Test-Jig for production testing of RPC-DAQ modules in INO-ICAL Experiment

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Auteurs principaux: Elangovan, Yuvaraj, Saraf, Mandar, Satyanarayana, B., Upadhya, S. S., Shinde, Ravindra, Majumder, Gobinda, Kumar, Purnendu, Thoi, S. Thoi, Deodhar, Aditya
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author Elangovan, Yuvaraj
Saraf, Mandar
Satyanarayana, B.
Upadhya, S. S.
Shinde, Ravindra
Majumder, Gobinda
Kumar, Purnendu
Thoi, S. Thoi
Deodhar, Aditya
author_facet Elangovan, Yuvaraj
Saraf, Mandar
Satyanarayana, B.
Upadhya, S. S.
Shinde, Ravindra
Majumder, Gobinda
Kumar, Purnendu
Thoi, S. Thoi
Deodhar, Aditya
contents The INO-ICAL experiment consist of 28,800 RPCs each equipped with a Front-End FPGA-based Data Acquisition (RPC-DAQ) module for acquiring detector signals. Due to the large number of RPC-DAQs are required, an automated test system is essential. RPC-DAQ Test-Jig is an FPGA module designed to generate standard test inputs to the RPC-DAQ supporting complete functionality testing. The RPC-DAQ has multiple functions such as strip hit latching, count rate monitoring, pulse stretching, trigger generation, TDC data collection, and Ethernet communication. To effectively test each of these logics the Test-Jig uses various test patterns allowing users to verify and debug RPC-DAQ modules at a faster rate. When generating a predefined event with known data the Test-Jig architecture generates data pattern similar to that of the detector and also verifies the received data from the RPC-DAQ simultaneously. This testing methodology helps in understanding the functionalities of the RPC-DAQ logic at various conditions. The developed Test-Jig and along with its test methodologies reduces the debugging time of RPC-DAQs. This Paper discuss the architecture of the Test-Jig and some of its test methodologies in detail.
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spellingShingle Test-Jig for production testing of RPC-DAQ modules in INO-ICAL Experiment
Elangovan, Yuvaraj
Saraf, Mandar
Satyanarayana, B.
Upadhya, S. S.
Shinde, Ravindra
Majumder, Gobinda
Kumar, Purnendu
Thoi, S. Thoi
Deodhar, Aditya
Instrumentation and Detectors
The INO-ICAL experiment consist of 28,800 RPCs each equipped with a Front-End FPGA-based Data Acquisition (RPC-DAQ) module for acquiring detector signals. Due to the large number of RPC-DAQs are required, an automated test system is essential. RPC-DAQ Test-Jig is an FPGA module designed to generate standard test inputs to the RPC-DAQ supporting complete functionality testing. The RPC-DAQ has multiple functions such as strip hit latching, count rate monitoring, pulse stretching, trigger generation, TDC data collection, and Ethernet communication. To effectively test each of these logics the Test-Jig uses various test patterns allowing users to verify and debug RPC-DAQ modules at a faster rate. When generating a predefined event with known data the Test-Jig architecture generates data pattern similar to that of the detector and also verifies the received data from the RPC-DAQ simultaneously. This testing methodology helps in understanding the functionalities of the RPC-DAQ logic at various conditions. The developed Test-Jig and along with its test methodologies reduces the debugging time of RPC-DAQs. This Paper discuss the architecture of the Test-Jig and some of its test methodologies in detail.
title Test-Jig for production testing of RPC-DAQ modules in INO-ICAL Experiment
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02072