News
FMC Bus
fmc-bus release 2013-05
Today we released fmc-bus 2013-05. It includes eeprom-based matching, which means that an fmc-driver can state its own mezzanine name or names, and the bus will match it according to the FRU information in the eeprom.
White Rabbit
7-5-2013: Job offer for developer
Embedded Systems Developer, MSc or Diploma in electronics, computer-science or equivalent GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany. The main task for the position is the development of a high-precision time synchronization and event distribution system based on White Rabbit PTP, in particular the development of VHDL or embedded software that is required to bridge the gap from FPGAs to higher levels of the control system stack.
FMC Projects
26-04-2013: FMC group on LinkedIn
Did you know that there is a LinkedIn FMC Group Note that the OHWR community has not been active there. Yet.
TimEX3
Our first board designed with KiCad finished and validated
The TimEX3 board is now in use at SOLEIL. It was designed with the open source EDA KiCad. Overall, our experience with KiCad was positive. It was easy to learn and to use, especially compared to some commercial software.
SDB - Self-describing Bus
SDB Specification Version 1.1 is released
SDB-1.1 is a compatible upgrade of SDB-1.0. It adds two informative records, thanks to Matthieu Cattin, and includes some rewording and clarification (especially about absence of interrupts). The repository also includes sdbfs, which was born as a separate project.
FPGA Configuration Space
sdb-1.1 is released
SDB-1.1 is a compatible upgrade of SDB-1.0. It adds two informative records, thanks to Matthieu Cattin, and includes some rewording and clarification (especially about absence of interrupts). The repository also includes sdbfs, which was born as a separate
White Rabbit core collection
White Rabbit Core hands-on course published
The slides and code examples for the CERN White Rabbit Core Hands-on Training are available here More will come after the 2nd day of the training.
PPSi
ppsi manual
At https://www.ohwr.org/project/ppsi/uploads/0e5df6a705afbd7d72e05233185c66b1/ppsi-manual-130311.pdf you can now find the PPSi manual, that lists the features of the project, some internal details and the tools offered withing PPSi. It s meant to help developers who want to
AIDA-2020 TLU
Protype FMC-based mini-TLU in production
A small production of the FMC-based mini-TLU has been arranged by DESY. Assembled units expected in April 2013