@article{3073147,
    title = "Design and implementation of a nanosecond time-stamping readout system-on-chip for photo-detectors",
    author = "Anvar, S. and Château, F. and Le Provost, H. and Louis, F. and Manolopoulos, K. and Moudden, Y. and Vallage, B. and Zonca, E.",
    journal = "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment",
    year = "2014",
    volume = "735",
    pages = "587-595",
    doi = "10.1016/j.nima.2013.10.019",
    keywords = "Computing;  Data acquisition circuit;  Data acquisition softwares;  Design and implementations;  Digital electronic circuits;  Distributed applications;  Large detector-systems performance;  Middleware frameworks, Application programs;  Application specific integrated circuits;  Data acquisition;  Photodetectors;  Software architecture;  Stamping, Readout systems",
    abstract = "A readout system suitable for a large number of synchronized photo-detection units has been designed. Each unit embeds a specifically designed fully integrated communicating system based on Xilinx FPGA SoC technology. It runs the VxWorks real-time OS and a custom data acquisition software designed within the Ice middleware framework, resulting in a highly flexible, controllable and scalable distributed application. Clock distribution and delay calibration over customized fixed latency gigabit Ethernet links enable synchronous time-stamping of events with nanosecond precision. The implementation of this readout system on several data-collecting units as well as its performances are described. © 2013 Published by Elsevier B.V."
}