A4818
New
USB 3.0 to CONET2 Adapter
Features
- CAEN USB 3.0 to CONET adapter in a compact aluminium box
- 1 Link available
- CONET2 CAEN Proprietary Optical link Compatible
- Up to 8 CAEN CONET2-compliant Optical slave cards (CAEN VME Bridges or Waveform Digitizer) controlled by a single A4818
- Drivers available for Windows 10 OS or higher
- Linux driver required only for not sudoers Users
- USB powered
Overview
The CAEN Mod. A4818 is a CAEN USB 3.0 to CONET adapter, USB-powered. CONET is the CAEN proprietary protocol for the optical link, which is able to communicate with Digitzers and VME Controllers with direct connection or in daisy chain up to 8 boards simultaneously. The A4818 is compliant with the USB 3.1 Gen1 speed protocol and can be connected to any USB port of the PC running Windows or Linux. The optical link maximum transfer rate is 80 MB/s, which is shared within the boards connected in daisy chain. The A4818 is compliant with optical fibers 50/125 µs OM2 and OM3, as well as with older 62.5/125 µs OM1.
Technical Specifications
- Mechanical
Compact aluminum box 94 L x 41 W x 20 H mm3 (including connector)
- USB Interface
USB-C connector to the PC
- Optical Interface
Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceiver component for optical connection
- Supported readout
Polling mode (VME Interrupts not supported)
- Transfer rate
80 MB/s by the optical link
- Number of Boards/Link
Up to 8 boards in daisy-chain
- Number of Optical Links
1 optical link
- Supported optical fibers
50/125 µm OM2 and OM3 (back-compliant with 62.5/125 µm OM1)
- Supported OS
Windows 10 (or higher) and Linux OS (all kernels)
- Driver
CAEN USB driver required for Windows OS only.
Linux driver required only for not sudoers Users.
- Operating Temperature
Temperature from 0 to 40 °C,
Relative Humidity (non‐condensing) 5 ‐ 95 %
- Power Requirements
5 V from the USB connector
- Power Consumptions
370 mA @ 5 V (self‐powered)
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Accessories
- AI2700
- Optical Fiber Series
Ordering Options
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| WA4818XAAAAA | A4818 - USB 3.0 to CONET Adapter RoHS |
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