ICALEPCS2023 - List of Authors (Gonzalez-Berges, M.)

Paper	Title	Page
TUMBCMO22	Integration of an MPSoC-based acquisition system into the CERN control system	409
	E. Balci, I. Degl’Innocenti, M. Gonzalez-Berges, S. Jackson, M. Krupa CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
	Funding: CERN Future generations of Beam Instrumentation systems will be based on Multiprocessor System on Chip (MPSoC) technology. This new architecture will allow enhanced exploitation of instrumentation signals from CERN’s accelerator complex, and has thus been chosen as the next platform for several emerging systems. One of these systems, for the HL-LHC BPM (High-Luminosity LHC Beam Position Monitors), is currently at a prototyping stage, and it is planned to test this prototype with signals from real monitors in CERN’s accelerators during 2023. In order to facilitate the analysis of the prototype’s performance, a strategy to integrate the setting, control and data acquisition within CERN’s accelerator control system has been developed. This paper describes the exploration of various options and eventual choices to achieve a functional system, covering all aspects from data acquisition from the gateware, through to eventual logging on the accelerator logging database. It also describes how the experiences of integrating this prototype will influence future common strategies within the accelerator sector, highlighting how specific problems were addressed, and quantifying the performance we can eventually expect in the final MPSoC-based systems.
	Slides TUMBCMO22 [0.466 MB]
	Poster TUMBCMO22 [1.140 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-TUMBCMO22
About •	Received ※ 06 October 2023 — Revised ※ 12 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 November 2023 — Issued ※ 06 December 2023
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THPDP060	Beam Instrumentation Simulation in Python	1454
	M. Gonzalez-Berges, D. Alves, A. Boccardi, V. Chariton, I. Degl’Innocenti, S. Jackson, J. Martínez Samblas CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
	The design of acquisition electronics for particle accelerator systems relies on simulations in various domains. System level simulation frameworks can integrate the results of specific tools with analytical models and stochastic analysis. This allows the designer to estimate the performance of different architectures, compare the results, and ultimately optimize the design. These simulation frameworks are often made of custom scripts for specific designs, which are hard to share or reuse. Adopting a standard interface for modular components can address these issues. Also, providing a graphical interface where these components can be easily configured, connected and the results visualised, eases the creation of simulations. This paper identifies which characteristics ISPy (Instrumentation Simulation in Python) should fulfill as a simulation framework. It subsequently proposes a standard format for signal-processing simulation modules. Existing environments which allow script integration and an intuitive graphical interface have then been evaluated and the KNIME Analytics Platform was the proposed solution. Additionally, the need to handle parameter sweeps for any parameter of the simulation, and the need for a bespoke visualisation tool will be discussed. Python has been chosen for all of these developments due to its flexibility and its wide adoption in the scientific community. The ensuing performance of the tool will also be discussed.
	Poster THPDP060 [2.931 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP060
About •	Received ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 08 December 2023 — Issued ※ 12 December 2023
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THPDP061	Python Expert Applications for Large Beam Instrumentation Systems at CERN	1460
	J. Martínez Samblas, E. Calvo Giraldo, M. Gonzalez-Berges, M. Krupa CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
	In recent years, beam diagnostics systems with increasingly large numbers of monitors, and systems handling vast amounts of data have been deployed at CERN. Their regular operation and maintenance poses a significant challenge. These systems have to run 24/7 when the accelerators are operating and the quality of the data they produce has to be guaranteed. This paper presents our experience developing applications in Python which are used to assure the readiness and availability of these large systems. The paper will first give a brief introduction to the different functionalities required, before presenting the chosen architectural design. Although the applications work mostly with online data, logged data is also used in some cases. For the implementation, standard Python libraries (e.g. PyQt, pandas, NumPy) have been used, and given the demanding performance requirements of these applications, several optimisations have had to be introduced. Feedback from users, collected during the first year’s run after CERN’s Long Shutdown period and the 2023 LHC commissioning, will also be presented. Finally, several ideas for future work will be described.
	Poster THPDP061 [2.010 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP061
About •	Received ※ 05 October 2023 — Revised ※ 26 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 13 December 2023 — Issued ※ 21 December 2023
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Paper

