Digital BPM electronics development

Progress workshop at GSI, September 27-28, 2006

Participants:
CERN: Uli Raich, Jeroen Belleman, Greg Kasprowicz
GSI: Andreas Peters, Andreas Galatis, Peter Forck, Piotr Kowina, Tobias Hoffmann, Jürgen Schülles, Wolfgang Kaufmann
I-Tech: Tomaz Karcnik

Wednesday, 27-09-2006

Reports on recent progress in the framework of our common task:
- Progress on algorithms and implementation on the I-Tech Libera (Greg) (Implementation, pdf, 873kB)
- First tests of Libera on a CERN PS beam transformer, and a few new ideas (Greg) (No slides)
- Progress on algorithms and implementation at GSI (Andreas & Kevin) (Algorithm, pdf, 169kB) (Implementation, pdf, 1360kB)
- Progress of hardware, software and firmware at I-Tech (Tomaz) (No slides)
- Prototype installation at CERN
- CERN tender results, and how to deal with it (Uli & Jeroen) (Slides, pdf, 6kB)
- Discussion on different implementation strategies:
- - I-Tech approach or classic crate implementation, advantages and disadvantages
- Rough planning of installation and tests at CERN PS,
- Do we need a prolongation of our task schedule?
- Preparation of the EU interim report

Thursday, 28-09-2006

- Detailed planning of further measurements at GSI & CERN (Uli & Andreas)
- Available beam time at CERN: (pdf, 33kB)
- Available beam time at GSI: (pdf, 46kB)
- FESA implementation at CERN and Tobias' fellowship (10/06 - 03/07)
- When can we write the final EU report?