UTCA / STAND-ALONE LLRF
UTCA / STAND-ALONE LLRF Digital RF stabilization system
Our digital RF stabilization systems are available in uTCA or standalone form-factors, providing top-of-the-line LLRF solutions. These cutting-edge systems are fully digital, meticulously designed to ensure precise control of the electromagnetic field within accelerating cavities. They play a crucial role in enhancing the overall performance of particle accelerators.
Tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers, our solutions capitalize on our extensive expertise in PCIe-S LLRF equipment, now integrated with advanced crate technologies.
Main Performance Highlights:
- Amplitude stability: 0.02%
- Phase stability: 0.3 degree
- Amplitude precision: 0.03% Vpp
- Phase precision: 0.03 degree
- PI delay (input to output delay): below 1us
- RMS jitter: 182 fs (LLRF output jitter working in closed-loop with amplitude and phase control)
Features:
- Control amplitude and phase continuously or in pulses, and adjust amplitude and frequency or phase in open or closed loop modes.
- Shape RF pulses for smoother output.
- Employ feedforward for compensating beam loading.
- Monitor RF signals in real-time, including incident, reflected, and cavity field signals.
- Provide data for step tuner motors.
- Detect and handle VSWR (arcing/reflection) events by shutting off RF output when a reflection signal exceeds a user-defined threshold.
- Implement a fast output interlock system for machine protection.
- Support EPICS control system with an intuitive user interface.
- Analyze events postmortem with customizable triggers and capture parameters using MATLAB, Python, CSS.
- Access /BOY libraries for post-processing.
- Seamlessly integrate with White-Rabbit and IEEE-1588 protocols for timing system control operations.
Specifications:
- Support up to 2 LLRF channels in a single box.
- Configure up to 2 RF outputs and 7 RF inputs.
- Include one Frequency reference input and 7 configurable input/output TTL connectors.
- Mountable in standalone 19-inch rack or integrated into a 19-inch rack with 2U height and uTCA backplane integration.
