The sROD Demonstrator for the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter Upgrade

The Tile Calorimeter (TileCal) program for the phase-2 upgrade of the ATLAS detector at the LHC aims at a complete replacement of the read-out electronics. The new architecture is planned in order to provide digitized information for the first-level trigger with improved precision and detail. The demonstrator project for TileCal phase-2 upgrade consists of the installation of the new system with the upgrade architecture in a small part of the TileCal in order to evaluate its performance. The part of the demonstrator described here, the sROD demonstrator, is an ATCA-based module, designed to process data from 48 channels of this new system. The sROD demonstrator uses pipeline memories with programmable latency and provide level-1 digital trigger signals. It will also be interfaced to the front-end in order to transmit detector and trigger control as well as timing information.