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1.4 Time Stamp Counter
The Time Stamp Counter is a 32−bit digital counter which acts as a master time code
reference for the board. It is used for time stamping data packets from the receivers,
and for determining when input switching commands are performed. It advances its
code using a nominal 10 µsec clock derived by dividing (pre−scaling) the input clock
from either parallel digital input.
1.5 Command Controller / DSP
The TMS320C31 Digital Signal Processor controls the receivers by using a list of input
switching times for each of the 16 channels. This list is written through the VMEbus
interface into a table, and then examined once every 10 µsec to determine if any DDR
channel should change its input switch setting for the current 32−bit time stamp.
1.6 Channel Formatters
Sixteen identical Channel Formatter sections accept serial output data from the GC4014
DDRs, convert the data to 32−bit parallel words, and then form data packets (blocks)
containing channel identification, the block number, the time stamp value, and a pro−
grammable number of complex DRR data samples. The channel identification and
block counter values are programmable over the VMEbus interface.
Optionally, the Channel Formatter also inserts a special Sync Code pattern into the data
sequence, replacing two consecutive DDR samples following the receipt of the Sync bus
signal for that channel.
Additionally, the Channel Formatter stores the RACEway routing code and the RACE−
way address for each channel into VME−programmable registers. This allows each
channel’s data packet to be directed to any RACEway board and then steered to any
resource on that board.
Data packets from the Channel Formatter are delivered to 4k x 32 synchronous Output
FIFOs, one for each of the 16 channels. Once a data packet is delivered to a FIFO, a sig−
nal is sent to the RACEway Controller. The RACEway Controller then retrieves the
RACEway routing code and address from the Channel Formatter, and starts a RACE−
way bus transfer using the packet stored in the FIFO.
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