Custom Scrubbing for Robust Configuration Hardening in Xilinx FPGAs
The usage of SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays on High Energy Physics detectors is mostly limited by the sensitivity of these devices to radiation-induced upsets in their configuration. These effects may alter the functionality until the next reconfiguration of the device. In this work, we p...
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doaj-dcb39412e235484a8430d5710a7551232020-11-25T01:54:57ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2019-10-01345610.3390/instruments3040056instruments3040056Custom Scrubbing for Robust Configuration Hardening in Xilinx FPGAsRaffaele Giordano0Dario Barbieri1Sabrina Perrella2Roberto Catalano3Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” and INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, ItalyUniversità degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” and INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, ItalyUniversità degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” and INFN Sezione di Napoli, I-80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, I-95125 Catania, ItalyThe usage of SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays on High Energy Physics detectors is mostly limited by the sensitivity of these devices to radiation-induced upsets in their configuration. These effects may alter the functionality until the next reconfiguration of the device. In this work, we present the radiation testing of a high-speed serial link hardened by a new, custom scrubber designed for Xilinx FPGAs. We compared the performance of our scrubber to the Xilinx Single Event Mitigation (SEM) controller and we measured the impact of the scrubbers on the reliability of the link. Our results show that our scrubber may improve reliability up to 23 times over the SEM.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/3/4/56radiation effectssingle event effectssingle event upsetsmultiple bit upsetssoft errorsfpgaradiation testingproton |
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Custom Scrubbing for Robust Configuration Hardening in Xilinx FPGAs |
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Custom Scrubbing for Robust Configuration Hardening in Xilinx FPGAs |
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The usage of SRAM-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays on High Energy Physics detectors is mostly limited by the sensitivity of these devices to radiation-induced upsets in their configuration. These effects may alter the functionality until the next reconfiguration of the device. In this work, we present the radiation testing of a high-speed serial link hardened by a new, custom scrubber designed for Xilinx FPGAs. We compared the performance of our scrubber to the Xilinx Single Event Mitigation (SEM) controller and we measured the impact of the scrubbers on the reliability of the link. Our results show that our scrubber may improve reliability up to 23 times over the SEM. |
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