1. Hardware: Old, New, Future Hardware: Old, New, Future Dan Werthimer and Casper Collaborators

2. Existing Multi-purpose Hardware Existing Multi-purpose Hardware BEE2 (5 2VP70-7, 20 GB, 18 CX4)BEE2 (5 2VP70-7, 20 GB, 18 CX4) iBOB (1 2VP50-7, 8 MB, 2 CX4)iBOB (1 2VP50-7, 8 MB, 2 CX4) iADC (Atmel/E2V, 2 Gsps or 2*1Gsps, 8bit)iADC (Atmel/E2V, 2 Gsps or 2*1Gsps, 8bit) National ADC (3 Gsps, >2.5 GHz bandwidth)National ADC (3 Gsps, >2.5 GHz bandwidth) (can ping pong for 6 Gsps, can use dual 1.5 Gsps) (can ping pong for 6 Gsps, can use dual 1.5 Gsps) DAC Board, Dual DAC Board (10 bits (9 usuable), 1.5 Gsps)DAC Board, Dual DAC Board (10 bits (9 usuable), 1.5 Gsps) SERENDIP 5 (2V6000, 2V1000, 4 ADC’s 128 Msps)SERENDIP 5 (2V6000, 2V1000, 4 ADC’s 128 Msps) 10 Gbe Switches (HP, Foundry, Fujitsu….)10 Gbe Switches (HP, Foundry, Fujitsu….) 10 Gbe cables (Gore….)10 Gbe cables (Gore….)

6. Compute Module Diagram

8. Multi-Purpose Spectrometer – Low Bandwidth Aaron Parsons Xilinx Virtex-II 6000 FPGA Xilinx Virtex-II 1000 FPGA 256 MB DRAM 200 Mhz ADC Compact PCI Backplane Software 200 Mhz ADC 200 Mhz ADC 200 Mhz ADC I I Q Q Pol. 1 Pol. 2 { { 200 Aux. I/O

11. Agilent ADC-FGPA-CX4 board - ?? 20 Gsps 8 bit Agilent ADC XC5VSX240T 6 CX4 ports 120 Gbps xaui 100 Gbps infiniband 60 Gbps 10 Gbe

14. BEE3 BEE3 Chen Chang (designer of Bee1, Bee2 (PhD)) Chen Chang (designer of Bee1, Bee2 (PhD)) Microsoft, Celestica, Berkeley Microsoft, Celestica, Berkeley available from BeeCube available from BeeCube not open source not open source

15. ROACH (virtex 5) Reconfiguable Open Architecture Compute Hardware Mini-Roach – Henry Chen, Rick Raffanti Roach: Francois Kapp (lead), Alan Langman… -- KAT George Peck, Mike Revnell, Steve Durand -- NRAO Henry Chen – UCB CASPER Hayden So – Univ. Hong Kong Next gen correlators, beam formers, spectrometers, VLBI

18. Roach Mechanical Roach Mechanical 1 U ATX Enclosure $1501 U ATX Enclosure $150 ATX power supply $50ATX power supply $50

19. ATA quad digitizer, packetizer (planned - 2009) ATA quad digitizer, packetizer (planned - 2009)

20. New FPGA Boards New FPGA Boards MiniRoach (V5 test board, spectrometer)MiniRoach (V5 test board, spectrometer) Roach (MeerKat, NRAO, Hong Kong, UCB)Roach (MeerKat, NRAO, Hong Kong, UCB) (V5, CX4, DRAM, SRAM) (V5, CX4, DRAM, SRAM) Bee3 (4*V5, CX4, DRAM, Microsoft, BeeCube)Bee3 (4*V5, CX4, DRAM, Microsoft, BeeCube) Roach II – XC5VSX240T, 6*CX4, 2DDR2, 3 QDRRoach II – XC5VSX240T, 6*CX4, 2DDR2, 3 QDR