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Integration of an MPSoC-based acquisition system into the CERN control system

409

E. Balci, I. Degl’Innocenti, M. Gonzalez-Berges, S. Jackson, M. Krupa
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland

Funding: CERN
Future generations of Beam Instrumentation systems will be based on Multiprocessor System on Chip (MPSoC) technology. This new architecture will allow enhanced exploitation of instrumentation signals from CERN’s accelerator complex, and has thus been chosen as the next platform for several emerging systems. One of these systems, for the HL-LHC BPM (High-Luminosity LHC Beam Position Monitors), is currently at a prototyping stage, and it is planned to test this prototype with signals from real monitors in CERN’s accelerators during 2023. In order to facilitate the analysis of the prototype’s performance, a strategy to integrate the setting, control and data acquisition within CERN’s accelerator control system has been developed. This paper describes the exploration of various options and eventual choices to achieve a functional system, covering all aspects from data acquisition from the gateware, through to eventual logging on the accelerator logging database. It also describes how the experiences of integrating this prototype will influence future common strategies within the accelerator sector, highlighting how specific problems were addressed, and quantifying the performance we can eventually expect in the final MPSoC-based systems.

Slides TUMBCMO22 [0.466 MB]

Poster TUMBCMO22 [1.140 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-TUMBCMO22

About •

Received ※ 06 October 2023 — Revised ※ 12 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 November 2023 — Issued ※ 06 December 2023

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)

THPDP060

Beam Instrumentation Simulation in Python

1454

M. Gonzalez-Berges, D. Alves, A. Boccardi, V. Chariton, I. Degl’Innocenti, S. Jackson, J. Martínez Samblas
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland

The design of acquisition electronics for particle accelerator systems relies on simulations in various domains. System level simulation frameworks can integrate the results of specific tools with analytical models and stochastic analysis. This allows the designer to estimate the performance of different architectures, compare the results, and ultimately optimize the design. These simulation frameworks are often made of custom scripts for specific designs, which are hard to share or reuse. Adopting a standard interface for modular components can address these issues. Also, providing a graphical interface where these components can be easily configured, connected and the results visualised, eases the creation of simulations. This paper identifies which characteristics ISPy (Instrumentation Simulation in Python) should fulfill as a simulation framework. It subsequently proposes a standard format for signal-processing simulation modules. Existing environments which allow script integration and an intuitive graphical interface have then been evaluated and the KNIME Analytics Platform was the proposed solution. Additionally, the need to handle parameter sweeps for any parameter of the simulation, and the need for a bespoke visualisation tool will be discussed. Python has been chosen for all of these developments due to its flexibility and its wide adoption in the scientific community. The ensuing performance of the tool will also be discussed.

Poster THPDP060 [2.931 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP060

About •

Received ※ 07 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 08 December 2023 — Issued ※ 12 December 2023

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)

THPDP061

Python Expert Applications for Large Beam Instrumentation Systems at CERN

1460

J. Martínez Samblas, E. Calvo Giraldo, M. Gonzalez-Berges, M. Krupa
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland

In recent years, beam diagnostics systems with increasingly large numbers of monitors, and systems handling vast amounts of data have been deployed at CERN. Their regular operation and maintenance poses a significant challenge. These systems have to run 24/7 when the accelerators are operating and the quality of the data they produce has to be guaranteed. This paper presents our experience developing applications in Python which are used to assure the readiness and availability of these large systems. The paper will first give a brief introduction to the different functionalities required, before presenting the chosen architectural design. Although the applications work mostly with online data, logged data is also used in some cases. For the implementation, standard Python libraries (e.g. PyQt, pandas, NumPy) have been used, and given the demanding performance requirements of these applications, several optimisations have had to be introduced. Feedback from users, collected during the first year’s run after CERN’s Long Shutdown period and the 2023 LHC commissioning, will also be presented. Finally, several ideas for future work will be described.

Poster THPDP061 [2.010 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THPDP061

About •

Received ※ 05 October 2023 — Revised ※ 26 October 2023 — Accepted ※ 13 December 2023 — Issued ※ 21 December 2023

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)