VFAT readout electronics
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A VFAT board from CERN is evaluated for use as a readout board to convert the GEM output analog signal to a digital signal.
Ribbon cable pinouts
| # | Name | Value | Test rig color Primary/Second |
| B1 | DGND | Digital Ground | Black/Grey (shared) |
| A1 | DVDD | +2.5V | |
| B2 | SDA | I2C Data | |
| A2 | SCL | I2C Clock | |
| B3 | DGND | Digital Ground | Black/Grey (shared) |
| A3 | DVDD | +2.5V?? | |
| B4 | |||
| A4 | |||
| B5 | I2C ADDR | I2C Address (most or least significant??) | |
| A5 | I2C ADDR | I2C Address (most or least significant??) | |
| B6 | I2C ADDR | I2C Address (most or least significant??) | |
| A6 | REH-S | Soft Reset (Program saved) | |
| B7 | |||
| A7 | REH-B | Hard Reset | |
| .............. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| B22 | DGND | Digital Ground?? | |
| A22 | SCAN E | ||
| B23 | AGND | Analog Ground | |
| A23 | AVDD | 2.5V | |
| B24 | AGND | Analog Ground | |
| A24 | AVDD | 2.5V | |
| B25 | AGNDD | Analog Ground?? | |
| A25 | AVDD | 2.5V | |