DAQ/FEE/Trigger for COMPASS beyond 2020 workshop

9 Nov 2017, 08:00 → 11 Nov 2017, 13:00 Europe/Prague

CTU FNSPE Prague

Igor Konorov (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE)), Jan Hrusovsky (Czech Technical University (CZ)), Josef Novy (Czech Technical University (CZ)), Ondrej Subrt (Czech Technical University (CZ))

This workshop is focused on development needed for COMPASS beyond 2020. We will discuss required performance and architecture of FEE and DAQ components, unify serial interfaces and protocols, discuss trigger processor hardware, and distribution of workload. One of the topics will be also development of Si detector systems for polarized target. More info can be found at workshop web page 

Thursday, 9 November

08:00 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 10:20 Introduction

Convener: Josef Novy (Czech Technical University (CZ))

09:00 Welcome address

Speaker: Miroslav Finger (Charles University (CZ))

17daqfeet-praha-FingeMiroslavr-Opening.pdf

09:10 COMASS DAQ : Where we are and where we want to go

Speaker: Igor Konorov (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

IgorKonorov_1.pdf

09:30 COMPASS future physics program

The M2 beam line at CERN is a unique hadron and muon facility. COMPASS has submitted a proposal requesting the extension of the COMPASS-II program in and beyond 2021. A Letter of Intent will be submitted by the end of 2017 suggesting a rich physics program to explore hadron structure using conventional meson beams, muon beams, and finally RF-separated hadron beams to enhance the fraction of beam kaons and anti-protons.

Speaker: Caroline Kathrin Riedl (Univ. Illinois at Urbana Champaign (US))

Riedl-Prague-20171009_v2.pdf

09:55 Proton radius measurement

The measurement of the proton radius is part of the proposal for the future COMPASS program. While continuing to use the DAQ and trigger system in the current way appears to be feasible, improving in particular the trigger is desirable to increase the number of recorded elastic events. I will present some ideas to achieve this, along with presenting the requirements to the COMPASS set-up for a successful measurement.

Speaker: Sebastian Uhl (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

suhl_elastic.pdf

10:20 → 10:50 Coffee break

10:50 → 12:10 Trigger

Convener: Josef Novy (Czech Technical University (CZ))

10:50 Overview about trigger hardware

Speaker: Benjamin Moritz Veit (Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (DE))

bveit_DAQFEET2017_trigger_hardware.pdf

11:15 Trigger Processor

Speaker: Benjamin Moritz Veit (Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz (DE))

bveit_DAQFEET2017_trigger_processor.pdf

11:40 FPGA based trigger development

Speaker: Dmytro Levit (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

trigger.pdf

12:10 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 14:45 FEE development

13:30 Data filtering for calorimeters

Speaker: Marcin Ziembicki (Warsaw University of Technology (PL))

MZ-E61-ADC-Study.pdf

13:55 Development in Saclay

Speaker: Damien Neyret (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))

talk_FE_Saclay_workshop_futur_compass.pdf

14:20 Alice ASIC for TPC

Speaker: Christian Lippmann (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))

SAMPA_171109.pdf

14:45 → 15:15 Coffee break

15:15 → 16:45 FEE development

15:15 INFN Torino Electronics Service

Electronics Service of the Turin section of INFN (Electronics Laboratory) fulfills all the requests made by different physics research groups providing both design, systems realization and test capabilities of discrete electronics and microelectronics devices.
Design activities range from the very front-end electronics to the development of full read-out and data acquisition systems.
Microelectronics design is one of the main activity of the Laboratory for the development of full-custom ASICs circuits. The team of IC designers has a long experience in analogue, mixed-mode or digital IC design.
In addition the Electronics Laboratory provides design capabilities oriented to the implementation of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and to digital programming techniques using Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
This presentation gives a very short overview of all this activities, focusing on revelant projects and recent developments.

Speaker: Giulio Dellacasa (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))

INFN Torino Electronics Service.pdf

15:40 Experience and developments in ASIC design at INFN Torino

The presentation will describe the ASIC design activities at INFN Torino, with special focus on the developments for hybrid and monolithic pixel detectors, for timing measurements and for high speed data transmission circuit. ASICs currently used in various applications (ALICE ITS, COMPASS RICH, GBT common interface and medical interface) will be described, togheter with the recent developments in timing applications and HL-LHC prototypes.

Speaker: Gianni Mazza (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))

2017.11.09-GMazza.pdf

16:05 Pico TDC

Speaker: Moritz Horstmann (CERN)

picoTDC_DAQFEET_Meeting.pdf

16:25 MWPC read out

Speaker: Maxim Alexeev (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))

MWPC_FEE_dev_Alexeev.pdf

18:00 → 21:00 Conference dinner

Friday, 10 November

09:00 → 10:10 Status Overview

Convener: Martin Bodlak (Charles University (CZ))

09:00 Bus Crates, Shelfs at CERN

Speaker: Markus Joos (CERN)

COMPASS_JOOS.pdf

COMPASS_JOOS.ppt

09:30 Current iFDAQ Software Status

The contribution presents development and recent status of the Data Acquisition Systems (DAQ) of the COMPASS experiment at CERN. It focuses especially on development and deployment of the new communication library DIALOG and DAQ Debugger for the error detection. The DIALOG library is a communication system both for distributed and mixed environments, it provides a network transparent inter-process communication layer. In general, state-of-the-art Data Acquisition Systems (DAQ) in high energy physics experiments must satisfy high requirements in terms of reliability, efficiency and data rate capability. In complex software, such as the DAQ, having thousands of lines of code, the debugging process is absolutely essential to reveal all software issues. The resultant DAQ stability is discussed at the end and comparison with previous years is given.

