CMS related work

• The DAQKit is a bundle of online software packages for CMS DAQ with instructions how to install and how to run a CMS DAQ system. Examples are included.
• DuckCAD A graphical CAD program to design XDAQ based DAQ systems. The tool creates configuration files for XDAQ and RCMS. DAQ systems can be created, modified and maintained. All relevant data is stored in relational database.
• Hardware Access Library (HAL). A library to access hardware (PCI or VME) via software. The package can work with different drivers. It is a abstraction layer between user application and driver software. HAL is included in XDAQ and will be maintained by the CMD group.
• Subdetector Integration Page. Here information from the subdetector integration with the DAQ-system is summarized.
• GIII programmer to load new firmware into the GIII via the PCI bus. This package allows to update the firmware without rebooting the PC housing the GIII (...under certain circumstances...). It uses the i2ocore package of Eric Cano (included in the download).
• Talks, conferences and papers.
  
• TDRDemonstrator insider info.
  
• VME in CMS. Here you find:
  • Design rules for VME boards in CMS.
  • Information and software for the VME bridges supported by the CMS online software.
  
  
• TTCrx Readout Module documentation page. For the TTCrx chip a universal readout module has been developed which can be plugged onto the GIII card. This setup allows to read out the TTCrx data into a PC.
  
• Documentation of the DK1 FPGA programming suite by Benoit Renaud. Two reports are presented: The first is summarizing the experience made with the DK1 toolkit and gives hints for people who want to use this software for the first time. The second is summarizing the work done in order to build a FED Emulator for the DAQColumn. This emulator is targeted for the Generic III card. It implements the data format currently proposed by the Readout Unit Working Group. For the data integrity code a checksum and a partial CRC have been implemented.
• The old www pages of Akos

Other Software Packages

• VHDLDOC
  A package written in perl to automatically generate html-documentation for VHDL projects.
• Impedance Calculator
  An applet to calculate PCB impedances in various configruations.

AOB...

• Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
  A course introducing object oriented programming with C++ and Java. The course was given in collaboration with Klaus Ackerstaff for the "3ieme cycle de la physique en Suisse Romande" at the EPFL Lausanne. The homepage of the course contains links to the complete documentation.
• MUCTPI
  The MUon CTP Interface for the Atlas Muon Trigger System has been developed in 1999. The work is summarized in these pages.
• AtlasRODFormatter
  The AtlasRODFormatter is a reusable VHDL module which interfaces to the ATLAS SLINK. It had been developed for the MUCTPI but can be used by other designs which allow for VHDL design entry.