Description¶
The goal of the CernFIP project is to provide a radiation tolerant FPGA-based replacement for Alstom 's WorldFIP agent, the MicroFIP chip.
This replacement is called nanoFIP.
The 
is a rad-tol FPGA that acts as a client node in the communication over the WorldFIP fieldbus. 
It is housed in a Microsemi ProASIC3, A3P400, 208 PQFP FPGA.
The nanoFIP implements a minimal subset of the WorldFIP services and is designed to be radiation tolerant by using different SEU mitigation techniques such as TMR and fail-safe state machines.
It is used in conjunction with a FielDrive driver chip and FieldTR insulating transformer, both available from the company Alstom.
Project Material¶
Project Status¶
| Date | Event |
| 16-02-2009 | Start of insourcing project |
| 13-10-2010 | First code working on nanoFIP test board |
| 15-04-2011 | Preliminary radiation tests performed on nanoFIP design |
| 17-05-2011 | Stable design available for use in critical applications |
| 08-2011 | Finalization of project's extension with JTAG Master |
| 10-2011 | nanoFIP-FielDrive-FieldTR EMC tests |
| 11-2011 | nanoFIP final code review; code frozen |
| 12-2011 | Large scale radiation tests performed on nanoFIP design |
| 01-2012 | Ongoing users' developments!-) |
| 05-2012 | Preparing very large order for preprogrammed nanoFIP FPGAs |
nanoFIP users¶
| Equipment | Designer | Status |
| CERN Radiation Monitoring | Paul Peronnard | March 2012: prototype working |
| FIPDIAG | HLP company | May 2012: prototype working |
| CERN Power Converter Controls | Benjamin Todd | March 2012: start designing |
| CERN Cryogenic Controls | Juan Casas Cubillos | within 2012: start designing |
| CERN Quench Protection Systems | Jens Steckert | June 2011: prototype board EDA-02138 never powered (May 2012). May use nanoFIP as IP in 2014. |
| Train renovation | April 2012: evaluating |
Contacts¶
Erik van der Bij (Project manager) o Eva Gousiou (Lead engineer) o Pablo Alvarez (Development engineer) o Gonzalo Penacoba (VHDL test bench) o Julien Palluel (WorldFIP testbed software)
E.Gousiou, E.Van der Bij, May 2012