From: John Larkin on

ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Board39.jpg

This is an 8-layer mixed-signal thing. On the left is a PCIe interface
to a Kontron mini-ITX sbc.

Upper-right is a cluster of five spread-spectrum switching regulators,
all inductor isolated from everything coming and going. I may slice
some ground planes around there just to terrify Joerg.

The brown pour is where the pipeline ADC is, differential fed from the
two SMB connectors to its right.

This also has a couple of 128 Ms/s arbs and tons of various digital
i/o things and some DDR2 dram to feed the arbs, and a programmable
microengine to fire shots. The FPGA is a Spartan 6/45, which we
actually have now.

The Brat did the layout; not bad for a psychology/softball/beer pong
major.

John

From: don on
John Larkin wrote:
> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Board39.jpg
>
> This is an 8-layer mixed-signal thing. On the left is a PCIe interface
> to a Kontron mini-ITX sbc.
>
> Upper-right is a cluster of five spread-spectrum switching regulators,
> all inductor isolated from everything coming and going. I may slice
> some ground planes around there just to terrify Joerg.
>
> The brown pour is where the pipeline ADC is, differential fed from the
> two SMB connectors to its right.
>
> This also has a couple of 128 Ms/s arbs and tons of various digital
> i/o things and some DDR2 dram to feed the arbs, and a programmable
> microengine to fire shots. The FPGA is a Spartan 6/45, which we
> actually have now.
>
> The Brat did the layout; not bad for a psychology/softball/beer pong
> major.
>
> John
>
Which CAD program did he use ??

don
From: John Larkin on
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:57:05 -0600, don <don> wrote:

>John Larkin wrote:
>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Board39.jpg
>>
>> This is an 8-layer mixed-signal thing. On the left is a PCIe interface
>> to a Kontron mini-ITX sbc.
>>
>> Upper-right is a cluster of five spread-spectrum switching regulators,
>> all inductor isolated from everything coming and going. I may slice
>> some ground planes around there just to terrify Joerg.
>>
>> The brown pour is where the pipeline ADC is, differential fed from the
>> two SMB connectors to its right.
>>
>> This also has a couple of 128 Ms/s arbs and tons of various digital
>> i/o things and some DDR2 dram to feed the arbs, and a programmable
>> microengine to fire shots. The FPGA is a Spartan 6/45, which we
>> actually have now.
>>
>> The Brat did the layout; not bad for a psychology/softball/beer pong
>> major.
>>
>> John
>>
>Which CAD program did he use ??
>
>don

She. Boys don't play softball in college. It's PADS, version 5.

John

From: Joerg on
John Larkin wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:57:05 -0600, don <don> wrote:
>
>> John Larkin wrote:
>>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Board39.jpg
>>>
>>> This is an 8-layer mixed-signal thing. On the left is a PCIe interface
>>> to a Kontron mini-ITX sbc.
>>>
>>> Upper-right is a cluster of five spread-spectrum switching regulators,
>>> all inductor isolated from everything coming and going. I may slice
>>> some ground planes around there just to terrify Joerg.
>>>
>>> The brown pour is where the pipeline ADC is, differential fed from the
>>> two SMB connectors to its right.
>>>
>>> This also has a couple of 128 Ms/s arbs and tons of various digital
>>> i/o things and some DDR2 dram to feed the arbs, and a programmable
>>> microengine to fire shots. The FPGA is a Spartan 6/45, which we
>>> actually have now.
>>>
>>> The Brat did the layout; not bad for a psychology/softball/beer pong
>>> major.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>> Which CAD program did he use ??
>>
>> don
>
> She. Boys don't play softball in college. It's PADS, version 5.
>

Do you think she'll take over the biz some day when you decide to retire?

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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From: a7yvm109gf5d1 on
On Oct 16, 7:48 pm, John Larkin
<jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Board39.jpg
>
> This is an 8-layer mixed-signal thing. On the left is a PCIe interface
> to a Kontron mini-ITX sbc.
>
> Upper-right is a cluster of five spread-spectrum switching regulators,
> all inductor isolated from everything coming and going. I may slice
> some ground planes around there just to terrify Joerg.
>
> The brown pour is where the pipeline ADC is, differential fed from the
> two SMB connectors to its right.
>
> This also has a couple of 128 Ms/s arbs and tons of various digital
> i/o things and some DDR2 dram to feed the arbs, and a programmable
> microengine to fire shots. The FPGA is a Spartan 6/45, which we
> actually have now.
>
> The Brat did the layout; not bad for a psychology/softball/beer pong
> major.
>
> John

Sweet, do you use Hyperlynx or whatever it's called to simulate
voltage drops on planes?