High Performance DSP Data Acquisition Engine for Accelerator Instrumentation and Control

Kerry Woodbury, John Smolucha, Craig McClure,
Ken Fullett, Brian Chase
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

A low cost, high performance data acquisition module is being developed using the Super Harvard Architecture Computer DSP made by Analog Devices. This design is applicable to high speed data collection and analysis for accelerator instrumentation. The module provides independent ADC channels and high speed data processing with pre and post trigger data collection. Both the processing capabilities and number of ADC channels in the Fermilab Tevatron and Main Ring accelerator systems will be expanded as a result. There are potential applications in other accelerator instrumentation and control projects.