Construction of a compact DAQ-system using DSP-based VME modules

Author

Tsujita, Y. ; Lange, J.S. ; Fukunaga, C.

Author_Institution

Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

47

Issue

2

fYear

2000

fDate

4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

126

Abstract

A data-acquisition system based upon the SHARC digital-signal-processor (DSP) has been developed. Either one or two DSPs are mounted onto VME boards, WS2126. VME-to-VME data transfer utilizes SHARC links (33.7 MB/s of measured transfer rate), routed onto a front panel of the WS2126 by I/O piggy pack modules, WS9002. The system has been designed for readout of 81,920 FADC (flash analog-to-digital converter) channels at a maximum trigger rate of 500 Hz. This system could be accomplished in a compact setup of four FADC readout VME crates and one master-control VME crate (for event-building and run-control). The system was tested for readout of the BELLE silicon vertex detector

Keywords

data acquisition; digital signal processing chips; nuclear electronics; readout electronics; silicon radiation detectors; system buses; BELLE silicon vertex detector; I/O piggy pack modules; SHARC digital-signal-processor; SHARC links; Si; VME boards; VME-to-VME data transfer; data-acquisition system; event-building; flash analog-to-digital converter channels; master-control VME crate; run-control; Bandwidth; Clocks; Connectors; Data acquisition; Detectors; Digital signal processing; Microprogramming; Modular construction; Silicon; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.846130

Filename

846130