CDF TESTCLK module: Providing system level clocking and triggering for Run 2211 prototyping crates

摘要

The TESCLK module was specifically designed for use in prototyping crate for the211u001eColliding Detector Facility (CDF) Run 2 Experiment at Fermi National Accelerator 211u001eLaboratory. The TESCLK Module allows the user to supply system clocks and trigger 211u001esignals to stand-alone crates This module has allowed designers of the CDF Run 2 211u001eelectronics to thoroughly test their modules, despite the lack of a DAQ system 211u001esupplied clock and trigger interface. This paper will explore the features that 211u001ewere found important to incorporate into the TESTCLK, and describe how they were 211u001eimplemented. The paper will also describe how the TESTCLK module has been used to 211u001esupport the initial implementation of the DAQ system at CDS. This has allowed 211u001edata taking and testing of CDF Electronic modules before production clock and 211u001etrigger modules became available.