CAMAC and NIM are two entirely different animals.
NIM Crates are older, dating from soon after WWII. Their backplane just
provides power, though some custom and non-standard modules did transmit
signals between modules through the backplane.
CAMAC crates are more modern, and provide power but there is also a data
bus that connects all of the modules. Each CAMAC crate usually has one
controller with a microcomputer on the bus. The controller addresses
the cards and formats their output for transmission to the outside
world. They are an order of magnitude more complicated than typical NIM
modules.
Dave
On 6/23/2021 2:31 PM, 'John Rehwinkel' via neonixie-l wrote:
I did just buy another full NIM crate yesterday, all Ortec. Because
eight full ones and additional 150 modules just weren't enough I
guess. Man, I pity the fool who gets to dispose of my estate when I
croak. Likely my nieces...
We used to call them CAMAC crates and NIM bins.
- John
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