CAMAC, an ideal high-performance data acquisition standard

It is suggested that CAMAC (computer-automated measurement and control) provides an ideal solution for high-performance data acquisition system requirements, such as high-accuracy A/D (analog-to-digital) conversion, a large channel capacity, and physically distributed channels. A wide variety of CAM...

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Published in7th IEEE Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement Technology pp. 272 - 279
Main Author Clearly, R.T.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1990
Subjects
CAMAC
Channel capacity
Computer interfaces
Control systems
Data acquisition
Distributed computing
Hardware
Physics computing
Software performance
Standardization
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Summary:It is suggested that CAMAC (computer-automated measurement and control) provides an ideal solution for high-performance data acquisition system requirements, such as high-accuracy A/D (analog-to-digital) conversion, a large channel capacity, and physically distributed channels. A wide variety of CAMAC I/O modules provides the analog and discrete interfaces needed for high-performance systems. These include ADC modules with 16-b resolution and waveform recorders that operate to 1.3 GHz. A new CAMAC-based system, called Tachion, is also described. This system can acquire analog data and transfer these data to disk at rates up to 9.6 Mbytes per second. The performance of a CAMAC-based system is further enhanced by computer interface hardware and software that supports list processing. Also, the high level of standardization of the CAMAC command structure allows the use of a single software driver that is unaffected by the types of I/O modules in the system.< >
DOI:10.1109/IMTC.1990.66017