Upstream DAQ Tech meeting

Thursday 22 Jul 2021, 07:00 → 08:21 US/Central

 

https://cern.zoom.us/j/68022868314

 

07:00 → 07:15 Current sprint

dunedaq-2.8.0 / FW-2.0.0

Main objectives
- TPG chain
- Ethernet readout (only software for now)

Speakers: Ivana Hristova (STFC RAL), Jim Brooke, Dr Konstantinos Manolopoulos (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Konstantinos Manolopoulos (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Roland Sipos (CERN), Stoyan Trilov

07:15 → 07:30 Readout (FW & SW)

Technical developments & future plans on Readout Subsystem.

Speakers: Antony Earle (University of Sussex), Filiberto Bonini (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Mr Florian Grotschla (CERN), Ivana Hristova (STFC RAL), Konstantinos Manolopoulos (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Konstantinos Manolopoulos (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Roland Sipos (CERN), Shyam Bhuller (University of Bristol)

Firmware (K. Manolopoulos)

• Fw release v1.2.0 is about to be published
  • waiting for the final tests to finish
  • some scripts needed updating
• Work for next fw release ongoing
  • WIB1/WIB2 Data Reception block ready
  • waiting to WIB2 Unpacker
  • Erdem working on verification & integration of Configuration Block
  • Kostas working on changing the TP output format
  • Ivana is preparing a new set of test patterns

 

Software (Florian and Roland)

• Software TPG fully integrated and tested with trigger.
• Working on configurations to enable this in minidaqapp.

07:30 → 07:45 Trigger Primitives (FW & SW)

Technical developments & future plans on TP specific firmware and software.

Speakers: Antony Earle (University of Sussex), Ivana Hristova (STFC RAL), Konstantinos Manolopoulos (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Kunal Kothekar

TP simulation and readout (I. Hristova)

- WIB2 DPR patterns fixed for Mattias' test of the 32b axis felix input to the data reception;

tests look fine and the wib1_wib2_testing branch will be merged to master

 

- generated binary file in the new RawWIBTp format with the variable number hit frames appended to the end of the packet

- now implementing overlays for the new format in readout package, will discuss with Florian questions related to the setup, build and testing

07:45 → 08:00 Timing

Technical developments & future plans

Speakers: David Cussans (University of Bristol), Stoyan Trilov

towards v2.8

Firmware:

- MAC from PROM merged into master

-- (Will require rarpd running in NP04. Bonnie has said she will handle this. Will probably take the opportunity to enable the "controlhub" reliability mechanism)

Software:

- RC integration in minidaqapp under intial test, can do wider testing next week will be possible from next week

- influxopmon package updated to deal structured data from timing modules

Testing campaign not started yet

 

general

Hardware:

- Testing new batch of FMCs

- Timing FMC shipped to CERN, will allow HSI setup at COLDBOX

Firmware:

- timing firmware port to Nexus Video FPGA board progressing

VD:

- still need to finalize arrangements for initial DTS - WR tests ( clock stability )

08:00 → 08:15 Integration

Integration status at:
- CERN
- Bristol
- UPenn
- ICEBERG

Speakers: Kunal Kothekar, Roland Sipos (CERN), Shyam Bhuller (University of Bristol)

What has been done:

 - Found working combination of atlas tDAQ felix software packages which is compatible with 12ch felixpie bitfiles and the PEXInit bitfile. (switched packetformat to the master branch from rm-5.0)

 - tested daq_application with new software distribution and was able to record data (data source was internal FELIX emulator)

 

What needs to be done:

 - discuss using coherent branches for rm-5.0 and changed for implementation of ipbus, then create new UPS product with all necessary changes.

08:15 → 08:20 AOB