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Station Board Testing

This document provides an overview of the testing procedures for the EVLA Correlator S/W F2F boards, including test setup, block diagram, CRC testing, test vector generators, measurements, and automatic tests.

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Station Board Testing

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  1. Station Board Testing D. Fort EVLA Correlator S/W F2F 3-4 April 2006

  2. Test Setup EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

  3. Block Diagram EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

  4. CRC Testing EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

  5. Test Vector Generators • Fiber Optic Receiver Module (FORM) • RAM based but same for each bit (or off) for CRC tests • Input FPGA • RAM based • Delay Module • Can hold 0.262144 seconds of data • Can be set to cycle at any length (probably set at 25 interrupts) • Software generated contents include • Receiver noise • Signal tones and noise with delay and phase rotation • Calibration tones • Delay models for use by CMIB • TBD mini data generators in some FPGAs EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

  6. Measurements • Delay Module • Measures it own delay • Filter FPGA • Tone extractor • Other (power, state counts, clip counts, …) • Output FPGA • Data recorder (radar mode) • TBD mini data recorders in some FPGAs EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

  7. Automatic Tests • During prototype testing use of logic analyzers, scopes, etc is OK but, during production, boards must be tested in an automatic, computer controlled test fixture. • The test fixture used for testing failed boards found and replaced during normal operations could be the same as for the production phase. • The test fixture should be able to test all board types but Station and Baseline board testing are essential. • The automatic tests should be able to identify paths/chips that need attention/replacing. They may use special purpose FPGA designs. • The test fixture will consist of a working system. A working board of the same type will be replaced with the board to be tested and a set of tests performed following a canned script. EVLA Correlator S/W F2F

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