Title :
Front-end module readout and control electronics for the PHENIX Multiplicity Vertex Detector
Author :
Ericson, M.N. ; Allen, M.D. ; Boissevain, J. ; Britton, C.L., Jr. ; Emery, M.S. ; Hah, S.F. ; Kapustinsky, J.S. ; Lind, R.E. ; Musrock, M.S. ; Simon-Gillo, J. ; Smith, D.E. ; Sullivan, J.P. ; Van Hecke, H. ; Young, G.R. ; Smith, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Front-end module (FEM) readout and control are implemented as modular, high-density, reprogrammable functions in the PHENIX Multiplicity Vertex Detector. FEM control is performed by the heap manager, an FPGA-based circuit in the FEM unit. Each FEM has 256 channels of front-end electronics, readout, and control, all located on an MCM. Data readout, formatting, and control are performed by the heap manager along with 4 interface units that reside outside the MVD detector cylinder. This paper discusses the application of a generic heap manager and the addition of 4 interface module types to meet the specific control and data readout needs of the MVD. Unit functioning, interfaces, timing, data format, and communication rates will be discussed in detail. In addition, subsystem issues regarding mode control, serial architecture and functions, error handling, and FPGA implementation and programming will be presented
Keywords :
data acquisition; field programmable gate arrays; high energy physics instrumentation computing; multichip modules; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; silicon radiation detectors; FPGA-based circuit; PHENIX Multiplicity Vertex Detector; communication rates; control electronics; data format; error handling; formatting; front-end module readout; heap manager; interfaces; mode control; serial architecture; timing; Circuits; Communication system control; Detectors; Error correction; Field programmable gate arrays; Functional programming; Laboratories; Silicon; Strips; Timing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
