1. L1Calo Joint Meeting Introduction
Several Views of L1Calo
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2. L1Calo Joint Meeting 25th-27th March 2009
L1Calo: Architecture
Digitized
Energies
Cluster
Processor
56 modules
Merging
8 modules
Features:
Realtime Path: Fixed Latency Pipelined
Many stage processing
Massive parallelism
Dual purpose modules
Heavily FPGA based
Merged
Results
To CTP
Calorimeter
Signals
Readout
Driver (ROD)
14 modules
Data
Region of
Interest ROD
6 modules
Interest Data
Preprocessor
124 modules
Jet/Energy
Processor
32 modules
Merging
4 modules
Real-time
Data Path
Five Types of
Custom 9U Modules
PPM
CPM
JEM
CMM
ROD
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3. L1Calo: Hardware It’s not just about modules
cables, fibres, racks, power
supplies, PCs, firmware…
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L1Calo: Operation
September 10th
around 10:30
The night before
around 05:00
Last Saturday,
around 21:00
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L1Calo: Trigger
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6. L1Calo: Status The system is already working very well
But much tuning is still needed
Last few hardware/firmware bugs
Software improvements
Timing calibration
Energy calibration
Trigger operation and monitoring
Physics performance
Upgrade work becoming urgent
Slide almost identical
to last time…
Lots of progress, but
not finished yet
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L1Calo: Collaboration
Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Cambridge, UK
Michigan State University, USA 9
L1Calo consists of six institutes
Birmingham, UK
Heidelberg, Germany
Mainz, Germany
Queen Mary, UL, UK
RAL, UK
Stockholm, Sweden
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8. L1Calo Joint Meeting 25th-27th March 2009
L1Calo: People
That’s you
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9. L1Calo Joint Meeting 25th-27th March 2009
L1Calo: Meeting
Wednesday
AM: Current Hardware Review
PM: Current Activities Review
Management Meeting
Group meal (at Cosener’s)
Thursday and Friday (Norman)
Upgrade and Discussions
Upgrade Management Meeting
Note to speakers:
Make sure work background is clear
Try to avoid L1Calo jargon
All sessions in this room (and on EVO)
Meeting Logistics
Fees
Transport
Ask David Sankey
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