Meeting on FPGA card programming, 14 April 2008

aim: The aim of the meeting was to discuss the future of the programming required for using an NI-FPGA card as pattern generator for timing of trap experiments.

present: FalkZiegler, StephenKoszudowski, DietrichBeck, HolgerBrand

• MCS data is read after every cycle.
• number of channels
  • SHIPTRAP: 12
  • HITRAP: 16
  • ClusterTrap:64
• linkage to the MM6 class
• SHIPTRAP: FPGA class is directly coupled to the FPGA.
• ClusterTrap: same interface as for the PPG100 card (via files).
• times for scanning etc.
  • ClusterTrap: can be changed on-line
  • SHIPTRAP: as for the PPG100 and GUI classes
  • requirements at this poing seem to meet each other
• future, common development?
  • yes, Dietrich is willing to take over the stuff in the second half of 2008.
  • Falk and Stephen will write a document about the requirements until beginning of June 2008.
  • Review of requirements until August 2008.

-- DietrichBeck - 04 Aug 2008