MTCA.4 LLRF system for the European XFEL

Author

Branlard, J. ; Ayvazyan, Gohar ; Ayvazyan, Valeri ; Grecki, Mariusz ; Hoffmann, Marco ; Jezynski, Tomasz ; Ludwig, F. ; Mavric, Uros ; Pfeiffer, S. ; Schlarb, H. ; Schmidt, Christoph ; Weddig, Henning ; Bin Yang ; Barmuta, Pawel ; Habib, Samer Bou ; Butko

Author_Institution

Deutsches Elektron-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

20-22 June 2013

Firstpage

109

Lastpage

112

Abstract

Due to its scale and tight specifications, the European XFEL poses real challenges in the field of low-level radio-frequency (LLRF) control. The implementation of this semi-distributed control system on the microTCA for physics (MTCA.4) platform triggered numerous designs of electronic boards and helped refine the usage of MTCA.4 technology for physics and control systems. This paper presents an overview of the MTCA.4-based LLRF system for the European XFEL with an emphasis on the system architecture decisions. The multiple functionalities of this highly modular design will be explained as well as the opportunities of the MTCA.4 technology for other applications.

Keywords

X-ray lasers; free electron lasers; European XFEL; MTCA.4 LLRF system; electronic boards; low-level radio-frequency control; microTCA for physics; platform triggered numerous designs; scale and tight specifications; Acceleration; Backplanes; Cavity resonators; Europe; RF signals; Radio frequency; Vectors; LLRF; MTCA.4; XFEL;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems (MIXDES), 2013 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference

Conference_Location

Gdynia

Print_ISBN

978-83-63578-00-8

Type

conf

Filename

6613323