CRU Weekly Meeting

Europe/Zurich
CERN

CERN

Description

Topics

  • 10G PON
  • GBT
  • DCS
  • PCIe
  • Integration
  • Simulation
  • TPC meeting
  • Production
  • AOB

Present

Joël, Mazsi, Olivier, Pippo, Erno,

 

10G PON

(Mazsi)

  • TODO : fix the Qsys IPs
  • Test will continue with trigger team, that is test with the developpement kit, and then a test with CRU for next week
  • Will rebase later on in the new "stitched" git.

 

GBT

(Erno)

  • Changes were implemented for the new git (library names and components)
  • Documentation is in progress
  • => Be aware, to use the new repository or changes will be lost

 

DCS

(Pippo)

  • An issue has to be solved.
  • SCA is working
  • IC is not working anymore, it has to be fixed (needed only by one detector)
  • Request from MFT to have a firmware using several SCA chips. Every link configures 5 chips.
    • Integrate this a a dedicated firmware or for all.
    • A prototype has to be build for test, as soon as their is a hardware test will go on
    • They want to use the data bit to perform some slow control
    • Issue is to find which bit we have to toggle
  • See if a simulation mockup of their board can be build (using interfaces to the GBT only, without GBT cell for simplicity)
  • A measurement must be done to check a resistor value to see what is going on with PLL

 

PCIe

(Pippo)

  • No big news
  • Simulation of the all user logic part is done
  • Simulation will be included in the common git
  • Currently trying to find ways to improve the error reporting of the PCIe core (with Tuan).

 

Integration

(Olivier, all)

  • Developpement for all has switch to the develop branch of the pcoresng-cru, be aware to the new git, or your modifications will be lost
  • QSYS phy were removed and regenerated, it seems it solved the compilation problem (clear procedure to be established by Pippo)
  • So far what was understood, QSYS systems had to be regenerated
    • hdlmake to create the list
    • IP upgrade to systems
  • Some work still to be done, to understand if it works from fresh clone
  • The qsf file will be shared

 

 

Simulation

(Olivier)

  • First simulation of the datapathwrapper done, address map understood, now a significant simulation has to be constructed
  • Mazsi : Check the CRU-test scripts they can help
    • tpc TEST
    • its TEST

 

TPC meeting on friday

(all)

  • For now Mazsi and Pippo will prepare the presentation
  • For the future plan, Olivier will answer the questions

 

 

Production

 

  • No information reported
  • Pippo : Pressure on CRU hardware is very high, we need to provide informations to users

 

LAB

 

  • Air conditionning is being connected today
  • If not ready today, electronics will be powered up in old lab

 

AOB

 

  • MCH has a review to come soon, they want to have a readout using a CRU in their lab.

 

Travels/vacations

Feb 10-13 : mazsi @ wigner
Feb 15-27 : mazsi on leav
Feb 15-16 : Olivier on leave
Feb 22-23 : Olivier on leave

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