Speakers: Ondrej Subrt (Czech Technical University (CZ)), Josef Novy (Czech Technical University (CZ))

CurrentDAQStatus.pdf

10:10 → 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 → 11:40 DAQ: Near future

Convener: Martin Bodlak (Charles University (CZ))

10:30 DAQ Software Interventions before 2018 Run

The preliminary schedule of DAQ changes before the Run 2018 has been already discussed and accepted. There are prepared two major interventions. The current DAQ is limited to event size up to 512 KB. First intervention gets rid of such event size restriction and provides with more general DAQ. Second intervention takes into account the integration of cross-point switch. It considers all aspects such as database, new slave control process and responsibilities of master process. Moreover, the contribution defines all allowed features in Topology GUI based on the current DAQ status from the user’s point of view. In the end, open questions rising from the cross-point switch integration are stated.

Speaker: Ondrej Subrt (Czech Technical University (CZ))

BeforeTheRun2018.pdf

10:50 iFDAQ

Speaker: Dominik Steffen (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

iFDAQ-switch.pdf

11:10 Command line interface

Having a graphical-only user interface to the DAQ has proven problematic in two matters: remote access and run control automation. This talk will address the current status of the command-line interface and describe how it solves these problems, including the “script mode“ feature introduced earlier this year. A short workshop session on how to write scripts against this interface will also take place during this talk. Finally, future plans will be discussed, especially the relationship of the command-line interface and the COMPASS API.

Speaker: Antonin Kveton (Charles University (CZ))

Command line interface.pdf

11:40 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:40 DAQ: Beyond 2020

Convener: Ondrej Subrt (Czech Technical University (CZ))

13:00 Future iFDAQ and FEE Architecture

Speaker: Igor Konorov (Technische Universitaet Muenchen (DE))

IgorKonorov_2.pdf

13:20 COMPASS DAQ Beyond 2020

Speaker: Josef Novy (Czech Technical University (CZ))

DAQFEET-FCDAQ2017.pdf

13:40 Discussion

14:40 → 15:10 Coffe break

15:10 → 16:15 DAQ: Until 2020

Convener: Ondrej Subrt (Czech Technical University (CZ))

15:10 COMPASS API

Speaker: Matous Jandek (Czech Technical University (CZ))

compassapi.pdf

15:25 DAQ Deployment Application

Speaker: Jan Hrusovsky (Czech Technical University (CZ))

Hrusovsky_DAQFEET.pdf

15:40 Event Size Display

Speaker: Martin Zemko (Czech Technical University (CZ))

Event Size Display.pdf

video.mp4

15:55 Support Tools

In our contribution, we present several tools that simplify work with data taking shifts at COMPASSS experiment at CERN. At first, we introduce online shift reservation tool. Administrator (or year coordinator) can use the tool to define list of shift for given data taking period. Members of the experiment use the tool to sign in for shifts according to their preferences. The tool automatically calculates served shifts for each institution, moreover concept of coefficients that rate different types of shifts (night, weekend) was introduced. In the second part of our talk, we present electronic checklist which would replace need to fill in paper forms. The shifter downloads form prepared by administrator into tablet, fills it in, and uploads the result. The application is able to work offline, moreover it verifies that all values are valid and within correct range. Both applications are prepared for deployment in the case they are approved.

Speakers: Martin Bodlak (Charles University (CZ)), Vladimir Jary (Czech Technical University (CZ))

Saturday, 11 November

09:00 → 09:30 PANDA experiment

Speaker: Fritz-Herbert Heinsius (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (DE))

Heinsius-PANDA-EMC-6.pdf

09:30 → 10:30 PT

Convener: Miroslav Finger (Charles University (CZ))

09:30 Letter of Intent on the Common R&D project to upgrade the COMPASS Polarized Target with Recoil Detectors (PT with RD)

Speaker: Alexander Nagaytsev (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))

ptwithrd-loi.pdf

10:00 PID inside the COMPASS PT

Speaker: Gleb Meshcheryakov

Meshcheryakov_111117.pdf

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 PT

Convener: Miroslav Finger (Charles University (CZ))

11:00 Proposal for a possible recoil tracker based on double side Si-microstrip detectors

Speaker: Alexander Nagaytsev (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))

ptwithrd-silicon.pdf

11:30 Activities of LTU for high energy physics experiments

Speaker: Maksym Protsenko (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA))

DAQFEET_LTU(Protsenko)_2017Nov-11.pdf

12:00 Spin Physics Experiments at NICA-SPD

Speaker: Alexander Nagaytsev (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU))

nica-spd.pdf