AMC13

Please use this link: http://www.amc13.info for this page. See www.hcal.info for HCAL information.

Please see AMC13Rev2 for more details on the 10G revision of the T1 board.

AMC13 Documentation

• Short Specification updated 5 Oct 2012 including installation instructions and JTAG pinout.
• Full Operational Specification
• T3/T4 Board Design Specification – note for those interested in designing i.e. a crosspoint switch.
• AMC13 Register Display Documentation – list of AMC13 status registers and their meaning
  • AMC13 LDC Registers – counters for integrated DAQ link receiver in AMC13. Useful for loop-back DAQ testing.
• AMC13 Debugging Hints
• AMC13 DAQ Interface – preliminary description
• AMC13 Related Documents – sources for IPbus, MMC firmware, etc
• AMC13 Board Database – location and status of each module

AMC13 Hardware

• Schematics, Layout – As built, June 2011 (12 modules)
  • November 2011 Schematics, Layout – minor rev to T1 board only for mini-production done by Wisconsin
  • BU_AMC13_T3_Rev2.zip – T3 Layout Rev 2 with bottom layer fixed
• AMC13OpticalComponents – information on SFP/SFP+ transceivers and fibers

AMC13 Firmware

• AMC13Firmware – See this page for current AMC13 firmware and archives • Direct Access
  • Wu's Directory for other versions
• FlashMemory – Including PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS

AMC13 Software

• AMC13PythonSoftware
  • AMC13 Python Software ToDo
  • amc13_control - Operation and Functionality
  • p_flash - Operation and an Example Recipe
• AMC13CppSoftware
  • AMC13 xDAQ Software ToDo
  • AMC13 Class - Function Definitions
  • AMC13 xDAQ Release Build Instructions
  • AMC13 xDAQ Configuration Variables
  • CVS Repository
  • AMC13Tool - Operation and Functionality
  • AMC13Tool: Getting Started
  • AMC13Tool Recipes - Common AMC13Tool Procedures
• CactusInstallation - For non-xDAQ AMC13 software packages
• Address Tables (from CVS)

AMC13 Networking

• IP Address Assignment

Supporting Hardware

• TTC Receiver Board – homemade TTCrx work-alike
• uHTR Documentation official site

AMC13 Integration and Testing

• AMC13DebugLog – please log all significant test activity here
• uHTR Integration and testing at BU information here
• AMC13 Production Testing
• AMC13_DAQ Link Test Recipe

Additional Upgrade Documentation

• HCAL Upgrade Data Format (v1.2.2) – updated 2012-07-09
• CMS MicroTCA Crate and Interconnections document v0.9

Version 2 (Proposed)

• AMC13Rev2 – page with evolving details

Version 1 (DTC)

This is an early version mounted on an NAT-MCH base board used for HCAL test beam effort in 2010.

• Schematics and Layouts for Version 1, fabricated in spring 2010
• Photos of completed module
• Private page with internal documents (on BU TWiki)

-- EricHazen - 10 Oct 2012