Know-how & Networking
Training
The MicroTCA Technology Lab offers trainings and workshops for beginners and advanced users in the MTCA.4 world at regular intervals. You can find an overview here.
MicroTCA.4 Training for Beginners
The Basic Training in MTCA.4 is meant for absolute beginners in the world of MTCA.
Content:
- Specification & History of MicroTCA
- Components of MicroTCA
- AMC, RTM, MCH, Backplane, RF-Backplane, Crate, Power Supply, Cooling Unit, JSM and Chassis
- Remote Management
- IPMI
- MCH Configuration
- Data Plane Overview & Configuration
- PCIe
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Point-to-Point connections
- Timing, Triggers and Interlocks
- Troubleshooting
Hands-On Sessions:
- Mechanical
- Management in MicroTCA
- PCI Express
Course Fee:
- Standard fee: 650,00 EUR
- Student fee: 400,00 EUR
Current dates
July 10 and 11, 2024: MicroTCA.4 Training für Einsteiger
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November 6 and 7, 2024: MicroTCA.4 Training für Einsteiger
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December 2024, tba: MicroTCA Workshop
Waiting list via E-mail.
MicroTCA.4 Advanced Training
The Advanced Trainings aims at users, who have done MicroTCA.4 Beginners Training or have deep MicroTCA.4 knowledge.
Content:
- MicroTCA Basic Training recap
- System architectures in MicroTCA
- IPMI, ipmitool, ipmiconsole
- Clock Module Configuration on MCH
- JTAG Switch Module (JSM)
- Redundancy in MicroTCA
- Advanced PCIe
- MicroTCA.4.1
- Designing HW boards in MicroTCA
- FPGA Development Tips on MicroTCA
- Next generation MicroTCA
Hands-On Sessions:
- IPMI, ipmitool
- PCI Express, Hot Plug and Hot Swap
Upcoming Courses:
We will keep you informed about next dates here.
MicroTCA Workshop
The MicroTCA Workshop for Research and Industry is firmly established as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange. The next workshop will take place in December 2024.
Main topics of the workshop:
- Applications in research facilities
- Applications in industry
- New Products
- New Technologies
- Future of standard and interoperability
- Software and firmware
- Industry Exhibition – presentation of modules and systems from industry and research
Important dates:
- Next MicroTCA Workshop in Dezember 2024.
In-house Trainings
We also offer in-house trainings at your company for you. Remote training can be booked as well. For more information, feel free to contact us.