Author: Morales, E.
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THOAA1 Development of a DLLRF Using Commercial uTCA Platform 3631
 
  • A. Salom, E. Morales, F. Pérez
    ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
 
  The Digital LLRF of ALBA has been implemented using commercial cPCI boards with Virtex-4 FPGA, fast ADCs and fast DACs. The firmware of the FPGA is based on IQ demodulation technique and the main feed-back loops adjust the phase and amplitude of the cavity voltage and also the resonance frequency of the cavity. But the evolution of the market is moving towards uTCA technology and due to the interest of this technology by several labs, we have developed at ALBA a DLLRF using a HW platform based on uTCA commercial boards and Virtex-6 FPGA. The paper will present the development done and will compare it with respect the cPCI one.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THOAA1  
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THPAB134 Latest Development of the ALBA DLLRF 4034
 
  • A. Salom, B. Bravo, M. Broseta, E. Morales, J.R. Ocampo, F. Pérez, P. Solans
    ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
 
  The Digital LLRF of ALBA has been implemented using commercial cPCI boards with Virtex-4 FPGA, fast ADCs and fast DACs. The firmware of the FPGA is based on IQ demodulation technique and the main feed-back loops adjust the phase and amplitude of the cavity voltage and also the resonance frequency of the cavity. This paper summarizes the latest LLRF developments done to improve performance of the RF systems and beam stability, including feed-forward loops based on phase modulation to compensate disturbances due to RF trip, beam loading compensation and Power Unbalance Compensation Loop for RF amplifiers Combination.  
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THPAB152 Digital Low Level RF Systems for Diamond Light Source 4089
 
  • P. Gu, C. Christou, P. Hamadyk, D. Spink, I.S. Uzun
    DLS, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
  • E. Morales, F. Pérez, A. Salom
    ALBA-CELLS Synchrotron, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
 
  Analogue low level RF (LLRF) systems have been used to date for both Diamond storage ring and booster RF cavities. They have been in operation for nearly ten years without a major problem. However, digital LLRF can offer new desirable functionalities such as fast data logging, 'probe blip' blockage and automation of routine tasks. Better performance is also envisaged with up to date hardware. A digital LLRF system has been developed with Alba Synchrotron as a common platform for the storage ring and booster, including superconducting and normal conducting RF cavities. The new digital LLRF is based on Virtex6 FPGA and fast ADCs and DACs. One system has been built and verified in the Diamond booster with beam. The design will be implemented for all other Diamond RF cavities.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-THPAB152  
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