Synchronous High-frequency Distributed Readout For Edge Processing At The Fermilab Main Injector And Recycler

Conference · Wed Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 2022

OSTI ID:1885025

Berlioz, J. R.; Austin, M. R.; Arnold, J. M.; Hazelwood, K. J.; Hanlet, P.; Ibrahim, M. A.; Narayanan, A.; Nicklaus, D. J.; Praudhan, G.; Saewert, A. L.; Schupbach, B. A.; Seiya, K.; Thurman-Keup, R. M.; Tran, N. V.; Jang, J.; Liu, H.; Memik, S.; Shi, R.; Thieme, M.; Ulusel, D.

The Main Injector (MI) was commissioned using data acquisition systems developed for the Fermilab Main Ring in the 1980s. New VME-based instrumentation was commissioned in 2006 for beam loss monitors (BLM)[2], which provided a more systematic study of the machine and improved displays of routine operation. However, current projects are demanding more data and at a faster rate from this aging hardware. One such project, Real-time Edge AI for Distributed Systems (READS), requires the high-frequency, low-latency collection of synchronized BLM readings from around the approximately two-mile accelerator complex. Significant work has been done to develop new hardware to monitor the VME backplane and broadcast BLM measurements over Ethernet, while not disrupting the existing operations critical functions of the BLM system. This paper will detail the design, implementation, and testing of this parallel data pathway.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 1885025
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CONF-22-545-AD; arXiv:2208.14873; oai:inspirehep.net:2144596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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