RCE/ATCA training workshop at CERN

Friday 30 Jan 2015, 09:00 → 18:00 Europe/Zurich

160/1-009 (CERN)

Dong Su (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)), Michael Huffer (SLAC)

The Reconfigurable Cluster Element (RCE) generic DAQ concept is an integrated hardware+software ensemble that is aimed to broadly serve the DAQ needs of many experiments and lab test systems. The current version (GEN3) is implemented on the ZYNQ SoC and modular mezzanine boards hosted by the COB (Cluster On Board) ATCA carrier board with an embedded network switch and IPMI. As the matured GEN-3 COB on ATCA is now being deployed to ATLAS CSC and other experiments (LSST, LBNE, HPS etc.), it is the base platform for this workshop.

The workshop is currently envisaged to be one full day, with pedagogical introductory lectures on the RCE Platform Technology (RPT) and application examples, followed by hands-on practice session with COBs in ATCA shelves. All announcements related to the workshop will be carried through the e-group: atlas-highlumi-RCE-development. Participation is open to all. Please see Announcement document attached to the Indico for further details on participation. Participants to the live sessions are strongly encouraged to register so that we can arrange online access and practice session RCE assignment for you. To participate in the practice session you need to bring your own laptop.  

Announcement RPT_Workshop_Announcement.docx RPT_Workshop_Announcement.pdf

09:00 → 15:00 Lectures

Lectures on RCE/COB/ATCA and application examples

09:00 Introduction, Roadmap, and Concepts

Speaker: Michael Huffer (SLAC)

Glossary https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_Glossary.pptx?api=v2

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/Introduction-CERN.pptx?api=v2

09:30 Overview of ATCA and the COB

Speaker: Dr Gregg Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_ATCA_and_the_COB.pptx?api=v2

10:15 Coffee break

10:35 RPT Tools and Installation

Speaker: Jim Panetta (SLAC)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_ToolInstallation.pptx?api=v2

11:20 Shelf Installation, Networking and Administration

Speaker: Dr Gregg Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_Shelf%20Installation_Networking_and_Administration.pptx?api=v2

12:20 Lunch

13:45 RPT Software Development and the SDK

Speaker: Sergio Maldonado (SLAC)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_SoftwareDevelopment.pptx?api=v2

14:45 User Support and Documentation

Speaker: Mark Arndt (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_UserSupport.pptx?api=v2

15:00 → 18:00 Practice Session

Hands-on exercise with COBs in ATCA shelf

15:00 Hardware hands-on lab

Speaker: Dr Gregg Thayer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Slides https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_Hands_On_Hardware.pptx?api=v2

15:15 Coffee

15:30 SDK Hands-on Lab

Speaker: Sergio Maldonado (SLAC)

Lesson Handout Hello World https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_HelloWorld_Lesson.pdf?api=v2

Lesson Handout pseudo-ARP https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_PseudoArp_Lesson.pdf?api=v2

Lesson Handout UDP https://confluence.slac.stanford.edu/download/attachments/184719968/RPT_Workshop_Tutorial_Handout_UdpExample.pdf?api=v2