1. XFEL Clock and control system in-kind proposal
Propose to deliver a system to oversee passing control, clock and configuration data to the Megapixel detectors at whichever light source they are used
Parliament
British Museum
Needs to be flexible: different detectors and accelerators
Based on Telecommunication Crate Architecture (TCA), TCA
Matthew Wing (UCL) XFEL In-kind Meeting, DESY January 2009

2. XFEL Clock and control system in-kind proposal
Project team
Project led by University College London
Technical assistance from STFC technology department at RAL
Project timeline
Phase 1 : Prototype clock and control (C&C) system to be used by prototype detectors, end of 2010
Phase 2 : Design and deliver final C&C system for detectors in 2013
Project history
Discussions with WP76 manager (C. Yougman) and attendance of DAQ meeting, including detector groups, June 2008
Further discussions and meeting with XFEL timing group (K. Rehlich), November Dedicated C&C session : initial specification outlined
Presentation of proposed C&C system at Train Builder meeting, December 2008
Submitted in-kind proposal to XFEL management last week
Project management and collaboration
Carried out under the auspices of WP76 : collaboration with DESY and STFC; contact with timing and detector groups
Integrated into DAQ/Train Builder meetings, common hardware framework - to profit from shared experiences; stream-line firmware and software effort
Have most Microsoft tools - had to use freeware GANTT chart maker for project plan