Re: Jeorger enterprises

[Mark Rivers <rivers@cars.uchicago.edu>]

This the link to the latest EPICS documentation:

http://cars9.uchicago.edu/software/epics/mcaStruck.html

Mark


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> On Jul 30, 2015, at 3:48 PM, graham waters <waters@triumf.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> From: tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov [tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov] on behalf of Pete Jemian [jemian@anl.gov]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 2:12 PM
>> To: tech-talk@aps.anl.gov
>> 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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