Transcript GbE_Ctrl_EMU_29Oct04.ppt

Status of GbE
Peripheral Crate Controller
US
Ben Bylsma
EMU meeting
Fermilab, October 29, 2004
Hardware Status
Nov. 6, 2003 (ESR)
Hardware Development
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Non-Restrictive board design.
Sent to PC house last week.
Most parts are on hand.
Board Stuffing to take place
next week.
Oct. 29, 2004
Hardware Development
 2 stuffed boards (p4, & p7)
 Testing hardware as firmware
is developed.
 Only minor problems found
that will be corrected on the
next version.
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EMU Meeting, Fermilab
Oct. 29, 2004
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Firmware Status
Nov. 6, 2003 (ESR)
Firmware Development
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Will be developed in stages.
RocketIOTM implementation has been
previously tried and tested.
Start with rudimentary A24 D16 VME
master.
Add other functionality, flexibility,
configuration control, and robustness as
progress is made.
Oct. 29, 2004
Firmware Development
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GbE: Written and tested but not
polished.
Ext. FIFO: Written and tested and
possibly final version
VME: Mostly written but untested.
Flash RAM: Unwritten.
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Firmware Development
Gigabit Ethernet Interface:
 Written and extensively tested.
 Have transferred billions of bytes of data and millions of packets
error free using random size jumbo packets.
 Rate is limited by the server/driver. Had to throttle back the
packet sending.
 But short burst of smaller packets work fine.
 Handling of MAC addresses is working fine, but currently it’s
own MAC address is “hard-wired”.
Fifo interface:
 Written and extensively tested.
 Current functionality gives control for all potential uses of the
FIFO.
 Probably is the final version.
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Firmware Development
VME Interface:
 Has 13 sub-modules (2 are upper level sub-modules).
 The low level modules enforce all the VME timing rules.
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Either written or not currently necessary.
Close to final version.
 Upper level sub-modules are written but not supporting all
features yet.
Flash Memory Interface (Storing configurations):
 Have not started yet.
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Oct. 29, 2004
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