• DocumentCode
    751451
  • Title

    CHIMERA data acquisition and computational system using DSP-based VME modules

  • Author

    Alderighi, Monica ; Anzalone, Antonello ; Bartolucci, Massimo ; Cardella, Giuseppe ; Cavallaro, Salvatore ; De Filippo, Enrico ; Geraci, Elena ; Giustolisi, Francesco ; Guazzoni, Paolo ; Iacono-Manno, Marcello ; Lanzalone, Gaetano ; Lanzanò, Gaetano ; Man

  • Author_Institution
    Ist. di Fisica Cosmica, CNR, Milan, Italy
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    4/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    432
  • Lastpage
    436
  • Abstract
    We have built and tested a computational unit for on-line processing of special algorithms to be embedded in the central processing unit VERSAmodule Eurocard (CPU VME)-crate of the CHIMERA data acquisition system. The computational unit consists of a number of VME digital signal processor (DSP)-based commercial boards delivering 720 MFlops/board
  • Keywords
    data acquisition; high energy physics instrumentation computing; signal processing; 720 MFLOPS; CHIMERA; CPU VME; VERSAmodule Eurocard; VME modules; digital signal processor; Calibration; Central Processing Unit; Data acquisition; Detectors; Digital signal processors; Laboratories; Nuclear power generation; Quantum computing; Scattering; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2002.1003767
  • Filename
    1003767