We're starting to think about a successor to AMC13 for ATCA.

There have been some complaints about the place-holder name "Blade13". PLEASE SUGGEST new names on this convenient TWiki page:

https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Main/VoteForBlade13Rename

Here are some random rumors about ATCA:

• A typically-equipped ATCA crate with shelf manager, power supplies and cooling suitable for a test stand is US$10k (but one may also need an Ethernet switch module for another $8k or so)
• Power per slot can range up to 500W (!)
• An ATCA carrier can host four single-width AMC cards, but leaves very little board space for anything else
• ATLAS is using ATCA for part of the FTK. A quick scan of their TDR did not reveal anything about clock/control/timing distribution.

Here is the obligatory set of "useful links":

• PICMG document "Physics Design Guide for Clocks, Gates and Triggers in Instrumentation"
• ATCA at Fermilab
• CERN RD-51 WG5 has an SRS system which looks quite interesting
  • Some talks: 2014-03-17 2015-02
• AXIe standard has some interesting ideas (star clock, controls)
• ATCA-9112 40GbE switch module

-- EricHazen - 21 Aug 2015