An Extended-Range Ethernet and Clock Distribution Circuit for Distributed Sensor Networks

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An Extended-Range Ethernet and Clock Distribution Circuit for Distributed Sensor Networks Kael Hanson, Thomas Meures, Yifan Yang Interuniversity Insitute for High Energies (IIHE), Brussels Motivation : Detecting the GZK-flux ν EM cascade Radio-Cerenkov cone 37 stations Spacing: 2 km Depth under ice surface: 200 m Surface coverage: ~160 km 2 Ice thickness below: ~3000 m Each station: 16 + 4 sub-firn antennas (sensitive between 250 and 800 MHz): 8 vertically polarized 8 horizontally polarized 4 calibration pulsers (v-pol + h-pol) X surface antennas Hpol Quad-slot antenna VSWR < 3 above 300MHz p ARA (THE ASKARYAN RADIO ARRAY ) The GZK-mechanism as a “guaranteed” neutrino source: Very few protons accelerated to UHE within GZK interaction length (most accelerators are further away from earth) →GZK-mechanism should lead to cutoff in the UHECR spectrum Cutoff confirmed by the Pierre AUGER Observatory Phys.Lett.B685:239-246, 2010 Detection method: Emission of coherent radio waves from neutrino- induced EM-cascades (predicted by Askar’yan, 1962) Verified at SLAC in 2007 Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 171101, 2007 Reason: Radio waves have long attenuation length in ice (~800m), large volumes with small number of antennas The ARA collaboration BELGIUM: Univ. Libre de Bruxelles. GERMANY: Univ. of Bonn, Univ. of Wuppertal. JAPAN: Chiba university. TAIWAN: National Taiwan Univ.. UNITED KINGDOM: Univ. College London. USA: Ohio State Univ., Univ. of Delaware, Univ. of Hawaii, Univ. of Kansas, Univ. of Maryland, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison. STATION CONTROLLE R ANTENNA ANTENNA ANTENNA ANTENNA DDA (×4)DATA AND CLOCK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SURFACE PROCESS SYSTEM DOWN-HOLE DIGITIZATION SYSTEM PHY RJ45 FPGA Data Cable driver Cable equalizer Clock conditioner Clo ck Standard cat5 cable (250meters) Cable driver FPGA Cable equalizer Clock conditioner 20 MHz clock Cable driver: Amplifying the incoming clock to transfer it •400 ps rise time, 25 ps output jitter •1 Vpp output •Power consumption: 520 mW Cable equalizer: • equalization DC restoration •750 mVpp output •Power consumption: 255 mW Clock conditioner: Loop filtering Jitter cleaning Clock distribution •200 fs output jitter •Power consumption: 250 m CAT5 cable Description Mean Std Dev Number of samples Period1, Ch1 50ns 16ps 239988 Period2, Ch2 50ns 27ps 239976 TIE1, Ch1 0s 26ps 240000 TIE2, Ch2 0s 50ps 239988 Skew1, Ch1, Ch2 -8ns 52ps 239988 IP-failure rate (down to -40°C) 1.2E- 8/32bits 4.3E11 (72 hours) Power consumption ~2.3W Precision of period shift between clocks Performance : Original clock: yellow Recovered clock: turquoise The challenge : Distance:250 meters Speed: O(10Mbits/s) Time precision : <50 ps Advantages: 4 pairs of differential signals Immunity to common mode noise Standard high speed protocol (10/100/1000Mbps) Disadvantage: Can’t support more than 100 meters (100 Base –T ) Increased signals jitter Standard cat5 twisted pairs FPGA PHY RJ45 Clo ck Data DATA AND CLOCK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM + With synchronized clock, stable connection can be established between two PHY via 250 meters cat5 cable. PHY 10/100 Mbits/s Ethernet phy, 25MHz input clock In current design: driven by 20MHz clock 8/80 Mbits/s Power consumption: 200 mW clock data Driver and PHY Use different pairs in one cat5 solution Future plan Optical data and clock distribution system (2.5Gbps)

