VXS DSP FMC carrier News
VXS DSP FMC carrier
04-09-2012 VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier V2
A second version of the VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier was launched after a series of tests with the V1. Main issues addressed by this new release are: DSP ICE JTAG connector pattern mirror image correction Change of FMC FPGA type from XC5VLX110T-1FFG1136C to XC5VSX95T-1FFG1136C to get 10x more DSP resources for FMC IP cores Add another XCF32PFS48C prom to support the new FPGA type Bug fixes in power connections Change power inductor L8 for one with a 5A rating.
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06-08-2013 VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier V3
A third version of the VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier was launched after a series of tests with the V2. The pre-series of V2 prototype boards already achieved full functionality but required minor hardware tweaks to be functional.
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February 2014 First Series Production
A series production of 25 VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier modules intended for the PSB Booster and for MedAustron was being received and tested. Of these modules 5 had issues, the rest is operational.
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October 2014 Second Batch Series Production
A second batch of 10 additional modules was being received and tested. One module out of 10 was inoperable.
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02-08-2011 VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier V1 Prototype fab. launched
The PCB layout of the VXS-DSP-FMC Carrier V1 prototype (EDMS: EDA-02281-V1.0) has been finished on July 21th 2011. The layout process had been started march 18th 2011 but was initially found to be unroutable due to excessive real-estate usage.
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13-09-2010: OHR Wiki page started
The VXS DSP FMC carrier design, to be developed by the BE-RF-CS section at CERN will take part in the Open Hardware project. A Wiki page has been made including a block diagram.