Transcript GLIB STATUS Paschalis Vichoudis [on behalf of the GLIB team] xTCA interest group meeting CERN, 17/03/2014 PH-ESE-BE.

GLIB STATUS
Paschalis Vichoudis
[on behalf of the GLIB team]
xTCA interest group meeting
CERN, 17/03/2014
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GLIB
development board
easy entry point for users of high speed optics
in-system evaluation of the new (GBT/VL) link
Platform for uTCA developments
https://espace.cern.ch/project-GBLIB/Production/GLIB_v3/glib_v3_inventory.xlsx
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GLIB and beyond: project status and outlook
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Introduction
(1 of 3)
Interconnection systems for High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments
• Current generation:
Rad Hard
Timing/Trigger/Ctrl
Front-End
Cards
up to 80 Mbps
Back-End
System
DAQ
800 Mbps (up to 1.6 Gbps)
• New generation:
Rad Hard
Timing/Trigger/Ctrl
&
DAQ
Front-End
Cards
Back-End
System
4.8 Gbps
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Introduction
(2 of 3)
GBT, Versatile Link and e-Link in new generation HEP interconnects
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Introduction
(3 of 3)
Where does GLIB fit in future HEP systems?
• Baseline configuration:
Back-End
System
• Intermediate Prototyping Configuration:
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GLIB
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102 pcs produced
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94 sold (75 to ext. institutes)
8 internally used
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20 pcs on the way
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18 sold
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Served well the purpose, time to end
production
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Last orders by end September 2014
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Support continues normally
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Ecosystem
• Baseline configuration:
TTC FMC
• Intermediate Prototyping Configuration:
PAYLOAD
PAYLOAD
FE
FE ASIC
ASIC
FE
FE ASIC
ASIC
Timing
Timing
Trigger
Trigger
Ctrl
Ctrl
FE
FE ASIC
ASIC
e-link
e-link
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TTC FMC
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In production
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Firmware, support
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72 pcs
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56 sold (17 to ext. institutes)
4 internally used
12 in stock
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High-Speed AMC Bridge Card
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Prototype (fully functional)
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Small (& trivial) improvements will make
it even more attractive
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Availability to community?
ATX
PCIe
x4
(iPass)
2x
Diff.
CLKs
QSFP+
AMC
2x
SFP+
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e-LINK FMC
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Prototype (fully functional)
Availability to community?
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Summary
• GLIB is an FPGA-based board for users of high-speed optical links in HEP
• Platform for GBT-based link developments.
• Served well the purpose, time to end production
• Last orders by September 2014
• Support will continue
• TTC FMC still an active product
• Availability of AMC Bridge and S-Link FMC to be clarified soon
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