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What is CAMAC
CAMAC is a standard design for a group of electronic devices. Unlike the traditional system, the CAMAC system requires very few interfaces. The following is a list of some of the components of a CAMAC system:
- Electronic modules
- According to CAMAC standards, each
electronic device is built in
the form of a flat module, with a
certain size. Every module must be
compatible with the ``controller.''
- Controller
- A controller is a special CAMAC module which
serves as a common interface for a group of
other CAMAC modules.
- Crate
- A CAMAC crate is a metal frame which houses a group
of modules.
- Dataway
- The dataway is a group of fixed wires in the back
of the crate. It provides signal paths from every
module to the controller. It also provides power
to every module.
A crate has 25 slots. Each module can occupy one or more slots. The controller is a double-width module, which occupies slots 24 and 25.
Each slot has a number of electrical connectors at the back. When a module is plugged into the crate, it is automatically connected to the power supply and to the dataway.
Data Acq. Group
Sat Oct 14 20:45:07 PDT 1995
