BTeV Pixel Detector Optical link receiver chip Data In and Out project

Data In Out Is the interface between the Pixel Detector and the pair DAQ system/Trigger processor. Ships pixel hits generated by the FPIX chips at high speed (~16Gb/s/plane). Accepts Initialization, Control and timing information for the FPIX chips. Provides clean clocks for FPIX and Tx chip. Optical links will be used for input and output links

Data In Out requirements: Must fit in a tiny space at the corners of the Pixel planes. Radiation hardness: 1 Mrad Low Power budget: 1 W/corner Low material budget: no ferromagnetics. Everything must operate in the vacuum. EMI noise resistant.

Data In Out block diagram

Optical link receiver chip goals: Initialize FPIX chips On line control FPIX chips Generate appropriate timing for FPIX Some on line control to the Data Concentrator chip Supply clean clocks

Optical link characteristics: VCSEL: Ithmin=5mA, Opt. Power: 1mW (min). PIN: responsivity 0.3 A/W. Optical Receiver: Current to voltage front-end amplifier. Cost: > $150/fiber: –VCSEL: $35 –PIN: $35 –Rad hard fiber: $3.5/mtotal(10m): $35 –Standard fiber: $0.15/mtotal(150m): $22.5 –Connector/Assembly: MT12 $80/pair, ~$15/fiber. –Total cost per extra fiber in the Pixel Detector (~200 planes): $30K. Moral: minimize the number of fibers.

Input Data characteristics: Three clocks: –Readout clock: 53 MHz, external. Needs jitter< ps –BCO clock: 7.56 MHz, external. –FPIX Initialization clock (ShiftIn): few MHz needed. Initialization and Control data speed: few MHz needed. Initialization and Control data/clock are not concurrent. Conclusions: –Data can be serialized –53MHz clock and ShiftIn can share the same channel. –Both clocks and data can share the same channel

Data and clock onto a single fiber (1) Single fiber for clock and data. Guarantied transition every clock cycle. DC balanced. Self clocking. Figure: (upper) Bi-Phase mark encoding (lower) Manchester encoding

Data Frame: Start: frame synchronization Command: internal acction on FFs and logic. Data: Init. Data for Fpix chips.

Optical Receiver Block Diagram

Optical Receiver Command List

Optical Receiver chip specifications: Input signals: PiN signal is AC coupled to comparator. Input power about 1 mW. PiN responsivity > 0.3A/W. 53 MHz clock jitter: ps Output signals: CMOS and LVDS to the FPIX chip Noise: as a function of BER. For instance: 10^-12 for the channel after irradiation => S/N > 15. We probably need S/N > 20 at the receiver. Radiation: 10^13 n/cm² plus 1Mrad maximum estimated. Physical size: must fit in 7 cm². The area is not rectangular but with an ugly shape. Unless the mechanical specification of the Pixel Plane changes. Temperature: -20C to 30C ? Vacuum:

Some questions: Will the receiver input need a PLL? Can IC tap delays be as accurate as required for the 106 MHz data case over time, temperature variations & accumulated radiation effects? How is a frame error detected remotely? Is it really necessary to detect frame errors. Won’t the system let you know of some error if framing is lost. Do startup problems arise (e.g., due to capacitor charge up times) if the receiver’s input signal is turned off for a brief period? Is it better to have the receiver check for a unique 14-bit data pattern (e.g., all ones) for proper framing detection? How does the slow control system get control data back from Denes’ ICs if that is the path for read-back of control/downloading information?