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== VME-ALPHA-TTC - ALPHA (CERN AD-5) Si vertex detector control module ==
== VME-ALPHA-TTC - ALPHA (CERN AD-5) Si vertex detector control module ==


=== References ===
== References ==


* [http://edev.triumf.ca/projects/edevel00023] VME-NIMIO32 (REA 131) project page on edev.triumf.ca
* https://bitbucket.org/expalpha/ttc_firmware.git
* [http://edev.triumf.ca/documents/8] Rev0 board schematics
* [[File:ALPHA_TTC_20091105.pdf]] board schematics
* [http://edev.triumf.ca/documents/7] Rev1 board schematics
* [[File:ALPHA_TTC.pdf]] firmware schematics
* [http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewcvs/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32] Svn repository for VME-NIMIO32 firmware
* https://bitbucket.org/expalpha/ttc_firmware/src/master/alphaTTC.txt firmware manual
* [http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewcvs/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/Documentation] Misc documentation
* https://bitbucket.org/expalpha/ttc_firmware/src/master/ALPHA_TTC/ firmware binaries are alphaTTC.pof and alphaTTC_yyyymmdd.pof
* https://bitbucket.org/expalpha/ttc_firmware/src/master/MAX3000A_Addr_decode/VME_Addr_decode.pof firmware binary for the VME address decoder CPLD
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source] SVN repository for firmware and documentation
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source/ALPHA_TTC_20091105.pdf?view=co] board schematics
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source/ALPHA_TTC/ALPHA_TTC.pdf?view=log] firmware schematics
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source/alphaTTC.txt?view=markup] firmware manual
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source/ALPHA_TTC/alphaTTC.pof?view=log] firmware POF files (!!!DO NOT USE THE FILES NAMED ALPHA_TTC.POF!!!)
* (dead) [https://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/alpha/trunk/online/ttc/source/MAX3000A_Addr_decode/VME_Addr_decode.pof?view=log] POF file for the VME address decoder CPLD


=== General characteristics ===
== Photos ==


==== Photos ====
== Hardware ==


[[Image:VME-NIMIO32-Rev0-Rev1.jpg|150px|Rev0 and Rev 1 boards]]
* Main FPGA: Altera cyclone 1: EP1C6Q240C6N
[[Image:VME-NIMIO32-Front.jpg|150px|Rev0 board showing NIM LEMO connectors]]
* Trigger FPGA: two of the same (3 FPGA grand total)
[[Image:VME-NIMIO32-Rev0.jpg|150px|Rev0 board]]
[[Image:VME-NIMIO32-Rev1.jpg|150px|Rev1 board]]
 
==== Available hardware ====
 
* Altera cyclone 1 FPGA: EP1C6Q240C6N
* Serial flash for FPGA configuration: Altera EPCS16
* Serial flash for FPGA configuration: Altera EPCS16
* External SDRAM memory
* 6+6 NIM outputs
* VME interface: VME-D[31..0] bidirectional, VME-A[19..0] input only, DTACK output, no BERR, no RETRY/RESP. VME-A[31..20] input only connected only to address decoder FPGA (Altera MAX-something CPLD). This permits all single-word transfer modes, 32-bit DMA (BLT32) and 2eVME DMA (only drives D-lines, but still faster than BLT32). 64-bit DMA (MBLT64) and 2eSST are impossible.
* 2 analog outputs for calibration pulse
* 16 NIM outputs
* 2 NIM inputs
* 16 NIM inputs
* 256 LVDS inputs into the 2 trigger FPGAs (128 inputs each)
* 16 ECL/LVDS inputs compatible with LeCroy 4616 ECL/NIM/ECL converter. (Except: Rev0 boards have an incompatible ECL connector)
* 16 "red" and 16 "green" LEDs
* 1 "VME access" LED
* 1 RJ-45 high speed serial I/O interface


==== Firmware functions ====
== Firmware update procedure ==


Generic IO32 firmware can include a number of functions. Not all functions are available all at the same time due to resource limitations on the FPGA. Refer to [[:VME Registers]] for detailed information.
* obtain and build the TTC test program from the ALPHA SVN repository (testTTC.exe):
** mkdir $HOME/online
** cd $HOME/online
** svn checkout https://ladd00.triumf.ca/svn/alpha/trunk/online/vme
** cd vme
** make testTTC.exe
** (Makefile may need to be adjusted to switch between the GEF_VME and the Universe drivers)


* 20 MHz 32-bit timestamp clock register
* obtain and build the VME programmer (srunner_vme):
* 16 bits of NIM output register (first 4 NIM outputs are multi-function)
* 16 bits of NIM and 16 bits of ECL/LVDS input register with latch function.
* 32 scalers 32 bit, 300 MHz counting rate
* 20 MHz 32-bit timestamp clock register
* 4 timestamp registers using the 20 MHz timestamp clock. Any of the 32 inputs can be routed into any of the 4 timestamp registers.
* trigger counter, trigger timestamp functions for NIM_IN[1] and DAQ busy functions for FP_NIMOUTPUT[1].
* 20 MHz clock for VF48 ADC and VT48 TDC
* 40 MHz clock for V1190 TDC.
* example pulse generator (programmable period 32 bit 10 ns, fixed width 100 ns)
* example L222-like delay and gate generators (NIM_IN[2]/NIM_OUT[2])
* experimental 4-channel TDC. 10 ns base clock with 0.3 ns interpolation ladder (1 ns RMS).
 
