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Design and Verification of a High-Speed SPI Interface with Reclocking Architecture for a Subsea DAQ System

Bachelor thesis (2026) - R. Ali, A.W.G. Spierings, K.A.A. Makinwa, Arthur Admiraal, F.J.P. van Mourik, T.D. Onstein
A digital interface was designed and verified for a subsea data acquisition system operating at pressures of up to 500 bar. The interface connects an FPGA outside the pressure vessel to converter electronics inside the vessel through a 16-wire bulkhead connector.

Serial communication protocols were implemented in VHDL for both a DAC and an ADC operating at 2 MSps. The wire-count constraint drove the selection of serial interfaces and the placement of a low-jitter clock source on the converter PCB to meet the 100 dB SNR system requirement.

Hardware verification confirmed correct operation across the full output range. The system was pressure-tested at 500 bar, with no measurable degradation in performance.
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