diff --git a/parts/intro.tex b/parts/intro.tex index d7a1f73..745af0c 100644 --- a/parts/intro.tex +++ b/parts/intro.tex @@ -9,20 +9,24 @@ The BrainScaleS Wafer System, developed and used in the electronic visions Group For this Thesis important core components, inside the System, are the mixed-signal ASICs, named HICANNs (on Wafer in fig. \ref{wss}), and FPGAs for controlling these HICANNs \cite{hbpguidebook-brainscales} - -\section{What's the PowerIt Subsystem?} - -The hardware used in this thesis is a PowerIt board, developed in the electronic visions group\footnote{ - %TODO -}. It functions as power supply inside of the Waferscale System\footnote{ - %TODO -} (fig. \ref{wss}). \begin{figure}[h] \centering \includegraphics[width=.9\textwidth]{../InternReport/img/waferscale_system.png} - \caption{WSS} + \caption{The BrainScaleS wafer-scale hardware system} \label{wss} \end{figure} + +\section{What's the PowerIt Subsystem?} + +The hardware used in this thesis is a PowerIt board (fig. \ref{}), developed in the electronic visions group. It functions as power supply inside of the Waferscale System (fig. \ref{wss}). + +\begin{figure}[h] + \centering + \includegraphics[width=.9\textwidth]{../InternReport/img/poweritv2_teststand_2} + \caption{PowerIt Board top view, in test} + \label{} +\end{figure} + In which it is providing the Wafer with 1.8V and the FPGAs with 9.6V. Its maximum rated Pwerdraw is 2kW.