IEEE Real Time Conference June 9, 2018...40GbE MicroTCA.0 and AMC.2 Efforts 11 The Higher Speed...
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PICMGSpecificationsforAdvancedResearchProjects- ABriefHistoryinTime
IEEERealTimeConferenceJune9,2018Heiko KoerteonbehalfofJustinMoll(VPMarketingPICMG)
Topics
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• IntroductiontoPICMG• MicroTCA/MicroTCA.4inPhysics• MicroTCA– VersatilityinApplications• 40GMicroTCAEfforts• Resources– ApplicationGuides,LinkstoContent• PICMG– What’sNext
PICMG
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PICMGistheleadingspecificationdevelopmentorganizationintheembeddedindustry.• Over150membercompanies,relativelyevenly
distributedbetweenAmerica,Europe,andAsia• Main(current)specificationsareAdvancedTCA,
MicroTCA/AMC,COMExpress,CompactPCI,CompactPCISerialandCompactPCISerialSpace,HPM,andSHB(PICMG1.3)
• Widerangeofmarketsandspecificationtypes
Open Specification vs. Open Source
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Introducing New Specs
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• By-lawsrequire3memberscompaniestosponsor• Oftenindividualcompaniesbringingspecconcepts–
openeduptolargercommunitytoimprove/modify• Fasttrack,butnorubberstamp• IPRPolicy,levelsofparticipation• Reviewprocess
A Variety of Specifications & Core Markets
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• Varioustypes– backplane-basedhardware,motherboard-basedhardware,mezzanineCOM-basedhardware,andsystemmanagementsoftware
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Industries
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MicroTCA/MicroTCA.4 in Physics
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MicroTCAhasadvantagesforHighEnergyPhysics(HEP)andmanyothermarkets• PCIeGen3and40GbEcapable• SuperiorSWaP(Size,Weight,Power)• Inherentreliability(6ninesuptime)• MultipleclockoptionswithMicroTCA.4specialtiming
provisions• RearI/OcapablewithMicroTCA.4
Applicationsinclude:• LowLevelRF(LLRF)control• BeamPositionMonitors(BPM)• BeamLossMonitors(BLM)• LocalProtectionSystemoftheRadio-Frequencysources
(RF-LPS)
Applications
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PICMGdoesnothaveofficialnumbersonMicroTCAsize,butmembershavesharedthefollowing:• ContinuinggrowthinMil/Aeroapplications.Mostly
MTCA.0,MTCA.1,andpurpose-builtconduction-cooled• LargePhysicspresence,otherResearchLabs• Applicationswherenootherarchitecturecanprovide
theperformanceandSWaPadvantages• ApplicationsstretchfromBanking,Automation,
Defense,Satellites,Communications/Test,Physics,AdvancedResearchLabs,RailwayCommunications,andMedicalImaging
ApplicationsGuide- https://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/MicroTCA_Application_Guide_final-_rev1_1.pdf
Applications (Con’t)
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• VoIPMediaGateway- atraditionaltelcotypearchitecturewithdualredundancywiththeaimofproviding99.999%availability.Systemsconsistofprocessors,storage,networkingandtelcointerfaces
• Mobilebasestation - usedfortrials,testequipmentandemergencydeployments,architecturetypicallyconsistsofaCPUlinkedtoDSPandFPGAbasebandprocessingelements.
• Banknoteinspectionsystems- Theypresentedtheirsolutionatthe2016MicroTCAworkshopwhichhasacustombackplanewithabuiltinMCHthatissplitintotwosystems
• Semiconductorlithographysteppermotorcontrolsystems- quitepossiblythebiggestAdvancedMC userwiththemodulesmountedonATCAcarriersincludingCPU,FPGAandDSPelementsalllinkedusingaRapidIO fabricforlowlatency.
• TelecomTest&Measurementmarket- ItisusedinsideacabinetandisawidebandchannelRFsystemwith2xdualchannelRFcardsusedinLTEandLTEadvancedtestequipment.
• Navy- towedarrayforsubmarines• NASA’sSpaceNetworkGroundSegmentSustainmentProject• GroundRADARforAirports,MobileRADAR
40GbE MicroTCA.0 and AMC.2 Efforts
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TheHigherSpeedEthernetFabricsforMicroTCA.0andAMC.2grouphasshownthat40GbEMicroTCAperformswithinIEEElimits,withsomecaveats.• Thespecisexpectedtobecompletedin2018.We
needtodevelopmultipleAMCandMCHtestcardstocharacterizethesimulationresults.
• Simulationsshowsthatthepress-fitpassesundermostconditions.Thecompression-mountpassesunderalltestconditionsapplied.
• Tipsinclude:Placehubslotsincenter,Nelco4000-13SIwasveryeffective.
Resources
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DesignGuidesandmoreonthePICMGWebsite:• PhysicsDesignGuideforClocks,Gates&Triggersin
Instrumentationhttps://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/PDG_0-R1_0-RELEASED-2013-04-231.pdf• StandardprocessmodelsandAPIshttps://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/PICMG_uTCA_DG_3R1_0.pdf• StandarddevicemodelsandAPIshttps://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/PICMG_uTCA_DG_2R1_0.pdf• PICMG®MTCA.4PCIExpressHotPlugDesignGuidehttps://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/PICMG_MTCA_DG_0-PCI-Express-Hot-Plug_RELEASED-2017-01-09-002-1.pdf• StandardHardwareAPIDesignGuidehttps://www.picmg.org/wp-content/uploads/PICMG_MTCA_DG_1-Standard_Hardware_API_Design_Guide_RELEASED-2017-01-09-002.pdf
PICMG – What’s Next?
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IoTisthe“nextbigthing”forPICMG.ItisexpectedthatmanyapplicationswilluseCOMExpressforIoT,butfortheaggregatorsandhigh-endsystems,MicroTCAandCompactPCISerialinvariousformscouldalsobeagreatfit.• Interoperablefamiliesofspecs– small“postagestamp”
typeofspectoCOMExpresstoMicroTCA.• Lookingforparticipants
Why Join PICMG?
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• Earlyaccesstokeytechnology• Participateinspecificationdevelopment• LeveragePICMGpromotionsandmarketingefforts• Developrelationshipswiththoughleadersand
suppliers• Gainvisibilityandleadsfromyourproductsand
contentonthePICMGWebsite• Low-costmembership– Affiliatesjoinforaslowas
$1000.00*
• *2017price,subjecttochange
PICMG Marketing Efforts
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• NewProductListingsonWebsite• Pressrelease• Casestudies,applicationnotes,articles,whitepapers• Jointarticlesinleadingpublications• ParticipateinPICMGevents– EmbeddedWorldbooth,
etc.• CompanylistingsonWebsite• Emailblasts,newsletters,socialmedia• MultiplepublicationscoveringPICMGproducts
Questions
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WhatwouldyouliketoseeregardingnewMicroTCAefforts?(newshortformspecs,otherDesignGuides,PCIeGen4?)
Otherquestions?
Thankyou!