1. S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting
The VLDB
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting

2. Versatile Link Demo Board
Why?
Reference for further designs
Schematics
Layout
Full scale system test of the GBT chipset
All the GBT chipset ASICs mounted on one single board
GBTx
SCA
VTRx
DC-DC
Allow extended radiation tests of the full system
All the chips located on the same area
Characterize the versatile link with the GBTx
Ease the tests of FE chips prototypes with a real GBT chipset
Simple connectivity via HDMI
One e-link per HDMI connector
Ease beam tests
100% rad-hard design for beam tests
No other active devices
Provide a GBTx programmer board
I2C configuration
Fuse programming
Socket footprint available
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting

3. Versatile Link Demo Board
What?
100% rad hard components
1 GBTx
1 VTRX
1 SCA
2 FEASTMP
20 FE e-link HDMI
3 GBTx-SCA e-link HDMI
Various connectors and switches for control
I2C connectors
E-fuse programming
Some extra boards on top of it
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting

4. Versatile Link Demo Board
What?
Analog DAUGTHER BOARD
Digital DAUGTHER BOARD
USB - I2C DONGLE
HDMI loopback test board
E-link FMC
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting

5. VLDB - Production plans 1/2
When?
Prototypes:
Versatile link demo board: 3 protos with latest GBTx, boards expected next week
Daughter boards: idem
Loopback HDMI boards: 20
USB-I2C dongle: prototypes available. Microprocessor software is now being modified. Drivers available, to be tested.
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting

6. VLDB - Production plans 2/2
When?
Batch 1:
To be launched in February after prototype validation
Only with GBTx, DCDC and passive components
Delivered with the USB-I2C dongle
No optical device delivered (up to the user)
Batch 2:
Idem + SCA
If SCA available soon enough, Batch1 and 2 may be launched together
Reference design to be released once the design has been validated
Web page:
EDMS: EDA V1-0
We will contact the potential users via the GBTx_news mailing list this month to gather the requests
03/02/2015
S. Baron - BE/BI-PH-ESE GBT/VL meeting