Conveners
Software for MTCA.4
- Uwe Tews (TEWS Technologies GmbH)
Martin Killenberg
(DESY)
12/12/2013, 16:15
Software for MTCA.4
The DESY MTCA.4 User tool kit (MTCA4U) provides drivers, and a C++ API for accessing the MTCA devices and interfacing to the control system.
The PICe driver is universal for basic access to all devices developed at DESY. Modularity and extendability allow to generate device-specific drivers with a minimum of code, inheriting the functionality of the base driver. A C++ API allows convenient...
Mr
Marko Mehle
(Cosylab)
12/12/2013, 16:30
Software for MTCA.4
The European Spallation Source is one of the largest science and
technology infrastructure projects being built today. This presentation
aims to provide an overview of two uTCA.4-based developments done at
ESS: Timing System and Beam Current Monitor (BCM).
The ESS Timing system is based on the Micro Research Finland (MRF)
platform and is implemented in compactPCI and uTCA.4 form...
Mr
Ludwig Petrosyan
(DESY)
12/12/2013, 16:45
PCI Express is gradually gaining momentum in becoming a new industry standard for many chipset manufacturers and developers. The PCI standard is currently the most widely used architecture.However, recent industry trends indicate chipset manufacturers will also be utilizing the more afficient PCI Express chipsete in future designs, alongside the existing PCI chipsete.
The uTCA as well as the...
Mr
Peter Kaemmerling
(Forschungszentrum Jülich, ZEA-2)
12/12/2013, 17:00
Software for MTCA.4
The Module Management Controller of a MicroTCA-card negotiates with the Carrier Management Controller and the Shelf Management Controller. It handles hardware signals, power load, diagnosis, receives commands. We designed a µTCA-card and used a PIC32MX460 for the MMC to develop the MMC software.
Dr
Kukhee Kim
(SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
12/12/2013, 17:15
Software for MTCA.4
The MicroTCA platform has been selected for usage as the base platform for SLAC control systems for future designs and upgrades - along with embedded linux as the software platform. We have evaluated the microTCA and linux platform for usage in our timing, low-level RF, and BPM systems. We have found that the new platform brings challenges in interrupt handling, and scatter DMA.
Despite...
Dr
Dariusz Makowski
(Lodz University of Technology, Department of Microelectronics and Computer Science)
12/12/2013, 17:30
Software for MTCA.4
The effort to develop extensions to the MicroTCA standards in support of physics applications has had mixed results.
Extensions to the hardware standards to define common I/O interfaces and analog signal distribution paths have defined and approved, with commercial hardware conforming to the new standards already available for purchase. Extensions to the hardware standards to provide for...
