TTDAQ: A Continuous Flow, Timing and Trigger DAQ System

This proposal aims to develop a revolutionary 2Tbps, DWDM, radhard Photonics Integrated Circuit in partnership with MIT’s Lincoln Lab. The device leverages the light loopback circuits developed for our General Timing Synchronization protocol and interfaces with our top of line IP Access Gateway Hardware and FPGA. The assembly perfectly matches in bandwidth and timing synchronization and it is the building block for a truly software defined Time and Trigger DAQ, capable to perform continuous readout of all data generated by sensors. By converting the HW Trigger into a SW filtering system TTDAQ allows multipole simultaneous experimental data collection processes. Because the PIC can survive deep inside the detector all FE signals are transported through optical fiber using our passive optical networks technology. Moreover, our OCDMA methodology allows elimination of electrical buffering and multiplexing. Both the direct optical transport capabilities, and the IPAG - PIC tandem, provide a massive increase in end-to-end data bandwidth, flexibility, and scalability, at a much lower cost. Furthermore, TTDAQ performs continuous acquisition, and multi- level triggering and filtering capability, all implemented in software.