Simulation of a pion trigger for E12-06-114

The Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering (DVCS) experiment\footnote{ http://inspirehep.net/record/725912} E12-06-114 at Jefferson Lab in Hall A will be taking data in 2016. Measurements of the absolute cross section of the H(e, e$'$ $\gamma$)p will provide information about the internal structure of the nucleon. Photons resulting from the decay of $\pi^0$ are the main source of background. A means of isolating the $\pi^0$ reactions through modification of the dedicated FPGA based trigger function can help remove this unwanted background. Preliminary tests of the modified trigger in a simulated experiment show this approach has the capability of refining data acquisition.