The GBTX ASIC is a standard solution for providing fast control and data readout for radiation detectors used in HEP experiments. However, it is subject to export control restrictions due to the usage of radiation-hard technology. An FPGA-based GBTX emulator (GBTxEMU) has been developed to enable the development of GBT-based readout chains in countries where the original GBTX cannot be imported. Thanks to utilizing a slightly modified GBT-FGPA core, it maintains basic compatibility with standard GBT-based systems. The GBTxEMU also may be an interesting solution for developing GBT-based readout chains for less demanding experiments.
@article{arxiv.2109.11591,
title = {GBTX emulator for development and special versions of GBT-based readout chains},
author = {Wojciech M. Zabołotny and Adrian P. Byszuk and Dmitrii Dementev and David Emschermann and Marek Gumiński and Michał Kruszewski and Piotr Miedzik and Krzysztof Poźniak and Ryszard Romaniuk and Christian J. Schmidt and Mikhail Shitenkov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.11591},
year = {2023}
}
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Conference "22nd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors" (22nd IWoRID)