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44 lines
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%! TEX root = ../thesis.tex
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\chapter{Introduction}
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\section{What is the BrainScale System?}
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The BrainScaleS Wafer System, developed and used in the electronic visions Group at Heidelberg University is a neuromorhic hardware implementation.
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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}
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\begin{figure}[h]
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\centering
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\includegraphics[width=.9\textwidth]{../InternReport/img/waferscale_system.png}
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\caption{The BrainScaleS wafer-scale hardware system}
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\label{wss}
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\end{figure}
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\section{What's the PowerIt Subsystem?}
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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}).
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\begin{figure}[h]
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\centering
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\includegraphics[width=.9\textwidth]{../InternReport/img/poweritv2_teststand_2}
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\caption{PowerIt Board top view, in test}
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\label{}
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\end{figure}
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In which it is providing the Wafer with 1.8V and the FPGAs with 9.6V. Its maximum rated Pwerdraw is 2kW.
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<containing intro to system and board>
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%TODO: mv to theory <contains circuits to all measureing adcs, and description of the measureing process>
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\section{Goals}
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<containing the Goals defined beforehand>
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\subsection{Firmware}
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\subsection{Calibration}
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\subsection{Regulation}
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