21. ADC Boards – Current ADC Boards – Current Atmel: dual 1 Gsps, single 2 Gsps, 8 bit, 1.5 GHz Atmel: dual 1 Gsps, single 2 Gsps, 8 bit, 1.5 GHz National: 3 Gsps, 8 bit, 2.5 GHz bandwidthNational: 3 Gsps, 8 bit, 2.5 GHz bandwidth two can be interleaved to get 6 Gsps two can be interleaved to get 6 Gsps can also install dual 1.5 Gsps (ADC08D1500) can also install dual 1.5 Gsps (ADC08D1500) need Roach or Miniroach to get full sample rate need Roach or Miniroach to get full sample rate 64 channel ADC board – 12 bit, 65 Msps (2wide) 64 channel ADC board – 12 bit, 65 Msps (2wide)

22. ADC Boards - Planned Quad ADC (200 Msps, 8 bit), PCB Layed Out, HenryQuad ADC (200 Msps, 8 bit), PCB Layed Out, Henry MeerKat ADC – single 3 Gsps, or dual 1.5 Gsps, 8bitMeerKat ADC – single 3 Gsps, or dual 1.5 Gsps, 8bit programmable attenuation, gain, sample clock, Oct. 2008 programmable attenuation, gain, sample clock, Oct. 2008 ATA – ADC and FPGA, quad 1.5 Gsps, 8 bitATA – ADC and FPGA, quad 1.5 Gsps, 8 bit with programmable attenuation, gain with programmable attenuation, gain Agilent 20Gsps, 8 bit (unfunded)Agilent 20Gsps, 8 bit (unfunded) JPL optically isolated ADC (Robert Navarro)JPL optically isolated ADC (Robert Navarro) E2V ADC ? (5 Gsps, 2 * 2.5 Gsps, 4 * 1.25 Gsps)E2V ADC ? (5 Gsps, 2 * 2.5 Gsps, 4 * 1.25 Gsps)

23. Misc. Boards Misc. Boards Programmable Attenuator/Gain (RAL, Oren)Programmable Attenuator/Gain (RAL, Oren) 4 GHz BW, -16 to +16 dB in 0.5 db step, Notch Filter 4 GHz BW, -16 to +16 dB in 0.5 db step, Notch Filter (or minicircuits, $50, programable atten/gain) (or minicircuits, $50, programable atten/gain) 1 PPS distribution (RAL- Oren Milgrome)1 PPS distribution (RAL- Oren Milgrome) VSI connector (converts ZDOC to VSI)VSI connector (converts ZDOC to VSI) DAC board, 9 bits, ~1.5 Gsps DAC board, 9 bits, ~1.5 Gsps Dual Dac Board, 9 bits, ~1.5 GspsDual Dac Board, 9 bits, ~1.5 Gsps

24. Board Interconnect - Upgradable Board Interconnect - Upgradable Problem: Backplanes are short lived Problem: Backplanes are short lived (S100, Multibus, VME, ISA, EISA, PCI, PCIx, PCIe, compactPCI, compactPCIe, ATCA…) (S100, Multibus, VME, ISA, EISA, PCI, PCIx, PCIe, compactPCI, compactPCIe, ATCA…) Solution: Use 10Gbit EthernetSolution: Use 10Gbit Ethernet (10Gbe, Infiniband, Myrinet, Xaui, Aurora) (10Gbe, Infiniband, Myrinet, Xaui, Aurora) Copper CX4 (40 meters max) or Optical Copper CX4 (40 meters max) or Optical

27. CX4 cables CX4 cables Gore CX4 10Gbe cables (1, 2, 3, 15 meter…) Gore CX4 10Gbe cables (1, 2, 3, 15 meter…) about $75 each about $75 each (not infiniband cables) (not infiniband cables) (see cable length memo for V2Pro (see cable length memo for V2Pro 1-3 Meter max) 1-3 Meter max) Active CX4 Cables – 45 meter max Active CX4 Cables – 45 meter max Optical CX4 Cables – Matt Dexter tests ~$300 Optical CX4 Cables – Matt Dexter tests ~$300

