17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED1 Competence domain (PH-ED) What field of expertise ED can provide?  System electronics design  1.Front-end detector electronics analog circuits, data conversion and digital front-end processing, chip design 2.Trigger electronics primitive extraction from detector data and trigger algorithms 3.Interface to data acquisition electronics serial links, data concentration, event formatting and buffering 4.Interface to controls custom and standard field busses for system configuration and monitoring 5.General electronics infrastructure power/gnd distribution, system interconnection, PCB/hybrid development, system integration 6.Stand alone r/o systems for test installations general purpose devices for unit characterization and system tests basic software routines for laboratory and test beams

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED2 How ED contributes to experiments? Electronics support to ALICE and LHCb electronics coordination system architecture definition (specs from physics requirements, high level simulation) functional design coordination (collaboration within CERN or institutes, project management) system and device implementation device characterization and test (functional, perform. optimization and rad tolerance) mass production management, system integration and commissioning follow up for installation and operation support ALICE technical support until first full energy ion beam Future support to other activities as resources become available 1) contribution to projects for LHC experiment upgrading (e.g. Alice Pixels & TPC, LHCb Velo) 2a) R&D for future applications (pending approval by management, EUDET) 2b) participation to next common system developments Activity domain (PH-ED) Development & coordination Engineering Commissioning& operation Today here

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED3 PH-ED structure F. Formenti (GL) L. Musa (SL) DTA sectionDTB section J. Christiansen (SL) A. Kluge R. Campagnolo (->2007) M. Burns (50% PRP) C. Soos (->¼ 2009) M. Morel A. Junique G. Aglieri Rinella (->12/2007) C. Gonzalez Gutierrez (->1/2008) C. Lippmann (->12/2008) G. Trampitsch (->11/2006) H. M. Franca Santos (->9/2008) A. Ur Rehman (->4/2007) K. Wyllie J. Morant (->¼ 2011) P. Stejskal (->10/2007) M. Muecke (->9/2006) P. Petrova (->5/2006) Cat 2 = 9 staff Cat 3 = 3 staff J. Buytaert J. Alozy (->8/2007) NOTE: Group structure evolved from past. Comparison with 1998: Cat 2 = 4 staff Cat 3 + Cat 4 = 10 staff Important to secure the present “trained” expertise.

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED4 ALICE activities in detail (2006 and 2007) ALICE  Pixels detector electronics design: - MCM, FE Bus and extenders: production and qualification - Link receiver card and Router unit: development completion, production and test - Cables, optical fibers and patch panels: layout design and installation coordination - Temperature interlock system: design and implementation - SPD sectors and ½ barrel: qualification and integration in DSF, test with full acquisition/control systems - FastOR trigger system: specifications, design, construction, qualification and installation. - Coordination support for SPD integration over beam pipe, commissioning in final experiment location and support for operation  TPC detector: - FEC, RCU, readout and control backplane: production completion, test, installation and verification on TPC in clean room, RCU f/w upgrading - Electronics infrastructure: support for LV cabling, ethernet, DDL and TTC fibers, HV cabling, patch panels and FEE cooling - Installation of readout system: with FEC and standalone test system; with RCU readout, TTC crate and DCS; long term power ON tests - Commissioning coordination responsibility: study wire chamber and FEE performance with laser, pulser and cosmics (pedestal, zero suppression, high rates), DAQ/HLT integration test - Commissioning in final experiment position and support for operation: FEE calibration definition, optimal f/w and s/w setups for different run types, design of configuration database.  DAQ: - DDL and DRORC: production, installation and integration with subdetectors, trigger and DCS; staged installation, upgrade.  General ALICE electronics coordination. Total ALICE FTEs (% within category) Cat 24.8 (58%)5.0 (58%) Cat 32.0 (67%) Fell & Stud2.0 (31%)3.0 (60%)

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED5 LHCb activities in detail (2006 and 2007) LHCb  RICH2 detector (Note: also requested support for RICH1 infrastructure) - Detector development support (anode and HPD): mass production qualification; integration with L0 card, LV and HV board and L1 card - LV, HV, signal cables, fiber optics and connectors: definition, production management, installation, test - Patch panels and connector adapter: design and installation - Power supplies: installation - Laser pulser board: design and installation - Maintenance and operation of 2 production qualification test systems for lab - General support for test beam, commissioning and first run.  VELO detector: - Repeater electronics and Analogue-Rx digitizer: support for design, production, test, installation and commissioning; support for test beams - TELL1: participation to algorithm definition for VELO; verification and completion of f/w design - FE kapton interconnect and cables: participation to specs, signal integrity tests, orders, installation - Temperature measurement board: design of f/w, support for qualification and installation - Central interlock: board development - Full detector: participation to assembly detectors, mechanics and services; running qualification tests - Commissioning and first run support.  TELL1 and Optical Pattern Generator (Note: finished in 2006 as the two students left): - Construction of a general purpose TELL1 evaluation system made by OPG, readout supervisor and s/w routines for simulation and verification - OPG h/w design, configuration and test s/w design.  General LHCb electronics coordination Total LHCb FTEs (% within category) Cat 23.2 (38%) Cat 31.0 (33%) Fell & Stud1.5 (24%)0.2 (4%)

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED6 Other approved activities in detail  EUDET JRA2-TPC: - development of integrated readout system for LC TPC (micropattern gas detectors)  EUDET JRA1-Magnet: - development of modular acquisition system for magnetic field measurements  R&D on Gigatracker pixel detector for P326 - system design and coordination Other FTEs (% within category) Cat 20.3 (4%) Cat 30 (0%) Fell & Stud2.9 (45%)1.8 (36%)

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED7 PHOTOS

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED8 ALICE SPD FASTOR TRIGGER OPTIN LINK RX ROUTER MULTI CHIP MODULE LV & HV PS SYSTEM PIXEL BUS R/O AND TRIGGER HALF-BARREL EXTENDERS AND PATCH-PANELS

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED9 ALICE TPC FRONT END CARD READOUT CONTROL UNIT W/ DDL SIU & DCS TPC SECTOR W/ FRONT END ELECTRONICS, CABLES & COOLING

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED10 ALICE DAQ DETECTOR DATA LINK (DDL) SOURCE INTERFACE UNIT (SIU) D-RORC WITH 2 INTEGRATED DESTINATION INTERFACE UNITS (DIU)

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED11 LHCb RICH HYBRID PHOTON DETECTOR, L0 BOARD, LV BOARD & HV DISTRIBUTOR BOARD RICH2 COLUMN

17/1/07 F. Formenti PH-ED12 LHCb VELO VELO MODULES INSIDE MECHANICS W/ SHORT CABLES BEETLE CHIPS & PITCH ADAPTERS LONG & SHORT CABLES REPEATER BOARD W/ REGULATORS & ECSTELL1 BOARD W/ A-RX, O-RX & GBE LINK