SpW-10X

Ref.:

UoD_SpW-10X_

SpaceWire Router

 

UserManual

Issue:

3.4

User Manual

Date:

11th July 2008

 

 

 

13. ANOMALIES AND WARNINGS

In this section a list of anomalies and warnings is provided:

13.1 ANOMALIES

The following anomalies are present in the prototype SpW-10X router device:

1.Simultaneous transitions on data and strobe can occur during reset and power up. This may be a problem when operating with legacy IEEE-1355 devices but is not a problem when operating with SpaceWire compliant devices. See section 13.3for further details on this anomaly.

2.When a parity error in a data character the following characters may be received before the link disconnects.

13.2 WARNINGS

Various warnings appear in boxes throughout this document. They are all gathered in this section for convenience.

WARNING

Simultaneous data/strobe transitions can occur during reset and power up. This is not a problem when connected to SpaceWire compliant devices but is a problem when connected to IEEE-1355 devices.

WARNING

Since LVDS is based on a current loop it should not matter what the supply voltage is to an LVDS device connected to the SpW-10X router. However, there is a potential problem when connecting to devices with power supplies greater than 3.3 V, which is the supply voltage of the SpW-10X device. It should be emphasised that during normal operation there is no problem, but if the LVDS device connected to the SpW-10X device can fail in such a way as to put a higher voltage than 3.3 V on to the pins of the SpW-10X device then this can cause a problem. The simplest way to overcome this potential problem is to ensure that the LVDS devices driving the SpW-10X device are all powered by 3.3V.

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