SEFUW: SpacE FPGA Users Workshop, 4th Edition

Radiation Testing and End User Validation of the BRAVE NG-Medium FPGA

11 Apr 2018, 15:40

20m

Newton 1 and 2 (European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC))

Industrial Experiences

Speaker

Mr Luis Berrojo (Thales Alenia Space in Spain)

Description

TAS has been involved on the Radiation Testing and End User Validation of the BRAVE FPGA within the frame of the H2020 VEGAS project. TASE is the leader of the radiation test campaign and device characterization. Positive preliminary results indicate that the device is a good candidate for Space applications, although additional campaigns are still foreseen. For End User Validation purposes TAS has exercised, on the NanoXmap set of tools, from simple examples of VHDL code to complete FPGA designs. The main goal of the activity is analyzing the NanoXmap tool behavior throughout the different stages of a typical FPGA design flow, from VHDL capture and simulation, passing Synthesis and Place& Route stages, down to postlayout Static Timing Analysis and logic level simulation and FPGA programming. Different designs have been loaded on the Evaluation Board and functionally tested. The findings obtained from the TAS testing and evaluation activities will be presented and a user perspective to identify tool potential enhancements will be provided.