Ethernet based Data logger for Gaseous Detectors

TL;DR

This paper presents an Ethernet-based data logger designed to monitor environmental and gas flow parameters crucial for gaseous detectors, integrating hardware, software, and LabVIEW interface, with preliminary results from GEM detector testing.

Contribution

It introduces a novel Ethernet-enabled data logger system specifically tailored for gaseous detectors, combining hardware, software, and LabVIEW interface for real-time monitoring.

Findings

Successfully implemented with GEM detector

Displayed preliminary data on gas parameters

Integrated hardware and software for real-time data acquisition

Abstract

A data logger is designed to monitor and record ambient parameters such as temperature, pressure and relative humidity along with gas flow rate as a function of time. These parameters are required for understanding the characteristics of gas-filled detectors such as Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) and Multi-Wire Proportional Counter (MWPC). The data logger has different microcontrollers and has been interfaced to an ethernet port with a local LCD unit for displaying all measured parameters. In this article, the explanation of the data logger design, hardware, and software description of the master microcontroller and the DAQ system along with LabVIEW interface client program have been presented. We have implemented this device with GEM detector and displayed few preliminary results as a function of above parameters.