Title :
The global trigger emulator system for the CMS experiment
Author :
Zachariadou, K. ; Geralis, T. ; Kyriazopoulou, S. ; Markou, C. ; Michailakis, I.
Author_Institution :
NCSR, Inst. of Nucl. Phys., Attiki, Greece
Abstract :
We present the development of the global trigger emulator system (eGTP) of the CMS data acquisition system (DAQ). The eGTP generates level-1 triggers and exchanges information with other DAQ components. The eGTP is based on a multi-purpose PCI board (generic PCI platform III) built around an FPGA, hosted in a PC. The board is programmed to function as a trigger summary pseudo-data source with partitioning capabilities. Data transmission is achieved via the SLINK-64 protocol. The eGTP aims at decoupling the level-1 trigger system from the readout system, for testing, installation and maintenance purposes.
Keywords :
data acquisition; nuclear electronics; particle spectrometers; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; CMS data acquisition system; FPGA; PCI platform III; SLINK-64 protocol; data transmission; global trigger emulator system; level-1 trigger system; multipurpose PCI board; readout system; trigger summary pseudodata source; Collision mitigation; Connectors; Data acquisition; Data communication; Field programmable gate arrays; Nuclear physics; Particle beams; Signal generators; System testing; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8700-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1082-3654
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462421
