Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage Table of contents Introduction .............................5 General Information ........................5 Further products..........................5 Available manuals ..........................5 Pictograms ............................5 Safety Notes ............................6 General safety instructions ......................6 Product liability..........................8...
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Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage Table of figures Figure 4-1 Nameplate of the SLA........................11 Figure 4-2 Front side ports of the SLA ......................12 Figure 4-3 Pinning of Power and Wake connector ..................13 Figure 4-4 Summary of LED status ........................13...
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Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage Terms and Acronyms Term/Acronym Definition Adapter-Board Central Processing Unit Camera Serial Interface Data Logger Module Electronic Control Unit European Economic Area...
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 1 Introduction 1.1 General Information The SerDes Logging Adapter (SLA) is part of a measurement equipment infrastructure for test vehicles with MIPI CSI-2 based sensor ECU systems.
Contact the manufacturer if repair is required Caution Safety and functional defects due to incorrect accessories and spare parts Accessories or spare parts that are not recommended by AED Vantage GmbH may have adverse effects on the safety and functionality of the device. ▪...
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Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage Hot Surfaces The surfaces of the device may have elevated temperatures during operation ▪ Avoid touching the housing during operation...
• The device is not used according to the user manual or according to the described scope. • Modifications are done to the device without permission of AED Vantage GmbH. • Installation instructions of the device are not fulfilled. 2.3 Terms of use The device is designed to be used for engineering purpose only.
Use a regulated power supply or car battery and observe the technical specifications of the SLA. AED Vantage GmbH recommends the use of isolating DC/DC converters between power input of the SLA and power supply (e.g. AED DC/DC converter: SLA-DCDC-30W).
SLA to avoid misfunction or damage of SLAs, sensors, or ECUs because of ground loops. • It is the responsibility of the customer to avoid ground loops. AED will not take liability for any damages or malfunction caused by grounding issues. – Page 10 of 28...
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 4 Installation and Operation 4.1 Identification A laser engraved nameplate on the bottom of the SLA contains the following information: Figure 4-1 Nameplate of the SLA •...
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 4.2 Connections and controls This section provides an overview of the physical interfaces of the SLA. The following pictures provide an overview of the front side interfaces and their positions.
8 V and 16 V. You can download this document at the AED wiki see section 11.4. The external wake inputs allow waking up the SLA from sleep. The wake signal must shift from 0 V to +12 V and must be activated in internally configuration.
Company: AED Vantage D. ECU debug port The ECU debug connector is AED Vantage’s designation to the Aurora-based proprietary SERDES bidirectional communication protocol established between two Xilinx FPGAs: the one located at the SLA and the second present on a customer-specific Adapter Board directly attached to the ECU.
SFP+ modules and cables please contact AED Vantage GmbH. SFP+ modules may contain a laser: • All optical SFP+ modules supplied by AED contain a LASER class 1, IEC60825-1 Laser Safety compliant. LASER class 1 – Page 15 of 28...
It is the responsibility of the user to provide sufficient cooling keeping the SLA within its specified temperature limits in all cases. Further details are provided in the technical data sheet. You can download this document from the AED wiki see section 11.4. – Page 16 of 28...
Before powering the device, make sure to read and understand the safety notes in section 2. Connect the SLA to a power supply which provides 12 V DC nominal. AED recommends using a galvanically isolated power supply (e.g. power supply in combination with AED DC/DC converter: SLA-DCDC-30W). Please note the port pinning assignments in section 4.2 and read the important notices in section 3.
In this interface it is possible, amongst other things, to configure parameters, read out status-registers of the SLA, change operating mode or execute an update. For further details see the User Reference Manual. You can download this document at the AED wiki see section 11.4. Figure 6-1 Web interface shows configuration editor...
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 7 Example use case The SLA can be used in two different ways. In logging mode, for forwarding the sensor data to the ECU, or in replay mode for laboratory use in HiL test benches.
RecoveryOS an update package can be installed manually from ssh or via web interface. For further details how to update the SLA firmware, see the User Reference Manual. You can download this document at the AED wiki, see section 11.4. A log is generated during recovery. – Page 21 of 28...
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage Stage LED left LED right Description Duration 1. Recovery U-Boot Pre booting stage before attempting booting from TFTP or 3rd partition.
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 9 Technical specification The following table provides an overview of electrical and technical data of SLA. Property Value/ Characteristic Power Dissipation Typ.
Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage 10 Storage, transport and disposal 10.1 Storage For a longer unused storage of our device we advise the following conditions: •...
Observe section 4 Caution Safety and functional defects due to incorrect accessories and spare parts Accessories or spare parts that are not recommended by AED Vantage GmbH may have adverse effects on the safety and functionality of the device. ▪...
AED Vantage GmbH. With the support it will be checked if it is necessary to send the device to AED or if the issue can be solved remotely at the customers facility. If it is mandatory to send the SLA to AED Vantage GmbH, the customers will receive an RMA number and will be informed about the next steps.
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Serdes Logging Adapter (SLA) --- Product: SLA-1C-GMSL Document: User Instructions Manual Rev: 07 Date: 24. April 2023 Company: AED Vantage AED Vantage GmbH Taunusstraße. 51 80807 München www.aed-vantage.com sla-support@aed-vantage.com – Page 28 of 28...
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