Multiple Register Synchronization With a High-Speed Serial Link Using the Aurora Protocol

Author

Barrientos, Diego ; Gonzalez, V. ; Bellato, Marco ; Gadea, Andres ; Bazzacco, Dino ; Blasco, Jose M. ; Bortolato, Damiano ; Egea, Francisco J. ; Isocrate, Roberto ; Pullia, A. ; Rampazzo, Gabriele ; Sanchis, E. ; Triossi, A.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Fis. Corpuscular (UV), Univ. Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Volume

60

Issue

5

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 2013

Firstpage

3521

Lastpage

3525

Abstract

In this work, the development and characterization of a multiple synchronous registers interface communicating with a high-speed serial link and using the Aurora protocol is presented. A detailed description of the developing process and the characterization methods and hardware test benches are also included. This interface will implement the slow control buses of the digitizer cards for the second generation of electronics for the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA).

Keywords

field programmable gate arrays; optical links; protocols; AGATA; Aurora protocol; advanced gamma tracking array; digitizer cards; hardware test benches; high-speed serial link; multiple synchronous registers interface; slow control buses; Clocks; Encoding; Field programmable gate arrays; Frequency measurement; Protocols; Registers; Synchronization; Aurora protocol; FPGA; high-speed communications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2013.2273369

Filename

6583338