Proton Calorimetry/Meetings/2020/10/21

Minutes for UCL Proton Calorimetry Meetings, 21 October

Present

Raffaella Radogna, Saad Shaikh, Fern Pannell

Saad Shaikh

• Successfully ported FPGA design to Nexys video.
  • Immediate minor improvement through built-in dedicated UART port on board, PMOD-USB adaptor no longer needed.
  • Will investigate ways to remotely set FSR and integration time without reconfiguration, latter will be more tricky.
• Started investigating full USB 2.0 interface.
  • Using this tutorial.
  • Tutorial works but speed is slow – currently in touch with author who has suggested next steps.
• Will visit UCL on 23/10/20 for further photodiode testing with Raffy.
• Will be on holiday week of 26th Oct.

Fern Pannell

• Meeting with Raffy earlier in the week to discuss the MSci project and literature review.
• Currently writing the literature review.
  • First draft will be sent to Ruben, Raffy and Saad for some general feedback soon.
  • Will inform Simon of the progress once the first draft is complete.
• Trouble with Student Finance and University fees currently (MSci/MSc conflict). Faculty and Department involved but prioritising efforts to resolve this right now.