Synchronous High-frequency Distributed Readout For Edge Processing At The Fermilab Main Injector And Recycler
Abstract
The Main Injector (MI) was commissioned using data acquisition systems developed for the Fermilab Main Ring in the 1980s. New VME-based instrumentation was commissioned in 2006 for beam loss monitors (BLM)[2], which provided a more systematic study of the machine and improved displays of routine operation. However, current projects are demanding more data and at a faster rate from this aging hardware. One such project, Real-time Edge AI for Distributed Systems (READS), requires the high-frequency, low-latency collection of synchronized BLM readings from around the approximately two-mile accelerator complex. Significant work has been done to develop new hardware to monitor the VME backplane and broadcast BLM measurements over Ethernet, while not disrupting the existing operations critical functions of the BLM system. This paper will detail the design, implementation, and testing of this parallel data pathway.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2208.14873,
title = {Synchronous High-frequency Distributed Readout For Edge Processing At The Fermilab Main Injector And Recycler},
author = {J. R. Berlioz and M. R. Austin and J. M. Arnold and K. J. Hazelwood and P. Hanlet and M. A. Ibrahim and A. Narayanan and D. J. Nicklaus and G. Praudhan and A. L. Saewert and B. A. Schupbach and K. Seiya and R. M. Thurman-Keup and N. V. Tran and J. Jang and H. Liu and S. Memik and R. Shi and M. Thieme and D. Ulusel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.14873},
year = {2022}
}