Title :
The M7 - A Computer for on-Line Track-Finding
Author :
Harding, David J. ; Turner, Kathleen J. ; Gaines, Irwin ; Droege, Thomas F. ; Haggerty, John S.
Author_Institution :
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois
Abstract :
The M7 is a small fast computer with an instruction set designed to match the on-line pattern recognition problems of a high energy physics experiment. It has been used as a trigger processor in a photoproduction experiment at Fermilab. The full off-line track-finding program is being moved to the M7 to allow on-line selection of events based on detailed information and to relieve the burden on the central laboratory computer facility. The hardware, support software, and applications programs are discussed.
Keywords :
CAMAC; Communication system control; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Delta modulation; Hardware; Laboratories; Pattern matching; Pattern recognition; Physics computing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4333036
