MicroFC SiPM Carrier Board
Carrier board for a 6 mm C-Series MICROFC-60035-SMT silicon photomultiplier by onsemi designed specifically to work with the Open Gamma Detector.
PCB size is 18 x 18 mm. The solder pads for the SiPM are slightly bigger than they need to so that you can easily hand-solder everything! You can buy all the parts and the PCB using Kitspace.
On the front side there is only the sensor itself while all the other parts are on the back. This ensures good optical contact and light-tight sealing. The unused SiPM pin number 4 is connected to the ground pad for some thermal mass.
The PCB includes the recommended SiPM biasing that is optional to use. Enable it by closing the solder jumper JP1
and then soldering wires to the VCC
and GND
pin respectively. The SiPM signal will be anode A
pad.
If you are connecting straight to the SiPM, do so via the cathode C
and anode A
pads and open the jumper JP1
.