ATCA COB/RCE DAQ UK training workshop

Europe/London
Description

The ATCA technology is becoming a standard in HEP.
Reconfigurable Cluster Elements forming a Cluster On a Board developed at SLAC are envisaged for DAQ in ATLAS, LBNE and LSST.

Past Workshop at SLAC

This one day workshop is aimed at DAQ developers from HEP that plan to use the third generation COB/RCE system. The first day will have lectures in the morning and “hands-on” exercises in the afternoon. Those exercises will go over the installation and use of an ATCA shelf populated with COBs.

The second optional day, will be devoted to setup the ATLAS specific configuration.

Availability is limited due to space constrains.

Venue is the Denys Wilkinson Building at Oxford University.


Expected Speakers: Mark Arndt, Ric Claus, Mike Huffer, Sergio Maldonado, Jim Panetta, Gregg Thayer
Organizers: Alan Barr, Su Dong, Mike Huffer, Andreas Korn, Ian Shipsey
Local Organizers: Sue Geddes, Jaya John

 

 

notes
Participants
  • Alan Barr
  • Andreas Korn
  • Bruce Gallop
  • Carl Metelko
  • Erdem Motuk
  • Farrukh Azfar
  • Giles Barr
  • Ian Shipsey
  • Jaya John John
  • Jens Dopke
  • Jim Panetta
  • Johan Fopma
  • John Gregg Thayer
  • John Matheson
  • Jon Coleman
  • Kenneth Gibb Wraight
  • Mark Arndt
  • Matt Warren
  • Mike Huffer
  • Paul Dervan
  • Peter Phillips
  • Ric Claus
  • Richard Plackett
  • Samer Kilani
  • Sergio Maldonado
  • Stephanie Sullivan
  • Tom Dealtry
  • Monday, 26 January
    • 10:00 11:30
      Hard & Software Overview
      • 10:00
        Welcome 5m
        Speaker: Ian Shipsey (University of Oxford (GB))
        Slides
      • 10:05
        Introduction 10m
        Speaker: Andreas Korn (University College London (GB))
        Slides
      • 10:15
        Introduction, Roadmap, and Concepts 30m
        (system architecture, hardware design, overview of cross-development environment);
        Speakers: Michael Edward Huffer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)), Michael Huffer (SLAC)
        Glossary
        Slides
      • 10:45
        Overview of ATCA and the COB 45m
        (description of the RCE and Cluster On Board (COB), principles of ATCA with in-class hardware demonstration);
        Speaker: Dr John Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
        Slides
    • 11:30 11:45
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:45 12:30
      Hard & Software Overview
      • 11:45
        RPT Tools and Installation 45m
        (access to and installation of development tools, basic usage of tools to configure networking and retrieve health and status information from RCEs and ATCA shelves);
        Speaker: Dr. Jim Panetta (SLAC)
        Slides
    • 12:30 13:15
      Lunch 45m
    • 13:15 15:30
      Hard & Software Overview
      • 13:15
        Shelf Installation, Networking, and Administration 1h
        (RPT tools for networking and shelf configuration, interconnectivity and recommended network topologies);
        Speaker: Dr John Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 14:15
        RPT Software Development and the SDK 1h
        (cross-development concepts, development and deployment cycle, components of an RPT application, sharable images and usage of Symbol/Value Tables (SVTs) for configuration and installation)
        Speaker: Sergio Maldonado (SLAC)
        Slides
      • 15:15
        User Support and Documentation 15m
        Speaker: Mark Arndt (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
        Slides
    • 15:30 16:30
      HandsOn sessions
      • 15:30
        Hardware hands-on 15m
        (components of and handling of COB boards, COB setup, features of ATCA shelf);
        Speaker: Dr John Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
        Lesson Handout
      • 15:45
        SDK Hands-on 45m
        Speaker: Sergio Maldonado (SLAC)
        Lesson Handout: Hello World
        Lesson Handout: Pseudo-Arp
        Lesson Handout: UDP
    • 16:30 16:50
      Tea Break 20m
    • 16:50 18:25
      HandsOn sessions
      • 16:50
        SDK hands-on 1h 30m
        (Developing "Hello world!" for the RCE; developing a DSL application; developing a "toy" UDP interface using an RCE's Ethernet plug-in)
        Speaker: Sergio Maldonado (SLAC)
        Lesson Handout: Hello World
        Lesson Handout: Pseudo-Arp
        Lesson Handout: UDP
    • 18:30 19:30
      Dinner option at local Pub Royal Oak 1h
  • Tuesday, 27 January
    • 09:00 13:00
      optional ATLAS HW setup session
      notes