EXPLODER2C (Release R1)

The EXPLODER2C is a carrier board for a stand-alone device based on an ArriaII FGPA. It can be White-Rabbit enabled using the WREX1 add-on board. Functionality can be defined by different mezzanine boards.

Configuration

  • Release Compatibility: R1
  • Date: 25 October 2013
  • Hardware:
    • EXPLODER2C carrier board
    • EXPLODER2BDB2 mezzanine board
    • WREX1 mezzanine board
  • I/O EXPLODER2BDB2
    • TLU
      • TRIGGER1A_1..8 : TLU trigger0..7
      • TRIGGER2A_9..16 : TLU trigger8..15
      • TTL/NIM_INPUT1..8 : TLU trigger16..23
      • ANY_INPUT1..8 : TLU trigger24..31
    • ECA
      • TTL/NIM_OUTPUT2..7 : ECA channel0 -> eca_gpio1..6
      • TRIGGER1B_1..8 : ECA channel1->eca_gpio0..7
      • LVDS_OUTPUT2..6 : ECA channel2 -> eca_gpio1..6
      • ECL_OUTPUT1..8: ECA channel2->eca_gpio8..15
      • Wishbone master: ECA channel3
    • Other
      • TTL/NIM_OUTPUT1 : ref_toggle (ref_clock / 2)
      • TTL/NIM_OUTPUT8 : PPS
      • LVDS_OUTPUT1: ref_clock
      • LVDS_OUTPUT7: PPS
      • LVDS_OUTPUT8: BuTiS c2
  • I/O EXPLODER2C
    • SFP: The SFP for the White Rabbit network must be inserted into cage #1
    • DC connector next to SFP 1: 12V, 3A. The 'tip' (i.e., the inner conductor) carries the positive (+) pole.
  • Gateware and Firmware
    • TLU
      • triggers/fifos: 32
      • fifo depth: 10
    • ECA
      • channels: 4
      • condition table size: 128
      • action queue length: 256
    • Info
      belnbg024:~> eb-info dev/ttyUSB0
      Project     : exploder_top
      Platform    : exploder2c +exploder2bdb2 +wrex1
      Build type  : developer preview
      Build date  : Fri Oct 25 22:02:30 CEST 2013
      Prepared by : Wesley W. Terpstra <w.terpstra@gsi.de>
      Perpared on : belapc060.gsi.de
      OS version  : Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy), kernel 3.2.0-4-amd64
      Quartus     : Version 13.0.1 Build 232 06/12/2013 Service Pack 1 SJ Full Version
      
        bba223d build: support staged installation
        1166c1d driver: work-around different make versions
        335310e build system: configable install directory and eca build rules
        a4480f1 updated tcl script for pexarria
        ed8c963 blackcat1 pins connected in pexarria5 top
       
  • Documentation
  • Issues
    • stored information about the eca channel 2 is not complete (can be obtained with eca-ctl)

Hardware

  • Info by EE: Some figures and specs - follow the link named "details...".

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-- DietrichBeck - 15 Jul 2014

Topic revision: r14 - 17 Jul 2014, DietrichBeck
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