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An Extended-Range Ethernet and Clock Distribution Circuit for Distributed Sensor Networks Kael Hanson, Thomas Meures, Yifan Yang Interuniversity Insitute for High Energies (IIHE), Brussels. p. The ARA collaboration BELGIUM: Univ . Libre de Bruxelles . GERMANY: Univ. of Bonn, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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An Extended-Range Ethernet and Clock Distribution Circuit for Distributed Sensor Networks

Kael Hanson, Thomas Meures, Yifan YangInteruniversity Insitute for High Energies (IIHE), Brussels

Motivation : Detecting the GZK-flux

νEM cascade

Radio-Cerenkov cone

37 stationsSpacing: 2 kmDepth under ice surface: 200 mSurface coverage: ~160 km2

Ice thickness below: ~3000 m

Each station:16 + 4 sub-firn antennas (sensitive between 250 and 800 MHz):8 vertically polarized8 horizontally polarized4 calibration pulsers (v-pol + h-pol)X surface antennas

Hpol Quad-slot antennaVSWR < 3 above 300MHz

pARA (THE ASKARYAN RADIO ARRAY )

The GZK-mechanism as a “guaranteed” neutrino source:• Very few protons accelerated to UHE within GZK interaction length (most

accelerators are further away from earth)• →GZK-mechanism should lead to cutoff in the UHECR spectrum• Cutoff confirmed by the Pierre AUGER Observatory

Phys.Lett.B685:239-246, 2010 Detection method:• Emission of coherent radio waves from neutrino-induced EM-cascades

(predicted by Askar’yan, 1962)• Verified at SLAC in 2007

Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 171101, 2007

Reason:• Radio waves have long attenuation length in ice (~800m), large volumes

with small number of antennas

The ARA collaboration

BELGIUM: Univ. Libre de Bruxelles.

GERMANY:Univ. of Bonn, Univ. of Wuppertal.

JAPAN:Chiba university.

TAIWAN:National Taiwan Univ..

UNITED KINGDOM:Univ. College London.

USA:Ohio State Univ.,Univ. of Delaware,Univ. of Hawaii,Univ. of Kansas,Univ. of Maryland, Univ. of Wisconsin Madison.

STATION CONTROLLER

ANTENNA

ANTENNA

ANTENNA ANTENNADDA(×4)DATA AND CLOCK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

SURFACE PROCESS SYSTEM DOWN-HOLE DIGITIZATION SYSTEM

PHY

RJ45

FPGA

Data

Cable driver

Cable equalizer

Clock conditioner

Clock

Standard cat5 cable (250meters)

Cable driver

FPGA

Cable equalizer

Clock conditioner

20 MHz clock

Cable driver:• Amplifying the incoming clock

to transfer it•400 ps rise time, 25 ps output jitter

•1 Vpp output•Power consumption: 520 mW

Cable equalizer:• equalization• DC restoration

•750 mVpp output•Power consumption: 255 mW

Clock conditioner:• Loop filtering• Jitter cleaning• Clock distribution

•200 fs output jitter•Power consumption: 578 mW

250 m CAT5 cable

Description Mean Std Dev Number of samples

Period1, Ch1 50ns 16ps 239988

Period2, Ch2 50ns 27ps 239976

TIE1, Ch1 0s 26ps 240000

TIE2, Ch2 0s 50ps 239988

Skew1, Ch1, Ch2 -8ns 52ps 239988

IP-failure rate (down to -40°C) 1.2E-8/32bits 4.3E11 (72 hours)

Power consumption ~2.3W

Precision of period

shift between clocks

Performance :• Original clock: yellow• Recovered clock: turquoise

The challenge :Distance:250 metersSpeed: O(10Mbits/s)Time precision : <50 ps

Advantages:4 pairs of differential signalsImmunity to common mode noiseStandard high speed protocol (10/100/1000Mbps)

Disadvantage:Can’t support more than 100 meters (100 Base –T )Increased signals jitterStandard cat5 twisted pairs

FPGA

PHY

RJ45

ClockData

DATA AND CLOCK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

+

With synchronized clock, stable connection can be established between two PHY via 250 meters cat5 cable.

PHY10/100 Mbits/s Ethernet phy,

25MHz input clockIn current design: driven by 20MHz clock

8/80 Mbits/sPower consumption: 200 mW

clock

data

Driver and PHY Use different pairs in one cat5

solution

Future planOptical data and clock distribution system (2.5Gbps)