Introduction

This is a DAQ for 1st gen CAEN digitizer for V1725, V17255S, V1230 with PHA and PSD firmware.

It has scope (updated every half-sec), allow full control of the digitizer (except LVDS), and allow saving waevform.

It can be connected to InfluxDB v1.8 and Elog.

Required / Development enviroment

Ubuntu 22.04

CAENVMELib_v3.3

CAENCOmm_v1.5.3

CAENDigitizer_v2.17.1

CAEN A3818 Driver

sudo apt install qt6-base-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libqt6charts6-dev qt6-webengine-dev elog

The elog installed using apt is 3.1.3. If a higher version is needed. Please go to https://elog.psi.ch/elog/

The libcurl4 is need for pushing data to InfluxDB v1.8

The QCustomPlot (https://www.qcustomplot.com/index.php/introduction) source files are already included in the repository.

use qmake6 -project to generate the *.pro

in the *.pro, add

QT += core widgets charts

LIBS += -lCAENDigitizer -lcurl

then run qmake6 *.pro it will generate Makefile

then make