Title :
Validation of the atlas trigger/daq network architecture using hardware data emulators
Author :
LeVine, Micheal J. ; Stancu, S. ; Haeberli, Christian ; Tremblet, L. ; Beuran, R. ; Meirosu, C. ; Dobinson, R.W. ; Martin, B. ; Knezo, E. ; Beck, Hans Peter ; Hauser, Reiner ; Botterill, D.
Author_Institution :
Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Hardware data emulators are used to deploy a large-scale model of the ATLAS data acquisition architecture. The emulators, based on FPGAs and on the Alteon gigabit Ethernet NIC, are described, and their performance determined. The emulators are used in the large-scale test bed; sample results are presented.
Keywords :
data acquisition; field programmable gate arrays; local area networks; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; ATLAS Trigger/DAQ network architecture; ATLAS data acquisition architecture; Alteon gigabit Ethernet NIC; FPGA; hardware data emulators; large-scale model; large-scale test bed; Data acquisition; Design for manufacture; Ethernet networks; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Helium; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Protocols; System testing; Data acquisition; Ethernet; emulators; networks;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2004.829381
