Name: MTCA workshop for accelerator and physics in Japan 2025
Start: 2025-08-27T10:00:00+09:00
End: 2025-08-29T17:00:00+09:00
Location: High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba Campus

MTCA workshop for accelerator and physics in Japan 2025

from Wednesday, August 27, 2025 (10:00 AM) to Friday, August 29, 2025 (5:00 PM)

Monday, August 25, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
2:00 PM From organizers - Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
From organizers
- Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
2:10 PM Welcome address - Takeshi Komatsubara
Welcome address
- Takeshi Komatsubara
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
2:40 PM Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Meeting Room
3:40 PM Tutorial Lecture: FPGA Development for MicroTCA Platforms: Open-Source Tools and Best Practices - Cagil Gumus (DESY)
Tutorial Lecture: FPGA Development for MicroTCA Platforms: Open-Source Tools and Best Practices
- Cagil Gumus (DESY)
3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall 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 verification. These common challenges frequently lead to duplicated efforts and "re-inventing the wheel" for recurring FPGA development problems. This tutorial will introduce attendees to a suite of existing open-source tools and applications designed to accelerate these development efforts. We will provide practical tips and tricks for the initial bring-up of any AMC board featuring a modern FPGA. The session will feature concrete examples and established solutions deployed in experimental physics facilities across Europe, demonstrating how to avoid common pitfalls and streamline the development lifecycle.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

10:00 AM Applications of MTCA at J-PARC - Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)

10:20 AM OPERATION STATUS OF A LLRF CONTROL SYSTEM AT WERC - Tetsuro Kurita (The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center)

10:40 AM Operational experience of MTCA.4-based BPM electronics for SPring-8 - Hirokazu Maesaka (RIKEN SPring-8 Center)
11:00 AM Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

11:30 AM Application of MTCA to collision feedback system in SuperKEKB - Hitoshi Fukuma (KEK)

11:50 AM Operational experience of MTCA.4 modules used at LLRF of SPring-8 storage ring - Takashi Ohshima (JASRI)

12:10 PM Towards Migration from VME to MicroTCA in Accelerator Control Systems at SuperKEKB and Linac - Hitoshi SUGIMURA (KEK ACCL)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

2:30 PM Introduction of digitizers with MTCA interface and application specific firmwares - Yoshikazu Kawamata (Teledyne SP Devices)

2:50 PM A high-speed MTCA.4-based digitizer for the J-PARC MR - Yasuyuki Sugiyama (KEK/J-PARC)

3:10 PM MMC Software Engineering: Challenges and Solutions - Ryuta Kitagawa (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC DEFENSE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION)
3:30 PM Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Meeting room

4:25 PM Group photo
Group photo
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
4:30 PM Keynote Talk: Future Linear Collider and its LLRF system - Shinichiro MICHIZONO (KEK)
Keynote Talk: Future Linear Collider and its LLRF system
- Shinichiro MICHIZONO (KEK)
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

5:00 PM NAT-MCH Gen4 - Heiko Koerte (N.A.T.)
6:00 PM Workshop dinner
Workshop dinner
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, August 29, 2025
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

9:30 AM Present Status of J-PARC LINAC LLRF (Tentative) - Kenta Futatsukawa (KEK)

9:50 AM MicroTCA-based LLRF systems used at the STF at KEK - Mathieu Omet (KEK)

10:10 AM Automated Passband Mode Resonance Peak Finding Algorithm Using MicroTCA.4-Based Digital LLRF System - Eric Viklund (KEK)
10:30 AM Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
Industrial Exhibition & coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
Contributions

11:00 AM Upgrade plan of MicroTCA based event timing system at KEK LINAC - Di Wang (KEK)

11:20 AM Operation status of MTCA.4 based LLRF control system for the J-PARC MR - Yasuyuki Sugiyama (KEK/J-PARC)

11:40 AM Development of MTCA-based boards for the LLRF at the KEK PF 2.5 GeV ring - Daichi Naito (KEK)

12:00 PM Current Status of the LLRF System for the Muon Linac of g-2/EDM Experiment at J-PARC. - Ersin Cicek (KEK)
12:20 PM Closing - Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
Closing
- Fumihiko TAMURA (J-PARC Center, Accelerator Division)
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall
2:00 PM KEK site tour
KEK site tour
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Bldg. #3 Seminar Hall