb code which is located in musbstd.c at function musb_open(). There you will find a line libusb_claim_interface() which requests exclusive access to the usb subsystem. The code is there because I copied it from some standard example for the libusb library. You have to read the documentation for libusb (http://libusb.sourceforge.net/api-1.0/) and see if you can get rid of that. Probaby you have to claim/release the interface on each access, but I never tried that.

Stefan

I don't know if it helps, but we measured the time resolution between two independendly running v3 boards using a single PC (latest software) in Linux. (http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.4975)

You start the DRS DAQ program with only one USB board connected, first. Afterwards connect the second board and start another session. If you externally trigger (global) both boards with less than 1 Hz, you can garantee that both programs save the same events independently (from two individual DRS boards).

Daniel

Hello,

I compiled base file for drs system  (DRS.cpp) to root framework (root.cern.ch) as dynamic library DRS.so. It can be used for building many kind of applications under the root system. I applied it for older version of  root 5.28 and for latest version 6.02 too.

If anyone is interesting, I can help, please write to me andrzej.grzeszczuk@us.edu.pl

Regards

Andrzej

Hello,

I can compile version 5.0.3 of DRS4sc on Mac OSX 10.0 without errors but when I want to execute the program I get the following error:

[home]$ ./DRSOsc
DRSOsc(48068,0x7fff7ac5e300) malloc: *** error for object 0x7f88d9434a80: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably 
modified after being freed.
*** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug

Is this a known error? Will it be fixed in the next release?

> Hello,
> 
> I can compile version 5.0.3 of DRS4sc on Mac OSX 10.0 without errors but when I want to execute the program I get the following error:
> 
> [home]$ ./DRSOsc
> DRSOsc(48068,0x7fff7ac5e300) malloc: *** error for object 0x7f88d9434a80: incorrect checksum for freed object - object was probably 
> modified after being freed.
> *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
> 
> Is this a known error? Will it be fixed in the next release?

When I compile on OSX 10.10.1 with XCode 6.1.1 I get no error. I'm using wxWidgets 3.0.0. Same when I compile with the command line 
tools (which you first have to install from Apple) via "make", "make app", "open ./DRSOsc.app". You cannot start a graphical program 
directly from the command line like under Linux, you have to make an app and the do "open <app>".

Best regards,
Stefan

When running drsosc on a raspberry pi, it seems the exit doesn't seem to work at all.  This is true for the "exit" button on the window, or the file menu exit, or the "x" on the window.  I end up having to kill drsosc manually from the command line.  This wouldn't be such a bad thing except that it doesn't seem to store any settings when killed in this way.  I'm wondering if anyone else sees the same thing, or if there is a fix out there, before I go and delve into why.

Unfortunately I don't have a pi here right now, so I cannot reproduce your problem. I checked on a linux system and it worked fine with wxWidgets 3.0.1 and GTK2 2.20. The wxWidget library sends an wxID_EXIT event to DOFrame::OnExit, which then closes the window. The destructor of DOFrame then calls SaveConfig() to save the current settings. Maybe you can debug this.

/Stefan 

 Hi,

    Is there a straightforward way to convert the xml file format into the binary format?  I have some runs taken mistakenly with xml.

Best,

Chris

Dear Stefan

I have a problem considering binary data files.
Usually binary files start with TIME... (the time calibration header). But I observed the following reproducible problem.
1. Start to save a binary file (e.g. 001.dat) with 1000000 events. 
2. Hit the close button before this limit has reached. (so far the binary files seems to be ok) 
3. Start to save again a file with the SAME filename (and agree to replace the already existing it)
If I do it like this, the file has no time information anymore and starts directly with EHDR.

could it be that the m_evSerial counter is not reset in this specific situation?

Cheers,
Roman

> Dear Stefan
> 
> I have a problem considering binary data files.
> Usually binary files start with TIME... (the time calibration header). But I observed the following reproducible problem.
> 1. Start to save a binary file (e.g. 001.dat) with 1000000 events. 
> 2. Hit the close button before this limit has reached. (so far the binary files seems to be ok) 
> 3. Start to save again a file with the SAME filename (and agree to replace the already existing it)
> If I do it like this, the file has no time information anymore and starts directly with EHDR.
> 
> could it be that the m_evSerial counter is not reset in this specific situation?
> 
> Cheers,
> Roman

This problem has also been fixed in version 5.0.3

/Stefan

Dear Stefan

after having some problems with writing binary files with more than 4 drs boards (in multiboard-mode) I might 
have found the solution.
In the file src/Osci.cpp at line 838 is: 
unsigned char buffer[100000];

If I understand the binary format right, this works only with up to four boards. With the maximum number of 
boards in your specification (16 boards) and all channels switched on on all boards this array needs to have 
about 400000 entries (for the first event, where the time information is written too).

