Reset and Initialization

On start-up the FPGA must reset and initialize each component; especially the Ethernet controller (EC). Functionality will also be supplied to reset the system on a command from the PC.

Reset Requirements by Component

The DAC

The AD5535 DAC has an active-low reset pin. Pulling that pin low will reset the DAC, zeroing all channels.

The temperature sensor

The AD7314 temperature sensor does not have a reset function. It self-initializes on powering up.

The ADC

The AD7928 ADC does not have a reset pin, but does require that certain internal registers be reset upon powering up. The reset procedure is to hold the D_in line high while performing two dummy conversions. During both dummy conversions, as well as the third conversation (during which good data can be loaded), invalid data will be returned to the FPGA. It may be worth considering adding a third conversion to the startup procedure that sets the control register to a certain known setting according to our specifications; perhaps setting the next conversion to return channel zero simply as a known point of operation.

The Ethernet controller

The CP2200/1 has a complex reset process, which is laid out in detail in the data sheet (see section 6.2 "Reset Initialization"). The main points of the process will be covered here.

• The first step is to wait for the reset pin to rise. No flag will be raised upon the completion of this step other than the reset pin (which is an input to the CP2200/1) being high.
• The second step is to wait for Oscillator Initialization to complete. Completion of this will be signaled by an interrupt request signal.
• The third step is to wait for Self Initialization to complete. Completion of this will also be signaled by an interrupt request signal.
• At this point all interrupts will be enabled. Any interrupts which the FPGA will not handle should be disabled now.
• The physical layer must be initialized, which is itself a multi-step process.
  • See section 15.7 "Initializing the Physical Layer"
  • If auto-negotiation is to be used see section 15.2 "Auto-Negotiation Synchronization."
• Enable the Link, Act, or Activity/Link LED(s).
• The MAC must now be initialized, another multi-step subprocess.
  • See section 14.1 "Initializing the MAC."
• The receive filter must now be configured.
  • See section 12.4 "Initializing the Receive Buffer, Filter and Hash Table."
• The CP2200/1 is now ready for regular operation.

This process should be used sparingly because (1) it is a long, complex process that renders the board unusable for a short time and (2) while the CP2200/1 is initializing, the board and the PC are unable to communicate.

See Ethernet Controller Reset Sequence notes for more information and specifics of implementation.

Reset Implementation

General Board Start-up/Reset

The communication protocol between the PC and the control board includes packets that order full (hard) or a minor (soft) reset of the board. The former begins from scratch as if the power was just turned off:

• EC's reset is held low and the chip is guided through its long reset sequence
• Auto-negotiation is implemented but without the detailed synchronization scheme: it is presumed that the partner device will perform it, or that the FPGA will naturally shift into phase with the auto-negotiation cycle in the course of its repeated attempts to establish a link
• The MAC address registers are reset, requiring the board to re-learn the PC's address

The hard reset follows into the soft reset stage, or the latter may be ordered with the appropriate packet. The PC's MAC address is acquired at this stage (communication until this point is via broadcast packets) and ADC and DAC resets may be requested at this point. The reset of ADC and DAC is, of course, redundant if this stage is following naturally from full start-up.

In addition to the hard reset instruction and the "GSR" reset signal received from the EEPROM upon startup, the board is equipped with a reset pin header. Shorting its two pins is equivalent to the start-up GSR reset. Note that in the current design, only the GSR and this manual reset signaling constitutes a full hardware reset which clears all registers, latches etc. The hard reset packet repeats the board start-up in terms of the sequence of steps required, but does not clear the state of the board entirely.

ADC Reset

The ADC reset is implemented very simply: natural or requested reset default the modules that poll the chip into a "NeedsReset" state. This state overrules the detailed serial instruction pattern sent to the ADC's input pin, tying it high for two communication cycles (i.e. a full channel request and read conversation). This satisfies the ADC's "dummy conversation" reset procedure. At this point NeedsReset is set to 0 and communication with the ADC proceeds as usual. This means that the first Query of data from the ADC (which happens after the hard reset stage in an effort to assemble a status packet for the PC to confirm that this stage is complete) will have invalid data from channel 7.

Reset of the DAC

The DAC reset pin is pulled immediately upon reading the soft reset packet instruction to do so. The FPGA's registers holding DAC's values are reset simultaneously