\documentclass[tikz, border=5mm]{standalone} \usepackage{textcomp} \usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,decorations.markings,fit,calc, positioning} \definecolor{componentColor}{RGB}{210,210,210} \definecolor{systemColor}{RGB}{230,230,230} \tikzset{component/.append style={fill=componentColor, align=center, draw, minimum width=2cm, minimum height=1.5cm, rounded corners=.3cm}} \tikzset{system/.style={component, fill=systemColor, rounded corners=0cm}} \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1.5cm and 3cm] % Nodes \pgfdeclarelayer{background} \pgfsetlayers{background,main} \node (chamber) [component] {Ionization chamber}; \node (sample) [system, above=of chamber] {Radioactive sample}; \node (hwpower) [component, right=of chamber] {HV power supply\\ (400V DC)}; \node (amplifier) [component, below=of chamber] {Amplifier}; \node (adc) [component, below=of amplifier] {ADC\\ (MCP3425A0T-ECH)}; \node (cpu) [component, right=of adc] {Acquisition\\ (STM8S003F3P6TR)}; \node (gui) [component, above=of cpu] {User Interface\\ (3xLED)}; \node (uartconverter) [system, right=of cpu] {UART over USB\\ (USB UART FTDI Converter)}; \node (stm8programmer) [system, below=of cpu] {STM8 programator\\ (STM8SVLDISCOVERY)}; \node (pi) [system, below=of uartconverter] {Data processing and firmware flashing\\ (RaspberryPi 3B)}; \node (pc) [system, below=of pi] {Local PC\\ (OS independent)}; \begin{pgfonlayer}{background} \node[system, draw, thick, inner xsep=1em, inner ysep=1em, fit= (chamber) (hwpower) (amplifier) (adc) (cpu)] {}; \end{pgfonlayer} % Connectors \begin{scope}[->] \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (sample) -- node[anchor=west, minimum width=.25cm, draw=none] {Radioactive decay} (chamber); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (hwpower) -- node[anchor=south, minimum width=.25cm, draw=none] {} (chamber); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (chamber) -- node[anchor=south, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {} (amplifier); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (amplifier) -- node[anchor=south, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {} (adc); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (cpu) -- node[anchor=south, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {UART} (uartconverter); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (cpu) -- node[anchor=east, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {GPIO} (gui); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (adc) -- node[anchor=south, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {I2C} (cpu); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (stm8programmer) -- node[anchor=east, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {SWIM} (cpu); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (pi) -- node[anchor=south, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {USB} (stm8programmer); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (uartconverter) -- node[anchor=west, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {USB} (pi); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (pi) -- node[anchor=west, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {Ethernet} (pc); \draw [-{Latex[scale=3.0]}] (pc) -- node[anchor=west, minimum height=.25cm, draw=none] {} (pi); \end{scope} \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}