Management and control of the read out processors (TPPs) of the Aleph time projection chamber

Conference · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Nuclear Science; (USA)

OSTI ID:5521336

Amendolia, S R; Fidecaro, F; Galeotti, S; Lusiani, A; Morsani, F; Passuello, D ^[1]; Barczewski, T; Bauerdick, L A.T.; Roehn, S; Schmelling, M ^[2]; Blucher, E; Kasemann, M ^[3]

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1. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Italy)
2. Institut fur Physik, J. Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz (DE)
3. CERN, Geneva (CH)

The read-out of the Aleph TPC relies on 72 FastBus modules (TPPs) based on the Motorola 68020 microprocessor running a real-time operating system. The high processing capabilities of the TPPs allow them to perform in parallel a number of tasks which are briefly outlined in this paper. The management and control of such a large number of intelligent devices is presented.

• OSTI ID: 5521336
• Report Number(s): CONF-890545-; CODEN: IETNA; TRN: 89-029239
• Journal Information: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Transactions on Nuclear Science; (USA), Vol. 36:5; Conference: 6. conference on real-time computer applications in nuclear, particle and plasma physics, Williamsburg, VA (USA), 15-19 May 1989; ISSN 0018-9499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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