Detailed Status
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 01-02-2016 | Start working on project. |
| 15-02-2016 | Starting the first ADC board Design |
| 05-03-2016 | Finishing the first Design |
| 05-03-2016 | Starting the layout of the first ADC board |
| 05-04-2016 | Finishing the firsts design and layout, wait for review |
| 12-04-2016 | Presentation of the project, design and layout at CERN |
| 15-04-2016 | Full design and layout review at CERN |
| 18-04-2016 | Start looking for an other ADC with 4 input channels instead of 2 |
| 18-04-2016 | Start looking on algorithms to find the delay between the incoming signals |
| 19-04-2016 | Start simulations to see how to improve the resolution of TDC |
| 25-04-2016 | Two possible algorithms are found |
| 02-05-2016 | Finally decided to use the ADC AD9253 as it has 4 input channels and looks like the previous one |
| 15-05-2016 | Start to update the schematics |
| 23-05-2016 | Finished the new schematics, waiting for review |
| 31-05-2016 | Finally decided to add a local oscillator in addition to the external one |
| 31-05-2016 | Searching for one local oscillator |
| 03-06-2016 | Oscillator found. Update the schematics |
| 03-06-2016 | Schematic updated. Wait for review |
| 05-06-2016 | Starting learning the MicroZed |
| 21-06-2016 | Review of the schematics |
| 21-06-2016 | Handling of the comments : adding a flip flop to reduce the FPGA output jitter |
| 27-06-2016 | Starting new layout |
| 05-07-2016 | Layout finished. Waiting for review |
| 06-07-2016 | Start MicroZed programming |
| 13-07-2016 | Layout Review at CERN |
| 02-08-2016 | Layout corrected, first prototype ordered |
| 17-08-2016 | Some problems with the DMA transfert, debugging |
| 19-08-2016 | Corrected the AXI transfert. The DMA is working |
| 15-08-2016 | Start working on the Filter Prototyping Board |
| 26-08-2016 | Finished the Filter Prototyping Board |
| 30-08-2016 | Filter Prototyping Board Review |
| 02-09-2016 | Three PCB produced, waiting for the assembly |
| 16-09-2016 | PCB mounted arrived and ready for debug |
| 19-09-2016 | PCB Debug started |
| 21-09-2016 | PCB Debug finished |
| 21-09-2016 | Low noise filter build, tests started |
| 26-09-2016 | RMS error on the measurements : 10 ps |
| 07-10-2016 | RMS error on the measurements : 3 ps |
8th of November 2016 - Nicolas Boucquey