VFAT readout electronics

VFAT readout Block Diagram

The diagram below describes the detector readout electronics for a GEM detector instrumented with 6 VFAT boards. Each VFAT board has 128 radout channels which are output through a single LVDS data line in series. A VFAT board from CERN is evaluated for use as a readout board to convert the GEM output analog signal to a digital signal.

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Signals

LVDS Signals to I/I module using 34 pin ribbon cable

LVDS

I2C signals

I2C

Breakout box specs (preliminary)

The breakoutbox is a circuit board with no active elements that separates the I2C command signal lines from the LVDS data I/O lines. The box is designed to support 6 VFAT readout cards. The box is being design to be mounted on the detector rotator. All 6 VFAT cards will have their signal lines go into the break out box. The I2C lines will then go our of the breakout box along an RJ45 standard ethernet cable. The LVDS lines will exit though a standard 40 pin ribbon cable.

• 6 inputs for ~1m ribbon cables from VFAT modules
• 3-bit DIP switch to select I2C address range for each VFAT
• Soft reset for each VFAT controlled via I2C expander chip
• Shared hard reset line from Gumstix
• Scan Mode switch
  • ScanIn connector (cascaded)
  • ScanOut connector (cascaded)
• RJ45 port to gumstix box containing I2C and other signals:
  • Power (3.3 or 2.5V)
  • Ground
  • SDA
  • SCL
  • Hard Reset
  • Extra line for Link detection
• 34 pin ribbon connector for LVDS signals
• LEMO connector for LVDS trigger input
• LEMO connector for LVDS Master Clock
• I2C expander(s) for status LEDs (socketed)
• Status LEDs:
  • Power (from I2C line)
  • I2C connect (flashing through I2C expand)
  • Power for each VFAT (feedback through common pins on VFAT board?)
  • Hard Reset LED
• Clear UpsetReg (SEU counter) via I2C expand

Ribbon cable pinouts

#	Name	Value	Test rig color Primary/Second
B1	DGND	Digital Ground	Black/Grey (shared)
A1	DVDD	+2.5V	Red/Grey (shared)
B2	SDA	I2C Data	Green/Yellow
A2	SCL	I2C Clock	Yellow/Green
B3	DGND	Digital Ground	Black/Grey (shared)
A3	DVDD	+2.5V	Red/Grey (shared)
B4
A4
B5	I2C ADDR 2	I2C Address Most	White/Blue
A5	I2C ADDR 1	I2C Address Middle	White/Orange
B6	I2C ADDR 0	I2C Address Least	White/Green
A6	REH-S	Soft Reset (Program saved)	White/Grey
B7
A7	REH-B	Hard Reset	Grey/White
..............
B22	DGND	Digital Ground??
A22	SCAN E
B23	AGND	Analog Ground
A23	AVDD	2.5V	Grey/Red
B24	AGND	Analog Ground
A24	AVDD	2.5V	Grey/Red
B25	AGNDD	Analog Ground??	Grey/Black
A25	AVDD	2.5V	Grey/Red

The PC board-mount socket for the cable is ERNI 154765 for reel or ERNI 063197 for tube packaging.
The cable crimp-ons are ERNI 024403 or premade cables 300mm long are ERNI 173795