Transcript Tracker 2 Electronics Update Linda R. Coney Terry Hart Ben Freemire Malcolm Ellis Cassette Characterization • Cryostat #4 – Cassette 102  – Cassette 110  • Cryostat.

Tracker 2 Electronics Update
Linda R. Coney
Terry Hart
Ben Freemire
Malcolm Ellis
Cassette Characterization
• Cryostat #4
– Cassette 102 
– Cassette 110 
• Cryostat #3
– Cassette 109 
– Cassette 104 
• Done – finished at the end of last week
• Everything looks great
ToDo List:
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Fix problems on spare AFE boards 
Update firmware on 8 spare VLSBs 
Update firmware on 8 spare AFE boards 
Installation of Wiener power supplies
– Cryostat #4 
– Cryostat #3 (done Tuesday)
• Run Wieners from desktop
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Install software at DAB
What are correct settings? What’s running at RAL?
Only monitor one PS at a time?
Find better long term solution…
ToDo List:
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Take data with new PSs running
Test bottom port of 1553
Test spare VLSBs
Test spare AFE boards
Test spare 1553
Test full electronics setup:
½ day
½ day
1-2 days
1-2 days
½ day
3 days
– 4 cassettes, 8 AFE boards, 1 master VLSB, 8 slave VLSBs, full
1553
• See pedestal data
• Turn pulser on – see LED data where should (move pulser)
• Use self-trigger where no pulser
• Try use 1 VLSB as master and slave
1 day
Next
• Continue investigation of zero suppression?
– There are questions as to whether or not this will
work (reservations expressed by DØ experts)
– Cosmics recommended as best way to test zerosuppression
• Make use of buffering on TripTs?
• Ship to RAL – when new setup ready for the
electronics?