MicroTCA Support
frugy – FRU-Generator YAML
According to the specification, each hardware component in a MicroTCA ecosystem is fitted with an FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) EEPROM. The FRU records it contains are used to identify the corresponding component within the system. The open source tool FRUGY, developed by the MicroTCA Technology Lab, generates the appropriate programmable data sets from an editable YAML configuration file. At the moment, FRUGY can be used for AMCs, RTMs and FMCs. Corresponding examples are available.
XDMA-DKMS- XDMA PCI Express Driver
All modern AMC cards developed by the MicroTCA Technology Lab are based on current Xilinx FPGA or SoC architectures. As a rule, the Xilinx XDMA IP core is used to implement PCIe endpoints with the appropriate logic. In order to ensure uniform integration between AMC and Linux CPUs (root complex), the MicroTCA Technology Lab provides the appropriate XDMA driver in the form of an open-source Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) package for download.
mmcterm – Terminal for the DESY MMC-STAMP
As an alternative to the serial connection via a typical USB cable, the console of the DESY MMC-STAMP can also be accessed using serial-over-IPMB via the network to the MCH. Mmcterm is a terminal for the custom serial-over-IPMB protocol used by the DMMC-STAMP.
Zone 3 Recommendations
The zone 3 connector in the MicroTCA.4 standard connects the Advanced Mezzanine Card module (AMC) to the Rear Transition Module (RTM). The MicroTCA.4 standard itself only defines the management interface via the zone 3 connector for this connection, giving developers the freedom to assign pins specifically for their application. To improve the compatibility and modularity of AMC and RTM boards, DESY has adopted a classification for the pin assignment of the zone 3 connector for different classes of applications. The different classes each include a functional description of the assignment, electrical specifications, electrical protection sequences, electronic encryption and earthing and shielding options.
Class A1
Zone 3 pin assignment recommendation for analogue applications for AMC/RTM boards in MicroTCA.4 standard (Release Rev.A.1 - 27/03/2014 approved by BoF Group 1)
Class A2
Zone 3 pin assignment recommendation for analogue applications for AMC/RTM boards in MicroTCA.4 standard (Release Rev.A.1 - 27/03/2014 approved by BoF Group 1)
Class RF1.0
Zone 3 pin assignment recommendation for high performance analogue applications via two 6-pin coaxial connectors for AMC/RTM cards in MicroTCA.4 standard.
Class D1.x
Zone 3 pin assignment recommendation for digital applications for AMC/RTM boards in MicroTCA.4 standard (Release Rev.A.3 - 21/03/2013 approved by BoF Group 1)