-The design concepts of modern data acquisition systems share many similar
-features. Among them are high bandwidth data transport, synchronization of
-front-ends and slow-control. This talk focuses on the achieved synergy in data
-acquisition networks between several experiments of the FAIR project and
-beyond. The TrbNet protocol developed for the upgrade of the HADES DAQ system
-is now also employed in various prototype set-ups for detectors of the CBM and
-PANDA experiments. Additionally, a modified implementation of the network is
-foreseen to be used for time synchronization (<100ps RMS) and fast control
-system for the full PANDA detector setup.
+The design concepts of modern data acquisition systems share many
+similar features. Among them are high bandwidth data transport,
+synchronization of front-ends and slow-control. This talk focuses on the
+achieved synergy in data acquisition networks between several experiments of
+the FAIR project and beyond. The TrbNet protocol developed for the upgrade of
+the HADES DAQ system is now also employed in various prototype set-ups for
+detectors of the CBM and PANDA experiments. Additionally, a modified
+implementation of the network is foreseen to be used for time synchronization
- and as fast control system for the full PANDA detector setup.
++(<100ps RMS) and as fast control system for the full PANDA detector setup.
During the upgrade of the HADES experiment at GSI (Darmstadt, Germany) in the
- past years several new read-out electronics and data transportation
- developments were made. One part is the TrbNet data acquisition network
+ past years several new read-out electronics systems and data transportation
-schemes have been developed. One part is the TrbNet data acquisition network
++schemes were developed. One part is the TrbNet data acquisition network
protocol that allows for individual slow-control access to each front-end
-module and provides a convenient interface for trigger distribution and data
-read-out. A whole set of software for monitoring, control and data acquisition
-was designed on top and successfully used during an physics run in 2012.
-The electronics developed for this upgrade are now in widespread use among
-several detector prototypes and experimental set-ups, e.g. for the CBM and
-PANDA experiments at FAIR. Here, the TrbNet protocol also serves as the
+module and provides a convenient interface for trigger distribution and
+data read-out. A whole set of software for monitoring, control and data
- acquisition was designed on top and successfully used during an experimental
++acquisition was designed on top and successfully used during a physics
+run in 2012. The electronics developed for this upgrade are now in widespread
+use among several detector prototypes and experimental set-ups, e.g. for the CBM
+and PANDA experiments at FAIR. Here, the TrbNet protocol also serves as the
read-out system.
-In this context it was a logical decision to also adapt the network protocol
-to the specific needs of these experiments. One important difference is the
-time distribution concept that foresees to remove the need for a dedicated
+In this context it was a logical decision to also adapt the network protocol to
+the specific requirements of these experiments. One important difference is
+the time distribution concept that foresees to remove the need for a dedicated
timing signal and thereby reduce the amount of interconnection inside the
system. The optical data transmission system can support the synchronization
of all sub-systems of a detector on the order of nanoseconds. This can be
- achieved by implementing message with precisely defined propagation latency. In
-achieved by implementing messages with a precisely defined propagation
-latency. In particular, it is vital to fix all delays introduced in the data
-transmission blocks on the transmitter and receiver sides. The length of the
-optical cable between two nodes can be evaluated by measuring the round-trip
-time of a datagram. The measuring precision of few nanoseconds with
-synchronous counters can be increased to below 100~ps using the
-well-established FPGA-based TDC technology.
++achieved by implementing messages with a precisely defined propagation latency. In
+particular, it is vital to fix all delays introduced in the data transmission
+blocks on the transmitter and receiver sides. The length of the optical cable
+between two nodes can be evaluated by measuring the round-trip time of a
+datagram. The measuring precision of few nanoseconds with synchronous counters
+can be increased to below 100~ps using the well-established FPGA-based TDC
+technology. Another difference of new DAQ systems is the free-running data
+read-out without central arbitration. Here, no changes to the TrbNet protocol
+are necessary since this mode is supported with few modifications of
+the configuration of the system.
- All features have been implemented in the universal TRB3 FPGA platform. We
-All features have been implemented in the multipurpose TRB3 FPGA platform. We
++All features have been implemented in the multi-purpose TRB3 FPGA platform. We
are going to present the implemented features with a focus on the synergy
between experiments and show first measurements with synchronous networks.