Prototype VME data acquisition card for the ZEUS calorimeter

Conference · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6285087

Dawson, J W; Berg, J S; Schlereth, J L; Stanek, R

This paper discusses the design of a prototype data acquisition (DAQ) card for the ZEUS calorimeter. The card accepts two multiplexed analog data streams at a 1 MHz rate, and digitizes and stores the data for subsequent transfer through VME to a host computer. The data is buffered by a high-speed asynchronous FIFO following the A/D converters, and written into Data Memory on the card, either directly or after processing by an on-board digital signal processors (DSP). Each card has a 16-bit control-status register (CSR), the bits of which configure the hardware and define the hardware options. The 1/4 Mbyte of high speed CMOS static RAM appears either as a FIFO, or mapped memory depending upon a bit in the CSR. The card is designed to make use of the 32-bit data and address buses supported by VME, and accordingly can be most efficiently utilized in conjunction with a processor in the VME environment such as the 68020, which supports longword transfers in a 32-bit address space. The card is constructed on a ten layer printed circuit, with almost all components being surface-mount devices. All logic is implemented in PLD's.

• Research Organization: High Energy Physics Div., Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL (US)
• OSTI ID: 6285087
• Report Number(s): CONF-881103-
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 36:1; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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