Could you please cross-check that?

Thank you very much!
Cheers,
Roman

> Dear Stefan
> 
> after having some problems with writing binary files with more than 4 drs boards (in multiboard-mode) I might 
> have found the solution.
> In the file src/Osci.cpp at line 838 is: 
> unsigned char buffer[100000];
> 
> If I understand the binary format right, this works only with up to four boards. With the maximum number of 
> boards in your specification (16 boards) and all channels switched on on all boards this array needs to have 
> about 400000 entries (for the first event, where the time information is written too).
> 
> Could you please cross-check that?
> 
> Thank you very much!
> Cheers,
> Roman

This problem has been fixed in software version 5.0.3

/Stefan

Hi,

I'm trying to recompile the USB microcontroller firmware starting from the drs_eval.c file but I'm not able to get a .iic file close to the one provided with the eval board. It seems to me that this drs_eval.iic file does not match the drs_eval.c and drs_eval.hex files or that I'm doing something wrong. Could you please help or give me an explanation.

Thank you.

Stephane

I did not touch the firmware since a couple of years, but I can confirm that the drs_eval.iic is the correct firmware file, since we use this one on all of our boards. To program it, you need the Cypress USB Console. You remove the jumper (to detach the EEPROM), then power the board (which then boots from the internal memory), connect to the board via the Cypress console, the put back the jumper while the board is running, then program the file into the EEPROM.

Best,
Stefan 

 Thank you Stefan.

Would that be possible to get the corresponding drs_eval.c source file since I'm assuming the one provided with the eval board is not the right one?

Thank you.

Stephane

There is only one drs_eval.c version around, and I confirm that it is the one in the distribution. If you use different compiler settings, like optimisations, you might get a different executable file (and thus a .iic file), but the files have the same functionality.

Stefan 

I'm very sorry to insist but if I take the .hex of the distribution, convert it to .iic using the hex2bix utility, and reprogram the board, I can't read the board correctly (invalid magic number read with drscl for instance). Also, when using the uVision2 project file you provide and compiling the drs_eval.c, I get the same result  (i.e. no way to generate a functional .iic file starting from the sources). So, either I'm doing something wrong (and I don't know what) or the drs_eval.c is not the correct one.

And what happens if you program the .iic file from the distribution? 

It works as expected.

 Then why don't you use the .iic file and forget about the hex and c files? Honestly speaking, I don't remember what source file I compiled a couple of years ago, and it could be that an older file slipped into the repository, but that's all I have. I would have to investigate myself, try to compile and program the c file, do the debugging, and find out what the differences are. But unfortunately I don't have time for that right now. So just stick with the .iic file.

Thanks for the help.

I'm not doing this for fun, checking that the source matches the .iic ! I know I could directly use the .iic and forget about the hex and c files.

I just wanted to use your source file as the starting point for my own board, as everybody is doing at the application level.

Hi,

has anyone experienced a shutdown of the DRSosc.exe or DRScl.exe when executing a Timing Calibration? Also, when we add the command b->CalibrateTiming(NULL); to the drs_exam.cpp and run the exe, our program shuts down immediately and windows shows an error message (identical to DRSosc and DRScl).

Any help is appreciated.

Actually there is no need to call b->CalibrateTiming() at all from drs_exam.cpp. The timing calibration, once executed, will remain valid over a wide temperature range and for very long time (years), so no need to redo it over and over again.

/Stefan 

 Hi,

I am getting the following compilation error when trying to compile version 5.0.2 software:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Full error report:

g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Wuninitialized -fno-strict-aliasing -Iinclude -I/usr/local/include -DOS_LINUX -DHAVE_USB -DHAVE_LIBUSB10 -DUSE_DRS_MUTEX -I/usr/lib64/wx/include/gtk

I don't get this error under gcc 4.4.7, so I guess you have a newer version. Each one becomes more picky. Just try to replace

str += filename; 

with

str += (wxString) filename;

in line 617 of DOFrame.cpp

/Stefan

Hi Stefan,

Unfortunately that did not work and from suggestions in the error I do see a good solution:

----------------------------

src/DOFrame.cpp: In member function ‘void DOFrame::LoadConfig(char*, int)’:

src/DOFrame.cpp:617:25: error: call of overloaded ‘wxString(char [1024])’ is ambiguous

src/DOFrame.cpp:617:25: note: candidates are:

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:722:3: note: wxString::wxString(const wxWCharBuffer&) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:722:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘const wxWCharBuffer&’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:692:3: note: wxString::wxString(wxChar, size_t) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:692:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘wxChar {aka wchar_t}’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:690:3: note: wxString::wxString(const wxString&) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:690:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘const wxString&’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:682:3: note: wxString::wxString(int) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:682:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘int’

---------------------------------

let me know if you see one.

