1. http://www.gsi.de/fair/experiments/NUSTAR/WGs/FEE-DAQ/ Synergy Group for Front-End Electronics and DAQ (SGFD) http://www.gsi.de/fair/experiments/NUSTAR/WGs/FEE-DAQ/ data-transfer docking stations --- DAQ slow-control docking stations --- Slow Control time-synchronization docking --- Timestamps 2004 Initial Meeting 2005 R³B/EXL workshop 2006 2006 NUSTAR/SPIRAL2  3 annual Meetings (GANIL, GSI, KVI… 2007 2007 NUSTAR/SPIRAL2/Italy  … Legnaro… NUSTAR/SPIRAL2/Spain  … Huelva ) System design for

2. FP7 Network / H.Simon Network FP7 Name of activity (working title) Synergy Program for Front-End Electronics, Data Acquisition and Controls (SPFDC) for Nuclear Physics Experiments Type of proposed activitynetwork Duration of activity 4 years Participants(in alphabetical order): CEA Saclay, France, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden CNRS/IN2P3 France GANIL, France GSI, Germany INFN Florence, Italy INFN Padua, Italy Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia STFC Daresbury & Rutherford Appl. Labs., Unit. Kingdom University of Groningen, KVI, The Netherlands University of Huelva, Spain

3. FP7 Network / H.Simon General Idea With the advent of new Large-Scale Nuclear Physics Facilities under construction or being planned today and enhancements to presently available installations, a clear requirement exists for innovative thinking and planning towards the next generation FEE, DAQ and Controls (FDC). To promote an enhanced coordinated development, the Synergy Group for Front-End Electronics and Data Acquisition (SGFD) was formed at the request of the NUSTAR board and the SPIRAL2 management.

4. FP7 Network / H.Simon Memorandum: The idea of a SGFD has been developed during common meetings of people working on front-end electronics and data acquisition within SPIRAL2, NUSTAR/FAIR and LEGNARO. The synergistic approach offers some significant benefits:SPIRAL2NUSTAR/FAIR LEGNARO It overcomes problems caused by the limited capacities and scarce expertise in the field of ASIC development and manufacturing for nuclear physics applications. It provides the strongly overlapping user communities with common user interfaces and data structures for DAQ systems and controls. It makes the most effective use of the limited scientific and engineering manpower dedicated to DAQ and controls tasks. With this letter, we approach the boards of the above listed collaborations and facilities to formally establish a SGFD and to provide the SGFD with the mandate to recommend areas of R&D to the various working groups on instrumentation. The SGFD will seek to establish the necessary organization for the implementation of this common R&D. In addition, SGFD will seek and recommend common technological solutions in the areas of front-end electronics and data acquisition. To allow for a functional group, the members are expected to perform studies and development. The above memorandum is presently recognised by GSI/FAIR, GANIL/SPIRAL2, and is under consideration by LEGNARO.  Proposal: Participants should formally join the SGFD or sign a MoU !

5. FP7 Network / H.Simon Proposed work: This funding will be used to organise workshops and other mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge and ideas leading to the formulation of new concepts in FDC. It will also be used to establish forums for exchange of ideas with other, closely related, research fields (e.g. Astrophysics, Particle Physics …) and potential industrial partners. 1.Survey of existing work: To perform studies of existing NP instrumentation in terms of FDC in order to identify the needs for upgrades. Establish available know-how and manpower in different institutions and explore their technical capabilities. Definition and specification of novel instrumentation and their specifications within the context of FDC. 2.Provide the discussion forum for the development of conceptual designs of the next generation NP instrumentation. 3.Explore technologies existing in other fields of research (e.g. astrophysics, particle physics …). 4.Provide a discussion forum between technical and physics communities. 5.Identify key issues in the field, which require specific long-term coordinated research efforts. 6.Identify Controls aspects such as self-testing functionalities, assisted or automated setup and calibration procedures etc. which must become more closely integrated elements of the systems. 7.Define and design tools that will allow scientists without deep FDC knowledge to use complex detector systems. Development of user friendly and user defined interfaces. This LOI is complementing the JRA LOI ”Synergy Program for Front-end electronics Data acquisition and Control (SPFDC) for Nuclear Physics Experiments”.  Proposal: The SGFD influences strongly on the work packages for the JRA

6. FP7 Network / H.Simon How ? Activities: Meetings to be held approximately twice a year within a workshop environment for approximately 20 specialists. General meeting inviting the whole community once a year. Meeting for the Board of coordinators twice a year.  Proposal: 1 representing person / (associated) member Discussion Topics: Budget / Reporting to EU Membership Deliverables Meeting place(s)

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8. Starting Point: NUSTAR: DAQ/FEE and slow control NUSTAR COUNCIL NUSTAR DAQ Haik Simon (coord.) Michael Böhmer Michael Block Christophor Kozhuharov Nikolaus Kurz Ian Lazarus Johan Nyberg Lolly Pollacco Heinrich Wörtche … EXL Ian Lazarus R³B Haik Simon DESPEC Johan Nyberg … Thomas Nilsson NUSTAR Slow Control Heinrich Wörtche ‚GSI‘ DAQ Nikolaus Kurz, Hans Essel Experiments Related … Spiral2 Alpi

9. NUSTAR-DAQ scope i. i.Integration FAIR Infrastructure Interconnection with other detection & DAQ systems ii. ii.Standardisation, Flexibility couple different standalone “NUSTAR” DAQs interconnects for triggers and control signals modularity of the system (local triggers / event buffer capabilities / timestamps) iii. iii.Standardisation, Synergies frontend electronics & digitization ASICS  Interface definition.

10. FP7 Network / H.Simon GSI-KVI collaboration agreement: +-2007 + 5y Working Package: Data Acquisition NUSTAR The data acquisition system for nuclear-structure physics experiments at FAIR will split into detector specific systems and a system, which interconnects the various detector DAQ systems, provides readout, data storage, time synchronization and slow control. The latter will be subject of the GSI-KVI cooperation and is in the present document referred to as “NUSTAR DAQ”. (i) KVI will participate in the definition of data standards and performance specifications. (ii) Main focus of the hardware development at KVI will be the design and the prototyping of a slow-control docking station  monitoring. (iii) KVI will further contribute to the design and specification of networks, storage devices and computing power and will actively participate in testing the system performance and the commissioning. In total the package: 1 software engineer, 1 electronics engineer, 1.5 junior scientists, 0.5 senior scientist