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MTCA workshop for accelerator and physics in Japan 2025

27–29 Aug 2025
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba Campus
Asia/Tokyo timezone

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  1. 1. From organizers
    Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
    27/08/2025, 14:00
  2. 2. Welcome address
    Takeshi Komatsubara
    27/08/2025, 14:10
  3. 3. Tutorial Lecture: FPGA Development for MicroTCA Platforms: Open-Source Tools and Best Practices
    Cagil Gumus (DESY)
    27/08/2025, 15:40

    Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) development is a crucial component in the realization of applications based on MicroTCA systems. Engineers and researchers new to this standard often face significant complexities in handling Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) modules, particularly concerning interface implementation (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, Point-to-Point links), algorithm development, and...

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  4. 6. Applications of MTCA at J-PARC
    Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
    28/08/2025, 10:00

    The first application of MTCA at J-PARC is the RCS LLRF control system, which was deployed in 2019. Since then, the number of the applications at J-PARC is steadily increasing. The LLRF control systems for MR and Linac are now fully operational. We have several future applications, for example, the digitizer for Linac beam loss monitors and the timing system. The status and future plan of the...

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  5. 12. OPERATION STATUS OF A LLRF CONTROL SYSTEM AT WERC
    Tetsuro Kurita (The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center)
    28/08/2025, 10:20

    A LLRF control system for a synchrotron based on MTCA.4 has been developed and operated at WERC. The system was replaced old one consisted of DDS (Direct Digital Synthesizer), DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and analog RF circuits. The new system consists of three AMCs. One is for feedback control of RF frequency and the others are for processing beam position signals. In 2018-2019, we designed...

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  6. 8. Operational experience of MTCA.4-based BPM electronics for SPring-8
    Hirokazu Maesaka (RIKEN SPring-8 Center)
    28/08/2025, 10:40

    The single-pass BPM electronics at SPring-8 has been replaced by MTCA.4-based electronics. BPM signals are processed by an RTM and sent to a high-speed digitizer AMC. The BPM signal has an RF component synchronized to the acceleration RF frequency of 508.58 MHz. This component is extracted from the filter on the RTM, the signal level is adjusted, and the RF signal is directly sampled by the...

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  7. 9. Application of MTCA to collision feedback system in SuperKEKB
    Hitoshi Fukuma (KEK)
    28/08/2025, 11:30

    SuperKEKB implements a collision feedback system to maintain stable collision. The system consists of several MTCA boards. This presentation describes the application of MTCA to the feedback system.

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  8. 11. Operational experience of MTCA.4 modules used at LLRF of SPring-8 storage ring
    Takashi Ohshima (JASRI)
    28/08/2025, 11:50

    We had four RF stations in SPring-8 storage ring. We replaced the NIM module based system to MTCA.4 module based system at RF station A in 2018. The replacement of the LLRF system at other three RF stations were carried out step by step. In this talk, operational experience of MTCA.4 modules will be shown.

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  9. 23. Towards Migration from VME to MicroTCA in Accelerator Control Systems at SuperKEKB and Linac
    Hitoshi SUGIMURA (KEK ACCL)
    28/08/2025, 12:10

    The VME system has long been used for accelerator controls in SuperKEKB.
    However, since this architecture is now outdated, we have been considering migration to a microTCA-based system.
    In this talk, we will present the background and criteria for this transition.

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  10. 14. Introduction of digitizers with MTCA interface and application specific firmwares
    Yoshikazu Kawamata (Teledyne SP Devices)
    28/08/2025, 14:30

    TSPD offers digitizer products with various interfaces. We will introduce the models with MTCA interface, along with application-specific firmware developped for those products.

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  11. 13. A high-speed MTCA.4-based digitizer for the J-PARC MR
    Yasuyuki Sugiyama (KEK/J-PARC)
    28/08/2025, 14:50

    J-PARC Main Ring (MR) delivers the 30-GeV protons to the particle physics experiment. Microwave instabilities have been observed in the J-PARC MR during both the acceleration for the beam to the neutrino experiment and the debunching process for the beam to the hadron experiment. Since the instability does not occur every shot, monitoring the waveform of the beam signal for every shot is...

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  12. 10. MMC Software Engineering: Challenges and Solutions
    Ryuta Kitagawa (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC DEFENSE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION)
    28/08/2025, 15:10

    The Module Management Controller (MMC) is a critical intelligent controller responsible for managing AMC boards. It communicates with the MTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) via the Intelligent Platform Management Bus Local (IPMB-L). Since 2010, we have been developing MMC software for our AMC and uRTM boards. During development, we encountered challenges related to the complex protocols defined in the...

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  13. 20. Keynote Talk: Future Linear Collider and its LLRF system
    Shinichiro MICHIZONO (KEK)
    28/08/2025, 16:30
  14. 7. NAT-MCH Gen4
    Heiko Koerte (N.A.T.)
    28/08/2025, 17:00

    The 4th generation of NAT-MCH is the successor of the 3rd generation of NAT-MCH, which - after more than 18 years of successful deployments - is coming to its end of life now. The 4th generation MCH provides a lot of improvements and new features and functions, such as 10GbE base switch with 25GbE uplinks, new 40/100GbE fat pipe hub with 10/40/100GbE uplinks, new PCIe Gen 4 fat hub, new CLK...

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  15. 17. Present Status of J-PARC LINAC LLRF (Tentative)
    Kenta Futatsukawa (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 09:30
  16. 16. MicroTCA-based LLRF systems used at the STF at KEK
    Mathieu Omet (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 09:50

    In this contribution we present the MicroTCA-based LLRF systems used for the STF-II accelerator. At the same facility a vertical test stand for the R&D of superconducting cavities is operated. The over 20-year-old analog control system is being replaced by a MicroTCA.4-based system. We report on the commissioning status of it. In addition to this an outlook for the planned MicroTCA.4-based...

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  17. 19. Automated Passband Mode Resonance Peak Finding Algorithm Using MicroTCA.4-Based Digital LLRF System
    Eric Viklund (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 10:10

    The vertical test (VT) stand at the KEK Superconducting RF Testing Facility (STF) uses an analog RF control system which is over 20 years old now. We are currently in the process of replacing this old system with a new digital LLRF system based on the MicroTCA.4 architecture. The digital system also allows for greater flexibility regarding configurability and software automation due to the...

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  18. 18. Upgrade plan of MicroTCA based event timing system at KEK LINAC
    Di Wang (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 11:00

    VME-based event timing system plays an important role for the synchronization of beam diagnostics and accelerator device control at KEK LINAC. However, with some VME modules approaching its market end-of-life, transitioning to modern platforms like MicroTCA is becoming necessary. We decide to migrate the timing system by focusing on a phased upgrade approach, where new MicroTCA based MRF...

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  19. 22. Operation status of MTCA.4 based LLRF control system for the J-PARC MR
    Yasuyuki Sugiyama (KEK/J-PARC)
    29/08/2025, 11:20
  20. 5. Development of MTCA-based boards for the LLRF at the KEK PF 2.5 GeV ring
    Daichi Naito (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 11:40

    At the KEK Photon Factory 2.5 GeV ring (PF ring), a new LLRF system was installed in 2023. The new system is composed of digital boards based on the MTCA.4 standard. This presentation will summarise the development of these digital boards.

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  21. 24. Current Status of the LLRF System for the Muon Linac of g-2/EDM Experiment at J-PARC.
    Ersin Cicek (KEK)
    29/08/2025, 12:00
  22. 21. Closing
    Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
    29/08/2025, 12:20