Upstream DAQ Meeting

Europe/Zurich
Jim Brooke (University of Bristol), Roland Sipos (CERN)

Timing system commissioning plans

 

1. uTCA commissioning

  • initial tests in VST
    • presumably repeat tests already done in Bristol with fake endpoints
    • beyond that, what functionality do we need to test in earnest ?
    • need to write down a list
  • beyond VST
    • ultimately we can serve the full neutrino platform
    • do we have enough partitions?  probably not until we update protocol
    • after VST, probably switch other systems to uTCA one by one

 

2. Protocol change

  • will be coupled to a dunedaq release
  • do we need to maintain backwards compatibility in software ?
    • legacy systems, debugging, etc.
    • how difficult would it be ?
  • endpoint firmware change should be straightforward
  • clarity about what is required from endpoints
  • need to give endpoint teams the heads up that this is coming
    • should include the interface definition, and the timeline
    • do we have a full list of who we need to contact ?
    • should start preparing the documentation for endpoints
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