1. Testing and Configuration for VMM1 on the mini-MMFE
at Brookhaven National Lab
Sarah Jones (Arizona), Jessica Metcalfe (BNL), Charlie Armijo (Arizona)

2. Testing the mini-MMFE Adapter card, v1 TDO and PDO FPGA VMM1 ASIC
USB connection

3. Timing Example for New Setup
At peak, ramp begins for timing between peak and readout signals. Slope of ramp gives conversion from voltage to time. Ideally, slope = constant

4. Noise Measurement Example
Noise measurements with RMS vs peaking time for various Gains (0.5, 1, 3, 9 mV/fC)
CHN 64 noise:

5. Plans Testing of the mini-MMFE was successful with only minor issues
Next steps are to:
Assemble remaining 10 mini-MMFE (left-handed) this week and begin testing at BNL late next week
Fabricate V2 adapter card (with LVDS to RSDS conversions) this week
May not be needed but will have it anyway
Begin layout of right-handed mini-MMFE
Few day job

6. Issues with Current Boards
Digital ground and digital signal switched
ena and wen signal pins switched
a0-a5 address pins switched in order
TDO and PDO signal connectors switched
Ribbon cables (for 60 to 60 pin) are difficult to construct
Silkscreen issues

7. VMM1 Readout Plan

8. New “C-Card” Existing BNL DAQ board with ADCs
and Cyclone IV for readout, configuration
AZ Adapter Card (V1)
AVNET LX9 with Spartan 6 FPGA for ethernet connection to switch

9. DAQ Status and Plans
UDP datagram sent between client and server at Arizona
Can be used for testing with Mamma DAQ
UDP datagram sent from LX9 at Harvard
Will be tested at Arizona this week
Communication between Jack’s BNL DAQ board and LX9 progressing well
Integration at BNL 7/2 – 7/11 including George Iakovidis et al.
Need meeting with Marcin on Mamma DAQ end

10. UDP client and server are running on a LAN.
UDP Server
UDP Client
UDP Datagram
ACK
UDP client and server are running on a LAN.
We have sent a big-endian datagram via the UDP client on the laptop, which is a sample event in the current format.
We have received the datagram on a desktop computer and unpacked three 32-bit words of the event to correctly obtain each address, timing, and amplitude included.
The server sends an ack, which in this case completes the transaction.
The Spartan6 LX9 will replace the laptop as soon as we get the compiled image.
Boost, C++, ASIO
Made up data, time, amplitude of event and send it through system for test