Tag Archives: PCIe

PCIe Gen3 Optimization for SIS8300-KU/SIS8160

Recent system integration activities revealed unsatisfactory PCIe Gen3 operation of Kintex Ultrascale based MTCA cards in certain slots of MTCA crates. It turned out, that the default settings of the parameters Enable Auto RxEq and Form Factor Driven Insertion Loss … Continue reading

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NIM A Article on the Use of 2.5 GSPS 14-Bit SIS1160/SFMC01 PCIe Digitizer for Prompt Gamma-ray Measurements During Proton Therapy Treatments

The use of a SIS1160 PCI Express carrier with a SFMC01 Digitizer FMC for dead-time free data acquisition during proton therapy treatments is described in the NIM A article under the link below: A dead-time-free data acquisition system for prompt … Continue reading

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SIS8300-L2 Firmware with PME_turn_off Workaround

The (non AXI) PCI Express endpoint of the Virtex 6 can be rendered inaccessible after a PME_turn_off command (from a CPU reboot). A core reset was added to the pcie_interface.vhd as a workaround in that situation with minor firmware revision … Continue reading

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