Data collection modules for the PHENIX experiment

Author

Chi, C.Y. ; Cole, B. ; Nagle, J.L. ; Sippach, W. ; Zaje, W.A.

Author_Institution

Nevis Lab., Columbia Univ., NY, USA

Volume

45

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1913

Lastpage

1916

Abstract

The data acquisition (DAQ) system for the PHENIX experiment is designed as a pipeline system with simultaneous triggering and readout. The maximum average level-1 (LVL1) trigger rate is 25 kHz. The DAQ system consists of Front-End Modules (FEMs), a level-1 (LVL1) trigger, data collection modules (DCMs), timing systems, slow controllers and an event builder (EVE). The data collection modules have the responsibility of collecting uncompressed LVL1 trigger event fragments from the FEMs. The DCMs provide buffering for up to five LVL1 events. The DCMs also perform zero suppression, error checking, data reformatting and outputting data to the event builder. In addition to the FEM data, the DCMs also receive primitives from LVL1 trigger system. These primitives are used for alignment checking on the FEM data packet. Additional trigger primitives can also be generated together with the FEM Data. The DCM is hosted in a VME crate. VME is used as a means for maintenance and slow control. Data collection within the crate is done through a private data-way

Keywords

data acquisition; nuclear electronics; trigger circuits; PHENIX experiment; VME crate; alignment checking; data acquisition; data collection modules; data reformatting; error checking; event builder; front-end modules; level-one trigger rate; pipeline system; simultaneous triggering and readout; slow controllers; timing systems; zero suppression; Analog memory; Control systems; Data acquisition; Detectors; Gold; Laboratories; Optical buffering; Pipelines; Protons; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.710961

Filename

710961