Dini Group / Synopsys dns5gx-F2 Fpga Development System

SYSTEM USED IN DESIGING "FPGA-Based Architecture for Real-Time Cluster Finding in the LHCb Silicon Pixel Detector". White papers exist on the use of this machine in such applications. Just search on "DNS5GX"

Paper Description of its use at CERN:

Figure 5.2 shows the prototyping system used for the first tests of the clustering firmware, together with its main components. The system is a DNS5GX F2 (DN0237) from Dini group enclosed within a 4U rack–mount chassis. It consists of a FPGA–based main board along with up to four modular I/O boards. The main board supports two Intel® Stratix® V GX FPGAs¹, together with a Marvell Discovery processor used for system monitoring and control. An additional Stratix V configuration FPGA provides configuration and I/O control for the main board peripherals and subsystems. The main advantage of testing the clustering firmware on this type of board is the high degree of control and monitoring allowed both via software and by directly probing relevant signals with an external oscilloscope. Another key advantage is given by the similarities between the FPGA mounted on the DNS5GX F2 prototyping board and the one used for DAQ purposes on the PCIe40 card, as shown in Table 5.1.