Design of the AXIe instrument module interfacing component

AXIe is a new standard for test and measurement. It provides an open, high-performance platform for instrument module. In order to reduce the complexity of developing AXIe instrument module, the authors designed an interface component by taking a FPGA as core controller. The component implements an AXIe interface and two High Speed Mezzanine Card (HSMC) interfaces which are used to connect different functional modules. The Qsys tool is introduced into logic design to present a series of interface subsystems aiming at various applications. Using the suite, designers could skip the AXIe interface design and focus on the design of module's function. In addition, designers can also take advantage of the commercial off-the-shelf(COTS) HSMC modules, which will be help establishing an automatic test system rapidly.