Machine Signals

The following shall give an overview of the electronic interfaces at the machine to specific signals, e.g. for data acquisition.

Timing system

scuxl0319

SCUXL0319

The timing receiver scuxl0319 is located in electronics hutch (TH2.033), at the top of rack EX3. Besides the two B1/B2 channels on the SCU card, it contains two function generator cards type FG 900.740 with 8 digital outputs. The B1/B2 channels can be freely reprogrammed to any White Rabbit event, while the function generator cards contain a pre-defined assignment to specific events.
Channel type Function
B1   Programmable through Genesys
B2   Programmable through Genesys
FG1-1 level (CRYRING_RING:) CMD_BEAM_ON right CMD_BEAM_OFF
FG1-2 level (CRYRING_RING:) CMD_EBEAM_ON right CMD_EBEAM_OFF
FG1-3 level (CRYRING_RING:) CMD_TARGET_ON right CMD_TARGET_OFF
FG1-4 level (CRYRING_RING:) CMD_EXP_DAQ_START right CMD_EXP_DAQ_STOP
FG1-5   - not used -
FG1-6   - not used -
FG1-7   - not used -
FG1-8   - not used -
FG2-1 pulse CMD_TARGET_ON
FG2-2 pulse CMD_TARGET_OFF
FG2-3 pulse CMD_EXP_DAQ_START
FG2-4 pulse CMD_EXP_DAQ_STOP
FG2-5 pulse CMD_EXP_DRIVE_IN
FG2-6 pulse CMD_EXP_DRIVE_OUT
FG2-7 pulse CMD_INJ_KICKER_START
FG2-8 pulse CMD_EXTR_KICKER_START
Signals types are TTL (+5V) and if specified as level they are Hi for the inter-event duration of the corresponding events listed in the Function column of above table. If the type is specified as pulse the duration is 1 us.

scuxl0006

A second timing receiver is scuxl0006 and is located inside the HV cage of the electron cooler and also running the Genesys class. There are only two channels available, the B1/B2 channels on the SCU card. Their assignment is as follows:
Channel Level Function
B1 TTL Genesys: Hi-Level from CMD_EXP_DAQ_START arrowright CMD_EXP_DAQ_STOP
B2 TTL Genesys: TBA
See also Timing System Event Numbers in the Wiki of the Timing group.

Genesys settings

The channels B1 and B2 can be programmed using the Genesys application. The possible outputs types are 'Single Condition', 'Gate/Pulse' and 'Inter Event'. For the first two options one timing event has to specified, the last one requires two.

Commonly used timing events are listed in the following table with all required parameters. These values are valid for the November/December 2023 beamtime and might change if a different pattern is used.
Timing Event GID Event No Beam-In BPC-Start SID BPID
CMD_BEAM_ON 203 518 true false 1 2
CMD_BEAM_OFF 203 520 true false 1 2
CMD_EBEAM_ON 210 522 true false 1 4
CMD_EBEAM_OFF 210 523 false false 4 14
CMD_TARGET_ON 210 526 tbd tbd tbd tbd
CMD_TARGET_OFF 210 527 tbd tbd tbd tbd
CMD_EXP_DAQ_START 210 528 true false 3 11
CMD_EXP_DAQ_STOP 210 529 true false 4 12
CMD_EXP_DRIVE_IN tbd 530 tbd tbd tbd tbd
CMD_EXP_DRIVE_OUT tbd 531 tbd tbd tbd tbd
CMD_INJ_KICKER_START 210 1026 true false 1 2

Beam diagnostics

IMG_4417.jpgA patch panel at the top of rack EX3 in the electronics hutch (TH2.033) is interfacing with signals from the BeamDiagnostics electronics room (connectors: BNC-50Ω) The assignment of the channels is semi-permanent and as follows:

Channel Signal Direction Signal type Description
1 Exp MOVED TO... NIM Lassie ch: YR00DA1ZA (Particle detector count rate from experiment)
2 Exp arrowright NIM Lassie ch: YR00DA1ZB
3 Exp arrowright NIM Lassie ch: YR00DA1ZC (Cooler collector current)
4 Exp arrowright NIM Lassie ch: YR00DA1ZD (Cooler platform voltage)
5     reserved
6     reserved
7     reserved
8 MOVED TO... Exp NIM CryogenicCurrentTransformer (CCC)
9 MOVED TO... Exp NIM horizontal IonizationProfileMonitor MCP count rate (IPM)
10 MOVED TO... Exp NIM vertical IPM count rate
11 MOVED TO... Exp NIM ParametricCurrentTransformer
12 MOVED TO... Exp NIM IntegratingCurrentTransformer integral
13 MOVED TO... Exp NIM BeamPositionMonitor integral
14 MOVED TO... Exp NIM Schottky "Span-0"
15 MOVED TO... Exp NIM CryRadio
16 MOVED TO... Exp NIM RingRF
Please note that NIM signals use a current-based logic with negative pulse for "true" (at −16 mA into 50 ohms = −0.8 volts) and 0 mA for "false" (see also Nuclear Instrumentation Modulewikipedia.)

-- MichaelLestinsky - 2022-03-26
Topic revision: r22 - 2023-11-22, EstherBabetteMenz
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