28. 10 Gbit Ethernet Switches, NIC’s 10 Gbit Ethernet Switches, NIC’s HP – Procurve 6 to 8 ports CX4, 24-48 1GbeHP – Procurve 6 to 8 ports CX4, 24-48 1Gbe Foundry – 16 XFP portsFoundry – 16 XFP ports Fujitsu – XG700 (12 CX4 ports)Fujitsu – XG700 (12 CX4 ports) Fujitsu – XG2000C (20 ports, 16 CX4, 4 XFP)Fujitsu – XG2000C (20 ports, 16 CX4, 4 XFP) Myricom – 10 Gbe NIC boards (PCIe)Myricom – 10 Gbe NIC boards (PCIe)

29. Where to get tested boards Where to get tested boards Build and test them yourself (cheapest for large Q))Build and test them yourself (cheapest for large Q)) iBOB, iADC, 5 volt cables, Digicom ElectronicsiBOB, iADC, 5 volt cables, Digicom Electronics Mo Ohady, mo@digicom.org Mo Ohady, mo@digicom.org Bee2, enclosure and power supply, SAE MaterialsBee2, enclosure and power supply, SAE Materials Mario Salazar, marios@saemtl.com Mario Salazar, marios@saemtl.commarios@saemtl.com coordinate with Ken Lutz, BWRC, lutz@eecs.berkeley.edu coordinate with Ken Lutz, BWRC, lutz@eecs.berkeley.edu iBOB mounting plates, front panels – make or buy – NRAO? iBOB mounting plates, front panels – make or buy – NRAO? Other Vendors?? Rakesh Mehta, MTE India? Other Vendors?? Rakesh Mehta, MTE India?

30. Logistics – Presentations Logistics – Presentations Get your PPT,.PDF to Jason Manley Get your PPT,.PDF to Jason Manley Install on Presentation Laptop Install on Presentation Laptop DO NOT USE YOUR OWN LAPTOP DO NOT USE YOUR OWN LAPTOP Please wear microphone (see Jason) Please wear microphone (see Jason) We are posting video and ppt to web site We are posting video and ppt to web site Let Jason know if you don’t want your presentation posted Let Jason know if you don’t want your presentation posted

31. Logistics – Location Logistics – Location Saturday,Sunday at BWRC,Saturday,Sunday at BWRC, BWRC doors locked – buzz or call BWRC doors locked – buzz or call Sunday Night Pizza/Beer at Dan’s – all invitedSunday Night Pizza/Beer at Dan’s – all invited Monday, Tuesday at Space Sciences LabMonday, Tuesday at Space Sciences Lab Take Bus to SSL: $1, 12 mins, see program Take Bus to SSL: $1, 12 mins, see program Monday Tuesday Lunch will be provided Monday Tuesday Lunch will be provided Tours of BWRC lab, SSL in the afternoonsTours of BWRC lab, SSL in the afternoons

32. Logistics: Suggested Donation Logistics: Suggested Donation $ 50 ( $ 25 for students ) $ 50 ( $ 25 for students ) covers morning refreshments, two lunches… covers morning refreshments, two lunches… $  Andrew Siemion $  Andrew Siemion

33. Casper Advisory Board Casper Advisory Board Matthew Bailes, John Ford, Yashwant Gupta, Matthew Bailes, John Ford, Yashwant Gupta, Glen Jones, Alan Langman, Jonathan Weintroub Glen Jones, Alan Langman, Jonathan Weintroub Brainstorming Session – Open Mic – Tuesday AM Brainstorming Session – Open Mic – Tuesday AM Constructive Criticism Constructive Criticism Ideas for Future Directions, Long Term Strategy Ideas for Future Directions, Long Term Strategy How best to collaborate How best to collaborate Organizational Structure Organizational Structure Anything else  REPORT Anything else  REPORT

34. Thanks to Workshop Organizers Henry Chen, Terry Filiba, Griffin Foster, Suraj Gowda, Jason Manley, Billy Mallard, Peter McMahon, Andrew Siemion, Peter McMahon, Andrew Siemion, Laura Spitler, Mark Wagner