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Index

Data Flow Communication, data flow and data formats in the TAB/GAB system
Boards Technical information on Columbia/Nevis boards
Firmware Firmware information and code archives
Infrastructure Information on cables, power supplies and other infrastructure used in the Columbia part of the system
Testing Documentation on testing and system measurements
Online Online, control and monitoring in the TAB/GAB system
Safety Columbia related safety review information



Board Information

Jaro Ban's homepage with technical information on the Nevis boards.

  TAB GAB VME/SCL Backplane
Pictures Fully populated TAB/GAB crate
02-Dec-04 02-Dec-04 02-Dec-04  
Diagrams
blk diags (some out of date)   23-May-05
11-May-05
Faceplates
03-Aug-05    
Schematics & Layouts 20-May-04 sch 20-May-04 sch ver.5 sch
ver.2 sch
 
20-May-04 pcb 20-May-04 pcb ver.5 pcb ver.2 pcb 14-Oct-04 pcb
pdf files
Parts 28-Jan-05 28-Jan-05 01-Apr-03 12-May-04
Specs partial collection of spec sheets

Older Cards




Firmware Information

All firmware project files are stored on the Nevis Linux cluster.

Firmware Versioning Conventions & Version Log
Block Diagrams (25-Aug-05)
TAB ~ban/altera/designs/D0/TAB/
10-Aug-05 v1.3 chips 0-9 9eta9phi
10-Oct-05 v1.6 chip 10 globe4_vhdl
20-Nov-03   Cyclone tab_cyclone
Archive  
GAB /a/work/karthur/evans/l1cal/firmware/GAB/
20-Jul-05 v1.0 S30 gab_s30/050720_v1.0 (or here)
26-May-04   LVDS Rec gab_lvds_rec_s10/040526
01-Apr-04   Cyclone gab_cyclone/040401
Archive  
VME/SCL /a/work/karthur/evans/l1cal/firmware/VME-SCL/
05-Aug-05 v3 SCL scl/050805_v3
06-Jun-03   VME Bus vmebus/030606
01-Aug-03   VME Serial vmeser/030801
Archive  



Infrastructure Information

Cabling

  1. VME/SCL to TAB & GAB
  2. ADF-to-TAB cable mapping
  3. TAB to GAB Data Transmission
  4. GAB to TFW Cabling

TAB/GAB Crate Power Supply

  1. Power usage in the TAB and GAB
  2. Vicor Megapac Power Supplies
  3. MP2-76xx-EL modules used in the TAB/GAB system



TAB/GAB Online System

  1. TAB/GAB Memory Mapping and Control Commands
  2. Busy and Errors
  3. Monitoring



Safety Information

  1. Linda Bagby's L1Cal ORC page
  2. TAB/GAB Crate Safety Documents
  3. VME/SCL Board Safety Documents
  4. Fermilab Electrical Design Guidelines
  5. Operational Readiness Clearance Documents


Last updated: 05-May-06