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Calibration via RODs or Modules



Using modules and freezing pipelines


Simple idea: fill playback memories: start synchronously, then stop and freeze pipelines synchronously (via TTC command) after 128 clocks. Read whole pipeline from each module.


Could perform eg timing setup, connectivity check with one event.


But requires software development just for reading and analysing this data.



Using RODs


Uses standard DAQ software: we will have to be able to read the ROD data anyway.


But can only read five slices. Need several events to read the whole playback memory (which is useful for checking connections with special test vectors).


Workaround: send L1A every 512+5 ticks (max L1A rate). Cover whole pipeline in 26 events.


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Murrough Landon (m.p.j.landon@qmw.ac.uk)