Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in Scientific Research

ISBN-13: 9781138112483 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 172 str.

Sadrozinski, Hartmut F.-W. (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)|||Wu, Jinyuan (Fermi National Accelerator Laborat

Opis

Focusing on resource awareness in field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design, this work covers the principle of FPGAs and their functionality. It provides an accessible overview of the use of FPGAs in data acquisition, signal processing, and transmission and contains many hands-on examples drawn from diverse fields, such as high-energy physics and radiobiology. The authors emphasize sound design practices that encourage the saving of limited silicon resources and power consumption. They also offer VHDL code, detailed schematics of selected projects, photographs, and more on a supporting website.

Spis treści

Introduction. Understanding FPGA Resources. Several Principles and Methods of Resource Usage Control. Examples of an FPGA in Daily Design Jobs. The ADC + FPGA Structure. Examples of FPGA in Front-End Electronics. Examples of an FPGA in Advanced Trigger Systems. Examples of an FPGA Computation. Radiation Issues. Time-over-Threshold: The Embedded Particle-Tracking Silicon Microscope (EPTSM). Appendix. Index.