Katherine Generation 2: advanced readout system for Timepix3 detectors
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21670%2F25%3A00384778" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21670/25:00384778 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/49777513:23220/25:43975873
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/C06077" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/C06077</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/C06077" target="_blank" >10.1088/1748-0221/20/06/C06077</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Katherine Generation 2: advanced readout system for Timepix3 detectors
Original language description
This paper presents Katherine Generation 2 (Gen2), an advanced readout system designed for Timepix3 pixel detector. The new system addresses limitations of the original Katherine (Gen1) design, particularly in terms of data throughput and support for multi-detector configurations. Katherine Gen2 supports two sensor inputs via VHDCI connectors and provides two independent bias voltage sources up to +/- 1 kV. It includes both Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 interfaces, offering flexibility for remote or local high-throughput applications. Data handling pipeline has been extended to support dynamic detector mapping, hardware decoding of pixel data, and timestamping of external triggers. Compatibility with multiple chipboard types, including single-chip, quad (2 x 2), and specialized detector units, is maintained. Benchmark measurements demonstrate that the system achieves the maximum data rate supported by the Timepix3 chip in USB 3.0 mode. The device is supported by established software tools and is intended as a flexible platform for various experimental and detector development applications.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TN02000012" target="_blank" >TN02000012: Center of Advanced Nuclear Technology II</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Instrumentation
ISSN
1748-0221
e-ISSN
1748-0221
Volume of the periodical
20
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
IT - ITALY
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
001522141900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105009812186