Proton Calorimetry/Meetings/2020/10/21

Minutes for UCL Proton Calorimetry Meetings, 21 October

Raffaella Radogna, Saad Shaikh, Fern Pannell

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.

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.