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=== Control and Readout board === | === Control and Readout board === | ||
The idea is to use a Xilinx Virtex 6 development board as a first prototype. The board would run Petalinux, and some software to access the firmware registers. A software framework for the TPC detector is to be adapted for the use on the Xirtex 6 board and Petalinux. | The idea is to use a Xilinx Virtex 6 development board as a first prototype. The board would run Petalinux, and some software to access the firmware registers. A software framework for the TPC detector is to be adapted for the use on the Xirtex 6 board and Petalinux. | ||
==== Firmware ==== | |||
The VHDL counterpart is to be found here: | The VHDL counterpart is to be found here: | ||
http://web.ift.uib.no/kjekscgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/alice-fw/trunk/messagebuffer/ | http://web.ift.uib.no/kjekscgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/alice-fw/trunk/messagebuffer/ | ||
==== Software ==== | |||
The software driver for the message buffer system can be found here: | |||
http://web.ift.uib.no/kjekscgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/alice-dcs/trunk/rculinux/dcscMsgBufferInterface/ | |||
Petalinux documentation: | |||
[http://www.petalogix.com/resources/documentation/petalinux_sdk] | |||
== Download section == | == Download section == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 21 January 2011
This page should contain information about the Focal project, especially about the interfacing from the Mimosa chips to the readout electronics.
Overview
Mimosa chips
Readout electronics
Adapterboard
The schematics of the board can be found here: Adapterboard
Control and Readout board
The idea is to use a Xilinx Virtex 6 development board as a first prototype. The board would run Petalinux, and some software to access the firmware registers. A software framework for the TPC detector is to be adapted for the use on the Xirtex 6 board and Petalinux.
Firmware
The VHDL counterpart is to be found here: http://web.ift.uib.no/kjekscgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/alice-fw/trunk/messagebuffer/
Software
The software driver for the message buffer system can be found here: http://web.ift.uib.no/kjekscgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/alice-dcs/trunk/rculinux/dcscMsgBufferInterface/
Petalinux documentation: [1]