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5.3
CAEN WaveDump
WaveDump is a basic console application, with no Graphical User Interface, developed to control
CAEN digitizers running standard firmware. The program demonstrates the use of libraries and
methods for an efficient readout and data analysis. Users who want to develop their own
acquisition software can take advantage of the included C source files and Visual Studio project.
The user can program a single board (multi-board management is not supported ), according to a
text configuration file containing a list of parameters and instructions, to start/stop the
acquisition, read the data, display the readout and trigger rate, apply some post-processing (e.g.
FFT and amplitude histogram), save data to a file and also plot the waveforms using Gnuplot
third-party graphing utility (www.gnuplot.info).
Fig. 5.3: CAEN WaveDump
CAEN WaveDump can operate with Windows and Linux OS, 32 and 64-bit.
The program relies on the CAENDigitizer, CAENComm and CAENVMELib libraries (see § 4.2).
Linux users are required to install the third-party Gnuplot.
NOTE: Windows version of WaveDump is stand-alone (the required libraries are installed locally
with the program), while the version for Linux needs the required libraries to be previously
installed by the user.
Installation packages and documentation can be downloaded on CAEN web site (login required)
at:
Home / Products / Firmware/Software / Digitizer Software / Readout Software / CAEN WaveDump