Re: [casper] Application of SMA correlator design to a larger array

2017-11-07 Thread Jason Manley
Hi Dale The CASPER packetised correlator (that PAPER/HERA/KAT-7/MeerKAT etc are all using) would scale simply to your needs. You could easily build it out of ROACH2s or SKARABs at your scales. It would be a bit more expensive than the SWARM-type solution, in that it'd need additional hardware

[casper] Re: Application of SMA correlator design to a larger array

2017-11-07 Thread Jonathan Weintroub
Hi Dale, I’ll offer a few bullets on SWARM, the new SMA system. 1. SWARM is all open source and shared via CASPER and you are welcome to use it as is, or develop it further to adapt it to a new application, indeed it would be very pleasing to see the design used in some other instrument. 2.

Re: [casper] Application of SMA correlator design to a larger array

2017-11-07 Thread Dan Werthimer
hi dale, i'd be happy to talk to you on the phone about pros and cons of different options if you'd like. jack also told me a bit about your plans - he'd be good at providiing advise on the different options.. dan 510-418-0546 On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Gary, Dale E.

[casper] Application of SMA correlator design to a larger array

2017-11-07 Thread Gary, Dale E.
Dear Jonathan (and the rest of the CASPER list, in case anyone has additional comments), I am looking into a new project that would require processing around 2 GHz of bandwidth on of-order 10 (but more than 8) dual-polarization antennas. Our science case calls for at least 4096 frequency

Re: [casper] External clock to 64-channel ADC

2017-11-07 Thread Kaushal Buch
Dear all, As suggested by Rick Raffanti (personal communication), we have replaced the onboard 50 MHz oscillator chip with a pin-compatible 64 MHz oscillator chip (CWX813-064.0M from Connor-Winfield). The ADC board was tested at 64 MHz clocking with correlator/beamformer design on ROACH-1 and its