The Galao Development Kit is a readout system used to access and work with IDEAS ROICs (readout ICs). The kit consists of all the hardware, firmware and software needed for ROIC control and readout. It supports several IDEAS ROICs with different functionality and interface methods.
IDEAS integrated circuits are designed for the readout of radiation detectors and image sensors. The circuits are available as bare dice or packaged chips, sold from stock and supplied on short notice. Although the ICs are application specific (ASIC) they are also suited for other applications. A development system, called Galao kit, is available for most circuits to accelerate new product developments.
The SRE4001 and SRE4002 are image sensor readout modules (“microIDM”). The electronics is designed for the readout of gamma ray image sensors made of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT). CZT is a semiconductor material that is ideal for gamma ray detection.
The XCS-1000 series is a family of energy-resolved photon counting systems for x-ray and gamma photons. The detector system is delivered with an array of pixelated mono-crystal CZT sensors, arranged in a line pattern. The detector readout electronics is based on IDEAS proprietary frontend IC technology.
The SRE3020 “VAST” series is a family of OEM camera modules for gamma and x-ray spectroscopy. The camera module is designed to allow integration in user-end instruments, and is delivered with 1 pixelated mono-crystal CZT sensor (two-sensor version will be developed) and readout electronics based on IDEAS’ proprietary front-end IC technology.
The ROSMAP-MP is a compact readout module for multi anode photomultiplier tubes (MaPMT). The module can operate both in spectroscopy mode and timing mode. The mechanical interface is designed to fit the Hamamatsu H8500C and H12700 MaPMTs. Two variants of the ROSMAP-MP are available, namely the ROSMAP-MP-80 and the ROSMAP-MP-200, which have dynamic ranges of -80pC and -200pC, respectively.
The INX-500 is a current integrating x-ray detector system that allows one to acquire x-ray shadow images from liquidsor solid objects. The radiation sensor is made of CZT arranged in a line pattern. The readout electronics is based on IDEAS radiation sensor readout IC technology.
