Re: Jeorger enterprises

[graham waters <waters@triumf.ca>]

Thanks for the replies.
I had been looking at the SIS3820 and will probably go with it.

On 7/30/2015 12:22 PM, Mooney, Tim M. wrote:
> Also, Hytec makes a couple of IndustryPack scaler cards:
> http://www.hytec-electronics.co.uk/Products.aspx?group=IPScaler&type=IP
> They supply code for using these cards with the EPICS scaler record.
> I haven't tried this.
>
> Tim Mooney (mooney@aps.anl.gov) (630)252-5417
> Software Services Group (www.aps.anl.gov)
> Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Lab
>
>
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> Subject: Re: Jeorger enterprises
>
> Joerger Enterprises stopped responding to requests for purchases a few
> years ago.  Alternative scalers exist in the EPICS community.  Here are
> tech-talk references to three alternatives, each in current use at APS
> beam lines.
>
> SIS3820
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/tech-talk/2014/msg00433.php
>
> Measurement Computing USB-CTR04/08 counter/timer modules
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/tech-talk/2014/msg00949.php
>
> softGlue (FPGA on an IP card in a VME)
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/tech-talk/2010/msg00781.php
> http://www.aps.anl.gov/bcda/synApps/softGlue/softGlueDoc.html
> https://subversion.xray.aps.anl.gov/admin_bcdaext/softGlue_examples/gated_scaler/index.html
>
> On 7/30/2015 2:03 PM, graham waters wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Does anyone have any information regarding the current status of Joerger
> > Enterprises Inc. I had hoped to buy some more VSC16 VME scalers. Nobody
> > is answering the phone and e-mails bounce. Perhaps Fred has retired. Are
> > there any other currently available scalers that will work with the
> > scaler record.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Graham waters.
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> Beam line Controls and Data Acquisition, Group Leader
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