=== Firmware update procedure ===
 
* obtain and build the VME programmer (srunner_vme) and IO32 test program (test_VMENIMIO32):
** mkdir $HOME/packages
** mkdir $HOME/packages
** cd $HOME/packages
** cd $HOME/packages
** svn checkout https://ladd00.triumf.ca/svn/daqsvn/trunk/vme (username svn, password svn)
** svn checkout https://ladd00.triumf.ca/svn/daqsvn/trunk/vme (username svn, password svn)
** cd vme
** cd vme
** make -k srunner_vme.exe srunner_vme_gef.exe test_VMENIMIO32.exe test_VMENIMIO32_gef.exe
** make -k srunner_vme.exe srunner_vme_gef.exe


* read the firmware revision from VME register 0:
* read the firmware revision from VME register 0:
** ./test_VMENIMIO32_gef.exe --addr 0x100000 --read 0
** ./testTTC.exe --ttcx --exit


* write Cyclone 1 FPGA firmware into the flash memory using the VME programmer:
* write Cyclone 1 FPGA firmware into the flash memory using the VME programmer:
** ./srunner_vme_gef.exe -program -64 VME-NIMIO32.pof 0x100020
** ./srunner_vme_gef.exe -program -64 alphaTTC_0x7f120629.pof 0x410000b4
** !!!be careful about using Rev0 pof files for Rev0 boards and Rev1 pof files for Rev1 boards!!!
 
* reboot the Cyclone 1 FPGA into the new firmware (requires "fpga-reset" mod):
** ./test_VMENIMIO32_gef.exe --addr 0x100000 --reboot
 
=== Firmware revisions ===
 
Firmware for the main FPGA:
* firmware sources [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32]]
* firmware schematics [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32.pdf?view=log]]
* pof files for Rev0 [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/Rev0/VME-NIMIO32.pof?view=log]]
* pof files for Rev1 [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32.pof?view=log]]
* 0x01100810 - DO NOT USE - first revision of generic firmware
* 0x01100818 - [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32.pof?revision=91&view=co]] - fixed bug in scaler[6], rearranged TSC4 registers.
* 0x01100914 - Rev1 - [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32.pof?revision=94&view=co]] - add NIM output functions: VME AS and DS outputs, example L222 delay generator
* 0x01101018 - Rev1 - [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32.pof?revision=102&view=co]] - add simplified trigger timestamp functions, add 40MHz V1190 clock output, add T2KM11 trigger function
* 0x01101019 - Rev0 - [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/VME-NIMIO32/Rev0/VME-NIMIO32.pof?revision=104&view=co]] - same as 0x01101018
* 0x01101105 - Rev0 - svn rev 109 - fixed problem with long pulses being miscounted by scalers
* 0x01101118 - Rev1 - svn rev 112 - improved S1249 trigger, output V1190 40 MHz clock on NIM_OUT[3]
* 0x01110702 - Rev1 - svn rev 144 - DO NOT USE - updated the VME interface - DO NOT USE - broken UniverseII VME access (V7805, V7750)
* 0x01110811 - Rev1 - svn rev 159 - no changes. fix for UniverseII VME access.
* 0x01110811 - PPG32-Rev1 - svn rev 160 - no changes. fix for UniverseII VME access.
* 0x01120523 - Rev0, Rev1 - svn rev 169 - implement new scalers (old scalers were lossy)
* 0x01120706 - Rev1 - svn rev 187 - NIM input/output 2 provides V1190 TDC trigger signal synchronized with the 40 MHz V1190 clock.
 
Unless otherwise notes, because of FPGA resource constraints, firmware for Rev0 boards have 16 scalers for NIM_IN[15..0] and have no scalers for ECL/LVDS inputs. Firmware for Rev1 boards has 4 scalers for NIM_IN[3..0] and 16 scalers for ECL/LVDS inputs.


Firmware for the VME address decoder:
* there is no reset-mod for the ALPHA TTC module, you have to cycle the power to reboot it (reboot the Cyclone 1 FPGA into the new firmware) (requires "fpga-reset" mod):
* firmware sources [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/MAX3000A_Addr_decode]]
* board Rev0 [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/MAX3000A_Addr_decode/VME_Addr_decode.pof?revision=37&view=co]]
* board Rev1 [[http://ladd00.triumf.ca/viewvc/daqsvn/trunk/VME-NIMIO32/MAX3000A_Addr_decode/VME_Addr_decode.pof?revision=87&view=co]]

Latest revision as of 20:06, 3 June 2022

VME-ALPHA-TTC - ALPHA (CERN AD-5) Si vertex detector control module

References

Photos

Hardware

  • Main FPGA: Altera cyclone 1: EP1C6Q240C6N
  • Trigger FPGA: two of the same (3 FPGA grand total)
  • Serial flash for FPGA configuration: Altera EPCS16
  • 6+6 NIM outputs
  • 2 analog outputs for calibration pulse
  • 2 NIM inputs
  • 256 LVDS inputs into the 2 trigger FPGAs (128 inputs each)

Firmware update procedure

  • obtain and build the TTC test program from the ALPHA SVN repository (testTTC.exe):
  • obtain and build the VME programmer (srunner_vme):
  • read the firmware revision from VME register 0:
    • ./testTTC.exe --ttcx --exit
  • write Cyclone 1 FPGA firmware into the flash memory using the VME programmer:
    • ./srunner_vme_gef.exe -program -64 alphaTTC_0x7f120629.pof 0x410000b4
  • there is no reset-mod for the ALPHA TTC module, you have to cycle the power to reboot it (reboot the Cyclone 1 FPGA into the new firmware) (requires "fpga-reset" mod):
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