Erik van der BijComplete status
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 01-07-2011 | First ideas for starting this simpler and cheaper version of the FMC VME Carrier. |
| 19-07-2011 | Main features specification written. |
| 10-08-2011 | Project on hold as no resources available. |
| 25-10-2011 | Order sent out to a company for the schematics design. |
| 10-11-2011 | Schematics design under way. Expect a version to review by end November December January. |
| 17-01-2012 | Expect schematics for review on 25 January. |
| 25-01-2012 | Received schematics for review. |
| 01-02-2012 | Schematics design review held. review01022012 |
| 06-02-2012 | Comments received on review. review01022012comments |
| 09-02-2012 | Schematics available for new review. Second review planned for 15-02-2012 |
| 15-02-2012 | Skipping second review for lack of resources. Launch PCB design. |
| 28-02-2012 | First component placement made. |
| 12-03-2012 | 30% of the routing is done. 26 March first layout ready for review. |
| 02-04-2012 | Review will be held on 3 April. pdf files in the Files area, rest in the Repository. |
| 03-04-2012 | Review held (schematics + PCB layout) review03042012. Designer will come to CERN. |
| 25-04-2012 | Review held (schematics + PCB layout) review25042012. |
| 27-04-2012 | Comments received on review review25042012comments. |
| 27-04-2012 | Reviewed comments on review review27042012. |
| 02-05-2012 | V0 files created. Ordered 4 assembled boards. |
| 29-05-2012 | Schematics clean-up, changelog. Proto PCB produced, assembly early June. |
| 05-06-2012 | V1: replace eSATA by microHDMI, remove front USB (space reasons). |
| 12-06-2012 | V0 prototype powered! Found easily solvable problems with 12V power supply. |
| 15-06-2012 | Four V0 boards received at CERN. |
| 21-06-2012 | V0: VME works, bootloader works, White Rabbit works, FMC slots work (two Fine Delay cards operating correctly) |
| 04-09-2012 | V1 of design released. Ordered 9. Price Enquiry for production of 90 will follow soon. |
| 24-10-2012 | Four V1 boards received. 01-11-2012 another five V1 boards received. |
| 01-11-2012 | V2 design files released. Minor corrections on mechanics and one electrical issue. |
| 05-11-2012 | 90 boards ordered. 30 for delivery end January 2013, 60 for end March 2013. |
| 08-02-2013 | 30 V1 boards received at CERN. |
| 20-02-2013 | Test program improved (test 01: better diagnosis, test 15: push-button test improved, test 17: added test of PCB version). |
| 20-03-2013 | 10 V2-0 boards expected by 15 May. |
| 11-04-2013 | 10 V2-0 boards expected by 15 May end May mid July. |
| 17-07-2013 | 10 V2-0 pre-series boards received. |
| 30-07-2013 | 50 V2-0 series boards expected by end September. |
| 31-07-2013 | 28 additional board ordered. |
| 09-10-2013 | 50 V2-0 series boards received. |
| 08-11-2013 | 28 V2-0 series boards received (in total 118 received). |
| 05-12-2013 | Hardware manual written by Janz Tec. |
| 02-04-2014 | Release 2.0 of the SVEC standard gateware (bootloader & golden) is available |
| 02-04-2014 | Release 2.0 of the SVEC standard gateware (bootloader & golden) is available |
| 20-10-2014 | V3-0 released. Changes can be seen in Roadmap |
| 17-05-2018 | 240 V3-0 boards ordered by CERN, delivered on 17-12-2018. |
| 13-06-2019 | Will design a new board SVEC7 with DDR3 SIM memory (higher bandwidth), another FPGA and resolving certain obsolescence issues |
| 25-10-2021 | New board project SVEC7 on hold for a year. |
| 06-03-2024 | No plans to make a new design. No plans for new productions. Project end. |
| 09-08-2024 | CERN purchased the last SVECs that were in stock at the commercial producer Janz Tec. |
Tomasz Wlostowski, Erik van der Bij - 9 August 2024