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, Univ. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

fYear

2012

fDate

9-15 June 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

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 busses of the digitizer cards for the second generation of electronics for the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA).

Keywords

firmware; protocols; synchronisation; Aurora protocol; advanced gamma tracking array; characterization method; digitizer card; firmware; hardware test bench; high-speed serial link; register synchronization; slow control buss; synchronous registers interface; Clocks; Field programmable gate arrays; Frequency measurement; Microprogramming; Protocols; Registers; Synchronization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Real Time Conference (RT), 2012 18th IEEE-NPSS

Conference_Location

Berkeley, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1082-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RTC.2012.6418112

Filename

6418112