Description
The DT5560SE is a compact, desktop-form-factor digitizer designed for laboratory development, prototyping, and system testing. It features 32 single-ended analog input channels with 14-bit resolution and a 125 MS/s sampling rate, making it ideal for applications in nuclear spectroscopy, high-energy physics, and detector R&D.
Key features include:
- Programmable analog front-end with gain settings from ×1 to ×100 and DC offset adjustment, accommodating a variety of detector types.
- LEMO connectors for single-ended inputs, facilitating easy integration with laboratory equipment.
- Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC with an open FPGA architecture, allowing users to implement custom pulse processing algorithms without requiring expertise in VHDL/Verilog.
- SCI-Compiler support for intuitive, block-diagram-based FPGA programming; a runtime license is included onboard.
- Multiple communication interfaces, including USB 2.0, Ethernet, and optional Optical Link, supporting remote management and high-speed data transfer.
- Board-to-board synchronization via a single CAT5e cable, enabling scalable multi-board setups.
- 2.4” touch screen display and web interface for quick configuration and status monitoring.
- Default firmware for trapezoidal filter pulse height analysis (PHA) and waveform recording.
- Open-source readout software provided for managing standard PHA firmware and implementing energy measurements.
The DT5560SE’s architecture allows simultaneous management of digital (LVDS, NIM, TTL) and analog signals, supporting functionalities such as signal digitization, complex trigger logic, pulse height analysis with MCA capabilities, time tagging, and pulse shape discrimination.
This digitizer is particularly suited for the readout of detectors commonly used in physics experiments, including PMTs, segmented HPGe, gas tubes, and neutron detectors. Its flexibility and ease of use make it an excellent choice for researchers and engineers developing and testing new detection systems.
