Project APOLLO

This is a project to develop a common ATCA blade which can be used for readout and triggering applications in LHC experiments. It is named after the Apollo program CSM spacecraft which separated into Command and Service modules.

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Quick Links

• Document SVN: ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/common-atca-blade
• Hardware SVN: ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/common-atca-blade.hardware (BU Service Module)
• Firmware SVN: ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/common-atca-blade.firmware
• Software SVN: ​http://gauss.bu.edu/svn/common-atca-blade.software
• GitHub: ​https://github.com/apollo-lhc (Cornell Command Module)
• DRAFT schematics:
  • Service module (carrier): ​carrier.pdf (Boston University)
  • Command module (mezzanine) local copy: ​atca_mezz_ku15p_vu7p_07Mar2019.pdf (Cornell University)
  • Front Panel: ​schematic • ​pcb
• DRAFT specification (ATLAS specific for now): ​common_blade.pdf
• FacePlateMechanics
• ​FPGAs
• Apollo Inventory -- List of boards with location and status (including MAC/IP addresses)
• ApolloIPMC -- Documentation on IPMC for Apollo (see also ​CERN IPMC page)
• ServiceModuleRevAECOList -- list of ECOs for the Rev A service module
• Others: ​Serenity APX?
• Apollo Bring-up -- Instructions for powering up and testing ECO'd SMs.

Remote Users

• Apollo Inventory -- List of boards with location and status
• ​BU SM status (realtime)
• ​Remote Access Calendar
• Remote Access Instructions

Debug Log

• Apollo RevA -- Please log all debugging activity here

Firmware

• SM Zynq SM IPMC
• CMS CM Kintex CMS CM Virtex? CMS CM uC

Aux boards

• ApolloClocksTestBreakout -- "PicoDTH" clocks breakout for ATCA J23
• DummyCommandModule -- Breakout/loopback for CM connectors

Rev A Comments

• EN_ONE_JTAG_CHAIN should have a pull-up/down and/or jumper so something sensible happens when the IPMC is not installed or programmed.
• Serial comms between Zynq and CM should be possible without IPMC intervention.
• How to turn on payload power with no IPMC installed/running?
• JTAG (and other GPIO) signals must obey ENABLE/READY to avoid driving CM logic when not powered

Reference Material

• ​ATCA spec (password)
• CMS ATCA use: ​IN2018_002.pdf (update April 2019)
• CMS DTH spec: ​IN2018_001.pdf (update April 2019)
• ​CMS tracker repository
• Carrier specs
• ZYNQ DBS - Zynq daughterboard information
• ​TE Connectivity ATCA brochure
• JtagSVFProgramming -- collected notes on JTAG from SVF files

Firmware Reference

• ​IPBus repository
• ​IPBB Primer (IPBus builder)

ApolloHistory -- older stuff