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Delayline Detector DLD4040 Manual
DLD4040 R2.55 & R3.54 Manual | Surface Concept GmbH
HV power supplies always produce some noise level on the HV lines. An increased
noise level can lead to a significant loss of spatial and time resolution. In such a case an
appropriate noise filter between the HV power supply and the DLD HV connectors is
highly recommended. HV power supplies as part of the DLD delivery have been explicitly
tested for the DLD operation.
For the use with a customer HV supply there are noise filters available from Surface
Concept. They are not necessarily part of each detector delivery.
Note
• Further information about detector operation voltages can be found in
• Install the hardware drivers and the GUI – DLD software. See the GUI – DLD Software Installation manual
for further details.
• Connect the power cable to the main connector of the TDC and use the USB cable to connect the TDC
to the PC. Do not use PC front panel USB connectors; they are often restricted in performance.
• To perform time measurements with respect to an external clock, provide start pulses to the start
input of the TDC. Use the corresponding BNC socket of the TDC (see the TDC manual for the specific
connection scheme of the TDC).
3.2.4 Software Interface and Installation
All operation functions for data readout of the detector package are encapsulated in a dynamic linked
library (either “delayline_gpx3.dll” or scTDC1.dll). Data processing and presentation on the PC is realized
by an end-user software (e.g. GUI). See the corresponding software manual for detailed information on the
software package and the DLL interface.
The delivery package of the delayline detector includes a CD-ROM with hardware drivers and the GUI
software. Insert the CD into your disk drive and install the software package as described in the DLD - GUI
Software Installation Manual.
Read-out of the delayline detector is done via the USB port of the TDC (time-to-digital-converter). The
specific PC system requirements can be found in the corresponding TDC manual.