Thank you,

Dmitry.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Full error:

++ -g -O2 -Wall -Wuninitialized -fno-strict-aliasing -Iinclude -I/usr/local/include -DOS_LINUX -DHAVE_USB -DHAVE_LIBUSB10 -DUSE_DRS_MUTEX -I/usr/lib64/wx/include/gtk

2-unicode-release-2.8 -I/usr/include/wx-2.8 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES -D__WXGTK__ -pthread -c src/DOFrame.cpp

src/DOFrame.cpp: In member function ‘void DOFrame::LoadConfig(char*, int)’:

src/DOFrame.cpp:617:14: error: invalid conversion from ‘char*’ to ‘wxChar {aka wchar_t}’ [-fpermissive]

In file included from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/memory.h:16:0,

                 from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/object.h:20,

                 from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/wx.h:16,

                 from include/DRSOscInc.h:9,

                 from src/DOFrame.cpp:9:

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:1413:13: error:   initializing argument 1 of ‘wxString& wxString::operator+=(wxChar)’ [-fpermissive]

[dmitry@kitkat ~]$ more error-drs4v5_2

g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Wuninitialized -fno-strict-aliasing -Iinclude -I/usr/local/include -DOS_LINUX -DHAVE_USB -DHAVE_LIBUSB10 -DUSE_DRS_MUTEX -I/usr/lib64/wx/include/gtk

2-unicode-release-2.8 -I/usr/include/wx-2.8 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES -D__WXGTK__ -pthread -c src/DOFrame.cpp

src/DOFrame.cpp: In member function ‘void DOFrame::LoadConfig(char*, int)’:

src/DOFrame.cpp:617:25: error: call of overloaded ‘wxString(char [1024])’ is ambiguous

src/DOFrame.cpp:617:25: note: candidates are:

In file included from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/memory.h:16:0,

                 from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/object.h:20,

                 from /usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/wx.h:16,

                 from include/DRSOscInc.h:9,

                 from src/DOFrame.cpp:9:

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:722:3: note: wxString::wxString(const wxWCharBuffer&) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:722:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘const wxWCharBuffer&’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:692:3: note: wxString::wxString(wxChar, size_t) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:692:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘wxChar {aka wchar_t}’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:690:3: note: wxString::wxString(const wxString&) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:690:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘const wxString&’

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:682:3: note: wxString::wxString(int) <near match>

/usr/include/wx-2.8/wx/string.h:682:3: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from ‘char [1024]’ to ‘int’

make: *** [DOFrame.o] Error 1 

I just tried with the current Ubuntu version (gcc version 4.8.2, wxWidgets 3.0.1) and it worked without any problem. So please upgrade to wxWidgets 3.0.1

/Stefan

 Hi everyone,

Has anyone tried to synchronize 2 (two) DRS4 evaluation boards readout by the same computer? I have read about some attempts on this board in the past, but I do not know if they have succeeded. If yes, could you share your experience and/or software.

Thank you very much,

Dmitry.

Please read the manual http://www.psi.ch/drs/DocumentationEN/manual_rev50.pdf page 25 where this is described in detail.

/Stefan

 Hi Stefan,

Thank you for pointing me to the document. Does it apply only to version 5 of the board or can it be applied also to version 4 (which is the one I have)?

Dmitry

In principle it should also work with version 4, but I'm not sure how well the V4 software supports this. You might try the V5 software with your V4 boards.

/Stefan 

 Hi, I read its possible to use channels 2,4,6 to extend 200ns to 400ns (1024bins to 2048).

Is it possible to use same channels to double sampling rate with paralel feeding, one channel delayed by Ts/2, for 5,12GS/s is it cca 3cm delay cable?

Martin

In principle yes (you could split your signal externally and add some cable delay to one side), but it is not supported by the software. You would have to combine the data from the two channels yourself. But it won't help much. The analog bandwidth of the evaluation board is about 700 MHz. So sampling at 10 GSPS vs. 5 GSPS won't give you any additional information, since the highest frequencies in your signal will be only 700 MHz. You could as well take your 5 GSPS measurement and interpolate it with some sinc function to get exactly the same result. See here for details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whittaker%E2%80%93Shannon_interpolation_formula 

Hi,

Does anybody have program for conversion from binary or xml to cern ROOT *.root file?
 

Thank you for any help you can provide,
Luka Pavelic


 

You look here: elog:262

/Stefan

Thank you for your fast and very helpful replay.

I made it work with drsosc version 4 but with version 5 i am getting weird results. Is it possible that they changed binary formatting?

Yes, but this is documented in the evaluation board manual. You have to modify the script slightly. I will update it myself in about 2-3 weeks.

Cheers,

Stefan

 hi Stefan,can you update the code to convert binary to root for newest drsosc?Thanks.

See elog:361