Published June 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

FAIR: A new fast trigger and readout bus system

  • 1. Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Napoli (Italy). Sezione di Napoli
  • 2. Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)

Description

FAIR (FAst Intercrate Readout) is a synchronous ECL bus system dedicated to readout. It is based on a new trigger and readout hardware level protocol and on a new control system that learns how to setup and control modules. The hardware protocol along with the data structure allow both readout and event building at the same time at the rate of 22 ns/longword (1.44 Gbit/s) without the need of CPUs. It performs trigger management and full pipelining by using a multilevel FIFO structure. FAIR provides for a multi-crate front-end environment and uses an embedded serial network to accomplish front-end control and setup. The data transfer measured performances and the control system are presented in some detail

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
3Pt1
Journal Page Range
p. 873-879
ISSN
0018-9499
CODEN
IETNAE

Conference

Title
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference
Dates
11-13 Nov 1997
Place
Albuquerque, NM (United States)

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-971147--