DAQ

FTPC DAQ

The FTPC data aquisition system is tied in with the main STAR DAQ. From the receivers onward, all hardware components are identical. The software for the electronics channel mapping is committed to the STAR cvs repository $CVSROOT/online/ftpc/MapFtpcElectronicsToDaq

 

The signals from the FTPC electronics are sent to DAQ where each 
readout board,mezzanine card,asic is mapped to an FTPC sector,daqrow,daqpad.

HARDWARE:

2 identical FTPCs - Ftpc West = 1, Ftpc East = 2
5 rings/FTPC
2 padrows/ring
10 padrows/FTPC
6 sectors/padrow
6 sectors/padrow x 10 padrows/FTPC = 60 hardware sectors/FTPC
160 pads/sector
9600 pads/padrow
= 19200 electronics channels for both FTPCs

ELECTRONICS:
20 readout boards (RDOs)
10 RDOs/FTPC
3 mezzanine cards/RDO
= 3 mezzaanine cards/RDO x 10 RDOs/FTPC = 30 electronic sectors/FTPC

DAQ:
The signals from the FTPC electronics are mapped to the hardware with the FTPC_PADKEY.h file.

DAQ notation:
30 daqsectors/FTPC (Ftpc West 1-30, FtpcEast 31-60)
2 daqrows/daqsector
320 daqpads/daqsector = 2 x 160 daqpads/daqrow

Ftpc Ring Padrow Sector daqrow daqpads
1 1 1,2 1,7 1,2 1-160
2,8 1,2 161-320
3,9 1,2 321-480
4,10 1,2 481-640
5,11 1,2 641-800
6,12 1,2 801-960
2 3,4 13,19 1,2 1-160
14,20 1,2 161-320
15,21 1,2 321-480
16,22 1,2 481-640
17,23 1,2 641-800
18,24 1,2 801-960
3 5,6 25,31 1,2 1-160
26,32 1,2 161-320
27,33 1,2 321-480
28,34 1,2 481-640
29,35 1,2 641-800
30,36 1,2 801-960
4 7,8 37,43 1,2 1-160
38,44 1,2 161-320
39,45 1,2 321-480
40,46 1,2 481-640
41,47 1,2 641-800
42,48 1,2 801-960
5 9,10 49,55 1,2 1-160
50,56 1,2 161-320
51,57 1,2 321-480
52,58 1,2 481-640
53,59 1,2 641-800
54,60 1,2 801-960
2 1 1,2 6,12 1,2 1-160
5,11 1,2 161-320
4,10 1,2 321-480
3,9 1,2 481-640
2,8 1,2 641-800
1,7 1,2 801-960
2 3,4 18,24 1,2 1-160
17,23 1,2 161-320
16,22 1,2 321-480
15,21 1,2 481-640
14,20 1,2 641-800
13,19 1,2 801-960
3 5,6 30,36 1,2 1-160
29,35 1,2 161-320
28,34 1,2 321-480
27,33 1,2 481-640
26,32 1,2 641-800
35,31 1,2 801-960
4 7,8 42,48 1,2 1-160
41,47 1,2 161-320
40,46 1,2 321-480
39,45 1,2 481-640
38,44 1,2 641-800
37,43 1,2 801-960
5 9,10 54,60 1,2 1-160
53,59 1,2 161-320
52,58 1,2 321-480
51,57 1,2 481-640
50,56 1,2 641-800
49,55 1,2 801-960