Mid.CBF MCS-Talon SLIM Link Integration

The Serial Lightweight Interconnect Mesh (SLIM) links are essential for transferring data between the Talon boards such that channelized data streams from multiple receptors are processed by multiple frequency slice processors, and for combining the output of the frequency slice processors into a single visibility data stream. SLIM link integration (including physical optical interface, FPGA IP blocks, HPS Tango devices and Mid.CBF MCS device servers) is required to allow seamless monitoring and control of the SLIM links from Mid.CBF MCS during routine correlator operation.

1. Frequency Slice (FS) SLIM links for a 4-receptor (4 Talon board) Mid CBF successfully implemented and tested in the Mid PSI environment via the automated BDD tests.
2. Visibility SLIM links for a 4-receptor (4 Talon board) Mid CBF successfully implemented and tested in the Mid PSI environment via the automated BDD tests.
3. Documentation (READMEs, ReadTheDocs and Solution Intent) updated as required to described the SLIM link design and implementation.