CAMAC - 'Computer Aided Measurement And Control' is a joint specification of the U.S. NIM and the European ESONE committees.
CAMAC was introduced in 1969 by ESONE and fully defined in 1971 with the standards EUR4100 and EUR4600.
It represents a complementation of the NIM standard for computer based experiment control and data acquisition / measurements. Main field of CAMAC use are computer controlled control and data acquisition systems in nuclear and high energy physics experiments but also industrial applications in the past.
Features
CAMAC modules have half of NIM width and are outfitted with a rear side 86-pin edge card connector. Module power, address bus, control bus and data bus are provided by the CAMAC dataway which includes 48 digital data transfer lines (24 read, 24 write), strobe signal lines as well as address and control lines.
Documents
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CFB CAMAC-to-FERA Bridge
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CC-USB CAMAC Controller With USB Interface
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CFB CAMAC-to-FERA Bridge
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CQ16 16A Channel Charge Integrating ADC
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Blank CAMAC Mechanics Cassette
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CAMAC To NIM Power Adapter
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