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# Real examples that show that being Open helps to improve quality
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As all design files are available for Open Designs, it easy for users,
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producers and other interested people to study the designs and find and
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signal problems. The following table shows that this in practice also
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happens.
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producers and other interested people to study the designs and **find
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and signal problems.**
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The following table shows that this in practice also happens.
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<table>
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<tbody>
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... | ... | @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ happens. |
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>FmcAdc100M14b4cha</td>
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<td>03-09-2013</td>
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<td>09-2013</td>
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<td>Producer</td>
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<td>1</td>
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<td>Production Test program, non-functional bug</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>White Rabbit Switch</td>
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<td></td>
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<td>2012</td>
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<td>Early User</td>
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<td>2, 3</td>
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<td>Many different bugs</td>
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<td>3</td>
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<td>Jumps in WR time when used over an out-of-spec length link</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>White Rabbit core</td>
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<td>11-2013</td>
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<td>User</td>
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<td>2</td>
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<td>Jumps in WR time on 1000 km link. Bug in core. Seen by user; another user corrected partially bug; CERN made final corrections and simulations.</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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It seems that there are different types of bug reports
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1. errors that could only be found by studying the designs (so OH made
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this happen)
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this happen).
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2. errors that could be found by any user, the user could find a
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solution because all design information is available.
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3. errors that could be found by any user, and were just reported to
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the developers.
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- because the design was Open, there were more users that could
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make this happen.
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the developers (because the design was Open, there were more users
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that could make this happen).
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# Real examples that show that being Open generates new developments
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As all design files are available for Open Designs, it easy for users,
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producers and other interested people to use the open designs to
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*create new designs.**
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The following table shows that this in practice also happens.
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>Cute WR</td>
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<td>WorldFIP</td>
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<td>09-2012</td>
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<td>nanoFIP</td>
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<td>Netherlands</td>
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<td>nanoFIP design used as basis for renovating train control system</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>Cute WR</td>
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<td>03-2012</td>
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<td>SPEC</td>
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<td>China</td>
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<td>Minimised version for use as White Rabbit node only</td>
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<td>PXIe bus instead of PCIe bus</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>spec-box-1n/3n</td>
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<td>10-2013</td>
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<td>SPEC</td>
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<td>Seven Solutions</td>
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<td>Boxes to make SPEC boards usable in stand-alone mode</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<tr class="odd">
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<td>WRPC on new FPGA</td>
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<td>08-2013</td>
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<td>WRPC</td>
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<td>NIKHEF</td>
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<td>New FPGA Xilinx Kintex-7 platform for White Rabbit main core</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>WRPC on new FPGA</td>
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<td>08-2013</td>
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<td>WRPC</td>
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<td>GSI</td>
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<td>New FPGA Altera platform for White Rabbit main core</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td>spec-box-1n/3n</td>
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<td>10-2013</td>
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<td>SPEC</td>
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<td>Seven Solutions</td>
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<td>Boxes to make SPEC boards usable in stand-alone mode</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<td>FMC FD</td>
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<td>10-2013</td>
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<td>Two production companies collaborating with the testing of the cards.</td>
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<td>One production companies tests cards produced by another one.</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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7 October 2013
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12 November 2013
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