Documentation

The AdvancedTCA standard has been selected as one of the hardware platforms for the upgrades of the back-end electronics of the CMS and ATLAS experiments of the Large Hadron Collider. In this context, the CERN EP-ESE group has designed and produced an IPMC mezzanine card for the management of AdvancedTCA blades.

The documentation on this site was migrated from SharePoint to CERNbox. If you find any document missing, please contact: CERN IPMC support.

Documentation can be downloaded below:

• Technical overview:

  This document presents the CERN-IPMC specifications.

• Hardware guide v.1.0:

  This document describes in detail how to implement the CERN-IPMC module on a custom ATCA board

• Pinout and mapping:

  Mezzanine pinout and mapping to the FPGA / IO Extenders

• Firmware customization (XML):

  This document presents how to customize the CERN-IPMC and flash the module using the ethernet interface.

• Release note v.1.3:

  Introduction to the latest software version.

• Sensor guide:

  This document describes in detail how to develop a new sensor driver to monitor parameters using the controller.

• OEM commands and GPIOs:

  This document describes in detail how to add OEM commands and to use the GPIOs.

• CERN-IPMC DevKit user guide (v.4.0):

  This document introduces the CERN-IPMC Development kit V.4.0. This setup is a start-up platform that can be used as a module tester or a debugging platform. This paper lists the features available and how to use them.

• CERN-IPMC DevKit user guide (v.1.0):

  This document introduces the CERN-IPMC Development kit. This setup is a start-up platform that can be used as a module tester or a debugging platform. This paper lists the features available and how to use them.

• CERN xTCA meetings (indico):

  This is a pointer to the CERN xTCA interest group meetings in indico. Updates on the IPMC were presented at each of the meetings.