ALICE SPD Pixel Trigger (PIT) project TWiki page

This is an ALICE/CERN collaborative web page focused on the ALICE SPD Pixel Trigger (PIT) project. The Pixel Trigger project is in place to build an electronic hardware/software system linked to the ALICE Silicon Pixel detector (SPD). The Pixel Trigger system allows to process the low latency and low granularity Fast-OR signals of the SPD detector in order to generate an input for the ALICE Central Trigger Processor. The result of the Pixel Trigger algorithm can then be taken into account in the ALICE Level 0 trigger decision, effectively inlcuding the SPD into the fastest trigger decision of the ALICE experiment.

Working areas

• PitProgress page containing a summary of deliverables and ongoing activities

• PitHardware Twiki page containing information on the Pixel Trigger hardware activities

• PitPvss Twiki page containing information on the PVSS project controlling the pixel trigger system

• PitDriver Twiki page containing information on the Pixel Trigger driver software development

• PitFirmware Twiki with working info on the pit FPGA firmware development

• RouterDDL Twiki page containing firmware revisions for the implementation of the basic PIT DDL functionalities on the router card. Used only for driver development

* InstructionsTscae Twiki page containing information on the central NICE terminal services with electronics CAE software

Documentation

• Conrad_progress_report.pdf: Progress report by Ian Conrad
• ALICE-INT-2005-025.pdf: ALICE Internal note on the SPD Pixel Trigger System.
• aglieri_proc_lecc06_new.pdf: Conference proceedings: LECC06 Workshop on Electronics for LHC and Future Experiments, Valencia 2006.
• aglieri_lecc06_060922.pdf: Slides of the presentation given at LECC06.
• JINST_009P_1106.pdf: Draft paper on the ALICE SPD Pixel Trigger System.

Last updated

-- GianlucaAglieriRinella - 30 May 2008