SAIP2021

Programming the load readout board micro-controllers used in the development of a Burn-In test bench for the ATLAS TileCal Phase-II Upgrade

29 Jul 2021, 15:15

15m

Potchefstroom Campus (North-West University)

Oral Presentation Track F - Applied Physics Applied Physics

Speaker

Nkosiphendule Njara (School of Physics University of the Witswatersrand)

Description

The University of the Witwatersrand will be producing over 1200 Low Voltage Power Supplies (LVPS) to power the on-detector electronics of the Tile Calorimeter (TileCal) ATLAS detector in preparation for the Phase II upgrade. Two burn-in type test stations are currently being developed in the high-throughput electronics laboratory. The Load readout board is used to read and control/adjust parameters of four channels electronic dummy load board, and several parameters. In this talk, we discuss how different commands for each PIC micro-controller are written and used to shift bits into the register of the Digital to Analog converter (DAC) contained on the dummy load to control the load current. A hexadecimal source file is thus generated and typically used by programmable logic devices which provides general information of the configured functions.

Apply to be considered for a student ; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Level for award;(Hons, MSc, PhD, N/A)?

MSc

Peer reviewing

Paper

Accepted on 3 Dec 2021 by Aletta Prinsloo

SAIP letter.pdf