A simple linux-based platform for rapid prototyping of experimental control systems

Silverstein, S. B.; Rosenqvist, Johanna; Böhm, C.

doi:10.1109/tns.2006.873638

“…In contrast to the systems described above, in SIRC an Ethernet connection is used for that purpose. The MECA system [15] is a platform consisting of a custom board and a software environment based on Embedded Linux. An FPGA, located close to a dedicated single-chip computer on the same board, provides several digital I/Os.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hardware/software infrastructure for ASIC commissioning and rapid system prototyping

Reichel

¹

,

Döge

²

2014

2014 International Conference on ReConFigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig14)

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FPGAs are a key enabling technology for rapid and efficient system prototyping and initial commissioning of newly developed integrated circuits. One major aspect is the setup and control of interface components between devices under test (DUT) and the FPGA infrastructure. So as to maintain high flexibility in conjunction with the ability to deal with changes of requirements and use cases, as well as unforeseen or faulty behavior of the DUT, we propose a novel reconfigurable hardware/software infrastructure. IP blocks, such as register files or interface components to external hardware, are attached as leafs to a tree-like communication system optimized for alterations. It is designed as an Embedded-Linux-compatible CPU subsystem to be accessed from user space via a uniform and portable kernel driver. Thus, it implements transparent access to custom functionality from user applications, without specific knowledge concerning the hardware/software coupling

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“…There is currently a lot of interest in these systems, as can be seen in these proceedings, for example see references [10] and [11].…”

Section: A Commercial Solutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embedded controllers for local board-control

Fontanelli

¹

,

Miní

²

,

Sannino

³

et al. 2006

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

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Abstract-The LHCb experiment at CERN has a large number of custom electronics boards performing high-speed data-processing. As in any large experiment the control and monitoring of these crate-mounted boards must be integrated into the overall control-system. Traditionally this has been done by using buses on the back-plane of the crates, such as VME. LHCb has chosen to equip every board with an embedded micro-controller and connecting them in a large Local Area Network. The intelligence of these devices allows complex (soft) real-time control and monitoring, required for modern field programmable gate array (FPGA) driven electronics. Moreover, each board has its own, isolated control access path, which increases the robustness of the entire system. The system is now in pre-production at several sites and will go into full production during next year. The hardware and software will be discussed and experience from the R&D and pre-production will be reviewed, with an emphasis on the advantages and difficulties of this approach to board-control.

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“…There is currently a lot of interest in these systems, as can be seen in these proceedings, for example see [9] and [10].…”

Section: A Commercial Solutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embedded controllers for local board-control

Fontanelli¹,

Miní²,

Sannino³

et al. 2005

14th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference, 2005.

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Abstract-The LHCb experiment at CERN has a large number of custom electronics boards performing high-speed data-processing. As in any large experiment the control and monitoring of these crate-mounted boards must be integrated into the overall control-system. Traditionally this has been done by using buses on the back-plane of the crates, such as VME. LHCb has chosen to equip every board with an embedded micro-controller and connecting them in a large Local Area Network. The intelligence of these devices allows complex (soft) real-time control and monitoring, required for modern field programmable gate array (FPGA) driven electronics. Moreover, each board has its own, isolated control access path, which increases the robustness of the entire system. The system is now in pre-production at several sites and will go into full production during next year. The hardware and software will be discussed and experience from the R&D and pre-production will be reviewed, with an emphasis on the advantages and difficulties of this approach to board-control.

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A simple linux-based platform for rapid prototyping of experimental control systems

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Hardware/software infrastructure for ASIC commissioning and rapid system prototyping

Hardware/software infrastructure for ASIC commissioning and rapid system prototyping

Embedded controllers for local board-control

Embedded controllers for local board-control

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