Conveners
Tutorials by experts
- Frank Ludwig (DESY)
Tutorials by experts
- Frank Ludwig (DESY)
Mr
Dietmar Mann
(Schroff GmbH)
10/12/2013, 15:00
Tutorials by experts
This tutorial covers the basics of MTCA.4. It begins with background information on
why the existing MicroTCA and AMC standards did not satisfy the needs of the Physics
community and what new features were required.
The physical features of MTCA.4 like board sizes, connector definitions, module
insertion/extraction and also the management interface between the RTM and the Front
board are...
Mr
Christoph Stechmann
(DESY)
10/12/2013, 15:45
Tutorials by experts
High reliability and serviceability are two of the main requirements on xTCA systems.
Furthermore a system should be flexible and versatile without raising the administration effort.
Management of each single hardware component in a xTCA is therefore inevitable.
The monitoring of parameters like temperatures and voltages inside the shelf, the handling of interconnections and the...
Mr
Ludwig Petrosyan
(DESY)
10/12/2013, 16:15
Tutorials by experts
One of the main characteristics of any computer architecture is reliability and uninterrupted operation. This important if a system allows a possibility to add and remove devices in run.
The Hot-Swap service is irreplaceable not only in the process of development of final devices but also in the use, thus ensuring continuous functioning of the system as a whole. Such feature plays an...
Mr
Vollrath Dirksen
(N.A.T. GmbH)
10/12/2013, 17:15
Tutorials by experts
The configuration and maintenance of a MTCA.4 system is presented and shown in life demos. This is a follow on tutorial to last years one "Bring up a MTCA.4 System“. (see http://webcast.desy.de/?cat=61)
Covered themes are: set up PCIexpress, PCIexpress hotplug, remote firmware update (.hpm), methods to update FPGA, detection mechanism for issues, maintenance
