The debugging of the SPEC card is going really fine: all active components are fully tested, and most of the slow connections on the FMC connectors are tested with the fine delay module.
As there is an urgent request for more SPEC cards, notably for the development of White Rabbit end nodes by CERN’s partners, the team has been working of solving of all outstanding Issues and making a version “1.1” of the PCB.
On the first of March we will therefore review the updated schematics and PCB layout, after which a quick production of ten cards will be made.
In parallel, the new design will then be verified by CERN’s design office to generate standardised production files. If everything goes well, it will be these files that will be used for a first production of around 50 SPEC cards.