Title :
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
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;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2273369
