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Activity report of the Electronics Centre as presented at the “assemblea di Sezione” in July 2019”

Activity report of the Electronics Centre 2019

Group I 

  • Support to both maintanence and electronics upgrade of Lucid [ATLAS] – G.Avoni
  • HW_SWITCH_BOARD bias distribution board for testing Pixel IBL-like modules [ATLAS] – G.Torromeo
  • ASIC Monopix device test [ATLAS] – G.Torromeo
  • Support to both firmware (optimization and development of embedded linux) and hardware (repairs) development for the ROD cards of the Pixel detector [ATLAS] – G.Balbi
  • Support for installation and use of climatic chamber [ATLAS] – G.Pellegrini
  • Theta Patch Panel card for minicrates [CMS] – C. Baldanza, M.Zuffa
  • Development of an infrastructure for Machine learning applications on FPGA [CMS] – G.Balbi, C.Baldanza, R.Travaglini
  • SIPM_AMPLI Front-end card for SiPM detectors [SHIP] – G.Torromeo

Group II

  • Support for tests both in lab and with beam [ENUBET]- L.DegliEsposti,M.Lolli
  • Assembly and integration of Base Container modules [KM3NeT] – G.Pellegrini
  • Production and test of the OCTOPAES cards [KM3NeT] – G.Balbi, G.Pellegrini
  • FMC_BOARD card: tests and new revision design [KM3NeT] – G.Pellegrini, D.Falchieri
  • Photomultiplier tests for the trigger system[LIMADOU] – M.Lolli
  • Support for testing detectors and electronics in liquid nitrogen [NU_AT_FNAL] – M.Lolli
  • Amplifier for cryogenics SiPM applications [NU_AT_FNAL]-I.Lax
  • Tests of the EPICS control system[NU_AT_FNAL]- M.Lolli
  • Support to the CRT production (BO and LNF) [NU_AT_FNAL] – L. Degli Esposti, M.Lolli et al.
  • Support to the ICARUS electronics installation at FNAL [NU_AT_FNAL] – G.Pellegrini, G.Torromeo
  • Progettazione, revisioni e test di scheda MOTHERBOARD STRIP card: design, revision and tests [DARKSIDE] – M.Zuffa
  • Design of the SIPM TILE24 card [DARKSIDE] – M.Zuffa
  • 32 channels optical-electrical converter card [DARKSIDE] – I.Lax

Group III

  • Support for the installation of embedded Linux on FPGA board for the acquisition system [FOOT] – G.Balbi
  • Cable connectorization [FOOT] – G.Torromeo
  • Test of the Digitizer board [NUCLEX] – S. Meneghini
  • Firmware and integration tests for the DRM2 card [ALICE] – D.Falchieri
  • Tests and verification of the production of both 76 DRM2 boards and A1500 modules (for the slow control system) performed both in BO and at CERN [ALICE] – C. Baldanza
  • Design of the Front-end card for the LaBR3 [FAMU] – M.Zuffa
  • Design of the GSPSv2 digitizer board [FAMU] – R.Travaglini, S.Meneghini, M.Zuffa
  • Very low-noise differential-amplifier test card [FAMU] – C.Veri

Group V
Other projects
Teaching and multimedia

  • Digital IP design for monolithic sensor [ARCADIA] – D.Falchieri
  • Setup of the TRB card for POLA4 detector [PolarQuEEEst project] – S.Meneghini
  • Support for test with a TEM cell [R&D for Rovelli] – G.Torromeo
  • Other: (tool maintenance, CAD licenses installation, CAD software installation and support, repairs of electronic devices, purchases, …) – F.Bisi, M.Zuffa, R.Travaglini et al.
  • Tutoring in the “Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Optics” course for the first cycle degree in Physics – C.Veri
  • INFN training course on MATLAB and Simulink – C.Veri, R.Travaglini
  • Multimedia: audio / video support for events: shooting, streaming and post-processing – F.Bisi, S.Meneghini