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View article: A low-cost, low-power media converter solution for next-generation detector readout systems
A low-cost, low-power media converter solution for next-generation detector readout systems Open
High Energy Physics (HEP) data acquisition systems are often built from high-end FPGAs. As such systems scale in the HL-LHC era, severe under-utilization of FPGA transceivers can occur because front-end links prioritize radiation hardness …
View article: Evaluating FPGA Acceleration with Intel ® oneAPI Toolkit for High-Speed Data Processing
Evaluating FPGA Acceleration with Intel ® oneAPI Toolkit for High-Speed Data Processing Open
The LHCb Experiment employs GPU cards in its first level trigger system to enhance computing efficiency, achieving a data rate of 32 Tb/s from the detector. GPUs were selected for their computational power, parallel processing capabilities…
View article: A Low-Cost, Low-Power Media Converter Solution for Next-Generation Detector Readout Systems
A Low-Cost, Low-Power Media Converter Solution for Next-Generation Detector Readout Systems Open
High Energy Physics (HEP) data acquisition systems are often built from high-end FPGAs. As such systems scale in the HL-LHC era, severe under-utilization of FPGA transceivers can occur because front-end links prioritize radiation hardness …
View article: Design and Commissioning of the First 32-Tbit/s Event-Builder
Design and Commissioning of the First 32-Tbit/s Event-Builder Open
The large hadron collider beauty (LHCb) experiment is a forward spectrometer, designed to study beauty and charm quarks physics at the large hadron collider (LHC). To exploit of the higher luminosity that will be delivered during Run3, the…
View article: The HEV Ventilator: at the interface between particle physics and biomedical engineering
The HEV Ventilator: at the interface between particle physics and biomedical engineering Open
A high-quality, low-cost ventilator, dubbed HEV, has been developed by the particle physics community working together with biomedical engineers and physicians around the world. The HEV design is suitable for use both in and out of hospita…
View article: A Comparison of CPU and GPU Implementations for the LHCb Experiment Run 3 Trigger
A Comparison of CPU and GPU Implementations for the LHCb Experiment Run 3 Trigger Open
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN is undergoing an upgrade in preparation for the Run 3 data collection period at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). As part of this upgrade, the trigger is moving to a full software i…
View article: arXiv : A Comparison of CPU and GPU implementations for the LHCb Experiment Run 3 Trigger
arXiv : A Comparison of CPU and GPU implementations for the LHCb Experiment Run 3 Trigger Open
The LHCb experiment at CERN is undergoing an upgrade in preparation for the Run 3 data taking period of the LHC. As part of this upgrade the trigger is moving to a fully software implementation operating at the LHC bunch crossing rate. We …
View article: The HEV Ventilator.
The HEV Ventilator. Open
HEV is a low-cost, versatile, high-quality ventilator, which has been designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilator is intended to be used both in and out of hospital intensive care units, and for both invasive and non-inva…
View article: Network simulation of a 40 MHz event building system for the LHCb experiment
Network simulation of a 40 MHz event building system for the LHCb experiment Open
The LHCb experiment will be upgraded in 2021, and a new triggerless readout system will be implemented. In the upgraded system, both Event Building (EB) and event selection will be performed in software for every collision produced in ever…
View article: Integration of custom DAQ Electronics in a SCADA Framework
Integration of custom DAQ Electronics in a SCADA Framework Open
LHCb is one of the 4 experiments at the LHC accelerator at CERN. During the upgrade phase of the experiment, several new electronic boards and Front End chips that perform the data acquisition for the experiment will be added by the differ…
View article: An automated pipeline for continuous integration of FPGA firmware and software for the LHCb Run3 upgrade
An automated pipeline for continuous integration of FPGA firmware and software for the LHCb Run3 upgrade Open
The readout system for the upcoming Run3 upgrade of the LHCb experiment at CERN is basedaround a common readout board called PCIe40. By reconfiguring the onboard FPGA with dedicated firmware, this common board can be used to serve very dif…
View article: Flit-Level InfiniBand Network Simulations of the DAQ System of the LHCb Experiment for Run-3
Flit-Level InfiniBand Network Simulations of the DAQ System of the LHCb Experiment for Run-3 Open
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment is designed to study the differences between particles and antiparticles as well as very rare decays in the charm and beauty sector at the (LHC). The detector will be upgraded in 2019, and…
View article: Front-End Electronics Control and Monitoring for the LHCb Upgrade
Front-End Electronics Control and Monitoring for the LHCb Upgrade Open
The LHCb experiment, one of the four operating in the LHC, will be enduring a major upgrade of its electronics during the third long shutdown period of the particle accelerator. One of the main objectives of the upgrade effort is to implem…
View article: LHCb MiniDAQ control system
LHCb MiniDAQ control system Open
LHCb is one of the 4 experiments at the LHC accelerator at CERN, specialized in B-physics. During the next long shutdown period, the LHCb experiment will be upgraded to a trigger-less readout system with a full software trigger in order to…
View article: The LHCb Online system in 2020: trigger-free read-out with (almost exclusively) off-the-shelf hardware
The LHCb Online system in 2020: trigger-free read-out with (almost exclusively) off-the-shelf hardware Open
The LHCb experiment at CERN has decided to optimise its physics reach by removing the first level hardware trigger for 2020 and beyond. In addition to requiring fully redesigned front-end electronics this design creates interesting challen…
View article: The readout supervisor firmware for controlling the upgraded LHCb detector and readout system
The readout supervisor firmware for controlling the upgraded LHCb detector and readout system Open
In 2019, the LHCb experiment at CERN will undergo a major upgrade where its detector electronics and the entire readout system will be replaced. The goal is to read-out all events at the full LHC frequency of 40 MHz, reaching a total data …
View article: 100 Gbps PCI-Express readout for the LHCb upgrade
100 Gbps PCI-Express readout for the LHCb upgrade Open
We present a new data acquisition system under development for the next upgrade of the LHCb experiment at CERN. We focus in particular on the design of a new generation of readout boards, the PCIe40, and on the viability of PCI-Express as …