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Detector DAQ StatusDetector DAQ Status

o Overview – Hardware status

o Installation at RAL

o DAQ workshop

o Current Activities

Jean-Sebastien Graulich, Geneva

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Hardware Status Hardware Status UpdateUpdate

VME Trigger Scalers arrivedVME Trigger Scalers arrived- One isn’t working properly- One isn’t working properly- Second not tested- Second not tested

Inventory of tested Inventory of tested NIM and Camac Crates and NIM and Camac Crates and

PSPS- 3 NIM crates- 3 NIM crates- 1 CAMAC crate- 1 CAMAC crateShould be enough – looking Should be enough – looking

for sparesfor spares

Inventory of tested Inventory of tested NIM logic boards is Under NIM logic boards is Under

wayway

2 new VME crates ordered2 new VME crates orderedDid NOT arrive Did NOT arrive (not critical (not critical

yet)yet)RAL Net

MICE Main 1GB Switch

Control & Monitoring

100 MB Switch

MICE DAQ 1GB Switch

User PCs and Wi-Fiin Local Control Room

EPICS network for MICEControl and Monitoring (MCM)

Trigger distribution

Trackers EMCal TOF Trigger + Ckovs

Event Builder(GDC)

Run Control

Dedicated Link to Remote Mass Storage

VME Crates

Optical links

Linux PCs(LDCs)

MCMReadout

Data Saver

Online Monitoring

MICE Private Subnet

RAL Net

MICE Main 1GB Switch

Control & Monitoring

100 MB Switch

MICE DAQ 1GB Switch

User PCs and Wi-Fiin Local Control Room

EPICS network for MICEControl and Monitoring (MCM)

Trigger distribution

Trackers EMCal TOF Trigger + Ckovs

Event Builder(GDC)

Run Control

Dedicated Link to Remote Mass Storage

VME Crates

Optical links

Linux PCs(LDCs)

MCMReadout

Data Saver

Online Monitoring

MICE Private Subnet

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Installation @ RALInstallation @ RAL

In R12 (East)In R12 (East)

2 VME Crates2 VME Crates- 2 Interfaces- 2 Trg Receiver- TDC V1290- Scaler V830- fADC V17241 PCs1 PCs2 NIM Crate2 NIM Crate1 Network 1 Network

SwitchSwitch

2 Scint. + PMT2 Scint. + PMTfrom ICfrom IC

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Installation issue

Detector DAQ NeedsDetector DAQ Needs Main Power (+ UK power cords) - OK Network access + Dedicated link to Atlas Center ? –

OK Took some time … Remote access request is being processed

Digital scope - OK

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DAQ WorkshopDAQ Workshop

GoalsGoals DAQ and Trigger Systems requirements

Working document is circulating Organize activities on Online Monitoring and

Reconstruction Good progress

Introduce & Train people with DATE 7 participants to training sessions

Review Tracker readout scheme Plan for the DAQ System Review

Will happen around January, depending on Tracker readout test results

Also discussedAlso discussed Control & Monitoring System

How to get it started ? Online Database

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Current Activities Current Activities

Readout code for fADC (new format) - GVAReadout code for fADC (new format) - GVA Online Monitoring software framework- GVAOnline Monitoring software framework- GVA

Only Ascii event dump available now

Unpacking VLSB data – IIT (Ben Freemire)Unpacking VLSB data – IIT (Ben Freemire) Readout code for VLSB - Osaka (Hideyuki Readout code for VLSB - Osaka (Hideyuki

Sakamoto)Sakamoto) Initialization of AFEII-t – IC (James Leaver)Initialization of AFEII-t – IC (James Leaver)

Via DATE framework first Via EPICS soon after

Data Saver Software – RAL (Matt Thorpe)Data Saver Software – RAL (Matt Thorpe)