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An open source remote diagnostics platform for custom electronics in experimental acquisition setups has been developed, targeting nuclear and high-energy physics (HEP) applications. We aim at enabling remote access to instrumentation hardware prototypes located in radiation-controlled areas by using existent network infrastructures. The platform relies on two components: a graphical user interface (GUI) developed in GNURadio and a remote hardware bridge (HB). The GUI was designed using the GNURadio’s optimized building blocks, ensuring a fluid visualization of real-time pulse traces and energy spectrum. No third-party libraries are used, turning our solution into an easy drop-in tool for instrumentation diagnostics in HEP and radiation-related experiments. Reliable communication between the remote instrument and the GUI is accomplished using TCP/IP, carried out by the HB in case of remote instruments without network interface. A Raspberry PI Zero-W is tested as the HB to demonstrate the few computational resources required for this end.
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Morales, I.R., Crespo, M.L., Carrato, S. (2024). Open Source Remote Diagnostics Platform for Custom Instrumentation in Nuclear Applications. In: Bellotti, F., et al. Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1110. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48121-5_61
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