CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research - Physics Department

Electronics pool (EPOOL)

The electronics pool enables CERN users to rent electronics instrumentation for use at CERN under a given set of conditions. Instrumentation can be rented in the following categories:

Laboratory instruments: Oscilloscopes, Signal generators, DVM, etc.
Modular electronics: VME, CAMAC and NIM modules.
Crates: 9U and 6U VME crates, CAMAC crates, NIM crates
LV and HV supplies: Laboratory and modular power supplies.
Bus analyzers: Overview of available bus analyzers in pool/ESE

Single board VME computer support (only accessible within CERN).

Equipment to be rented is selected with the POOL equipment catalogue.
Your account status can be extracted online.
Pool equipment rented by groups or from budget codes can be seen from CET (click other reports - Electronics pool)

Pool reception:

Location: Building 4-R-050
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 16:00
Phone: (+41 22 76) 73329 or (+41 22 76) 75035
Mobile: 160849 (+41 76 487 0849)
Email: electronics-pool@cern.ch
Frequently asked questions (FAQ).

High end Instrumentation advisory panel

The purchase of high end instruments and handling of specific technical problems related to the use of these instruments is done in collaboration with an instrumentation advisory panel. Please contact electronics-pool@cern.ch for more information.

Pool News

Epool newsletters are regularly distributed to the electronics pool mailing list (to inscribe go to Egroups and search for the mailing list: service-electronics-pool-users )

Contact: Catherine Moine